India and England will meet for the 34th time in a Test series. Of the 33 series played between the two teams so far, 15 have been played in India and 18 have been played in England. (More Cricket News)
India have won four series while England has won 19 series and four series were drawn. Of the 18 series played in England, India have won three, England have won 14 and one was drawn. Of the 15 series played in England, India have won seven, England have won five and three were drawn.
India and England have played 122 Tests. India have won 26, England have won 47 and 49 have been drawn affairs.
Team |
Span
M
W
L
R
D
England
1932-2018
122
47
26
0
49
India
1932-2018
122
26
47
0
49
HIGHEST TEAM TOTALS
India have posted 600-plus runs in an innings on five occasions against England. Their 759 for 7 declared at Chennai in December 2016 represent the highest team total in an innings against England. It also represents the only occasion of India posting a total of 700-plus runs against England.
England have posted 600-plus runs in an innings on six occasions against India. Their 710 for 7 declared at Birmingham in August 2011 represent the highest team total in an innings against India. It also represents the only occasion of England posting a total of 700 plus runs against India.
Highest totals |
No
Team
Score
Overs
I
Ground
Match Date
1
India
759/7d
190.4
2
Chennai
16 Dec 2016
2
India
664
170.0
1
The Oval
09 Aug 2007
3
India
631
182.3
2
Mumbai
08 Dec 2016
4
India
628/8d
180.1
1
Leeds
22 Aug 2002
5
India
606/9d
173.0
1
The Oval
23 Aug 1990
No
Team
Score
Overs
I
Ground
Match Date
1
England
710/7d
188.1
2
Birmingham
10 Aug 2011
2
England
653/4d
162.0
1
Lord's
26 Jul 1990
3
England
652/7d
175.0
2
Chennai
13 Jan 1985
4
England
633/5d
165.2
1
Birmingham
12 Jul 1979
5
England
629
182.5
1
Lord's
20 Jun 1974
6
England
617
144.5
2
Nottingham
08 Aug 2002
LOWEST TEAM TOTALS
India have been dismissed for a total of 100 and less than 100 runs in a completed innings on ten occasions against England. Their 42 at Lord’s in June 1974 is the lowest total in a completed innings against England.
England have not been dismissed for a total of 100 and less than 100 runs in a completed innings on ten occasions against India. Their 101 at The Oval in August 1971 is the lowest total in a completed innings against India.
No |
Team
Score
Overs
I
Ground
Match Date
1
India
42
17.0
3
Lord's
20 Jun 1974
2
India
58
21.4
2
Manchester
17 Jul 1952
3
India
82
36.3
3
Manchester
17 Jul 1952
4
India
83
38.5
4
Chennai
14 Jan 1977
5
India
92
36.3
2
Birmingham
13 Jul 1967
6
India
93
46.0
3
Lord's
27 Jun 1936
7
India
94
29.2
3
The Oval
15 Aug 2014
8
India
96
55.5
1
Lord's
02 Aug 1979
9
India
98
38.5
2
The Oval
14 Aug 1952
10
India
100
48.2
4
Mumbai
18 Mar 2006
No
Team
Score
Overs
I
Ground
Match Date
1
England
101
45.1
3
The Oval
19 Aug 1971
VICTORIES BY INNINGS MARGIN
India have won by an innings margin on six occasions against England, while England have won by an innings margin on 14 occasions against India.
No |
Winner
Margin
Ground
Match Date
1
India
inns & 075 runs
Chennai
16 Dec 2016
2
India
inns & 046 runs
Leeds
22 Aug 2002
3
India
inns & 036 runs
Mumbai
08 Dec 2016
4
India
inns & 022 runs
Chennai
11 Feb 1993
5
India
inns & 015 runs
Mumbai
19 Feb 1993
6
India
inns & 008 runs
Chennai
06 Feb 1952
No
Winner
Margin
Ground
Match Date
1
England
inns & 285 runs
Lord's
20 Jun 1974
2
England
inns & 244 runs
The Oval
15 Aug 2014
3
England
inns & 242 runs
Birmingham
10 Aug 2011
4
England
inns & 207 runs
Manchester
17 Jul 1952
5
England
inns & 173 runs
Leeds
02 Jul 1959
6
England
inns & 159 runs
Lord's
09 Aug 2018
7
England
inns & 124 runs
Lord's
22 Jun 1967
8
England
inns & 083 runs
Birmingham
12 Jul 1979
9
England
inns & 078 runs
Birmingham
04 Jul 1974
10
England
inns & 059 runs
Nottingham
04 Jun 1959
11
England
inns & 054 runs
Manchester
07 Aug 2014
12
England
inns & 027 runs
The Oval
20 Aug 1959
13
England
inns & 025 runs
Delhi
17 Dec 1976
14
England
inns & 008 runs
The Oval
18 Aug 2011
VICTORIES BY RUNS MARGIN
India have won seven Tests by runs margin. 279 runs win at Leeds in June 1986 represent India’s largest victory by runs margin against England.
England have won seven Tests by runs margin. 319 runs win at Nottingham in July 2011 represent England's largest victory by runs margin against India. It also represent the only win by 300 plus runs in the series.
No |
Winner
Margin
Ground
Match Date
1
India
279 runs
Leeds
19 Jun 1986
2
India
246 runs
Visakhapatnam
17 Nov 2016
3
India
203 runs
Nottingham
18 Aug 2018
4
India
187 runs
Kolkata
30 Dec 1961
5
India
140 runs
Bengaluru
28 Jan 1977
6
India
138 runs
Mumbai
27 Nov 1981
7
India
128 runs
Chennai
10 Jan 1962
1
England
319 runs
Nottingham
29 Jul 2011
2
England
266 runs
Southampton
27 Jul 2014
3
England
247 runs
Lord's
26 Jul 1990
4
England
212 runs
Mumbai
18 Mar 2006
5
England
202 runs
Chennai
10 Feb 1934
6
England
200 runs
Chennai
14 Jan 1977
7
England
196 runs
Lord's
21 Jul 2011
8
England
171 runs
Manchester
23 Jul 1959
9
England
170 runs
Lord's
25 Jul 2002
10
England
158 runs
Lord's
25 Jun 1932
11
England
132 runs
Birmingham
13 Jul 1967
12
England
118 runs
The Oval
7 Sep 2018
13
England
113 runs
Manchester
6 Jun 1974
VICTORIES BY WICKETS MARGIN
India’s only ten wickets win was at Mohali in December 2011. England have won four Tests by ten wickets margin.
No |
Winner
Margin
Ground
Match Date
1
India
10 wickets
Mohali
03 Dec 2001
No
Winner
Margin
Ground
Match Date
1
England
10 wickets
Lord's
22 Jun 1946
2
England
10 wickets
Kolkata
01 Jan 1977
3
England
10 wickets
Mumbai
15 Feb 1980
4
England
10 wickets
Mumbai
23 Nov 2012
ONE THOUSAND PLUS RUNS
As many as 13 Indian batsmen have scored 1000-plus runs against England. Sachin Tendulkar {2535} and Sunil Gavaskar {2483} are the two Indian batsmen who have an aggregate of 2000-plus runs against England. Tendulkar is the only batsman who has an aggregate of 2500-plus runs in the series.
As many as eleven England batsmen have an aggregate of 1000-plus runs against India. Alastair Cook {2431} is the only batsman who has an aggregate of 2000-plus runs against India.
No |
Player
Team
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
1
SR Tendulkar
Ind
32
53
4
2535
193
2
SM Gavaskar
Ind
38
67
2
2483
221
3
R Dravid
Ind
21
37
5
1950
217
4
GR Viswanath
Ind
30
54
4
1880
222
5
DB Vengsarkar
Ind
26
43
6
1589
157
6
V Kohli
Ind
19
35
3
1570
235
7
N Kapil Dev
Ind
27
39
6
1355
116
8
CA Pujara
Ind
18
33
3
1339
206*
9
M Azharuddin
Ind
15
24
2
1278
182
10
VL Manjrekar
Ind
17
29
2
1181
189*
11
MS Dhoni
Ind
21
37
2
1157
99
12
FM Engineer
Ind
18
33
3
1113
121
13
RJ Shastri
Ind
20
31
4
1026
187
No
Player
Team
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
1
AN Cook
Eng
30
54
3
2431
294
2
GA Gooch
Eng
19
33
2
1725
333
3
KP Pietersen
Eng
16
28
1
1581
202*
4
JE Root
Eng
16
28
3
1421
154*
5
DI Gower
Eng
24
37
6
1391
200*
6
KF Barrington
Eng
14
21
3
1355
172
7
IR Bell
Eng
20
35
3
1343
235
8
IT Botham
Eng
14
17
0
1201
208
9
MW Gatting
Eng
16
27
6
1155
207
10
G Boycott
Eng
13
22
3
1084
246*
11
MP Vaughan
Eng
09
16
2
1016
197
CENTURIES
As many as 101 centuries have been scored by Indian batsman against England. KL Rahul’s 149 at The Oval in September 2018 represents the 100th century by the Indian batsman. Rahul Dravid and Tendulkar with seven centuries each hold the record for most centuries by Indian batsmen against England. Karun Nair’s 303 not out at Chennai in December 2016 is the highest individual score by an Indian batsman against England.
121 centuries have been scored by England batsman against India. Graham Gooch’s 333 at Lord’s in July 1990 is the highest individual score by a England batsman against India. Cook holds the record for most centuries by a England batsman against India with seven centuries to his credit.
The following table lists the 200 plus runs scored by Indian and England batsmen:
No |
Player
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
KK Nair
303*
2
Eng
Chennai
16 Dec 2016
2
V Kohli
235
2
Eng
Mumbai
08 Dec 2016
3
VG Kambli
224
2
Eng
Mumbai
19 Feb 1993
4
GR Viswanath
222
1
Eng
Chennai
13 Jan 1982
5
SM Gavaskar
221
4
Eng
The Oval
30 Aug 1979
6
R Dravid
217
2
Eng
The Oval
05 Sep 2002
7
CA Pujara
206*
1
Eng
Ahmedabad
15 Nov 2012
8
MAK Pataudi
203*
3
Eng
Delhi
08 Feb 1964
No
Player
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
GA Gooch
333
1
Ind
Lord's
26 Jul 1990
2
AN Cook
294
2
Ind
Birmingham
10 Aug 2011
3
G Boycott
246*
1
Ind
Leeds
08 Jun 1967
4
IR Bell
235
1
Ind
The Oval
18 Aug 2011
5
WR Hammond
217
1
Ind
The Oval
15 Aug 1936
6
D Lloyd
214*
2
Ind
Birmingham
04 Jul 1974
7
IT Botham
208
1
Ind
The Oval
08 Jul 1982
8
MW Gatting
207
2
Ind
Chennai
13 Jan 1985
9
J Hardstaff jnr
205*
2
Ind
Lord's
22 Jun 1946
10
KP Pietersen
202*
1
Ind
Lord's
21 Jul 2011
11
G Fowler
201
2
Ind
Chennai
13 Jan 1985
12
DI Gower
200*
1
Ind
Birmingham
12 Jul 1979
MOST FIFTIES
Eight Indian batsmen have scored ten or more fifties against England. Tendulkar and Gavaskar have scored 20 fifties against England which is not only a record for Indian batsmen against England but also in the series.
Six England batsmen have scored ten or more fifties against India. Cook with 16 fifties to his credit holds the record for most fifties by a England batsman against India.
No |
Player
Team
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
C
HC
50+
1
SR Tendulkar
Ind
32
53
4
2535
7
13
20
2
SM Gavaskar
Ind
38
67
2
2483
4
16
20
3
GR Viswanath
Ind
30
54
4
1880
4
12
16
4
R Dravid
Ind
21
37
5
1950
7
8
15
5
MS Dhoni
Ind
21
37
2
1157
0
12
12
6
DB Vengsarkar
Ind
26
43
6
1589
5
6
11
7
V Kohli
Ind
19
35
3
1570
5
5
10
8
N Kapil Dev
Ind
27
39
6
1355
2
8
10
No
Player
Team
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
C
HC
50+
1
AN Cook
Eng
30
54
3
2431
7
9
16
2
JE Root
Eng
16
28
3
1421
4
9
13
3
GA Gooch
Eng
19
33
2
1725
5
8
13
4
KF Barrington
Eng
14
21
3
1355
3
9
12
5
KP Pietersen
Eng
16
28
1
1581
6
6
12
6
IT Botham
Eng
14
17
0
1201
5
5
10
MOST BOUNDARY FOURS AND SIXES
Indian batsmen - Tendulkar with 357 fours and Kapil Dev with 21 sixes hold the record for most fours and most sixes respectively.
England batsmen - Cook with 283 fours and Ian Botham with 24 sixes hold the record for most fours and most sixes respectively.
CENTURIES BY CAPTAINS
The series has witnessed 13 occasions of Indian captains scoring centuries against England. MAK Pataudi’s 203 not out at Delhi in February 1964 is the highest individual score by an Indian captain against England. Virat Kohli with four centuries to his credit owns the record for most centuries by an Indian captain against England.
There are 24 occasions of England captains scoring centuries against India. Gooch’s 333 at Lord’s in July 1990 is the highest individual score by an England captain against India. Cook with four centuries to his credit owns the record for most centuries by an England captain against India.
No |
Player
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
VS Hazare
164*
2
Eng
Delhi
02 Nov 1951
2
VS Hazare
155
1
Eng
Mum-BS
14 Dec 1951
3
MAK Pataudi
203*
3
Eng
Delhi
08 Feb 1964
4
MAK Pataudi
148
3
Eng
Leeds
08 Jun 1967
5
SM Gavaskar
172
2
Eng
Bengaluru
09 Dec 1981
6
M Azharuddin
121
2
Eng
Lord's
26 Jul 1990
7
M Azharuddin
179
2
Eng
Manchester
09 Aug 1990
8
M Azharuddin
182
1
Eng
Kolkata
29 Jan 1993
9
SC Ganguly
128
1
Eng
Leeds
22 Aug 2002
10
V Kohli
167
1
Eng
Vizag
17 Nov 2016
11
V Kohli
235
2
Eng
Mumbai
08 Dec 2016
12
V Kohli
149
2
Eng
Birmingham
01 Aug 2018
13
V Kohli
103
3
Eng
Nottingham
18 Aug 2018
1
Player
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
2
L Hutton
150
2
Ind
Lord's
19 Jun 1952
3
L Hutton
104
1
Ind
Manchester
17 Jul 1952
4
PBH May
106
1
Ind
Nottingham
04 Jun 1959
5
ER Dexter
126*
3
Ind
Kanpur
01 Dec 1961
6
R Illingworth
107
1
Ind
Manchester
05 Aug 1971
7
AR Lewis
125
2
Ind
Kanpur
25 Jan 1973
8
MH Denness
118
1
Ind
Lord's
20 Jun 1974
9
MH Denness
100
2
Ind
Birmingham
04 Jul 1974
10
AW Greig
103
2
Ind
Kolkata
01 Jan 1977
11
MW Gatting
183*
1
Ind
Birmingham
03 Jul 1986
12
GA Gooch
333
1
Ind
Lord's
26 Jul 1990
13
GA Gooch
123
3
Ind
Lord's
26 Jul 1990
14
GA Gooch
116
1
Ind
Manchester
09 Aug 1990
15
MA Atherton
160
2
Ind
Nottingham
04 Jul 1996
16
N Hussain
155
1
Ind
Lord's
25 Jul 2002
17
N Hussain
110
3
Ind
Leeds
22 Aug 2002
18
MP Vaughan
124
3
Ind
Nottingham
27 Jul 2007
19
KP Pietersen
144
2
Ind
Mohali
19 Dec 2008
20
AN Cook
176
3
Ind
Ahmedabad
15 Nov 2012
21
AN Cook
122
2
Ind
Mumbai
23 Nov 2012
22
AN Cook
190
2
Ind
Kolkata
05 Dec 2012
23
AN Cook
130
3
Ind
Rajkot
09 Nov 2016
24
JE Root
125
3
Ind
The Oval
07 Sep 2018
CENTURIES BY WICKET KEEPER BATSMEN
There are six occasions of Indian wicketkeeper-batsman scoring centuries against England. Budhi Kunderan’s 192 at Chennai in January 1964 represent the highest individual score by an Indian wicketkeeper-batsman against England.
There are three occasions of England wicketkeeper-batsman scoring centuries against India. Jack Russell’s 124 at Lord’s in June 1996 represents the highest individual score by an England wicketkeeper-batsman against India.
No |
Player
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
BK Kunderan
192
1
Eng
Chennai
10 Jan 1964
2
BK Kunderan
100
3
Eng
Delhi
08 Feb 1964
3
FM Engineer
121
1
Eng
Mum-BS
06 Feb 1973
4
SMH Kirmani
102
2
Eng
Mumbai
28 Nov 1984
5
D Dasgupta
100
2
Eng
Mohali
03 Dec 2001
6
RR Pant
114
4
Eng
The Oval
07 Sep 2018
No
Player
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
TG Evans
104
2
Ind
Lord's
19 Jun 1952
2
RC Russell
124
1
Ind
Lord's
20 Jun 1996
3
MJ Prior
103*
3
Ind
Lord's
21 Jul 2011
MOST WICKETS IN THE SERIES
B.S. Chandrasekhar with 95 wickets to his credit owns the record for most wickets by an Indian bowler against England. Seven Indian bowlers have captured 50-plus wickets against England.
James Anderson with 110 wickets to his credit owns the record for most wickets by an England bowler against India. He is the only bowler in the series to capture 100-plus wickets. Six England bowlers have captured 50-plus wickets against India.
No |
Indian bowlers
M
I
Overs
Mdns
Runs
W
1
BS Chandrasekhar
23
38
1033.1
249
2591
95
2
A Kumble
19
36
1072.2
258
2815
92
3
BS Bedi
22
36
1195.3
373
2539
85
4
N Kapil Dev
27
48
1057.1
227
3174
85
5
R Ashwin
15
27
719.1
126
2045
56
6
I Sharma
17
28
602.0
125
1837
56
7
MH Mankad
11
19
683.4
259
1249
54
No
England bowlers
M
I
Overs
Mdns
Runs
W
1
JM Anderson
27
52
1006.1
264
2858
110
2
SCJ Broad
20
36
644.0
174
1797
70
3
DL Underwood
20
36
832.3
322
1699
62
4
RGD Willis
17
30
490.1
96
1441
62
5
IT Botham
14
23
561.5
131
1558
59
6
FS Trueman
9
17
297.2
78
787
53
FIVE OR MORE WICKETS IN AN INNINGS
There are 71 occasions of Indian bowlers capturing five or more wickets in an innings against England. Vinoo Mankad’s 8 for 55 at Chennai in February 1952 is the best innings bowling effort by an Indian bowler against England. There are six occasions of Indian bowlers capturing seven-plus wickets in an innings against England.
There are 63 occasions of England bowlers capturing five or more wickets in an innings against India. Fred Trueman’s 8 for 31 at Manchester in July 1952 is the best innings bowling effort by an England bowler against India. There are seven occasions of England bowlers capturing seven-plus wickets in an innings against India.
No |
Player
W-R
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
MH Mankad
8-055
1
Eng
Chennai
06 Feb 1952
2
BS Chandrasekhar
8-079
2
Eng
Delhi
20 Dec 1972
3
RA Jadeja
7-048
3
Eng
Chennai
16 Dec 2016
4
I Sharma
7-074
4
Eng
Lord's
17 Jul 2014
5
L Amar Singh
7-086
1
Eng
Chennai
10 Feb 1934
6
A Kumble
7-115
1
Eng
Ahmedabad
11 Dec 2001
No
Player
Wkts
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
FS Trueman
8-31
2
Ind
Manchester
17 Jul 1952
2
JK Lever
7-46
2
Ind
Delhi
17 Dec 1976
3
IT Botham
7-48
3
Ind
Mumbai
15 Feb 1980
4
H Verity
7-49
2
Ind
Chennai
10 Feb 1934
5
AV Bedser
7-49
1
Ind
Lord's
22 Jun 1946
6
AV Bedser
7-52
4
Ind
Manchester
20 Jul 1946
7
GOB Allen
7-80
3
Ind
The Oval
15 Aug 1936
EIGHT WICKETS IN AN INNINGS
Mankad and Chandrashekhar for India and Trueman for England are the three bowlers who have captured eight wickets in an innings in India-England Test series.
No |
Player
W-R
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
MH Mankad
8-055
1
Eng
Chennai
06 Feb 1952
2
BS Chandrasekhar
8-079
2
Eng
Delhi
20 Dec 1972
No
Player
Wkts
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
FS Trueman
8-31
2
Ind
Manchester
17 Jul 1952
TEN OR MORE WICKETS IN A MATCH
There are seven occasions of an Indian bowler capturing ten-plus wickets in a match against England. Mankad’s 12 for 108 remains the best match bowling effort by an Indian bowler against England. Mankad, Laxman Sivaramakrishnan and Ravichandran Ashwin are the three bowlers who have captured 12 wickets in a match against England.
There are eight occasions of England bowlers capturing ten or more wickets in a match against India. Botham’s 13 for 106 at Mumbai in February 1980 remains the best match bowling effort by an England bowler against India.
No |
Player
W-R
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
MH Mankad
12-108
Eng
Chennai
06 Feb 1952
2
SA Durani
10-177
Eng
Chennai
10 Jan 1962
3
LSR Krishnan
12-181
Eng
Mumbai
28 Nov 1984
4
C Sharma
10-188
Eng
Birmingham
03 Jul 1986
5
A Kumble
10-233
Eng
Ahmedabad
11 Dec 2001
6
R Ashwin
12-167
Eng
Mumbai
08 Dec 2016
7
RA Jadeja
10-154
Eng
Chennai
16 Dec 2016
No
Player
W-R
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
H Verity
11-153
Ind
Chennai
10 Feb 1934
2
GOB Allen
10-078
Ind
Lord's
27 Jun 1936
3
AV Bedser
11-145
Ind
Lord's
22 Jun 1946
4
AV Bedser
11-093
Ind
Manchester
20 Jul 1946
5
JK Lever
10-070
Ind
Delhi
17 Dec 1976
6
IT Botham
13-106
Ind
Mumbai
15 Feb 1980
7
NA Foster
11-164
Ind
Chennai
13 Jan 1985
8
MS Panesar
11-210
Ind
Mumbai
23 Nov 2012
175 PLUS RUNS CONCEDED IN AN INNINGS BY BOWLERS
Eight Indian bowlers have conceded 175-plus runs in an innings against England. Bishan Singh Bedi's 6 for 226 remain the most expensive bowling figures by an Indian bowler against England in terms of runs conceded. He also remains the only bowler to concede 200-plus runs in an innings in the India-England Test series.
Three England bowlers have conceded 175-plus runs in an innings against India. Adil Rashid’s 4 for 192 remains the expensive bowling figures by an Indian bowler against England in terms of runs conceded.
No |
Player
W
Runs
Team
Ground
Match Date
1
BS Bedi
6
226
Ind
Lord's
20 Jun 1974
2
MH Mankad
5
196
Ind
Lord's
19 Jun 1952
3
EAS Prasanna
0
187
Ind
Leeds
08 Jun 1967
4
M Prabhakar
1
187
Ind
Lord's
26 Jul 1990
5
R Ashwin
3
183
Ind
Kolkata
05 Dec 2012
6
RA Jadeja
3
179
Ind
The Oval
07 Sep 2018
7
DR Doshi
4
175
Ind
The Oval
08 Jul 1982
8
Harbhajan Singh
3
175
Ind
Nottingham
08 Aug 2002
No
Player
W
Runs
Team
Ground
Match Date
1
AU Rashid
4
192
Eng
Mumbai
08 Dec 2016
2
MM Ali
1
190
Eng
Chennai
16 Dec 2016
3
JM Anderson
4
182
Eng
The Oval
09 Aug 2007
WICKETKEEPING DISMISSALS
MS Dhoni with 67 dismissals to his credit owns the record for most dismissals by an Indian wicketkeeper against England. He also holds the record for most catches {63} by an Indian wicketkeeper against England. Syed Kirmani with eleven stumpings owns the record for most dismissals by an Indian wicketkeeper in such a fashion.
Alan Knott with 54 dismissals to his credit owns the record for most dismissals by an England wicketkeeper against India. Knott and Matt Prior share the record for most catches by an England wicketkeeper against India with 49 catches each. Godfrey Evans and Knott share the record for most stumpings by an England wicketkeeper against India with five such dismissals each.
MOST CATCHES BY A FIELDSMAN OTHER THAN THE WICKETKEEPER
Gavaskar with 35 catches owns the record for most catches by an Indian fieldsman other than the wicketkeeper against England.
Cook with 38 catches owns the record for most catches by an England fieldsman other than the wicketkeeper against India.
HIGHEST PARTNERSHIP FOR EACH WICKET
The following table lists the highest partnerships for each wicket by Indian batsmen against England:
Wkt |
Runs
Partners
Ground
Mon/Year
1st
213
Gavaskar, Chauhan
The Oval
Aug 1979
2nd
314
G Gambhir, R Dravid
Mohali
Dec 2008
3rd
316
GR Viswanath, Y Sharma
Chennai
Jan 1982
4th
249
Tendulkar, Ganguly
Leeds
Aug 2002
5th
214
Azharuddin, RJ Shastri
Kolkata
Dec 1984
6th
204
KL Rahul, RR Pant
The Oval
Sep 2018
7th
235
RJ Shastri, Kirmani
Mumbai
Nov 1984
8th
241
V Kohli, J Yadav
Mumbai
Dec 2016
9th
104
RJ Shastri, S Madan Lal
Delhi
Dec 1981
10th
111
B Kumar, Mohd Shami
Nottingham
Jul 2014
The following table lists the highest partnerships for each wicket by England batsmen against India:
Wkt |
Runs
Partners
Ground
Mon/Year
1st
225
GA Gooch, MA Atherton
Manchester
Aug 1990
2nd
241
G Fowler, MW Gatting
Chennai
Jan 1985
3rd
350
IR Bell, KP Pietersen
The Oval
Aug 2011
4th
266
Hammond, Worthington
The Oval
Aug 1936
5th
254
KWR Fletcher, AW Greig
Mum-BS
Feb 1973
6th
189
JM Bairstow, CR Woakes
Lord's
Aug 2018
7th
162*
MJ Prior, SCJ Broad
Lord's
Jul 2011
8th
168
R Illingworth, P Lever
Manchester
Aug 1971
9th
103
C White, MJ Hoggard
Nottingham
Aug 2002
10th
198
JE Root, JM Anderson
Nottingham
Jul 2014
THREE FIGURE PARTNERSHIPS
Indian batsmen have posted 108 three figure partnerships against England. 316 runs partnership for the third wicket between Gundappa Viswanath and Yashpal Sharma at Chennai in January 1982 remains the highest partnership by Indian batsmen against England. Indian batsmen have posted 16 partnerships of 200-plus runs against England.
England batsmen have posted 154 three figure partnerships against India. 350 runs partnership for the third wicket between Ian Bell and Kevin Pietersen at The Oval in August 2011 remains the highest partnership by England batsmen against India. England batsmen have posted 17 partnerships of 200-plus runs against India.
No |
Partners
Wkt
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
GR Viswanath, Yashpal Sharma
3
316
1
Eng
Chennai
Jan 1982
2
R Dravid, G Gambhir
2
314
1
Eng
Mohali
Dec 2008
3
SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar
3
255
1
Eng
Nottingham
Jul 1996
4
SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar
4
249
1
Eng
Leeds
Aug 2002
5
V Kohli, J Yadav
8
241
2
Eng
Mumbai
Dec 2016
6
SMH Kirmani, RJ Shastri
7
235
2
Eng
Mumbai
Nov 1984
6
V Kohli, CA Pujara
3
226
1
Eng
Visakhapatnam
Nov 2016
7
VS Hazare, VL Manjrekar
4
222
1
Eng
Leeds
Jun 1952
8
M Azharuddin, RJ Shastri
5
214
1
Eng
Kolkata
Dec 1984
10
CPS Chauhan, SM Gavaskar
1
213
4
Eng
The Oval
Aug 1979
11
VS Hazare, VM Merchant
3
211
2
Eng
Delhi
Nov 1951
12
VS Hazare, MH Mankad
3
211
3
Eng
Lord's
Jun 1952
13
DB Vengsarkar, GR Viswanath
3
210
3
Eng
Lord's
Aug 1979
14
CA Pujara, M Vijay
2
209
2
Eng
Rajkot
Nov 2016
15
RR Pant, KL Rahul
6
204
4
Eng
The Oval
Sep 2018
16
VM Merchant, S Mushtaq Ali
1
203
3
Eng
Manchester
Jul 1936
No
Partners
Wkt
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
IR Bell, KP Pietersen
3
350
1
Ind
The Oval
Aug 2011
2
GA Gooch, AJ Lamb
3
308
1
Ind
Lord's
Jul 1990
3
WR Hammond, TS Worthington
4
266
1
Ind
The Oval
Aug 1936
4
AN Cook, JE Root
3
259
3
Ind
The Oval
Sep 2018
5
KWR Fletcher, AW Greig
5
254
2
Ind
Mumbai (BS)
Feb 1973
6
G Boycott, BL D'Oliveira
4
252
1
Ind
Leeds
Jun 1967
6
G Fowler, MW Gatting
2
241
2
Ind
Chennai
Jan 1985
7
MA Atherton, GA Gooch
1
225
1
Ind
Manchester
Aug 1990
8
AN Cook, EJG Morgan
4
222
2
Ind
Birmingham
Aug 2011
10
DL Amiss, JH Edrich
2
221
1
Ind
Lord's
Jun 1974
11
PD Collingwood, AJ Strauss
4
214
3
Ind
Chennai
Dec 2008
12
MH Denness, D Lloyd
2
211
2
Ind
Birmingham
Jul 1974
13
IR Bell, IJL Trott
4
208
3
Ind
Nagpur
Dec 2012
14
KF Barrington, ER Dexter
4
206
3
Ind
Kanpur
Dec 1961
15
AN Cook, KP Pietersen
3
206
2
Ind
Mumbai
Nov 2012
16
MA Atherton, GA Gooch
1
204
3
Ind
Lord's
Jul 1990
17
MH Denness, AW Greig
5
202
1
Ind
Lord's
Jun 1974
MOST MATCHES
Gavaskar with 38 matches to his credit owns the record for most Test appearances by an Indian batsman against England.
Cook with 30 matches to his credit owns the record for most test appearances by an England batsman against India.
Gavaskar {38}, Tendulkar {32}, Cook {30} and Rahul Dravid {30} are the four batsmen who have played 30-plus matches in the India-England Test series.
Most matches as captain
Dhoni with 15 matches to his credit owns the record for most test appearances by an Indian captain against England.
Cook with 14 matches to his credit owns the record for most test appearances by an England captain against India.
Dhoni {15}, Gavaskar {14}, Cook {14}, Ajit Wadekar {11} and Kohli {10} are the five captain who have led their team on ten or more occasions in the India-England Test series.
Captains
India have been led by 19 captains against England, while England have been led by 30 captains against India.
