India

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Eden Gardens

GroundIndiaFounding 1800-1900

Eden Gardens is the most atmospheric ground in India, host of the 1987 World Cup final. In 2001, VVS Laxman made 281 and Harbhajan...

Wankhede Stadium

GroundIndiaPostwar 1945-1985

The Wankhede beside the Arabian Sea in Mumbai staged the 2011 World Cup final, where MS Dhoni sealed the trophy with a soaring six...

MA Chidambaram Stadium

GroundIndiaInterwar 1919-1944

Chepauk in Chennai is one of the oldest international venues in India and a spinners paradise in southern heat. The second ever ti...

Narendra Modi Stadium

GroundIndiaModern 1986-Present

The rebuilt Motera stadium in Ahmedabad opened in 2021 as the biggest cricket venue on earth. The 2023 World Cup final between Ind...

Sachin Tendulkar

PlayerIndiaModern 1986-Present

Tendulkar debuted for India at 16 in 1989 and played 24 years, compiling 15,921 Test runs, a record, and the first one day double ...

Sunil Gavaskar

PlayerIndiaPostwar 1945-1985

Gavaskar faced the fearsome West Indies quicks of the late 1970s without a helmet and made 13 of his 34 Test centuries against the...

Kapil Dev

PlayerIndiaPostwar 1945-1985

Kapil Dev captained India to the 1983 World Cup, his 175 not out against Zimbabwe at Tunbridge Wells rescuing the campaign from 17...

Rahul Dravid

PlayerIndiaModern 1986-Present

The Wall stood longest of anyone, facing more deliveries in Test history than any batter. Dravid scored 13,288 runs with 36 centur...

Anil Kumble

PlayerIndiaModern 1986-Present

Kumble bowled leg spin at fast medium pace with ferocious accuracy, taking 619 Test wickets, the most by an Indian. At Delhi in 19...

MS Dhoni

PlayerIndiaModern 1986-Present

Dhoni led India to the inaugural T20 World Cup in 2007, the 2011 World Cup sealed by his winning six, and the 2013 Champions Troph...

Virat Kohli

PlayerIndiaModern 1986-Present

Kohli passed the 49 ODI hundreds of Tendulkar in the 2023 World Cup semi-final at his home Wankhede, the 50th a national festival....

Mithali Raj

PlayerIndiaModern 1986-Present

Mithali scored a century on ODI debut at 16 in 1999 and captained India for more than a decade, leading them to the 2005 and 2017 ...

Rohit Sharma

PlayerIndiaModern 1986-Present

Rohit is the only batsman with three double centuries in one day internationals, including the record score of 264 against Sri Lan...