Host India would lock horns against visitor England, as the former defends the Anthony de Mello Trophy in a four-Test series, starting Friday. With the final spot in the ongoing ICC World Test Championship up for grab, both the sides would look for a reverberating win in the series. We present some vital stats and numbers that have been historically created between the two sides before things get underway.
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Team recordsHighest total: India- 7597 (Chennai 2016), England- 7107 (Birmingham 2011)Biggest win: India- Innings and 75 runs (Chennai 2016) & 10 wickets (Mohali 2001), England- Innings and 285 runs (Lord's 1974) & 10 wickets (Lord's 1946)
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BattingMost runs: India- Sachin Tendulkar (2,535), England- Alastair Cook (2,431)Highest score: India- Karun Nair (303*), England- Graham Gooch (333)Best average: India- Rahul Dravid (60.93), England- Ken Barrington (75.27)Most centuries: India- Dravid (7), England- Cook (7)Most half-centuries: India- Tendulkar (20), England- Cook (16)Most runs in a series: India- Virat Kohli (593 in 2018), England- Gooch (752 in 1990)Best partnership: India- Gundappa Vishwanath-Yashpal Sharma (316, Chennai 1982), England- Ian Bell-Kevin Pietersen (350, The Oval 2011)
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BowlingMost wickets: India- Bhagwath Chandrasekhar (95), England- James Anderson (110)Best bowling in an innings: India- Vinoo Mankad (855, Chennai 1952), England- Fred Trueman (831, Manchester 1952)Best bowling in a game: India- Mankad (12108, Chennai 1952), England- Ian Botham (13106, Mumbai 1980)Best average: India- Mankad (23.12), England- Alec Bedser (13.11)Most fifer in an innings: India- Chandrasekhar (8), England- Botham (6)Most wickets in a series: India- Chandrasekhar (35), England- Trueman (29)
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WicketkeepingMost dismissals: India- Dhoni (67), England- Alan Knott (54)Most dismissals in an innings: India- Budhi Kunderan and Rishabh Pant (5), England- Bob Taylor (7)Most dismissals in a game: India- Kiran More and Pant (7), England- Taylor (10, Mumbai 1980)Most dismissals in a series: India- Dhoni (17 in 2014), England- Matt Prior (17 in 2011)
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FieldingMost catches: India- Sunil Gavaskar (35), England- Cook (38)Most catches in an innings: India- Yajurvindra Singh (5), England- Graeme Hick (4)Most catches in a game: India- Yajurvindra (7), England- Douglas Jardine, Tony Greig, Mike Brearley and Cook (5)Most catches in a series: India- Rahul (14 in 2018), England- Cook (13 in 2018)
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IndividualMost games: India- Gavaskar (38), England- Cook (30)Most games as skipper: India- Dhoni (15), England- Cook (14)
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