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Eden Gardens is a cricket ground in Kolkata, India. It is the home of the Bengal cricket team and the Indian Premier League's Kolkata Knight Riders, as well as being a Test and One Day International ground.[1] Established in 1864, Eden Gardens currently holds 90,000 people following on from renovations reducing the previous capacity of 120,000.[1] Nevertheless, it remains joint 22nd with Wembley Stadium in the list of largest stadiums. Also the second largest stadium in India.[citation needed] It recorded its first Test in 1934, and its first ODI in 1987.[1] Sporting floodlights, bowlers deliver from the High Court End or the Pavilion End of a pitch under curator Probir Mukherjee.[1]
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- Rioting has been seen at the ground during the 1966/67 West Indies and 1969/70 Australian tours.[1]
- The 1996 World Cup semi-final was called off with Sri Lanka on the verge of victory over the home side.[1]
- Harbhajan Singh took a hat-trick against the Australians in 2000/01 at the ground. He became the first Indian to take a hat-trick Test cricket
- VVS Laxman scored 281 against the Australians in 2000/01. This remains the highest score at the ground. Australia were defeated despite holding the advantage for the majority of the game in ""the greatest come-from-behind victory of modern times".[1]
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Coordinates: 22°33′52.46″N 88°20′35.97″E/22.5645722°N 88.343325°E/22.5645722; 88.343325
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