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The Green Park Stadium will be hosting the second test match between India and Bangladesh starting from September 27 onwards. The Indian team has a huge history on this ground, and they have played 23 test matches there. Let’s take a look at the records of the Indian team at the Green Park Stadium.
Out of the 23 matches, the Indian team has succeeded in winning 7 out of them and losing 3 out of them, whereas 13 matches resulted in draws.
The highest score of the Indian team at the venue is 676 runs declared at a loss of seven wickets in 167.1 overs, whereas the lowest score of the Indian team was in its very first match at Kanpur. That match, India only scored 121 runs in 61.5 overs and went all out. Some of the biggest wins by the Indian team at the venue include innings and a 144-run win against Sri Lanka in 2009, a 280-run win against South Africa in 1996, and an 8-wicket win against New Zealand in 1999 and against South Africa in 2008 by the same number of wickets.
The most runs scored by an Indian at this venue is by Gundappa Vishwanath, who has scored 776 runs in seven matches. He also holds the record for the joint most number of centuries at the venue, along with Mohammed Azharuddin, who has also scored 3 centuries.
The highest wicket taken at this venue is by Kapil Dev, who has taken 25 wickets in 7 Test matches at this ground. The record for the highest partnership at this ground is held by Kapil Dev and Mohammad
Azharuddin, who scored a 272-run partnership against Sri Lanka in 1986. The most number of matches played at this venue is by Sunil Gavaskar, who has played nine Test matches there. Most wins as captain are registered by both MS Dhoni and Sachin Tendulkar, who have registered 2 wins each.
