India, Nov. 19 -- Guwahati's Barsapara Stadium will host its first Test, looking anything but anonymous. On paper, it's a blank slate; in reality, it already carries the fingerprints of 373-run ODI totals, 230-plus T20 chases, and a couple of ugly collapses.

So, keeping away from the new venue cliche and the limited-overs data starts to sketch a very specific kind of Test pitch.

In ODIs, Barsapara has hosted 8 matches: teams batting first and chasing have won four each, with an average first-innings score of 225 and second-innings 183.

The ceiling is high. India's 373/7 vs Sri Lanka sits at the top of the ODI tree here, while the lowest total is a shudder-including 50 all out by England Women. The highest successful chase - 326/2 by In...