India and England renew cricketing rivalry in a four-Test series, the first of which begins in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
India, having suffered a 0-4 series whitewash when they had visited England last July-August, are looking to avenge the humiliation in spin-friendly home conditions.
England have not won a Test series in India in nearly 28 years.
Rajneesh Gupta presents a statistical summary of Test encounters between the two countries.
Summary of results
|
|
Tests |
India |
England |
Drawn |
|
Overall |
103 |
19 |
38 |
46 |
|
in India |
51 |
14 |
11 |
26 |
|
in England |
52 |
5 |
27 |
20 |
Series results in India
|
|
Captains |
|
| |
|
Season |
India |
England |
Tests |
Winner |
|
1933-34 |
CK Nayudu |
DR Jardine |
3 |
England 2-0 |
|
1951-52 |
VS Hazare |
ND Howard |
5 |
Drawn 1-1 |
|
1961-62 |
NJ Contractor |
ER Texter |
5 |
India 2-0 |
|
1963-64 |
Nawab of Pataudi Jr |
MJK Smith |
5 |
Drawn 0-0 |
|
1972-73 |
AL Wadekar |
AR Lewis |
5 |
India 2-1 |
|
1976-77 |
BS Bedi |
AW Greig |
5 |
England 3-1 |
|
1979-80 |
GR Viswanath |
JM Brearley |
1 |
England 1-0 |
|
1981-82 |
SM Gavaskar |
KWR Fletcher |
6 |
India 1-0 |
|
1984-85 |
SM Gavaskar |
DI Gower |
5 |
England 2-1 |
|
1992-93 |
M Azharuddin |
GA Gooch |
3 |
India 3-0 |
|
2001-02 |
SC Ganguly |
N Hussain |
3 |
India 1-0 |
|
2005-06 |
R Dravid |
A Flintoff |
3 |
Drawn 1-1 |
|
2008-09 |
MS Dhoni |
KP Pietersen |
2 |
India 1-0 |
Note: DB Carr (in 1951-52) and AJ Stewart (in 1992-93) deputized for the official touring captain for one Test each.
Summary of series results
|
|
Series |
India |
England |
Drawn |
|
Overall |
29 |
9 |
16 |
4 |
|
in India |
13 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
|
in England |
16 |
3 |
12 |
1 |
Highest Innings Totals
India in India: 591; Wankhede, Mumbai, 1992-93
India in England: 664; The Oval, 2007
England in India: 652-7d; Chennai, 1984-85
England in England: 710-7d; Birmingham, 2011
Lowest Innings Totals
India in India: 83; Chennai, 1976-77
India in England: 42; Lord's, 1974
England in India: 102; Wankhede, Mumbai, 1981-82
England in England: 101; The Oval, 1971
Highest Match Aggregate: 1614 for 30 wkts; Manchester, 1990
Lowest Match Aggregate: 482 for 31 wkts; Lord's, 1936
Individual Hundreds
India: 81 (Most : 7 by SR Tendulkar & R Dravid)
England : 100 (Most: 5 by IT Botham, GA Gooch & KP Pietersen)
Highest individual innings
India in India: 224 - VG Kambli (Wankhede), 1992-93
India in England: 221 - SM Gavaskar (The Oval), 1979
England in India: 207 - MW Gatting (Chennai), 1984-85
England in England: 333 - GA Gooch (Lord's), 1990
Most runs in a series
India in India: 586 (avg 83.71) VL Manjrekar, 1961-62
India in England: 602 (avg 100.33) R Dravid, 2002
England in India: 594 (avg 99.00) KF Barrington, 1961-62
England in England: 752 (avg 125.33) GA Gooch, 1990
Leading Batsmen in India- England Tests
|
|
For |
Mts |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
Hs |
Avg |
100 |
50 |
0 |
|
SM Gavaskar |
Ind |
38 |
67 |
2 |
2483 |
221 |
38.20 |
4 |
16 |
3 |
|
SR Tendulkar |
Ind |
28 |
47 |
4 |
2423 |
193 |
56.35 |
7 |
12 |
0 |
|
R Dravid |
Ind |
21 |
37 |
5 |
1950 |
217 |
60.94 |
7 |
8 |
1 |
|
GR Viswanath |
Ind |
30 |
54 |
4 |
1880 |
222 |
37.60 |
4 |
12 |
3 |
|
GA Gooch |
Eng |
19 |
33 |
2 |
1725 |
333 |
55.65 |
5 |
8 |
1 |
|
DB Vengsarkar |
Ind |
26 |
43 |
6 |
1589 |
157 |
42.95 |
5 |
6 |
3 |
|
DI Gower |
Eng |
24 |
37 |
6 |
1391 |
200* |
44.87 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
|
KF Barrington |
Eng |
14 |
21 |
3 |
1355 |
172 |
75.28 |
3 |
9 |
0 |
|
Kapil Dev |
Ind |
27 |
39 |
6 |
1355 |
116 |
41.06 |
2 |
8 |
4 |
|
M Azharuddin |
Ind |
15 |
24 |
2 |
1278 |
182 |
58.09 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
|
KP Pietersen |
Eng |
12 |
21 |
1 |
1243 |
202* |
62.15 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
|
IT Botham |
Eng |
14 |
17 |
0 |
1201 |
208 |
70.65 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
Highest Partnership for each wicket - India
1st - 213: SM Gavaskar (221) & CPS Chauhan (80) (The Oval) 1979
2nd - 314: G Gambhir (173) & R Dravid (130) (Mohali) 2008-09
3rd - 316 #: GR Viswanath (222) & Yashpal Sharma (140) (Chennai) 1981-82
4th - 249: SR Tendulkar (193) & SC Ganguly (128) (Leeds) 2002
5th - 214: M Azharuddin (110) & RJ Shastri (111) (Kolkata) 1984-85
6th - 130: SMH Kirmani (43) & Kapil Dev (97) (The Oval) 1982
7th - 235: RJ Shastri (142) & SMH Kirmani (102) (Wankhede, Mumbai) 1984-85
8th - 128: RJ Shastri (93) & SMH Kirmani (67) (Delhi) 1981-82
128 - Mohammad Kaif (91) & A Kumble (58) (Nagpur VCAG) 2005-06
9th - 104: RJ Shastri (93) & S Madan Lal (44) (Delhi) 1981-82
10th - 73: A Kumble (110*) & S Sreesanth (35) (The Oval) 2007
# 415 runs were added between the fall of the 2nd and 3rd wickets; DB Vengsarkar retired hurt when he and GR Viswanath had added 99 runs. Yashpal Sharma then joined Viswanath to add further 316 runs.
Highest partnership for each wicket - England
1st - 225: GA Gooch (116) & MA Atherton (131) (Manchester) 1990
2nd - 241: G Fowler (201) & MW Gatting (207) (Chennai) 1984-85
3rd - 350: IR Bell (235) & KP Pietersen (175) (The Oval) 2011
4th - 266: WR Hammond (217) & TS Worthington (128) (The Oval) 1936
5th - 254: KWR Fletcher (113) & AW Greig (148) (Brabourne, Mumbai) 1972-73
6th - 171: IT Botham (114) & RW Taylor (43) (Wankhede, Mumbai) 1979-80
7th -162*: MJ Prior (103*) & SCJ Broad (74*) (Lord's) 2011
8th -168: R Illingworth (107) & P Lever (88*) (Manchester) 1971
9th -103: C White (94*) & MJ Hoggard (32) (Nottingham) 2002
10th - 70: PJW Allott (41*) & RGD Willis (28) (Lord's) 1982
Five wickets in an innings
India: 59 (Most : 8 by BS Chandrasekhar)
England: 54 (Most : 6 by IT Botham)
Best bowling in an innings
India in India: 8-55 - MH Mankad (Chennai) 1951-52
India in England: 6-35 - L Amar Singh (Lord's) 1936
England in India: 7-46 - JK Lever (Delhi) 1976-77
England in England: 8-31 - FS Trueman (Manchester) 1952
Best bowling in a match
India in India: 12-108 - MH Mankad (Chennai) 1951-52
India in England: 10-188 - C Sharma (Birmingham) 1986
England in India: 13-106 - IT Botham (Wankhede) 1979-80
England in England: 11-93 - AV Bedser (Manchester) 1946
Most wickets in a series
India in India: 35 (avg 18.91) - BS Chandrasekhar, 1972-73
India in England: 18 (avg 20.33) - Zaheer Khan, 2007
England in India: 29 (avg 17.55) - DL Underwood, 1976-77
England in England: 29 (avg 13.31) - FS Trueman, 1952
Hat-tricks
India: None
England: 1 - SCJ Broad (Nottingham) 2011 (victims: MS Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh & Praveen Kumar)
Leading Bowlers in India-England Tests
|
|
For |
Mts |
Balls |
Mdns |
Runs |
Wkts |
Avg |
Best |
5WI |
10WM |
|
BS Chandrasekhar |
Ind |
23 |
6199 |
249 |
2591 |
95 |
27.27 |
8-79 |
8 |
0 |
|
A Kumble |
Ind |
19 |
6434 |
259 |
2815 |
92 |
30.60 |
7-115 |
4 |
1 |
|
Kapil Dev |
Ind |
27 |
6343 |
227 |
3174 |
85 |
37.34 |
6-91 |
4 |
0 |
|
BS Bedi |
Ind |
22 |
7173 |
373 |
2539 |
85 |
29.87 |
6-71 |
4 |
0 |
|
DL Underwood |
Eng |
20 |
4995 |
322 |
1699 |
62 |
27.40 |
5-84 |
1 |
0 |
|
RGD Willis |
Eng |
17 |
2941 |
96 |
1441 |
62 |
23.24 |
6-53 |
3 |
0 |
|
IT Botham |
Eng |
14 |
3371 |
131 |
1558 |
59 |
26.41 |
7-48 |
6 |
1 |
|
MH Mankad |
Ind |
11 |
4102 |
259 |
1249 |
54 |
23.13 |
8-55 |
3 |
1 |
|
FS Trueman |
Eng |
9 |
1784 |
78 |
787 |
53 |
14.85 |
8-31 |
2 |
0 |
|
JM Anderson |
Eng |
10 |
2506 |
99 |
1331 |
45 |
29.58 |
5-42 |
2 |
0 |
|
JK Lever |
Eng |
10 |
2116 |
69 |
995 |
45 |
22.11 |
7-46 |
3 |
1 |
|
AV Bedser |
Eng |
7 |
1849 |
90 |
577 |
44 |
13.11 |
7-49 |
4 |
2 |
|
CM Old |
Eng |
11 |
1879 |
70 |
821 |
43 |
19.09 |
5-21 |
1 |
0 |
|
Harbhajan Singh |
Ind |
13 |
3542 |
102 |
1680 |
43 |
39.07 |
5-51 |
3 |
0 |
|
EAS Prasanna |
Ind |
13 |
3475 |
142 |
1327 |
41 |
32.37 |
4-16 |
0 |
0 |