India v England, 1961-62

India v Australia, 1998

India v Australia, 2001

India v South Africa, 2004

India v Pakistan, 2005

NEW DELHI: Ahead of the second India v New Zealand Test in Kolkata starting Friday, here’s a look at five of Indian cricket’s wins at Eden Gardens.Kolkata’s iconic Eden Gardens hosts the second India v New Zealand Test from September 30 to October 4. India lead the series 1-0 after a 197-run win in Kanpur.India’s second Test win over England - and first after nine consecutive draws - came at Eden Gardens on January 4, 1962. This victory by 187 runs put Nari Contractor’s team up 1-0 in the fourth of five Tests, and gave them impetus to win the final match in Chennai to claim the series. Half-centuries to Vijay Mehra (62), MAK Pataudi (64) and Chandu Borde (68) formed India’s first innings of 380, after which Salim Durani took 5/47 and Borde 4/65 to seal a lead of 168 runs. A second-innings total of 252 meant Ted Dexter’s side had to chase 421, and they were bowled out for 233. Durani took three more wickets.With an innings-and-219-run win over Mark Taylor’s Australia in March 1998, India won the series 2-0. Mohammad Azharuddin’s home team was clearly the better side, as evident by a total of 633/5 compared to Australia’s 233 and 181. VVS Laxman (95), Navjot Sidhu (97), Rahul Dravid (86) and Sourav Ganguly (65) missed centuries but Azhar, with an unbeaten 163, inflicted pain on the opposition. Anil Kumble’s 5/62 spun India to a huge win on the fourth day.This match is the stuff of legend. India down 0-1 in the series, bowled out for 171 in reply to Australia's 445, forced to follow on ... and then it all turned very, very special. The hero for India was Laxman, whose 83-ball 59 from No. 6 inspired the move to send him in at No. 3 when India batted a second time on the third day. Laxman finished the day not out on 109 and with Dravid (180) batted the entire fourth day while adding 335; the eventual stand of 376 broke a series of records and took India to 589 for 4.Laxman batted his way to a marathon 281, the highest Test score by an Indian and one that changed the tone of the match. Ganguly's declaration with a lead of 383 set Australia 75 overs to bat out a draw; Harbhajan Singh - whose first-innings 7/123 on day one included the first hat-trick by an Indian in Tests - had other ideas and took six wickets to bowl India to an epic win.Back at the scene of his famous Test hat-trick against Australia in that epic 2001 match, Harbhajan Singh took seven South African wickets in the tourists’ second innings to help fashion a series-clinching win on a wearing surface. It was a masterful display of spin bowling, with Harbhajan turning a 105-run lead into a decisive advantage. He took four of the five wickets to fall on the fourth day at Eden Gardens, then made further inroads on the final morning to end with figures of 30-3-87-7. India went on to chase 117 for the loss of two wickets.India had been denied victory in the first Test in Mohali through a superbly stubborn rearguard from Kamran Akmal and Abdul Razzaq, and needed to win in Kolkata to take the series lead before the final game. Rising to the fore were Dravid, with twin centuries (110 and 135) and Kumble, with ten wickets including 7/63 in the fourth innings. Playing supporting roles were Virender Sehwag (81 in the first innings), Tendulkar (52 and 52) and Dinesh Karthik (93 in the second innings). India won a classic contest by 195 runs, moving to Bangalore one-up over Pakistan.Do you think Virat Kohli ’s team can win the second India v New Zealand Test at Eden Gardens and add to this list?