England vs India, 1st Test: Statistical highlights

Aug 09, 2021

England vs India, 1st Test: Statistical highlights Image

5 Indians have done the 2,000 run-200 wicket double in Test cricket now. With 2,041 runs and 221 wickets, Jadeja joined an elite list, also consisting of Kapil Dev, Anil Kumble, Harbhajan Singh, and R. Ashwin.

6 hundreds for Joe Root against India, the same as Kevin Pietersen. Cook is now behind only Alastair Cook (7).

5-64 figures for Jasprit Bumrah in the second innings, the second-best by an Indian in Trent Bridge. Hardik Pandya had taken 5-28 here in 2018.

9-110 figures for Bumrah in the match, the second-best by an Indian on English soil. Chetan Sharma had taken 10-188 at Edgbaston in 1986.

15 Tests for Virat Kohli as Indian captain against England, the joint-most for India. Kohli went past Sunil Gavaskar (14) and caught up with M.S. Dhoni (15).

16 fifty-plus scores for Root against India, the joint-most for England against India. Cook also has 16.

16 wickets for Bumrah in Trent Bridge, the third-most by an Indian bowler in any English venue. Bumrah had 7-122 in 2018 and 9-110 now. Bumrah is behind only Bishan Bedi and Kapil, both of whom have 17 wickets from 4 Tests at Lord’s.

105 men have now scored 1,000 runs in Test cricket for England. Dom Sibley (1,031) became the latest.

621 wickets for James Anderson now. He went past Kumble (619) and become the third-highest wicket-taker in history. Only Muttiah Muralitharan (800) and Shane Warne (708) have more.