Axar Patel (4-68) and R Ashwin (3-47) led the rout yet again as India bowled out England for 205 on Day 1 in the fourth Test match, at Motera, Ahmedabad. Despite losing Shubman Gill, they finished the day on 24/1, and hold a slight upper hand. Here are some statistical highlights from the day’s cricket. WATCH: India eye World Test Championship final berth
5 sub-200 scores for England before they made 205 here. After that 578 in the first innings of the first Test match, they have scored 178, 134, 164, 112, and 81.
14 Test matches so far at Motera now, the eighth-most among Indian venues.
27 wickets for Ashwin in the ongoing series, already the most for any Indian in a series of four or fewer Test matches against England. Even if one includes longer series, only Bhagwat Chandrasekhar (35), Vinoo Mankad (34) and Ashwin himself (28) have more. Axar has 22 in the series, having played only three Tests.
60 Test matches for Virat Kohli as captain, the joint most for India. MS Dhoni has also led India 60 times.
62 wickets for Ashwin in the ongoing ICC Test Championship. He is behind only Pat Cummins (70) and Stuart Broad (69).
550 Test matches for India. They became the fourth team to reach the landmark. England (1,033), Australia (834), and West Indies (552) are the only other members of the group.
968 runs for Cheteshwar Pujara against England at home, the fourth-most by an Indian. He went past Sachin Tendulkar (960). Only Sunil Gavaskar (1,331), Gundappa Viswanath (1,022), and Virat Kohli (1,015) have more.