Big-hitting Pant
8 The number of Indian batters to hit 50 or more sixes in their Test career. In the first Test in Chattogram, Rishabh Pant became the latest to do so for India. In doing so, in the 32nd Test match of his career, he required the fewest Tests to reach this landmark among Indians after Rohit Sharma, who hit the 50th six of his career in his 30th match. However, in terms of taking the fewest balls for a six, Pant is the leader, scoring his sixes every 23 balls, while Ravindra Jadeja and Rohit Sharma have hit their sixes every 32 and 42 balls, respectively.
Fifty or more sixes hit by Indians in a Test career
6s | Batter | Balls/6 | Mts | Inns | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Inns/six |
90 | Virender Sehwag | 77 | 103 | 178 | 8503 | 319 | 49.43 | 23 | 31 | 1.33 |
78 | M. S. Dhoni | 62 | 90 | 144 | 4876 | 224 | 38.09 | 6 | 33 | 1.07 |
69 | Sachin Tendulkar | 220 | 200 | 329 | 15921 | 248* | 53.78 | 51 | 68 | 2.46 |
64 | Rohit Sharma | 42 | 45 | 77 | 3137 | 212 | 46.13 | 8 | 14 | 0.57 |
61 | Kapil Dev | 41 | 131 | 184 | 5248 | 163 | 31.05 | 8 | 27 | 1.37 |
57 | Sourav Ganguly | 105 | 113 | 188 | 7212 | 239 | 42.17 | 16 | 35 | 1.40 |
55 | Ravindra Jadeja | 32 | 60 | 89 | 2523 | 175* | 36.56 | 3 | 17 | 0.66 |
55 | Rishabh Pant | 23 | 33 | 56 | 2271 | 159* | 43.67 | 5 | 11 | 0.42 |
6 The number of Indian batters who missed the chance of scoring centuries in each innings of a Test match. These batters could only make a century and a 90 score in the same Test. The seven instances include Virat Kohli, who has done it twice. Cheteshwar Pujara, who made his long-awaited century in Chattogram after being dismissed for a 90 in the first innings, is the latest Indian to make an appearance in this list.
India batters making a century and a 90 score in the same Test match
1st | 2nd | Batter | Against | Venue | Month, Year | Result |
109 | 96 | Chandu Borde | West Indies | Delhi | Feb 1959 | Drawn |
90 | 100 | Mohinder Amarnath | Australia | Perth | Dec 1977 | Lost |
239 | 91 | Sourav Ganguly | Pakistan | Bangalore | Dec 2007 | Drawn |
179 | 97 | Gautam Gambhir | England | Mohali | Dec 2008 | Drawn |
119 | 96 | Virat Kohli | South Africa | Johannesburg | Dec 2013 | Drawn |
97 | 103 | Virat Kohli | England | Nottingham | Aug 2018 | Won |
90 | 102* | Cheteshwar Pujara | Bangladesh | Chattogram | Dec 2022 | Won |
51 The number of innings Cheteshwar Pujara needed to register the 19th three-figure score in his Test career (in the Chattogram Test) since scoring his previous century (his 18th) nearly four years ago at the SCG in January 2019. Only Chetan Chauhan and Gautam Gambhir went through a century-less period among top-order batters.
Most innings without a Test century for India among top-order batters
Inns | Batter | Runs | Ave. | 50s | HS | From | To |
68 | Chetan Chauhan | 2084 | 31.58 | 16 | 97 | Sep 1969 | Mar 1981 |
54 | Gautam Gambhir | 1462 | 28.12 | 12 | 93 | Jan 2010 | Nov 2016 |
51 | Cheteshwar Pujara | 1456 | 29.12 | 14 | 91 | Aug 2019 | Dec 2022 |
48 | Ajit Wadekar | 1263 | 28.07 | 7 | 91* | Mar 1968 | Jul 1974 |
44 | Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi | 1207 | 28.07 | 11 | 95 | Jun 1967 | Jan 1975 |
Notes:
** Chauhan did not record a three-figure score in his entire Test career
** Gambhir’s final Test century (116), his ninth, came against Bangladesh in Chattogram on 20 Jan 2010. Then he did not register another until the end of his career.
** Pujara’s 18th century was the 193 against Australia at the SCG on 3 Jan 2019. His 19th 100 came in Chattogram on 16 Dec 2022.
**Wadekar’s only Test century — 143 was against New Zealand in Wellington on 2 Mar 1968. He did not register another until the end of his career.
** Pataudi jr’s final Test century (148), his sixth, came against England at Leeds on 12 June 1967. Then he did not register another until the end of his career.
118 The number of Test matches Jaydev Unadkat missed for India when he made a comeback to the side after a 12-year gap in Mirpur in the second and final Test against Bangladesh on 22 December 2022. He thus became the sixth player in Test history to miss 100 or more Tests for a side. Only England’s Gareth Batty has missed more Tests (142) than Unadkat. Before Unadkat, the Indian player to miss the most Tests was Dinesh Karthik, who missed 87 Tests from January 2010 to June 2018. Only two other Indians took more time than Unadkat — Lala Amarnath (12y-129d) and Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi (12y-10d) between their two Tests, but their span included six years of World War II (1940-1945).
Players missing 100 or more Tests in a row
Tests missed | Player | For | From | To | Years missed | Total Tests played |
142 | Gareth Batty | England | 5-Jun-2005 | 20-Oct-2016 | 11y, 137d | 9 |
118 | Jaydev Unadkat | India | 20-Dec-2010 | 22-Dec-2022 | 12y, 2d | 2* |
114 | Martin Bicknell | England | 9-Aug-1993 | 21-Aug-2003 | 10y, 12d | 4 |
109 | Floyd Reifer | West Indies | 18-Jan-1999 | 9-Jul-2009 | 10y, 172d | 6 |
104 | Younis Ahmed | Pakistan | 2-Nov-1969 | 21-Feb-1987 | 17y, 111d | 4 |
103 | Derek Shackleton | England | 7-Nov-1951 | 20-Jun-1963 | 11y, 225d | 7 |
6 The number of players to do the double of 3000 runs and 400 wickets in Test cricket history. R. Ashwin, playing in the 88th Test match of his career, became the latest to join this elite club and the second Indian after Kapil Dev. He achieved his 3000th run in the first innings of the Mirpur Test, thus becoming a part of this small group. Incidentally, Ashwin is the second quickest to reach this milestone after Kiwi Richard Hadlee, who did it in 83 matches.
With 449 wickets to his credit, Ashwin is one short of becoming only the third player in Test history to do the double of 3000 runs and 450 wickets. He should join Shane Warne and Stuart Broad with his next Test wicket.
Test players with 3000+ runs and 400+ wickets
Player | For | Tests | Runs | Wkts | Achieved the double | (Runs+wkts at the end of the innings) |
Richard Hadlee | NZ | 86 | 3124 | 431 | in March 1990 in his 83rd Test match vs Aus in Wellington | (3017+413) |
Kapil Dev | Ind | 131 | 5258 | 434 | in Feb 1992 in his 115th Test match vs Aus in Perth | (4690+401) |
Shane Warne | Aus | 145 | 3154 | 708 | in Dec 2006 in his 142nd Test match vs Eng in Adelaide | (3018+690) |
Shaun Pollock | SA | 108 | 3781 | 421 | in Dec 2006 in his 103rd Test match vs Ind in Jo’burg | (3520+402) |
Stuart Broad | Eng | 159 | 3550 | 566 | in Aug 2018 in his 121st Test match vs Ind in Nottingham | (3008+427) |
R. Ashwin | Ind | 88 | 3043 | 449 | in Dec 2022 in his 88th Test match vs Ban in Mirpur |
42 R. Ashwin’s unbeaten match-winning knock in the fourth innings of the Mirpur Test match. His knock is now the highest individual score in Test history by a player batting at #9 or lower in a successful run chase.
Highest individual Test scores while batting at positions #9 or lower in a successful run chase
Runs | Batter | Bat# | For | Agst | Venue | Date |
42* | R. Ashwin | 9 | Ind | Ban | Mirpur | 22-Dec-2022 |
40* | Winston Benjamin | 10 | WI | Pak | Bridgetown | 27-Apr-1988 |
38* | Sydney Barnes | 9 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 7-Jan-1908 |
35 | Rashid Latif | 9 | Pak | Aus | Karachi | 2-Oct-1994 |
34* | Gerry Hazlitt | 10 | Aus | Eng | Sydney | 19-Dec-1907 |
71 The unbeaten match-winning stand between Shreyas Iyer and R. Ashwin in the fourth innings of the Mirpur Test match set a few records for the eighth wicket in Test cricket. The tables below provide the details.
Highest Test match winning partnerships for the eighth wicket in a run chase
Stand | Pair | For | Against | Venue | Date |
71* | Shreyas Iyer (29*), R. Ashwin (42*) | Ind | Ban | Mirpur | 22-Dec-2022 |
52 | Inzamam-ul-Haq (58*), Rashid Latif (35) | Pak | Aus | Karachi | 2-Oct-1994 |
46* | Omari Banks (47*), Vasbert Drakes (27*) | WI | Aus | St. John’s | 13-May-2003 |
41 | Inzamam-ul-Haq (138*), Shabbir Ahmed (13*) | Pak | Ban | Multan | 6-Sep-2003 |
34 | Sammy Carter (61), Tibby Cotter (33*) | Aus | Eng | Sydney | 19-Dec-1907 |
Highest Test match winning unbeaten partnerships in a chase for the eighth wicket
Stand | Pair | For | Against | Venue | Date |
71* | Shreyas Iyer (29*), R. Ashwin (42*) | Ind | Ban | Mirpur | 25-Dec-2022 |
46* | Omari Banks (47*), Vasbert Drakes (27*) | WI | Aus | St. John’s | 13-May-2003 |
33* | Jack Hobbs (93*), Henry Leveson Gower (12*) | Eng | SA | Johannesburg | 3-Mar-1910 |
30* | Ricky Ponting (118*), Jason Gillespie (4*) | Aus | Ban | Fatullah | 13-Apr-2006 |
25* | Hugh Trumble (17*), James Kelly (8*) | Aus | Eng | Manchester | 18 Jul 1896 |
Highest Test match winning unbeaten partnerships in a chase from a lower order pair (eighth wicket and below)
Stand | Wkt | Pair | For | Against | Venue | Date |
78* | 10 | Kusal Perera (153*), Vishwa Fernando (6*) | SL | SA | Durban | 16-Feb-2019 |
76* | 10 | Ben Stokes (135*), Jack Leach (1*) | Eng | Aus | Leeds | 25-Aug-2019 |
71* | 8 | Shreyas Iyer (29*), R. Ashwin (42*) | Ind | Ban | Mirpur | 25-Dec-2022 |
61* | 9 | Jeffery Dujon (29*), Winston Benjamin (40*) | WI | Pak | Bridgetown | 27-Apr-1988 |
57* | 10 | Inzamam-ul-Haq (58*), Mushtaq Ahmed (20*) | Pak | Aus | Karachi | 2-Oct-1994 |
All records are correct and updated until 31 December 2022
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