“It’s a good ground”- Suresh Raina praises the Home of Cricket, the iconic Lord’s during ENG vs IND 2nd T20I
Follow Us
Suresh Raina
During the 2nd T20I match between India and England on Thursday, July 14, the official Twitter handle of the Lord’s Cricket Ground shared a video of Suresh Raina who was putting heaps of praises for the home of cricket, the hictoric Lord’s.
“I think whenever you come to Lord’s, there’s a lot of happiness around, everyone just comes here to enjoy the game and I always loved coming here and playing here. I was fortunate to play at Lord’s. I played a lot of Test matches and ODIs. It’s been amazing,” said Raina.
“Lord’s has been amazing , great hospitality, great ground staff and I think for me it’s the champion. When you come here, you always wants to give it your best shot, it’s good ground,” he added.
You can watch the video below:
ALSO READ | WATCH: Sachin Tendulkar, Saurav Ganguly spotted at the iconic Lord’s; crowd errupts in joy
Lord’s brief history and records
Lord’s cricket ground is one of the most iconic ground in the world. The boundary is really big at the venuw which brings spinners into the match. The straight boundary is 84 metres long whereas the mid-wicket and cover boundaries are 91 metres and 88 metres respectively. It’s tough for the batter to clear the boundaries.
The ground was established in 1814 and was named after Thomas Lord. It’s home teams are Marylebone Cricket Club and Middlesex. The ground is privately owned by the Maryleborne Cricket Club.
The first Test match was played between England and Australia in 1884 while the last Test was played between England and New Zealand in 2022. The first ODI match was played between England and Australia in 1972. In the previous ODI at this venue, England defeated India by 100 runs ( on yesterday, July 14). The first T20I was played between England and Netherlands in 2009 while the last T20I was played between Nepal and Netherlands in 2018.
Stay Updated!
Gouri Das
(4697 Articles Published)