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Team India's records at The Oval in London where it comes to Test match cricket are far from impressive. Yet, it also point to a picture of unbridled optimism from the context of the long scope of improvement the current Test side in England can hope to achieve. Thus far, in the series, India are 2-1 down to England with there being a hard-fought draw as seen recently at the Old Trafford in Manchester. But as the series hangs on the line for India with just one and last Test match of the current tour left to be played, all the talk is around the best possible playing XI along with a note being taken on the past Test record at the very venue.
From a purely India perspective, the batters from the bygone era haven't disappointed at all where it comes to stroking some fine runs at The Oval. The likes of KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, two of the current team's members have hit hundreds here back in the day. But, then how have the other members of the side belonging to the past fared on this ground and just how does Team India's records at The Oval in London seem like? Let us find out.
List of Team India's Test Records & Stats at the Oval in London:
India's Test record at The Oval
- Number of total Tests at the venue is 15
- Number of Test wins is 2
- Number of Test defeats is 6
- Number of Times India had a draw at the venue is 7
Rahul Dravid's record at The Oval in London
The Indian batter thus far with the best Test match batting performances at The Oval in London happens to be former captain and former national head coach, Rahul Dravid. It was back in 2002, a time where the team had legends alongside Dravid in the form of Sachin and Ganguly that the famous #3 of India scored a mesmerising 217 runs off 468 deliveries. At that time, he stayed at the wicket for 629 minutes.
India's biggest margin of win at The Oval in London
It was back in the year 2021, when thanks to Rohit Sharma's brilliant century, a fighting 127 off 256 deliveries and under Kohli's captaincy that the team beat England by a fantastic margin of 157 runs. That same test also saw Kohli, Pant, and Thakur with fine individual fifties.
India's biggest margin of defeat at The Oval in London
In August 2014, in what turned out to be a really disappointing performance by MS Dhoni and his team which now stands over a decade back in time, England thrashed India by a wholesome margin of an innings and 244 runs. This was in August, 2014, which is exactly 11 years ago.
Highest individual batting score by a single Test batter from India
The great Sunil Gavaskar, a batting titan scored 221 runs here off 443 deliveries in a 1979 Test here.
India's most successful bowler at The Oval in London
It is none other than Ravindra Jadeja, who has thus far, claimed 15 wickets on this very ground wearing the Test whites of India.
Below are Team India's records at the Oval in London- from the batting aggregate perspective
| Name of batter | Total runs | Batting average at The Oval |
| Rahul Dravid | 443 runs (3 Tests) | 110 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 272 runs (4 Tests) | 45.3 |
| Ravi Shastri | 253 runs (2 Tests) | 84 |
| KL Rahul | 249 runs (2 Tests) | 62.2 |
| G Viswanath | 241 runs (3 Tests) | 75 |
FAQs
How many Test matches have India won at The Oval so far?
There are 2 Test wins to India's name at The Oval.
What has India's highest team total been at The Oval?
In 2007, India scored 664 for the loss of 10 wickets at The Oval.
