Although today the state's largest population center is around Chicago in the northern part of the state, the state's European population grew first in the west, with French Canadians who settled along the Mississippi River, and gave the area the name, Illinois.
Highest team totals in test match cricket, by all teams. Highest total or score by a team in test match is made by Sri Lanka = 952 for 6 declared against India at Premadasa stadium in Colombo, back in August 1997..
Virat Kohli holds the record of most runs by a batsman in an IPL season with this 973 runs in year 2016 in which he became first batsman with 11 fifty plus scores (including 4 centuries, also a record). Kohli beat Chris Gayle & Michael Hussey's record who both had made 733 runs exactly. Chris Gayle had taken over Sachin Tendulkar's 618 runs that he made in year 2010. Gayle averaged over 60 in that 2012 series but Michael Hussey matched the feat, although he played two more matches in 2013 season.