FDM Karunaratne has an aggregate of 949 runs and CA Pujara has an aggregate of 922 runs in 2017 and requires 51 and 78 more runs  for their  1000 runs. If they score these, then they would become the second and third batsman to score 1000 plus runs in 2017. D Elgar of South Africa has scored 1097 runs

 

V Kohli has an aggregate of 2664 runs while leading India in tests. He needs 336 more runs for his 3000 runs. If he  socres 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 eleven centuries while leading India in tests. He needs one more century which would fetch him twleve centuries. If he gets them, then he would own the record for most centuries by an Indian captain. He would go past SM Gavaskar who has scored eleven centuries while leading India.

 

V Kohli has led in seven tests against Sri Lanka prior to the start of this test..Nagpur test will be his eighth test. He would then share record for most caps by an Indian captain against Sri Lanka with M Azharuddin. 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 seven tests against Sri Lanka prior to the start of this test.  Nagpur test will be his eighth test. He would then become the fifth captain to lead in eight 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 the start of this test.  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 31^st 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 59 catches as fieldsman excluding wicket keepers prior to the start of this test. He needs one more catch for his 60 catches. If he pouches then, then he would become the 12^th 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 19 catches against Sri Lanka as a fieldsman excluding wicket keepers. He needs one 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 19 catches against Sri Lanka as a fieldsman excluding wicket keepers. He needs one more catche 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 16 dismissals against Sri Lanka prior to the start of this test. He needs two more dismissals for 18 dismissals. If he effects them, then he would become the third Indian wicket keeper to effect 18 or more dismissals against Sri Lanka. Others are – MS Dhoni {22} and NR Mongia {18}

 

India has posted 58 three figure partnerships for various wickets against Sri Lanka. Two 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 2978 runs prior to the start of this test. He needs 22 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	070	124	17	04782	160	44.69	07	28	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  4782 runs prior to the start of this test. He needs 218 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 test. 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 test. 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 49 maiden overs against Sri Lanka prior to the start of this test. He needs to bowl one more such overs for his 50 maiden overs.  If he bowls 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

 

V Kohli, and SR Tendulkar have three centuries against Sri Lanka while  leading India prior to  the start  of this test. One more century for V Kohli would fetch him  his fourth century and  with it he would own the  record for most centuries by an Indian captain against Sri Lanka.

 

CA Pujara and V Kohli have scored three centuries against Sri Lanka prior to the start of this test. One more century for these two batsman  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}

 

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.

 

V Kohli has an aggregate of 498 runs against Sri Lanka. He needs two more runs for his 500 runs. If he gets it, he would then become the 14^th Indian batsmen to total 500 plus runs against Sri Lanka.