TEST CRICKET MATCH 2006

The Vidharbha Cricket Association, might be probably the only international venue where one can walk straight into the ground from the road. It has always made headlines for various reasons.

This is the ground where Sunil Gavaskar got his only one-day and World Cup century when India won by a huge margin against New Zealand in their final league encounter of the 1987 Reliance World Cup.

This is the second best ground for Sachin Tendulkar. He has made three centuries here.

Previously the pitch was just like any other docile pitch, till the BCCI-appointed pitch committee recommended the re-laying of the wicket in 1999. It took a while for the wicket to assume the true shape that it was designed to.

The unique thing about this wicket is the 30-inch deep double-brick layer whereas at other grounds there is a 15-inch brick layer. This facilitates in the extra pace and bounce.

Today Nagpur is one of the only grounds to assist genuine fast bowlers in pace and movement and several first-class games in the 2004-05 season ended within three days as the medium-pacers reaped rich rewards.

Recent Ground Records

	Date	Home Team	Away Team	Result
ODI/ DAY	25 Oct 2005	India	Sri Lanka	India won by 152 runs Courtesy : http:// www.cricketweb.net
TEST/ DAY	26 Oct 2004 - 30 Oct 2004	India	Australia	Australia won by 342 runs Courtesy : http:// www.cricketweb.net
ODI / DAY	09 Nov 2002	India	West Indies	West Indies won by 7 wickets
TEST / DAY	21 Feb 2002 - 25 Feb 2002	India	Zimbabwe	India won by an innings & 101 runs
TEST/ DAY	01 Mar 2006- 05 Mar 2006	India	England	India drew with England

Weather of Nagpur

Nagpur faces extreme variations in temperature with very hot summers and very cold winters and a relative humidity of 60 per cent.

Nagpur district enjoys three major seasons. Monsoon sets in the month of June. It is at its peak in July and August. July end and first two weeks of August is the best time to enjoy rain in Nagpur district.

Summer is really hot. Temperature shoots up to 45 degree Celsius. Sometimes even higher than that but for only few days. In these days air is dry and hot with slight wind moments. This is not a right season to visit Nagpur District.

The best time to enjoy travel in Nagpur district is in the Winter season. The season though starts from October but from November to end of January is the best time. In these days temperature goes below 15 degree Celsius. For only few days it goes even below 12 degree Celsius. Air blow is calm and dry. Light winter clothing is must in these days.