Classical Kolkata

Classical Kolkata

As befits a city of thinkers and artists, the finest Test played there was a long, slow, examination of skill and character

19-Nov-2010Mark Ray
Days in Eden

Days in Eden

In Kolkata everyone's a cricket watcher, and what better place to watch it than at the stadium that has come to be an emblem of the city?

17-Nov-2010Soumya Bhattacharya
Cricket in the city of football

Cricket in the city of football

The beautiful game may be No. 1 here but the passion for cricket remains fierce, sometimes with unpleasant side-effects

06-Nov-2010
Eden Gardens unable to host New Zealand Test

Eden Gardens unable to host New Zealand Test

The CAB has expressed its inability to host the second Test between India and New Zealand later this year because of ongoing renovation work at Eden Gardens for the 2011 World Cup

13-Sep-2010Cricinfo staff
Steve Waugh stands tall as India flicker and fade out

Steve Waugh stands tall as India flicker and fade out

From the euphoria and exultation of yesterday, India were brought back down to earth by a display of attacking cricket that Australia may as well patent as their own

13-Jun-2010Anand Vasu
My father would have been proud of my performance: Harbhajan

My father would have been proud of my performance: Harbhajan

India managed to wrest the initiative on the opening day of the second Test, thanks chiefly to an impressive performance by Harbhajan Singh

13-Jun-2010Staff Reporter
CAB not to sell tickets for South Africa Test

CAB not to sell tickets for South Africa Test

The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) may not sell tickets for the India-South Africa Test at the Eden Gardens in February, a move similar to the one adopted during the fourth ODI between India and Sri Lanka last month

05-Jan-2010Cricinfo staff
Eden Gardens may not host day-nighters in IPL 3

Eden Gardens may not host day-nighters in IPL 3

The venue may not host day-night matches in the third edition of the IPL, after a floodlight glitch held up play in the fourth ODI between India and Sri Lanka in Kolkata

25-Dec-2009Cricinfo staff
No tickets sold at Eden Gardens

No tickets sold at Eden Gardens

No tickets were sold for the fourth ODI between India and Sri Lanka at the Eden Gardens after the Cricket Association of Bengal decided to offer available seats to its members and affiliated clubs

24-Dec-2009Cricinfo staff
Mumbai gets WC final, Mohali a semi-final

Mumbai gets WC final, Mohali a semi-final

Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium will host the final of the 2011 and two additional matches, the tournament's local organising committee announced

14-Oct-2009Cricinfo staff
Eden Gardens to host Sri Lanka ODI

Eden Gardens to host Sri Lanka ODI

Kolkata's Eden Gardens is set to host a one-day international after nearly three years when Sri Lanka tour India for in November-December

09-Oct-2009Cricinfo staff
'Lee's toughest to face'

'Lee's toughest to face'

The joys of playing at Lord's, favourite openers, Ranji v Duleep, and more

23-Feb-2008Interview by Sidharth Monga
Indian squad's camp shifted to Eden Gardens

Indian squad's camp shifted to Eden Gardens

The Indian squad's two-day conditioning camp in Kolkata from November 2 in preparation for the home series against Pakistan, has been shifted to the Eden Gardens from the Calcutta Cricket and Football Club

26-Oct-2007Cricinfo staff
Don't lease Eden Gardens to CAB, says sports minister

Don't lease Eden Gardens to CAB, says sports minister

Subas Chakraborty, the sports minister of West Bengal, has requested the defence ministry to not renew the lease of Eden Gardens to the Cricket Association of Bengal

22-Sep-2007
Kolkata to host first one-dayer

Kolkata to host first one-dayer

The Eden Gardens in Kolkata has been confirmed as the venue for the first one-dayer between India and Sri Lanka on February 8

28-Jan-2007Cricinfo staff
I predict a riot

I predict a riot

Cricinfo picks out 11 moments where tempers spilled over off the field

11-Apr-2006Andrew Miller and Martin Williamson
Modi casts Kolkata into the wilderness

Modi casts Kolkata into the wilderness

The Indian board has decided not to allot any of the matches of the forthcoming ICC Champions Trophy to the Cricket Association of Bengal

17-Mar-2006Cricinfo staff
Chappell to be censured over finger gesture

Chappell to be censured over finger gesture

India's cricket chiefs plan to speak to Greg Chappell, India's coach, over a rude gesture he reportedly made to crowds in Kolkata last week, an official said on November 28

28-Nov-2005PTI
Pollock's Second Coming

Pollock's Second Coming

India, though, has seen the return of the metronomic destroyer who was once as lethal as McGrath

25-Nov-2005Dileep Premachandran
Kolkata police on high alert

Kolkata police on high alert

Fearing protests against Kiran More, the Indian selection committee chairman, and Greg Chappell, India's coach, in regards to Sourav Ganguly's exclusion from the Indian team for the one-day match against South Africa in Kolkata on November 25, the authori

24-Nov-2005AFP

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