Eden Gardens voted as the best ground of 2018 IPL
Kolkata Knight Riders may have bowed out of the tournament after their loss to Sunrisers Hyderabad last night but their home ground, Eden Gardens has been adjudged as the best ground of the 2018 IPL. President of CAB, Sourav Ganguly, revealed the same ahead of the official BCCI announcement today.
Eden Gardens has always been a standout ground in Indian cricket since its establishment in 1864. Home to the Bengal cricket team and the IPL franchise of Kolkata Knight Riders, Eden Gardens has an overall capacity of 66,000. This stadium has also hosted a World Cup final in 1987 and has also hosted the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 final where West Indies beat England to emerge as champions.
As per a BCCI announcement made today, the iconic stadium has been adjudged as the best
"The CAB is happy to inform that Eden Gardens has once again been awarded the best venue and ground of IPL 2018," the Cricket Association of Bengal president Sourav Ganguly wrote on his official Twitter handle.
Eden Gardens played host to a total of nine matches including KKR’s seven home games. The Eliminator and second Qualifier were moved to Kolkata from Pune after MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings shifted their home to the MCA stadium in Pune owing to the Cauvery water dispute in Chennai.
"The CAB takes this opportunity to thank all who have contributed to this success beginning with the ground staff, BCCI and ICC," Ganguly added.
CAB joint secretary Avishek Dalmiya also offered a word of thanks through a post on his official Facebook page.
"Eden Gardens is what it is because of the cricket Loving people of the state, so many thanks to them for being such a great crowd," Dalmiya said.
