Wankhede Stadium Test Records
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Wankhede Stadium is an international cricket stadium located in Churchgate, Mumbai. Wankhede is the home ground for the Mumbai Cricket team and Mumbai Indians (IPL Franchise). Built on over 13.5 acres, the Wankhede Stadium is named after Sheshrao Krishnarao Wankhede, a politician and then acting president of the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) (previously known as Bombay Cricket Association). Over a period of 46 years since its inauguration in 1974, Wankhede stadium has witnessed Ravi Shastri’s six sixes in an over in a Ranji game, the 2011 World Cup final, God of Cricket Sachin Tendulkar’s final match and many breathtaking games. It is the second-largest stadium in India. This ground is as essential to India as Lord’s to England or Melbourne to Australia. Being situated at the heart of the economic hub of India gives it a different allure.
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History
mbai, known as the cricket capital of India, has hosted Test matches on three cricket grounds. Before World War II it used to host Test matches at Bombay Gymkhana. After World War II, over 17 Test matches events were held at the Cricket Club of India’s (CCI) Brabourne Stadium. A dispute started between the CCI and MCA over the allocation of tickets for Test matches and reached its peak after a game between India and England in February 1973. Mr. Wankhede decided to part ways with the CCI and built a new stadium for the MCA less than a mile away from Brabourne Stadium. It was designed by a 28-year-old architect, Shashi Prabhu. Surprisingly, he finished building the stadium in 11 months and 23 days with a budget of 1.87 crores (USD 7 million at that time). It had a clubhouse and a stand to accommodate 7000 spectators and was kept open on 3 sides. Over time, its sitting capacity was increased to 45000 spectators.
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ted in close proximity to the Arabian Sea, the Wankhede stadium favours swing bowlers with the breeze coming during the early hours of a day. But as the day proceeds, the pitch starts favouring spinners in an odd way. The ball spins a lot from the last session of the second day or at the beginning of the third day. Recent results are a clear indication of the help offered by the pitch to the spinners. As it doesn’t offer much help to a new ball, it favours batsmen in ODIs. The pitch is made of red soil and hence, offers consistent low bounce. It has been the most result-oriented pitch in recent years. Sudhir Naik is the current pitch curator of Wankhede Stadium.
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Pitch and Ground Structure
ted in close proximity to the Arabian Sea, the Wankhede stadium favours swing bowlers with the breeze coming during the early hours of a day. But as the day proceeds, the pitch starts favouring spinners in an odd way. The ball spins a lot from the last session of the second day or at the beginning of the third day. Recent results are a clear indication of the help offered by the pitch to the spinners. As it doesn’t offer much help to a new ball, it favours batsmen in ODIs. The pitch is made of red soil and hence, offers consistent low bounce. It has been the most result-oriented pitch in recent years. Sudhir Naik is the current pitch curator of Wankhede Stadium.To host day and night matches, Wankhede stadium was renovated in 1996 by installing floodlights. Another upgrade was done before the 2011 ICC World Cup. The new stadium has suspended cantilever roofs to ensure a better view for spectators. The exhaust on the roof ensures the breeze from the west side to flow in and helps to cool the stadium. The current bucket seating has reduced the stadium capacity to 33500.
The stadium has two ends, Garware Pavilion End and Tata End. There are seven stands named Sachin Tendulkar Stand, Sunil Gavaskar Stand, Vijay Merchant Stand, MCA Pavilion, Divecha Pavilion, Garware Pavilion and North Stand.
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Since its inauguration in 1974, Wankhede Stadium has hosted 25 Tests out of which 18 games have ended in results. The West Indies won the first Test by 201 runs thanks to a heroic 242 runs by their captain Clive Lloyd. India has won 11 games and lost 7 out of the 25 Tests. South Africa has a 100% record, winning their only Test at Wankhede in 2000. Sunil Gavaskar tops the highest run-scorer chart with 1122 runs in 11 matches at an average of 56.10 and 5 centuries, while Anil Kumble leads the wicket-taking table with 38 wickets in 7 games at an average of 21.86. India has scored 631 against England to top the highest total in an innings. Wankhede hosted the final game of Sachin Tendulkar’s cricket career in November 2013. India won the Test by an innings and 126 runs. Tendulkar has scored 921 runs on this ground in 11 Tests at an average of 48.47.