400 plus runs first innings lead in tests
India took the first innings lead of 413 runs against Sri Lanka in the second test at Kanpur providing the 25th occasion of a team taking the first innings lead of 400 plus runs in the annals of test cricket
| No | Team | Score | Lead | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Aus | 201 | -702 | v Eng | The Oval | Aug 1938 |
| 2 | NZl | 73 | -570 | v Pak | Lahore | May 2002 |
| 3 | Win | 286 | -563 | v Eng | Kingston | Apr 1930 |
| 4 | Eng | 141 | -504 | v Aus | Brisbane | Nov 1946 |
| 5 | Zim | 239 | -496 | v Aus | Perth | Oct 2003 |
| 6 | Pak | 110/1 | -496 | v Srl | Lahore | Mar 2009 |
| 7 | SAF | 159 | -493 | v Aus | Jo’burg | Feb 2002 |
| 8 | Ban | 118 | -492 | v Ind | Mirpur | May 2007 |
| 9 | Ind | 124 | -490 | v Win | Kolkata | Dec 1958 |
| 10 | Eng | 232 | -476 | v Pak | The Oval | Aug 1987 |
| 11 | Pak | 106 | -473 | v Win | Bridgetown | Jan 1958 |
| 11 | Eng | 285 | -466 | v Win | St John’s | Apr 2004 |
| 13 | Aus | 157 | -465 | v SAF | Durban | Feb 1970 |
| 14 | Eng | 200 | -453 | v Aus | Leeds | Jul 1993 |
| 15 | Eng | 157 | -445 | v Aus | Brisbane | Nov 2006 |
| 16 | NZl | 216 | -444 | v Win | Wellington | Feb 1995 |
| 17 | Eng | 205 | -427 | v Aus | Lord’s | Jun 1993 |
| 18 | Win | 146 | -424 | v Eng | Leeds | May 2007 |
| 19 | Eng | 233 | -419 | v Win | Lord’s | Aug 1973 |
| 20 | Eng | 81 | -418 | v Srl | Galle | Dec 2007 |
| 21 | Srl | 229 | -413 | v Ind | Kanpur | Nov 2009 |
| 22 | Eng | 190 | -411 | v Aus | Brisbane | Nov 1954 |
| 23 | SAF | 30 | -408 | v Eng | Birmingham | Jun 1924 |
| 24 | Zim | 184 | -402 | v Srl | Col-SSC | Dec 2001 |
| 25 | SAF | 154 | -400 | v Aus | Sydney | Jan 2002 |
India has taken the first innings lead of 400 plus runs on two occasions which are furnished in the following table
| No | Team | Score | Lead | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Ban | 118 | -492 | v Ind | Mirpur | May 2007 |
| 2 | Srl | 229 | -413 | v Ind | Kanpur | Nov 2009 |