India, after a long period of time, will be seen playing a Test series on their home soil and the excitement is all set to begin tomorrow in Hyderabad at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. Here in this article, we will have a look at numbers and stats that could be broken ahead of 1st Test match between these two teams.
IND vs ENG 1st Test Stats Preview:
0 - India has never lost a Test match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad so far. They have won four out of five Test matches in that venue with one game ending on draw.
6 - Ravindra Jadeja needs 6 more wickets to complete the milestone of taking 100 International wickets against England.
Most wickets for IND vs ENG in International cricket:
- Ravichandran Ashwin - 124
- Anil Kumble - 117
- Kapil Dev - 113
- BS Chandrasekhar - 95
- Ravindra Jadeja - 94
10 - Ravichandran Ashwin needs 10 more wickets to complete the milestone of taking 500 wickets in Test cricket.
Most wickets for IND vs ENG in Test cricket:
- BS Chandrasekhar - 95
- Anil Kumble - 92
- Ravichandran Ashwin - 88
- Muralitharan - 800
- Shane Warne - 708
- Anil Kumble - 619
- Nathan Lyon - 512
- Ravichandran Ashwin - 490
27 - Axar Patel has taken 27 wickets against England in Test cricket from just six innings.
Axar bowling spell vs England in 2021 Test series:
- 2/40 & 5/60 in Chennai
- 6/38 & 5/32 in Ahmedabad
- 4/68 & 5/48 in Ahmedabad
30 - Ravichandran Ashwin needs 30 more runs to complete the milestone of scoring 1000 runs against England in Test cricket.
Ravichandran Ashwin vs England in Test Cricket:
- Inns - 31
- Runs - 970
- Avg - 37.3
- 50s - 6; 100s -1
30 - Joe Root needs 30 more runs to become the highest run-scorer vs India in Test cricket history.
Most runs vs India in Test Cricket:
- Ricky Ponting - 2555 (51 inns)
- Joe Root - 2526 (45 inns)
- Alastair Cook - 2431 (54 inns)
50 - KL Rahul will be playing 50th match of his Test career.
57.5 - Rohit Sharma averages 57.5 with the bat against England in Test cricket on home soil.
Rohit Sharma vs England in Test cricket on Indian soil:
- Inns - 7
- Runs - 345
- Avg - 57.5
- 50s - 1; 100s - 1
66 - Ben Foakes needs 66 more runs to complete 1000 runs in his Test career.
2011 - Last time India played a Test match without Pujara, Kohli & Rahane was way back in November, 2011 at Eden Gardens against West Indies.
