VVS
Laxman became the fourth Indian batsman to score five Test hundreds at a single
venue.
His
176 not out against West Indies at Kolkata's Eden Gardens was his fifth there.
The
other Indians with five Test hundreds at a venue:
|
M AZHARUDDIN |
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|
No |
Runs |
Opposition |
Ground |
Mon/Year |
|
1 |
110 |
England |
Kolkata |
Dec 1984 |
|
2 |
141 |
Pakistan |
Kolkata |
Feb 1987 |
|
3 |
182 |
England |
Kolkata |
Jan 1993 |
|
4 |
109 |
South Africa |
Kolkata |
Nov 1996 |
|
5 |
163* |
Australia |
Kolkata |
Mar 1998 |
|
SM GAVASKAR |
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|
No |
Runs |
Opposition |
Ground |
Mon/Year |
|
1 |
119 |
New Zealand |
Mum-WS |
Nov 1976 |
|
2 |
108 |
England |
Mum-WS |
Feb 1977 |
|
3 |
205 |
West Indies |
Mum-WS |
Dec 1978 |
|
4 |
123 |
Australia |
Mum-WS |
Nov 1979 |
|
5 |
103 |
Australia |
Mum-WS |
Oct 1986 |
|
VVS LAXMAN |
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|
No |
Runs |
Opposition |
Ground |
Mon/Year |
|
1 |
281 |
Australia |
Kolkata |
Mar 2001 |
|
2 |
154* |
West Indies |
Kolkata |
Oct 2002 |
|
3 |
112* |
Pakistan |
Kolkata |
Nov 2007 |
|
4 |
143* |
South Africa |
Kolkata |
Feb 2010 |
|
5 |
176* |
West Indies |
Kolkata |
Nov 2011 |
|
SR TENDULKAR |
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|
No |
Runs |
Opposition |
Ground |
Mon/Year |
|
1 |
165 |
England |
Chennai |
Feb 1993 |
|
2 |
155* |
Australia |
Chennai |
Mar 1998 |
|
3 |
136 |
Pakistan |
Chennai |
Jan 1999 |
|
4 |
126 |
Australia |
Chennai |
Mar 2001 |
|
5 |
103* |
England |
Chennai |
Dec 2008 |
Overall, Test
cricket has witnessed 29 occasions of a batman scoring five or more tons at
a venue.
