101
The number of wickets claimed by Sri Lanka’s Rangana Herath against Pakistan in Test cricket. He, thus, becomes the first bowler to claim 100 or more wickets against Pakistan in Tests. The table below has the details:
Most wickets against Pakistan in Tests
14
The number of bowlers who have claimed 400 or more wickets in Test cricket. Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka) is the latest entrant to the club. Incidentally, he is the first left-arm spinner, the second left-arm bowler after Wasim Akram, and the fifth spinner overall to join the club. The full members’ list is:
** Three from India (Kapil Dev 434, Anil Kumble 619, Harbhajan Singh 417)
** Two from Australia (Glenn McGrath 563, Shane Warne 708)
** Two from South Africa (Shaun Pollock 421, Dale Steyn 417)
** Two from West Indies (Courtney Walsh 519, Curtly Ambrose 405)
** Two from Sri Lanka (M. Muralitharan 800, Rangana Herath 400)
** One from New Zealand (Richard Hadlee 431)
** One from Pakistan (Wasim Akram 414)
** One from England (James Anderson 506)
84
The number of Tests taken by Rangana Herath to claim his 400th wicket in Abu Dhabi. He is the fourth quickest to reach the landmark. Check the table below for details:
Fewest Tests to reach the 400 Test wicket landmark:
39
The age when Rangana Herath claimed his 400th Test wicket. He is the oldest among the 14 bowlers who have reached the landmark. Check the table below for details:
Oldest to reach 400 Test wickets
Note: For the record, M Muralidharan is the youngest @ 29y-273d to achieve this landmark on 15 Jan 2002.
200
The number of wickets claimed by Rangana Herath after he turned 35. In the Abu Dhabi Test, against Pakistan, he became the first bowler to claim 200 Test wickets after the age of 35. The table below has the details:
Most Test wickets after the age of 35 years
1
India’s latest ICC ODI ranking following their 4-1 series victory against Australia. This is the first time in their cricket history India are ranked No. 1 in both Tests and ODIs. The scoreline now reads 4-4 in the eight bilateral ODI series played between the two sides in India. India won the series in 1986, 2010, 2013, and 2017.
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