Narendra Modi Stadium: Difference between revisions

At the arena, [[Sunil Gavaskar]] became the first batter to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket, a feat he accomplished against Pakistan in their [[Pakistani cricket team in India in 1986-87|1987 tour.]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 December 2009 |title=1987-Gavaskar is the first to score 10,000 test runs: A 10 tonne toast |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20091228-1987-gavaskar-is-the-first-to-score-10000-test-runs-a-10-tonne-toast-741618-2009-12-23 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230727150304/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20091228-1987-gavaskar-is-the-first-to-score-10000-test-runs-a-10-tonne-toast-741618-2009-12-23 |archive-date=27 July 2023 |access-date=27 July 2023 |website=India Today}}</ref> In 1983, [[Kapil Dev]] took a nine-wicket haul against the West Indies in [[West Indies cricket team in India in 1983-84|1983]], and claimed his 432nd Test wicket at the stadium. This made him the highest wicket-taker in the world in 1995, breaking [[Richard Hadlee|Sir Richard Hadlee's]] previous record.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Paliwal |first=Priyansha |date=8 February 2020 |title=Motera Stadium: Inauguration, Renovation and Seating Capacity |url=https://ashaval.com/motera-stadium-0221119/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200323134012/https://ashaval.com/motera-stadium-0221119/ |archive-date=23 March 2020 |access-date=8 February 2020 |website=Ashaval.com |language=en-US}}</ref> In 1996, the ground hosted a low-scoring Test match against [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]], in which the visitors lost 105–223.<ref>{{Cite web |title=India beat South Africa India won by 64 runs - India vs South Africa, South Africa tour of India, 1st Test Gujarat Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad November 20 - 23, 1996 Match Summary, Report {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/south-africa-tour-of-india-1996-97-61859/india-vs-south-africa-1st-test-63724/live-cricket-score |access-date=2023-12-22 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref>

 

 

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