England vs India, 1st Test: Statistical preview

Aug 04, 2021

England vs India, 1st Test: Statistical preview Image

0.2 India’s win-loss ratio (7 wins, 35 defeats) on English soil, the worst for any team to have played 5 Test matches.

0.604 India’s win-loss ratio (29 wins, 48 defeats) against England, their worst against any country.

India’s win-loss ratio (2 wins, 2 defeats), their best at any venue on English soil.

uncapped player in the Indian squad – Abhimanyu Easwaran. He may become their 303rd Test cricketer.

1.222 England’s win-loss ratio (22 wins, 18 defeats) at Trent Bridge, their worst at any home venue where they have played 2 Test matches.

catches needed by James Anderson (98) to become the 10th England non-wicketkeeper to take 100 catches.

wickets needed by Anderson (617) to go past Anil Kumble (619) and become the third-highest wicket-taker in history. Only Muttiah Muralitharan (800) and Shane Warne (708) have more.

4 catches needed by Ajinkya Rahane (96) to become the 6th Indian non-wicketkeeper to take 100 catches.

wickets needed by Ishant Sharma (46) to become the first Indian to 50 wickets on England soil. In fact, Kapil Dev (51 in Australia) and Anil Kumble (48 in Australia) are the only Indians to have taken more wickets in an overseas country.

4 five-wicket hauls for Anderson against India. For England, only Ian Botham (8) has more, while Alec Bedser also has 4.

wickets needed by R. Ashwin (413) to go past Harbhajan Singh (417) and become the third-highest wicket-taker for India, after Kumble (619) and Kapil (434).

hundreds for Joe Root against India, the same as Graham Gooch and Ian Botham. Among England cricketers, he is behind only Alastair Cook (7) and Kevin Pietersen (6).

hundreds for Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara against England, the same as Dilip Vengsarkar. Among Indians, they is behind only Rahul Dravid (7), Sachin Tendulkar (7), and Mohammad Azharuddin (6).

wickets needed by Ishant Sharma (306) to go past Zaheer Khan (311) and become the sixth-highest wicket-taker for India.

wickets needed by Sam Curran (44) to become the 89th England bowler to take 50 wickets.

five-wicket hauls for Ashwin against England. Among Indians, only Chandra (8) has more.

wickets needed by Ashwin (88) to go past Bhagwat Chandrasekhar (95) and become the leading wicket-taker for India against England. Kumble has 92.

14 fifty-plus scores for Root against India. Among England cricketers, he is behind only Cook (16).

14 Tests for Kohli as Indian captain against England. Kohli is all set to go past Sunil Gavaskar (14) and emulate M.S. Dhoni (15) at the top of the list.

15 runs needed by Ravindra Jadeja (1,985) to become the 41st Indian to 2,000 runs as well as the fifth Indian to the 2,000 run-200 wicket double. Only Kapil, Kumble, Harbhajan, and Ashwin have done the double.

15 runs needed by Dom Sibley (985) and 118 by Ollie Pope (882) to reach 1,000 runs. Whoever reaches there first will become the 105th for England.

29 wins for India against England, their second-most against any country. India have won 30 Test matches against Australia.

48 wins for England against India, their joint fourth-most against any country. England have more against Australia (110), South Africa (64), and West Indies (51), while they have won 48 against New Zealand as well.

187 runs needed by Root (8,714) to go past Gooch (8,900) and become the second-highest run-scorer for England. Only Cook (12,472) has more.