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My
home
ground.
Established
in
1864,
158
years
ago.
it
is
the
oldest
and
2nd
largest
cricket
stadium
in
India
and
third-largest
in
the
world.
Tenants
Kolkata
Knight
Riders
(2008–present)
Bengal
cricket
team
(1908–present)
East
Bengal
(1920–present)
Mohun
Bagan
(1889–present)
Mohammedan
S.C.
(1891–1984)
Capacity
-
66,000
Current,
100,000
(1987_2010),
40,000
(before
1987)
Record
Attendance
110,564
(Sri
Lanka
Vs
India
1996
Cricket
World
Cup
Semi
Final)
Owner
-
West
Bengal
Cricket
Association
Operator
-
Cricket
Association
of
Bengal
Other
names:
often
referred
to
as
home
of
Indian
cricket.
It
has
the
fastest
outfield
of
all
the
cricket
stadiums
in
India,
and
is
regarded
as
a
"batsman's
paradise".
The
ground
has
been
referred
to
as
"cricket's
answer
to
the
Colosseum".
Eden
Gardens
is
called
the
"Mecca
of
Indian
cricket",
due
to
it
being
the
first
officially
built
ground
for
the
game
of
cricket
in
India.
Eden
Gardens
has
hosted
matches
in
major
international
competitions
including
the
World
Cup,
World
Twenty20
and
Asia
Cup.
In
1987,
Eden
Gardens
became
the
second
stadium
to
host
a
World
Cup
final.
The
2016
ICC
World
Twenty20
final
was
held
at
the
stadium,
with
the
West
Indies
beating
England
in
a
closely
fought
encounter.Eden
Gardens
record
crowd
110,564
in
1996
India
Vs
Sri
Lanka
Cricket
World
Cup
Semi
Final.
History
:
The
stadium
was
established
in
1864.
It
takes
its
name
from
the
Eden
Gardens,
one
of
the
oldest
parks
in
Kolkata,
adjacent
to
the
stadium,
designed
in
1841
and
named
after
the
Eden
sisters
of
Lord
Auckland,
the
then
Governor-General
of
India.
Initially
it
was
named
'Auckland
Circus
Gardens'
but
later
changed
to
'Eden
Gardens'
by
its
makers
inspired
by
the
Garden
of
Eden
in
the
Bible.
According
to
popular
culture,
Babu
Rajchandra
Das,
the
then
zamindar
(landlord)
of
Kolkata,
had
gifted
one
of
his
biggest
gardens
besides
the
river
Hooghly,
to
Viceroy
Lord
Auckland
Eden
and
his
sister
Emily
Eden
after
they
helped
him
by
saving
his
3rd
daughter
from
a
fatal
disease.
From
then
onwards
the
garden's
name
was
changed
from
Mar
Bagan
to
Eden
Gardens.
The
cricket
grounds
were
built
between
Babughat
and
Fort
William.
The
stadium
is
in
the
B.
B.
D.
Bagh
area
of
the
city,
near
the
State
Secretariat
and
opposite
to
the
Calcutta
High
Court.
The
first
recorded
Test
at
the
venue
was
held
in
1934
between
England
and
India,
its
first
One
Day
International
in
1987
between
India
and
Pakistan
and
its
first
T20
international
in
2011
between
India
and
England.
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