It's not only bouquets and brickbats but also bangles at Eden Gardens, recollected former India captain Chandu Borde.
Skipper Sophie Devine was complemented well by her bowlers as a dominant New Zealand handed India a 58-run defeat in the Women's T20 World Cup in Dubai on Friday
The camp was scheduled at the Calcutta Cricket and Football Club, with the Eden Gardens slated to host the Bengal-Hyderabad Ranji Trophy match.
The International Cricket Council has rejected the BCCI's plea to reconsider its decision of shifting the February 27 World Cup match between India and England out of the historic Eden Gardens.
IMAGES from the Europa League matches played on Thursday
Kings XI Punjab skipper Adam Gilchrist maintained that the Eden Gardens wicket is a difficult one to bat on even though his Kolkata Knight Riders counterpart blamed the visiting side's loss in the IPL clash to poor batting.
Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Kapil Dev, Anil Kumble, Krishnamachari Srikkanth, Dilip Vengsarkar and Mohammad Azharuddin took a lap around the 'Mecca of Indian cricket'
When in Landour, discovers Supriya Newar, one of the most important things to do and that too in large measures, is to do nothing at all.
It has been learnt that the Indian team management wants tracks that are hard and bouncy without any major grass covering for all three home Tests -- something they will be getting in South Africa.
The historic venue in Kolkata, which by-passed the hosting of the second Test during New Zealand's latest tour to India in a bid to complete preparation for the upcoming World Cup, has been deemed 'not ready' for cricket's flagship event. We present some memorable World Cup matches that were played at the Eden Gardens.
International Cricket Council (ICC) chief pitch consultant Andy Atkinson on Friday suggested the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) to speed up the renovation of Eden Gardens, the venue of four World Cup matches in February-March, 2011.
The India - England World Cup group stage match on February 27, to be held at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, has been shifted following delay in construction work at the venue. The International Cricket Council, in a Twitter post on Thursday, made known their decision.
Sourav Ganguly, on Tuesday, inspected the pitch that will play host to the first India-Sri Lanka Test and insisted that the track will produce a good contest.
Having already won the series, Rohit and Dravid will now like to maintain a fine balance between winning and also trying out all their available resources to see how each and every individual is placed.
Delving further deep into the chances of the Harmanpreer Kaur-led side, Sthalekar said India have the wherewithal to beat Australia, their nemesis in global events over the years
LSG players are donning green and maroon jersey, inspired by Kolkata football giants Mohun Bagan.
After the war of words for the past fortnight, India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Eden Gardens curator Prabir Mukherjee decided to bury the hatchet just before the third cricket Test between India and England commenced.
Kolkata Knight Riders co-owner Shah Rukh Khan said he had never seen such enormous backing for a team.
Regaling fans since decades with her brand of charm and charisma, Bollywood's eternal diva has channelled lot of these attributes in her chartbuster songs.
The top court dismissed a plea seeking deferment of the NEET-PG which claimed that candidates have been allocated cities that are highly inconvenient for them to reach.
Highly-regarded Belgian international midfielder Eden Hazard has opted to join European champions Chelsea ahead of Manchester City and Manchester United.
The dew was a factor at the Eden Gardens during ODI games under floodlights, something Tendulkar is apprehensive about.
Team India director Ravi Shastri lauded the groundstaff at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata even as the Cricket Association of Bengal came under severe criticism for 'inefficiency' in the India-South Africa third Twenty20 International which was called off without a ball being bowled because of wet outfield.
ndia will not get a better opponent than New Zealand, which is not a fancied side like its Trans-Tasman neighbour. But the two-time runners-up are as tough as nails.
KKR Mentor Gautam Gambhir was all ears as Virat Kohli did all the talking.
Images from the IPL 2024 match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
Taking at dig at Indian Cricket Board's president-in-exile N Srinivasan, spin legend Bishan Singh Bedi said it was a mystery to see the BCCI, which was born in Delhi and flourished at the Eden Gardens, being hijacked by Tamil Nadu.
Here is a glimpse of the atmosphere at the stadium...
Less than a fortnight after it was criticised by Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni as an 'ugly' wicket, the Eden Gardens strip is back in focus again.
Just two batters played impactful knocks on the night. Here's how they went...
Former India captain and Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) chief, Sourav Ganguly on Tuesday said the moisture-laden Eden track may take some time to aid the spinners during the second Test against New Zealand starting in Kolkata on Friday. With frequent rains the entire Eden ground has been under cover so the pitch may have retained "some moisture" and so would take some time to turn, the CAB president said.
'If the ground remains uncovered and the rain stops, you know it doesn't start for another one hour. Suddenly it rains again. So there's no play whatsoever.'
'That's the best bit of coaching I had.'
Narine announced his international retirement in November 2023, and West Indies T20I skipper Powell has asked former players and teammates to talk to Narine about featuring in the marquee event.
The International Cricket Council inspection team foresees "no roadblock" in Eden Gardens hosting the ICC World Twenty20 final, even as it is learnt that they want two more dressing rooms at the venue.
In his desperate bid to bring back the India-England World Cup match to Eden Gardens, Cricket Association of Bengal chief Jagmohan Dalmiya on Saturday called on Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, though authorities in Kolkata denied taking any political help.
Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Gautam Gambhir took a dig at Kings XI Punjab skipper Adam Gilchrist for his comments that the Eden Gardens pitch is a difficult one, saying that the visiting side lost the IPL match as they did not bat well.
After losing out on the right to stage the England-India World Cup match on February 27, the Cricket Association of Bengal is making an effort to secure the next available option. The compromise involves swapping of the above match (India v England) with either the Chinnaswamy Stadium or Ferozeshah Kotla.
