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Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi, India
The Feroz Shah Kotla stadium was built in 1883 at the request of local people.
The Feroz Shah Kotla stadium was built in 1883 at the request of local people, and first staged a Test match in November 1948.
The smallest of the four main Test grounds in the country, both in respect to capacity and size, the venue has been undergoing heavy renovations.
It is due to host last of the five One-Day Internationals against Pakistan.
Traditionally the Kotla track has been a batsman's paradise.
In 1955, India and New Zealand put together 1093 runs in a Test match while only ten wickets were lost. The average of 109.3 runs per wicket is still a world record.
Sunil Gavaskar scored his 29th century on this ground in 1983-84 to equal Don Bradman's long standing record for the highest number of hundreds in Test cricket.
Another record, crowning glory of all the feats, came in 1999 when Anil Kumble became only the second man in Test history to take all ten wickets in an innings against Pakistan at the venue.
The ground has hosted 12 ODIs and 27 Tests.
