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The number of batsmen to aggregate 1,000 Test runs for India on Australian soil. Virat Kohli is the latest entrant to this elite list, emulating Sachin Tendulkar, V. V. S. Laxman and Rahul Dravid. Kohli, at the end of the first Test in Adelaide, has 1,029 runs to his credit in Australia.
India’s 1,000-run Test club in Australia
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The number of innings Virat Kohli took to aggregate 1,000 Test runs in Australia. He is now the joint fifth quickest among visiting batsmen to reach this landmark, in a list dominated by Englishmen.
Fewest innings to reach 1,000 runs by visiting batsmen in Australia
Note: For India, the previous quickest was V. V. S Laxman (19 innings, 10 matches on January 18, 2008), followed by Sachin Tendulkar (22 innings, 12 Tests on January 5, 2004) and Rahul Dravid (23 innings, 12 matches on December 27, 2011).
#Jack Hobbs, with 2,493 runs, remains the leading run-getter among visiting batsmen in Australia.
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The number of catches by Rishabh Pant in the first innings of the Adelaide Test makes him the fourth Indian wicketkeeper to claim six dismissals in a Test innings and only the second after M. S. Dhoni to pouch six catches.
Most dismissals by an Indian wicketkeeper in a Test innings
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The number of instances when wicketkeepers claimed six or more dismissals in a Test innings against Australia. Rishabh Pant in Adelaide became the latest entrant to the list and is the first Asian to do so.
Most dismissals by a wicketkeeper in a Test innings against Australia
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The most dismissals by a wicketkeeper in a single Test match. Rishabh Pant in Adelaide became the third to achieve this.
Most dismissals by a wicketkeeper in a Test match
Note: Pant is, in fact, the first keeper to claim six dismissals in a Test innings at Adelaide. Previously, Aussies Ian Healy had claimed five dismissals on three occasions and Matthew Wade once.
Note: All figures above are updated as on December 10, 2018.
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