5 famous cricket stadiums in the world

#4 Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India

Eden Gardens is the most prestigious cricket ground in India

When the capacity crowd at Eden gardens is screaming on top of its voice, there are fewer deafening places in the world. Eden gardens, along with the MCG, is often referred to as cricket's answer the Colosseum. The first World Cup final outside Lord's was at this historic venue. Once capable of accommodating around one lakh people, its seating capacity has come down to 66,000 after some renovations.

The ground is one of the biggest ones in India. It hosted its first Test in 1934 when India played England. The pitch is usually batting friendly and offers assistance to the spinners once it starts wearing.

The ground has witnessed many favourite moments in Indian cricketing history. One of India's most famous Test victories against Australia in 2001 came at this very ground. The match saw a brilliant 281* from VVS Laxman and also the emergence of Harbhajan Singh. Eden Gardens was also the stage where Rohit Sharma bludgeoned the Sri Lankan bowling attack to score a world record 264*.

It has hosted 40 Test matches so far, the highest for any Indian ground. VVS Laxman holds the record for most Test runs (1217 runs) while Sachin Tendulkar holds the record (496 runs) in ODIs. Harbhajan has most wickets (46 wickets) in Tests and Anil Kumble has the most (14 wickets) in ODIs on this ground.