England beat India quite comfortably in the first Test match of the 2020/21 series, at Chepauk, Chennai. The second Test of the 4-match series will be played at the same venue before the teams move to Motera for the last two Tests. Ahead of the match, here is a statistical preview. James Anderson and Stuart Broad: England’s age-defying pace duo
Statistical preview of India vs England 2020/21 2nd Test
0.541 India’s win-loss ratio against England (26 wins, 48 defeats) from 123 Test matches. This is India’s worst against record any side.
1 instance of a venue hosting two Test matches in the same series on Indian soil. Brabourne Stadium, Bombay hosted the second and fifth Tests of the 1948/49 series between India and West Indies. Over the course of the ongoing series, Chepauk and Motera will be added to the list.
1 uncapped player in the Indian side: Axar Patel. If he plays, he will become their 302nd Test player.
2 instances of a touring side taking a 2-0 lead in a Test series on Indian soil in the 21st century – South Africa (in 1999/00) and Australia (2004/05). England have a chance to join them. Both teams won the series.
3 wickets needed by Stuart Broad (517) to go past Courtney Walsh (519) and become the sixth-highest wicket-taker of all time.
10 Test matches for England at Chepauk, their joint-most on Indian soil. Their 4 wins here are their most on any Indian venue. They have also played 10 Tests at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
14 wickets needed by R Ashwin (386) to become the fourth Indian and 16th overall to take 400 Test wickets. Among Indians, only Anil Kumble (619), Kapil Dev (434), and Harbhajan Singh (417) have more.
33 Test matches so far at Chepauk. They will draw level with Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi (34) during the second Test. Eden Gardens (42) is the only Indian venue that has hosted more Test matches.
47 runs needed by Joe Root (1,679) to go past Graham Gooch (1,725) and become the second-highest run-scorer for England against India. Only Alastair Cook (2,431) has more.
49 drawn Test matches between India and England so far. They have a chance to become the fourth pair of teams to play 50 draws. With 95 draws against Australia, 55 against South Africa, and 51 against the West Indies, England occupy the top three spots.
73 runs needed by Cheteshwar Pujara (927) and 74 by Virat Kohli (926) to reach the 1,000-run mark against England on Indian soil. Among Indians, only Sunil Gavaskar (1,331), Gundappa Viswanath (1,022), and Sachin Tendulkar (960) have scored more runs than Pujara and Kohli.