The first test of the ensuing test series is scheduled to be played at Kolkata. Kolkata would be hosting its 41st test. It is the only test venue in India to host 40 plus tests. It is interesting to note that India would be playing a test against Sri Lanka for the first time. Thus Kolkata would become the 13th ground to host a test between India and Sri Lanka.
V Kohli would be leading India against Sri Lanka at home for the first time. He would become the eight captain to lead India against Sri Lanka at home. Others are – M Azharuddin {04},N Kapil Dev {03}, MS Dhoni {03}, SR Tendulkar {03}, SM Gavaskar {01}, R Dravid {02} and V Sehwag {01}
W Saha would become the fifth Indian wicket keeper to don the gloves against Sri Lanka at home. Others are MS Dhoni {06}, NR Mongia {06}, KS More {04} and SMH Kirmani {01}
S Dhawan has an aggregate of 520 runs against Sri Lanka prior to the start of the ensuing test series. He needs 80 more runs to reach the milestone of scoring 600 plus runs against Sri Lanka
As many as 59 centuries have been scored by Indian batsmen against Sri Lanka. One more century would give India its 60th century against Sri Lanka. India would then become the first team to score 60 plus centuries against Sri Lanka.
India and England share the record for most centuries against Sri Lanka at home. Both teams have scored 27 centuries. One more century by Indian batsman in the ensuing test series would give India its 28th century and with it the record of scoring most centuries against Sri Lanka at home.
FDM Karunaratne has an aggregate of 940 runs and CA Pujara has an aggregate of 851 runs in 2017 and requires 60 and 149 more runs for thier 1000 runs. If they score these, then he would become the second and third batsman to score 1000 plus runs in 2017. D Elgar of South Africa has scored 1097 runs
CA Pujara has an aggregate of 851 runs in 2017 and requires 49 more runs for his 900 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the fourth batsman to score 900 plus runs in 2017. Others are – D Elgar {1097}, HM Amla {942}, FDM Karunaratne {940}
V Kohli has an aggregate of 2560 runs while leading India in tests. He needs 440 more runs for his 3000 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the third Indian captain to score 3000 plus runs. Others are MS Dhoni {3454} and SM Gavaskar {3449}.
V Kohli has scored ten centuries while leading India in tests. He needs one more century which would fetch him 11 centuries. If he gets them, then he would share the record for most centuries by an Indian captain with SM Gavaskar. SM Gavaskar has scored eleven centuries while leading India.
V Kohli has scored 14 fifties while leading India. One more fifty would fetch him his 15th fifty. If he scores one more fifty, he would then become the sixth Indian captain to score 15 or more fifties. Others are – MS Dhoni {29}. SM Gavaskar {25}, M Azharuddin {18}, SC Ganguly {18} and MAK Pataudi {18}.
V Kohli has scored ten centuries while leading India in tests. He needs two more centuries which would fetch him 12 centuries. If he gets them, then he would own the record for most centuries by an Indian captain. SM Gavaskar owns the record as of now with eleven centuries
S Dhawan has an aggregate of 1822 runs as an opening batsman prior to the start of the series. He needs 178 more runs for his 1000 runs. If he gets them, he would then become the ninth Indian opening batsman to score 2000 plus runs. Others are – SM Gavaskar {9607}, V Sehwag {8124}, G Gambhir {4119}, M Vijay {3306}, NS Sidhu {2911}, P Roy {2220}, CPS Chauhan {2069} and K Srikkanth {2062}
S Dhawan has scored nine fifties as an opening batsman prior to the start of the series. He needs one more runs fifty for his tenth fifty. If he gets them, he would then become the sixteenth Indian opening batsman to score ten or more fifties.
V Kohli has led in six tests against Sri Lanka prior to this series. Kolkata test will be his seventh test. He would then become the second most capped Indian captain against Sri Lanka. M Azharuddin has led India in eight tests against Sri Lanka.
V Kohli has led in six tests against Sri Lanka prior to this series. If he leads in all the three tests of this series, then he would own the record for the most capped Indian captain against Sri Lanka. He would go past M Azharuddin who has led India in eight tests against Sri Lanka.
V Kohli has led in six tests against Sri Lanka prior to this series. Kolkata test will be his seventh test. He would then become the fifth captain to lead in seven or most tests against Sri Lanka. Others are – Misbah-ul-Huq {13}, SP Fleming {11}, M Azharuddin {08} and SM Pollock {08}
V Kohli has led in six tests against Sri Lanka prior to this series. If he leads in all the three tests of this series, then he would become the third captain to lead a team in nine or more tests against Sri Lanka. Others are – Misbah-ul-Huq {13} and SP Fleming {11}
R Ashwin has an aggregate of 292 wickets in tests prior to the start of this series. He needs eight more wickets for his 300 wickets. If he gets them, he would then become the eighth spin bowler in the history of test cricket to capture 300 plus wickets. Others are – M Muralitharan {800}, SK Warne {708}, A Kumble {619}, Harbhajan Singh {417}, HMRKB Herath {405}, DL Vettori {362} and LR Gibbs {309}
R Ashwin has an aggregate of 292 wickets in tests prior to the start of this series. He needs eight more wickets for his 300 wickets. If he gets them, he would then become the third Indian spin bowler in the history of test cricket to capture 300 plus wickets. Others are – A Kumble {619} and Harbhajan Singh {417}
R Ashwin has an aggregate of 292 wickets in tests prior to the start of this series. He needs eight more wickets for his 300 wickets. If he gets them, he would then become the 31st bowler in the history of test cricket to capture 300 plus wickets.
R Ashwin has an aggregate of 292 wickets in tests prior to the start of this series. He needs eight more wickets for his 300 wickets. If he gets them, he would then become the fifth Indian bowler in the history of test cricket to capture 300 plus wickets. Others are – A Kumble {619}, N Kapil Dev {434}, Harbhajan Singh {417} and Z Khan {311
V Kohli has pouched 28 catches while leading India prior to the start of this series. He needs two more catches for his 30 catches. If he pouches them, then he would become the fifth Indian captain to pouch 30 plus catches. Ohters are – M Azharuddin {50}, SM Gavaskar {45}, SC Ganguly {37} and R Dravid {33}
V Kohli has pouched 57 catches as fieldsman excluding wicket keepers prior to the start of this series. He needs three more catches for his 60 catches. If he pouches then, then he would become the 12th Indian fieldsman excluding wicket keepers to pouch 60 plus catches. Others are – R Dravid {209}, VVS Laxman {135}, SR Tendulkar {115}, SM Gavaskar {108}, M Azharuddin {105}, V Sehwag {90}, DB Vengsarkar {78}, SC Ganguly {71}, N Kapil Dev {64}, GR Viswanath {63} and A Kumble {60|
AM Rahane has pouched 18 catches against Sri Lanka as a fieldsman excluding wicket keepers. He needs two more catches for his 20 catches. If he pouches them, then he would become the second Indian fieldsman excluding wicket keepers to pouch 20 plus catches against Sri Lanka. M Azharuddin is the other fieldsman to pouch 27 catches against Sri Lanka.
AM Rahane has pouched 18 catches against Sri Lanka as a fieldsman excluding wicket keepers. He needs two more catches for his 20 catches. If he pouches them, then he would become the fourth fieldsman excluding wicket keepers to pouch 20 plus catches against Sri Lanka. Others are Younis Khan {33}, M Azharuddin {27}, JH Kallis {25} and SP Fleming {23}
WP Saha has effected 13 dismissals prior to the start of this series. He needs two more dismissals for 15 dismissals. If he effects them, then he would become the third Indian wicket keeper to effect 15 or more dismissals. Others are – MS Dhoni {22} and NR Mongia {18}
India has posted nine three figure partnerships for the first wicket against Sri Lanka. One more such partnership would give India ten three figure partnership for the first wicket. If India posts one more three figure partnership, it would then become the first and the only team to post ten three figure partnerships for the first wicket against Sri Lanka.
India has posted 57 three figure partnerships for various wickets against Sri Lanka. Three more such partnership would give India 60 three figure partnerships for various wickets. If India posts three more three figure partnerships, it would become the second team to post 60 plus three figure partnerships for the various wickets against Sri Lanka. Pakistan is the other team to post 62 three figure partnerships for various wickets against Sri Lanka.
LD Chandimal has scored 2930 runs prior to the start of this series. He needs 70 more runs for his 3000 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the 13th Sri Lankan batsman to score 3000 plus test runs. The following table lists the Sri Lankan batsmen who have scored 3000 plus runs
No |
Player |
Span |
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
C |
HC |
0 |
1 |
KC Sangakkara |
2000-2015 |
134 |
233 |
17 |
12400 |
319 |
57.40 |
38 |
52 |
11 |
2 |
DPMD Jayawardene |
1997-2014 |
149 |
252 |
15 |
11814 |
374 |
49.84 |
34 |
50 |
15 |
3 |
ST Jayasuriya |
1991-2007 |
110 |
188 |
14 |
06973 |
340 |
40.07 |
14 |
31 |
15 |
4 |
PA de Silva |
1984-2002 |
093 |
159 |
11 |
06361 |
267 |
42.97 |
20 |
22 |
07 |
5 |
MS Atapattu |
1990-2007 |
090 |
156 |
15 |
05502 |
249 |
39.02 |
16 |
17 |
22 |
6 |
TM Dilshan |
1999-2013 |
087 |
145 |
11 |
05492 |
193 |
40.98 |
16 |
23 |
14 |
7 |
TT Samaraweera |
2001-2013 |
081 |
132 |
20 |
05462 |
231 |
48.76 |
14 |
30 |
11 |
8 |
A Ranatunga |
1982-2000 |
093 |
155 |
12 |
05105 |
135* |
35.69 |
04 |
38 |
12 |
9 |
AD Mathews |
2009-2017 |
069 |
122 |
17 |
04718 |
160 |
44.93 |
07 |
27 |
02 |
10 |
HP Tillakaratne |
1989-2004 |
083 |
131 |
25 |
04545 |
204* |
42.87 |
11 |
20 |
09 |
11 |
WPUJC Vaas |
1994-2009 |
111 |
162 |
35 |
03089 |
100* |
24.32 |
01 |
13 |
12 |
12 |
FDM Karunaratne |
2012-2017 |
044 |
086 |
03 |
03060 |
196 |
36.86 |
07 |
13 |
09 |
AD Mathews has scored 4718 runs prior to the start of this series. He needs 282 more runs for his 5000 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the ninth Sri Lankan batsman to score 5000 plus test runs. The following table lists the Sri Lankan batsmen who have scored 5000 plus runs
No |
Player |
Span |
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
C |
HC |
0 |
1 |
KC Sangakkara |
2000-2015 |
134 |
233 |
17 |
12400 |
319 |
57.40 |
38 |
52 |
11 |
2 |
DPMD Jayawardene |
1997-2014 |
149 |
252 |
15 |
11814 |
374 |
49.84 |
34 |
50 |
15 |
3 |
ST Jayasuriya |
1991-2007 |
110 |
188 |
14 |
06973 |
340 |
40.07 |
14 |
31 |
15 |
4 |
PA de Silva |
1984-2002 |
093 |
159 |
11 |
06361 |
267 |
42.97 |
20 |
22 |
07 |
5 |
MS Atapattu |
1990-2007 |
090 |
156 |
15 |
05502 |
249 |
39.02 |
16 |
17 |
22 |
6 |
TM Dilshan |
1999-2013 |
087 |
145 |
11 |
05492 |
193 |
40.98 |
16 |
23 |
14 |
7 |
TT Samaraweera |
2001-2013 |
081 |
132 |
20 |
05462 |
231 |
48.76 |
14 |
30 |
11 |
8 |
A Ranatunga |
1982-2000 |
093 |
155 |
12 |
05105 |
135* |
35.69 |
04 |
38 |
12 |
R Ashwin has captured 38 wickets against Sri Lanka prior to the start of this series. He needs two more wickets for his 40 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the fourth Indian bowler to captured 40 plus wickets against Sri Lanka. Others are – A Kumble {74}, Harbhajan Singh {53} and N Kapil Dev {45}
R Ashwin has captured 38 wickets against Sri Lanka prior to the start of this series. He needs two more wickets for his 40 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the fourteenth bowler to captured 40 plus wickets against Sri Lanka. The following table lists all these bowlers
No |
Player |
Team |
Mat |
Inns |
Overs |
Mdns |
Runs |
W |
5 |
10 |
1 |
A Kumble |
Ind |
18 |
28 |
862.1 |
193 |
2309 |
74 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
Saeed Ajmal |
Pak |
14 |
28 |
844.4 |
161 |
2170 |
66 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
Wasim Akram |
Pak |
19 |
32 |
545.4 |
152 |
1340 |
63 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
SK Warne |
Aus |
13 |
24 |
527.5 |
132 |
1507 |
59 |
5 |
2 |
5 |
Waqar Younis |
Pal |
13 |
22 |
360.3 |
053 |
1273 |
56 |
4 |
1 |
6 |
Harbhajan Singh |
Ind |
16 |
26 |
664.2 |
096 |
2108 |
53 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
JM Anderson |
Eng |
11 |
20 |
408.1 |
111 |
1136 |
51 |
4 |
1 |
8 |
DL Vettori |
NZl |
11 |
18 |
460.0 |
120 |
1205 |
51 |
3 |
1 |
9 |
Junaid Khan |
Pak |
13 |
25 |
488.3 |
091 |
1452 |
50 |
5 |
0 |
10 |
SM Pollock |
SAF |
13 |
24 |
413.3 |
120 |
1072 |
48 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
Imran Khan |
Pak |
10 |
14 |
298.0 |
076 |
673 |
46 |
3 |
1 |
12 |
N Kapil Dev |
Ind |
14 |
26 |
452.3 |
128 |
1195 |
45 |
1 |
0 |
13 |
Yasir Shah |
Pak |
05 |
10 |
328.2 |
055 |
866 |
40 |
5 |
0 |
R Ashwin has bowled 47 maiden overs against Sri Lanka prior to the start of this series. He needs to bowl three such overs for his 50 maiden overs. If he bowles them, then he would become the tenth Indian bowler to bowl 50 maiden overs Sri Lanka. The following table lists all these bowlers
No |
Player |
Mat |
Inns |
Overs |
Mdns |
Runs |
W |
1 |
A Kumble |
18 |
28 |
862.1 |
193 |
2309 |
74 |
2 |
N Kapil Dev |
14 |
26 |
452.3 |
128 |
1195 |
45 |
3 |
RK Chauhan |
10 |
14 |
358.0 |
108 |
818 |
23 |
4 |
Harbhajan Singh |
16 |
26 |
664.2 |
096 |
2108 |
53 |
5 |
SLV Raju |
5 |
10 |
212.1 |
081 |
386 |
26 |
6 |
Maninder Singh |
5 |
8 |
190.2 |
060 |
491 |
24 |
7 |
PP Ojha |
5 |
10 |
249.1 |
052 |
773 |
17 |
8 |
M Prabhakar |
7 |
13 |
181.3 |
051 |
492 |
24 |
9 |
I Sharma |
10 |
17 |
293.3 |
050 |
1082 |
28 |
L Chandimal would become the sixth Sri Lankan captain to lead Sri Lanka against India in India. Others are – A Ranatunga {07}, MS Atapattu {03}, LRD Mendis {03}, KC Sangakkara {03} and B Warnapura {01}.
V Kohli, M Azharuddin and MS Dhoni have scored two centuries against Sri Lanka while leading India, while SR Tendulkar has scored three. If V Kohli scores one more century in the ensuing series, he would then share the record for most centuries by an Indian captain against Sri Lanka with SR Tendulkar. Two centuries for V Kohli would earn him the record of most centuries by an Indian captain against Sri Lanka.
S Dhawan has scored three centuries against Sri Lanka as an opening batsman. One more century would fetch him his fourth century. If he gets it, then he would become the third Indian opening batsman to score four or more centuries against Sri Lanka. Others are V Sehwag {05} and NS Sidhu {04}
CA Pujarna and S Dhawan have scored three centuries against Sri Lanka prior to the start of this series. One more century would fetch them their fourth century. If they get it, then they would become fifth and sixth Indian batsman to score four or more centuries against Sri Lanka. Others are – SR Tendulkar {09}, M Azharuddin {05}, V Sehwag {05} and NS Sidhu {04}
S Dhawan has scored three centuries against Sri Lanka as an opening batsman. One more century would fetch him his fourth century. If he gets it, then he would become the third opening batsman to score four or more centuries against Sri Lanka. Others are V Sehwag {05} and NS Sidhu {04}. He would go past A Cook, ML Hayden, ME Trescothick who have scored three centuries against Sri Lanka as opening batsmen.
India and Pakistan share the record for most tests win against Sri Lanka. Both have won 19 tests. One more test win for India, would earn it the record of most test wins with 20 wins.