India, Feb. 28 -- Ahead of Sunday's make-or-mar match between India and West Indies at Eden Gardens in the T20 World Cup, it would be remiss not to point out that Kapil Dev, Mohammed Azharuddin, VVS Laxman, even Sachin Tendulkar have bittersweet memories of this iconic amphitheatre. For, in knockout matches real or virtual, Eden has served India delight and disappointment in nearly equal proportions. And disgrace once.

First the good news: India have not lost a T20I at Eden since the first one it hosted. That was on October 29, 2011 when Manoj Tiwari was a middle-order batter still some years from being a middle-rung minister in the West Bengal government. Crucial blows from Steven Finn (3/22) and Kevin Pietersen's 39-ball 53 ensured Eng...