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First Test:
India v West Indies, 1994/95: West Indies won by 243 runs [Scorecard]
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Most Recent Test:
India v New Zealand, 1999/00: Match Drawn [Scorecard]
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About the City:
The capital of two states, Chandigarh is associated more often with Punjab and its Sikh residents. Planned by Le Corbusier, the city is administered by the Central Government and is a bustling urban metropolis. Like much of North India, Chandigarh experiences searing summers and cool winters. Attractions in the city include Asia's largest rose garden and Nekchand's famous Rock Garden.
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About the Ground:
Just outside Chandigarh, Mohali can boast of possibly the best infrastructure of any cricket ground in the country, as well as the most pace-friendly track in India. A recent induction into the Test fray, Mohali hosted its first Test match in 1994; two more have been staged since. Mohali will probably offer England its best chance to win a Test in the series, being a true wicket affording significant bounce and aiding the fast bowlers.
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No past encounters between India and England at this venue
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Statistics:
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Highest team total: 515/9d made by India against Sri Lanka [Scorecard]
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Lowest team total: 83 made by India against New Zealand [Scorecard]
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Highest individual score: Jimmy Adams (WI) 174* runs against India [Scorecard]
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Best bowling: Javagal Srinath (Ind) 8/108 against New Zealand [Scorecard]
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Centuries at this ground:
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Jimmy Adams (WI) : 174* runs against India [Scorecard]
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Rahul Dravid (Ind) : 144 runs against New Zealand [Scorecard]
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Navajot Sidhu (Ind) : 131 runs against Sri Lanka [Scorecard]
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Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) : 126 runs against New Zealand [Scorecard]
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Manoj Prabhakar (Ind) : 120 runs against West Indies [Scorecard]
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Aravinda Silva (SL) : 110 runs against India [Scorecard]
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Sourav Ganguly (Ind) : 109 runs against Sri Lanka [Scorecard]
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Marvan Atapattu (SL) : 108 runs against India [Scorecard]
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Mohali Stadium has spawned many legends, among them:
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Kapil Dev: Arguably the greatest cricketer that India has produced, Kapil Dev was the all-rounder par excellence. His immense longevity and sheer grit saw him take 434 Test wickets, breaking Richard Hadlee's world record, and score 5248 runs, a truly stunning record.
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Bishan Singh Bedi: One of the famed spin quartet, Bishan Singh Bedi was possibly the finest spinner of his generation. A left-arm spinner with easy action and deceptive loop, Bedi relied on flight to constantly tease and tantalise the batsmen. Going on to captain India before retirement, Bedi is now a coach whose opinions are much sought after.
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Navjot Singh Sidhu: A fiery opening batsman and currently popular television commentator, Navjot Singh Sidhu is known best perhaps for his approach against the spinners, to whom he would repeatedly waltz down the track and smack for six. Often called India's finest opener in the post-Gavaskar era, Sidhu is remembered for the integrity and sincerity with which he approached the game.
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Chetan Sharma: An able partner to Kapil Dev, Chetan Sharma was a pocked-sized powerhouse, making up for his lack of height with a snappy shoulder action. The medium-pacer is to this date the only bowler to take a hat-trick in the World Cup, dismissing three New Zealand batsmen off three successive balls in the 1987 World Cup.
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Places of interest:
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Rose Garden: Next to the city centre in Sector 16 is situated the Zakir Hussain Rose Garden, Asia's largest Rose Garden, spread over 30 acres of land and boasting over 1600 different species or roses. The flowers have been planted on beautifully carved-out lawns and flowerbeds.
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Rock Garden: Next to Sukhana Lake is a unique and world-famous attraction known familiarly as the Rock Garden. Situated in thickly forested area, these gardens hold its own charms for the visitors. Constructed by the visionary Nekchand, the garden is full of objects built from household and industrial waste.
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Terrace Garden: Located in Sector 33, Terrace Gardens allows one to see hundereds of different varieties of flowers mere metres from each other. In the evenings, people enjoy the cool breeze that flows over the gardens.
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Sukhna Lake: On the south-eastern boundary of the city is the seasonal rivulet Sukhana Choe, used to drain excess water in the rainy season. The planners of the city, through their imagination, created a lake by obstructing the flow of rain-water through the Sukhana Choe.
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