V Kohli would become the seventh Indian captain to lead India against South Africa, while HM Amla would become the fifth South African captain to lead South Africa against India. Thus both the teams will be playing under new captains.
AB de Villiers has played 98 tests prior to the start of this series. Second test at Bangalore would be his 100th test. He would then become the 63rd cricketer to play 100 plus tests in the annals of test cricket. He would also become the seventh South African cricketer to play 100 plus tests. Others are JH Kallis {165}, MV Boucher {146}, GC Smith {116}, SM Pollock {108}, G Kirsten {101} and M Ntini {101}
AB de Villiers has an aggregate of 865 runs against India prior to the start of the series. He requires 135 more runs for his 1000 runs. If he gets them, he would then become the third South African batsman to total 1000 plus runs against India. Others are JH Kallis {1734} and HM Amla {1207}. He would also become the sixth batsman to total 1000 plus runs in India-South Africa test series.
HM Amla has scored 142 boundary fours against India. He needs eight more boundary fours for his 150 boundary fours. If he gets them, he would then become the second South African batsman to score 150 plus boundary fours against India after JH Kallis. JH Kallis has scored 173 boundary fours.
AB de Villiers has scored eight boundary sixes against India prior to the start of the series. He needs two more boundary sixes for his ten boundary sixes. If he scores them, then he would become the second South African batsman to score ten or more boundary sixes against India after JH Kallis. JH Kallis has scored eleven boundary sixes
AB de Villiers has scored eight boundary sixes against India prior to the start of the series. He needs four more boundary sixes for his twelve boundary sixes. If he scores them, then he would own the record of most boundary sixes by South African batsman against India. He would go part JH Kallis has scored eleven boundary sixes on his way to own the record
AB de Villiers has scored ninety boundary fours against India prior to the start of the series. He needs ten more boundary fours for his 100 boundary fours. If he scores them, then he would become the fourth South African batsman to score 100 or more boundary fours against India. Others are JH Kallis {173}, HM Amla {142} and GC Smith {142}.
HM Amla has scored nine fifties against India prior to the start of the series. He needs one more fifty for his tenth fifty. If he gets them, he would then become the second South African batsman to score ten or more fifties against India after JH Kallis. JH Kallis has scored twelve fifties.
HM Amla has scored nine fifties against India prior to the start of the series. He needs one more fifty for his tenth fifty. If he gets them, he would then become the third batsman to score ten or more fifties in India-South Africa test series after JH Kallis and SR Tendulkar. JH Kallis and SR Tendulkar have scored twelve fifties
HM Amla has scored five centuries against India prior to the start of the series. He needs two more centuries to share the record of most centuries scored by a South African batsman against India which is held by JH Kallis. JH Kallis has scored seven centuries against India.
HM Amla has scored two centuries against India prior to the start of the series. He needs two more centuries to share the record of most centuries scored by a batsman in India-South Africa test series which is held by JH Kallis and SR Tendulkar. JH Kallis and SR Tendulkar have scored seven centuries
HM Amla has scored four half centuries against India prior to the start of the series. He needs one more half century for his fifth half century. If he gets it, he would then become the fifth South African batsman to score five or more half centuries against India. Others are – GC Smith {08}, AC Hudson {06}, MV Boucher {05} and JH Kallis {05}
DJ Vilas is expected to don the gloves in this series for South Africa. If he does so at Mohali, he would then become the fourth South African wicket keeper to keep wickets against India. Others are DJ Richardson, MV Boucher and TL Tsolekele.
WP Saha is expected to don the gloves in this series for India. If he does so at Mohali, then he would become the sixth Indian wicket keeper to keep wickets against South Africa. Others are – KS More, NR Mongia, D Dasgupta and KD Karthik
Thus this series will be played with new captains and new wicket keepers for both the teams when India and South Africa meet each other. For India – V Kohli is the captain and WP Saha is the wicket keeper and for South Africa – HM Amla is the captain and DJ Vilas is the wicket keeper
AB de Villiers has an aggregate of 7606 runs prior to the start of this series. He needs 394 runs for his 8000 runs. If gets it, he would then become the third South African batsman to score 8000 plus runs. Others are – JH Kallis {13206} and GC Smith {6253}
HM Amla has scored 23 centuries prior to the start of this series. He needs two more centuries for his 25 centuries. If he scores, he would then become the third South African batsman to score 25 or more centuries. Others are – JH Kallis {45} and GC Smith {27}
AB de Villiers has scored 57 fifties prior to the start of this series. He needs three more fifties for his sixty fifties. If hs gets them, he would he would then become the third South African batsman to score 60 or more fifties. Others are – JH Kallis {103} and GC Smith {65}
AB de Villiers has scored 38 half centuries prior to the start of this series. He needs four more half centuries for his forty half centuries. If he gets them, he would he would then become the second South African batsman to score 40 or more half centuries after JH Kallis. JH Kallis has scored 58 half centuries.
HM Amla has scored 19 fifties on away soil prior to the start of this series. He needs one more fifty for his 20th fifty. If he gets it, he would then become the sixth South African batsman to score 20 or more fifties. Others are – JH Kallis {43}, GC Smith {34}, G Kirsten {31}, AB de Villiers {22} and HH Gibbs {21}.
M Morkel has taken 36 wickets against India prior to the start of this series. He needs four more wickets for his 40 wickets. If he gets them, he would then become the fourth South African bowler to capture 40 plus wickets against India. Others are – DW Steyn {63}, AA Donald {57} and SM Pollock {52}.
DW Steyn has captured five five wickets innings haul against India prior to the start of this series. One more such haul would be his sixth five wicket innings haul which would make him to become the fourth bowler to take six five wickets innings haul against India. Others are IT Botham, Imran Khan and MD Marshall
DW Steyn has captured five five wickets innings haul against India prior to the start of this series. Two more such hauls would fetch him his seventh five wicket innings haul which would make him to share the most five wicket innings hauls against India with Muralidharan. M Muralidharan has seven five wicket innings hauls against India.
DW Steyn has captured five five wickets innings haul against India prior to the start of this series. Two more such hauls would fetch him his seventh five wicket innings haul which would make him to own the record for most five wicket innings hauls against India by a pace bowler.
Indian batsmen have posted 22 three figure partnerships against South Africa. There more such stands would give India 25 three figure partnerships.