Alongside the Eden Gardens is situated the world famous Eden Gardens Cricket Stadium. The stadium is supposed to be the largest in Asia with a seating capacity of more than a lakh spectators. The B.C. Roy Club House is one of the finest pavilions, which contains the suspended Press Box. It was one of the first cricket stadiums in India where floodlights were installed and 'Day & Night Cricket' was played. The gigantic electronic scoreboard is also one of its kind in the country. The stadium has had the privilege of hosting the most important of cricket matches like the World Cup Finals 1987, World Cup Semi Finals 1996, Hero Cup and many other tournaments.