Landmark moments of Indian cricket witnessed at the Motera Stadium

Motera Stadium – the old and the refurbished one, now rechristened as the Narendra Modi Stadium – here has witnessed some of the iconic moments in India cricket. Here are some: - Sunil Gavaskar scored his 10,000th Test run in 1987 - Former India captain Kapil Dev became the highest wicket-taker in Tests in 1994 - Sachin Tendulkar scored his maiden double hundred in 1999 - Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin took his 400th Test wicket - Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh scored his first Test ton - Kapil Dev took 9 for 83 against West Indies in 1983 - Sachin Tendulkar scored his 18,000th ODI run (vs Australia in the 2011 World Cup) - Notable Test debut– VVS Laxman (vs South Africa, 1996) India will take on West Indies in a three-match ODI series at the stadium, beginning with the first ODI on February 6.

It will be followed by three T20Is to be played at Kolkata's Eden Gardens stadium.