CA Pujara has an aggregate of 5903 runs prior to the start of the Sydney Test. He requires 97 more runs for his 6000 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the eleventh Indian batsman to total 6000 plus runs in tests.  The following table lists them.

No	Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave
1	SR Tendulkar	200	329	33	15921	248*	53.78
2	R Dravid	163	284	32	13265	270	52.63
3	SM Gavaskar	125	214	16	10122	236*	51.12
4	VVS Laxman	134	225	34	08781	281	45.97
5	V Sehwag	103	178	06	08503	319	49.43
6	V Kohli	087	147	10	07318	254*	53.41
7	SC Ganguly	113	188	17	07212	239	42.17
8	DB Vengsarkar	116	185	22	06868	166	42.13
9	M Azharuddin	099	147	09	06215	199	45.03
10	GR Viswanath	091	155	10	06080	222	41.93
11	CA Pujara	079	132	08	05903	206*	47.60

RR Pant has effected 24 dismissals against Australia prior to the start of the Sydney Test. He needs one more dismissal which would fetch him 25 dismissals. If he effects it, he would then become the third Indian wicket keeper to effect 25 plus dismissals against Australia. Others are – MS Dhoni {71} and SMH Kirmani {41}

RR Pant has effected 24 dismissals against Australia in Australia prior to the start of the Sydney Test. He needs one more dismissal which would fetch him 25 dismissals. If he effects it, he would then become the third Indian wicket keeper to effect 25 plus dismissals against Australia in Australia. Others are – MS Dhoni {35} and SMH Kirmani {27}

RR Pant has effected 58 dismissals on away soil prior to the start of the Sydney Test. He needs two more dismissals which would fetch him 60 dismissals. If he effects it, he would then become the fourth Indian wicket keeper to effect 60 plus dismissals on away soil. Others are – MS Dhoni {167}, SMH Kirmani {90} and KS More {81}

RR Pant has pouched 58 catches on away soil prior to the start of the Sydney Test. He needs two more catches which would fetch him 60 catches. If he catches them, he would then become the fourth Indian wicket keeper to pouch 60 plus catches on away soil. Others are – MS Dhoni {154}, KS More {77} and SMH Kirmani {71}

RA Jadeja has an aggregate of 1926 runs prior to the start of the Sydney Test. He requires 74 more runs for his 2000 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the 41sr Indian batsman to total 2000 plus runs in tests.  RA Jadeja has already taken 216 wickets in tests. If he scores 2000 runs, then he would become the fifth Indian all rounder to score 2000 runs and capture 200 plus wickets.

No	Player	Mat	Runs	Wkts
1	A Kumble	132	2506	619
2	N Kapil Dev	131	5248	434
3	Harbhajan Singh	103	2224	417
4	R Ashwin	073	2418	375
5	RA Jadeja	050	1926	216

If he scores 74 runs, then he would become the 21^st all rounder in the history of test cricket to score 2000 plus runs and capture 200 plus wickets. The following table lists all the 21 cricketers.

No	Player	Team	Mat	Runs	Wkts
1	SK Warne	Aus	145	3154	708
2	A Kumble	Ind	132	2506	619
3	SCJ Broad	Eng	143	3335	514
4	N Kapil Dev	Ind	131	5248	434
5	RJ Hadlee	NZl	086	3124	431
6	SM Pollock	SAF	108	3781	421
7	Harbhajan Singh	Ind	103	2224	417
8	Wasim Akram	Pak	104	2898	414
9	IT Botham	Eng	102	5200	383
10	R Ashwin	Ind	073	2418	375
11	Imran Khan	Pak	088	3807	362
12	DL Vettori	NZl	113	4531	362
13	WPUJC Vaas	Srl	111	3089	355
14	MG Johnson	Aus	073	2065	313
15	JH Kallis	SAF	166	13289	292
16	R Benaud	Aus	063	2201	248
17	GS Sobers	Win	093	8032	235
18	A Flintoff	Eng	079	3845	226
19	CL Cairns	NZl	062	3320	218
20	RA Jadeja	Ind	050	1926	216
21	Shakib Al Hasan	Ban	056	3862	210

NM Lyon has an aggregate of 195 wickets on home soil prior to the start of the Sydney Test. He requires five more wickets for his 200 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the fourth Australian bowler to capture 200 test wickets on home soil. Others are – SK Warne {319}, GD McGrath {289} and DK Lillee {231}.

NM Lyon has an aggregate of 195 wickets on home soil prior to the start of the Sydney Test. He requires five more wickets for his 200 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the 20^th bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 200 test wickets on home soil.

NM Lyon has an aggregate of 89 wickets against India prior to the start of the Sydney Test. He requires one more runs for his 90 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the first Australian bowler to capture 90 test wickets against India.

R Ashwin has an aggregate of 87 wickets against Australia prior to the start of the Sydney Test. He requires three more runs for his 90 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the third Indian bowler to capture 90 plus test wickets against Australia. Others are – A Kumble {111} and Harbhajan Singh {95}.

R Ashwin has an aggregate of 37 wickets against Australia in Australia prior to the start of the Sydney Test. He requires three more runs for his 40 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the third Indian bowler to capture 40 plus test wickets against Australia in Australia. Others are – N Kapil Dev {51} and A Kumble {49}.

NM Lyon has pouched 49 catches prior to the start of the Sydney Test. He requires one more catch for his 50 catches. If he catches it, then he would become the 21^st Australian fieldsman, other than the wicket keepers to catch 50 plus catches.

SPD Smith has pouched 119 catches prior to the start of the Sydney Test. He requires one more catch for his 120 catches. If he catches it, then he would become the ninth Australian fieldsman, other than the wicket keepers to catch 120 plus catches.

SPD Smith has pouched 18 catches against India prior to the start of the Sydney Test. He requires two more catches for his 20 catches. If he catches it, then he would become the seventh Australian fieldsman, other than the wicket keepers to catch 20 plus catches against India. Others are – RT Ponting {36}, MJ Clarke {29}, ME Waugh {29}, ML Hayden {23}, RB Simpson {21} and MEK Hussey {20}

TM Paine has effected 27 dismissals against India prior to the start of the Sydney Test. He requires three more dismissals for his 30 dismissals. If he effected them, then he would become the third Australian wicket keeper to catch 30 plus dismissals against India. Others are – AC Gilchrist {46} and BJ Haddin {40}

SPD Smith has a run aggregate of 1439 runs against India prior to the start of the Sydney Test. He requires 61 more runs for his 1500 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the fifth Australian batsman to score 1500 plus runs against India. Others are – RT Ponting {2555}, MJ Clarke {2049}, ML Hayden {1888} and AR Border {1567}.

DA Warner has a run aggregate of 4484 runs on home soil prior to the start of the Sydney Test. He requires 16 more runs for his 4500 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the eighth Australian batsman to score 4500 plus runs on home soil. The following table lists all the eight batsmen.

No	Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS
1	RT Ponting	92	154	21	7578	257
2	AR Border	86	145	20	5743	205
3	SR Waugh	89	140	20	5710	170
4	ML Hayden	56	098	08	5210	380
5	MJ Clarke	53	086	11	4654	329*
6	DC Boon	60	108	10	4541	200
7	GS Chappell	55	096	13	4515	204
8	DA Warner	43	075	07	4484	335*

DA Warner has a run aggregate of 4473 runs as an opening batsman on home soil prior to the start of the Sydney Test. He requires 27 more runs for his 4500 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the second Australian opening batsman to score 4500 plus runs on home soil after ML Hayden. ML Hayden has an aggregate of 5210 runs.

DA Warner has a run aggregate of 4473 runs as a left hand opening batsman on home soil prior to the start of the Sydney Test. He requires 27 more runs for his 4500 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the second Australian left hand opening batsman to score 4500 plus runs on home soil after ML Hayden. ML Hayden has an aggregate of 5210 runs.

DA Warner has a run aggregate of 4484 runs as a left hand batsman on home soil prior to the start of the Sydney Test. He requires 16 more runs for his 4500 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the third Australian left hand batsman to score 4500 plus runs on home soil. The following table lists all the three batsmen.

No	Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS
1	AR Border	86	145	20	5743	205
2	ML Hayden	56	098	08	5210	380
3	DA Warner	43	075	07	4484	335*

AM Rahane has a run aggregate of 2891 runs on away soil prior to the start of the Sydney Test. He requires 109 more runs for his 3000 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the tenth Indian batsman to score 3000 plus runs on away soil. The following table lists all the ten batsmen.

No	Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS
1	SR Tendulkar	106	176	17	8705	248*
2	R Dravid	093	164	21	7667	270
3	SM Gavaskar	060	106	09	5055	221
4	VVS Laxman	077	134	16	5014	178
5	SC Ganguly	063	104	07	4032	147
6	V Sehwag	051	089	03	3847	309
7	V Kohli	048	087	02	3760	200
8	DB Vengsarkar	062	105	09	3143	157
9	M Amarnath	037	063	05	3008	138
10	AM Rahane	040	071	08	2891	147

AM Rahane has a run aggregate of 797 runs against Australia on away soil prior to the start of the Sydney Test. He requires three more runs for his 800 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the seventh Indian batsman to score 3000 plus runs on away soil against Australia. Others are – SR Tendulkar {1809}, V Kohli {1352}, VVS Laxman {1236}, R Dravid {1143}, V Sehwag {948} and SM Gavaskar {920}.

AM Rahane has scored 23 fifties on away soil prior to the start of the Sydney Test. He requires two more fifties for his 25 fifties. If he scores them, then he would become the eighth Indian batsman to score 25 plus fifties on away soil. The following table lists these eight batsmen.

No	Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	C	HC	50+
1	SR Tendulkar	106	176	17	8705	29	36	65
2	R Dravid	093	164	21	7667	21	36	57
3	VVS Laxman	077	134	16	5014	09	32	41
4	SM Gavaskar	060	106	09	5055	18	22	40
5	SC Ganguly	063	104	07	4032	08	22	30
6	V Kohli	048	087	02	3760	14	13	27
7	M Amarnath	037	063	05	3008	09	17	26
8	AM Rahane	040	071	08	2891	08	15	23

AM Rahane has pouched 47 catches on away soil prior to the start of the Sydney Test. He requires three more catches for his 50 catches. If he pouches them, then he would become the sixth Indian fieldsman other than the wicket keepers to pouch 50 plus catches on away soil. Others are – R Dravid {111}, VVS Laxman {74}, SR Tendulkar {68}, SM Gavaskar {57} and M Azharuddin {53}

AM Rahane has pouched 17 catches against Australia prior to the start of the Sydney Test. He requires three more catches for his 20 catches. If he pouches them, then he would become the sixth Indian fieldsman other than the wicket keepers to pouch 20 plus catches against Australia. Others are – R Dravid {46}, VVS Laxman {36}, SR Tendulkar {23}, V Sehwag {22} and V Kohli {20}