I wasn't aux fais with this venue so decided to go back a little in history to see how India progressed in their first innings on the park given BLACKCAPS restriction of their much vaunted hosts. I have tallied the last ten tests at the venue dating back to 1979.
There doesn't appear to be any consistency, though India's last 6 innings have seen a decided increase in first innings totals, against all opposition, and wins.
10 innings - 1 loss, 5 drawn and 4 wins out of last 5 matches.
Scores (1 = Bat first, 2 Bat second)
Layout for stats below -
(Opposition, India result, Dates, score, Innings)
Pakistan - Drawn Dec 79 162 1
England - Drawn Jan/Feb 82 377 2
Windies - Lost Oct 83 207 2
England - Drawn Jan/Feb 84 553 1
Sri Lanka - Drawn Dec 86 676 2
South Africa - Won Dec 96 237 1
New Zealand - Won Oct 99 330 2
South Africa - Drawn Nov 04 466 2
South Africa - Won Apr 08 325 2
Sri Lanka - Won Nov 09 642 1
ADDED 5/10/2016
Tabulated list of results in tests India have won, at Kanpur and Eden Gardens. Be heartened Blackcaps fans and players, were not as bad as you'll see.
Kanpur
vs Aussie India won by 119 runs
vs Aussie India won by 153 runs
vs SA India won by 280
vs NZ India won by 8 wickets
vs SA India won by Innings and 144 runs
vs NZ India won by 197 runs.
Eden Garden, Kolkata (Since 1993)
vs England India won by 8 wickets
vs Aussie India won by Innings and 219 runs
vs Aussie India won by 171 runs
vs South Africa India won by 8 wickets
vs Pakistan India won by 195
vs South Africa India won by Innings and 57 runs
vs West Indies India won by Innings and 15 runs
vs West Indies India won by an Innings and 52 runs
vs NZ India won by 178 runs.
Seems all team struggle with Eden Gardens, at least in past 23 years or so. Stand by for a preview stats chat on ground results for Holkar Cricket Stadium. Indore, India.
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