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Ground↕ | City↕ | Country↕ | Capacity↕ | Established↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lord's Cricket Ground | London | England | 31,100 | 1814 | The Home of Cricket, MCC headquarters, the sloped outfield, the iconic pavilion |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) | Melbourne | Australia | 100,024 | 1853 | Biggest stadium in the Southern Hemisphere — hosts the Boxing Day Test every year |
| Eden Gardens | Kolkata | India | 66,000 | 1864 | Laxman and Dravid's 281 stand vs Australia in 2001 — the follow-on that shook cricket |
| Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) | Sydney | Australia | 48,000 | 1848 | The historic Members Pavilion, the New Year's Test, the Bill O'Reilly Stand |
| Wankhede Stadium | Mumbai | India | 33,108 | 1974 | 2011 World Cup final venue — Dhoni's six and Sachin's home ground |
| The Oval (Kia Oval) | London | England | 27,500 | 1845 | Traditional venue for the final Ashes Test — the gasholders in the skyline |
| Old Trafford | Manchester | England | 26,000 | 1857 | Shane Warne's Ball of the Century to Mike Gatting in 1993 |
| Newlands (Cape Town) | Cape Town | South Africa | 25,000 | 1888 | Table Mountain backdrop — voted one of the most picturesque grounds in the world |
| Kensington Oval | Bridgetown | Barbados | 28,000 | 1871 | West Indies' spiritual home — Sobers, Worrell, Weekes and the 3Ws Stand |
| Galle International Stadium | Galle | Sri Lanka | 35,000 | 1876 | Dutch fort overlooking the ground, rebuilt after the 2004 tsunami — Murali's happy hunting ground |
| Basin Reserve | Wellington | New Zealand | 11,600 | 1868 | Oldest Test venue in NZ — windswept and classically shaped |
| M Chinnaswamy Stadium | Bengaluru | India | 40,000 | 1969 | The fastest outfield and most batter-friendly pitch on the subcontinent |
| Gaddafi Stadium | Lahore | Pakistan | 27,000 | 1959 | Host of the 1996 World Cup final — Pakistan's grand traditional Test ground |
| Adelaide Oval | Adelaide | Australia | 53,583 | 1871 | Historic scoreboard, Moreton Bay fig trees, Don Bradman's home ground |
| The Gabba | Brisbane | Australia | 42,000 | 1895 | Aussie fortress — until India ended their 32-year unbeaten run in 2021 |
| Headingley | Leeds | England | 18,350 | 1890 | Botham's 1981 heroics and Stokes' 2019 miracle — the Ashes comeback ground |
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