India vs Bangladesh: Stats you need to know

Ahead of the first Test between India and Bangladesh, Sportstar takes a look at some interesting statistics.

Indian cricketers Wriddhiman Saha (from left), Ravindra Jadeja, Virat Kohli and Umesh Yadav during a practice session in Indore on Wednesday.

Let’s start with a quiz. Which Indian batsman has scored the highest run in Tests against Bangladesh?

Well, it’s not Virat Kohli or Rohit Sharma.

Former India captain, Sachin Tendulkar, who quit the game in 2013, still holds the record of scoring the maximum runs against the neighbouring team. In the seven matches that he has played against Bangladesh, Tendulkar amassed 820 runs. He is followed by Rahul Dravid -- who scored 560 runs in seven outings -- and Gautam Gambhir -- 381 in four Tests.

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 01: Tamim Iqbal Khan of Bangladesh and Mushfiqur Rahim of Bangladesh run between the wickets during the ICC Champions Cup Group A match between England and Bangladesh at The Kia Oval on June 1, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

 

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Former India captain and the current president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Sourav Ganguly, remains fourth in the list, with 371 runs in five Test outings.

In the bowling department, Zaheer Khan remains the most successful Indian bowler in Tests with 31 scalps in seven outings, followed by Irfan Pathan, who picked up eight wickets in two Tests. The third in the list is Anil Kumble -- 15 wickets in four Tests.

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 01: Tamim Iqbal Khan of Bangladesh and Mushfiqur Rahim of Bangladesh run between the wickets during the ICC Champions Cup Group A match between England and Bangladesh at The Kia Oval on June 1, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

 

For Bangladesh, however, Tamim Iqbal remains the highest scorer in Tests, with 4327 runs in 58 Tests. In the bowling department, Shakib Al Hasan has the maximum scalps (210) in 56 Tests. Shakib is facing an one-year suspension for failing to report bookie approach in 2018.