SR Tendulkar with 19 test appearances against Sri Lanka prior to the start of the test series require one more appearance to equal the series record of 20 appearances held by A Ranatunga of Sri Lanka. The first test at Ahmedabad would give SR Tendulkar his 20^th appearance against Sri Lanka. SR Tendulkar would become the first Indian cricketer to play 20 tests against Sri Lanka.

R Dravid would be playing his 15^th test against Sri Lanka and would join the select band cricketers who have played 15 or more tests in India-Sri Lanka test series – A Ranatunga of Sri Lanka {20}, PA de Silva of Sri Lanka {19}, SR Tendulkar of India {19}, A Kumble of India {18}, M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka {18} and M Azharuddin of India {17}

R Dravid with 980 runs prior to the start of the series, require 20 more runs for his 1000 runs aggregate against Sri Lanka. If he gets there, he would join the following batsmen who have scored 1000 plus runs in India-Sri Lanka test series. Dravid would become the fourth Indian batsman to aggregate 1000 plus runs against Sri Lanka

No	Batsmen	Team	M	Rruns	HS	Ave
1	SR Tendulkar	Ind	19	1408	148	56.32
2	M Azharuddin	Ind	17	1215	199	55.22
3	SC Ganguly	Ind	14	1064	173	46.26
1	PA de Silva	Srl	19	1252	148	41.73
2	M Jayawardene	Srl	12	1161	242	68.29

SR Tendulkar with 1408 runs to his credit prior to the start of the series require 92 runs for his 1500 runs aggregate against Sri Lanka. If he gets there, he would earn the distinction of not only becoming the first batsman to aggregate 1500 runs in India-Sri Lanka test series, but also the first Indian batsman to aggregate 1500 runs against Sri Lanka.

M Jayawardene with 1161 runs to his credit prior to the start of the series require 92 runs to surpass PA de Silva’s run aggregate of 1252 runs against India, which is now the highest aggregate of runs by a Sri Lankan batsman against India. If M Jayawardene gets there he would wrest the record from PA de Silva.

SR Tendulkar has scored ten fifties {07 C plus 03 HC} and require one more fifty to equal the series record of 11 fifties held by M Jayawardene {04 C plus 05 HC}

R Dravid with nine fifties to his credit {01 C plus 08 HC} require one more fifty for his tenth fifty and would become the third batsman after M Jayawardene and SR Tendulkar who have scored ten or more fifties.

M Jayawardene require one more half century to take his tally of half centuries against India to eight which would put him on par with R Dravid who also has eight half centuries to his credit. R Dravid’s eight half centuries is a series record for most half centuries.

It is interesting to note that SR Tendulkar is yet to score a zero against Sri Lanka in a test innings. He has played 19 tests and 27 innings against Sri Lanka prior to the start of the series.

M Jayawardene require one more hundred to take his tally of hundreds against India to five. If he gets there, he would be on par with PA de Silva who has scored five hundreds against India which is a record for most hundreds by a Sri Lankan batsman against India.

SR Tendulkar has scored seven hundreds against Sri Lanka prior to the start of the series. One more hundred would give him his eighth hundred against Sri Lanka. He has already scored ten hundreds against Australia. His eighth hundred against Sri Lanka would make him the second Indian batsman to score eight or more hundreds against two specific oppositions. The other batsman is SM Gavaskar who has scored 13 hundreds against West Indies and 08 hundreds against Australia.

SR Tendulkar would also become the fifth batsman in the world to score eight or more hundreds against two specific oppositions. The other four are GS Sobers of West Indies, IVA Richards of West Indies, RT Ponting of Australia and SM Gavaskar of India

No	Batsmen	Team	Opp	100s
1	GSSobers	Win	Eng	10
2	GSSobers	Win	Ind	8
1	IVARichards	Win	Eng	8
2	IVARichards	Win	Ind	8
1	RTPonting	Aus	Eng	8
2	RTPonting	Aus	SAF	8
1	SMGavaskar	Ind	Win	13
2	SMGavaskar	Ind	Aus	8
1	SRTendulkar	Ind	Aus	10
2	SRTendulkar	Ind	Srl	7

SR Tendulkar has an aggregate of 4999 runs while batting at number four on home soil. He requires just one run for an aggregate of 5000 runs. He would become the first batsman to aggregate 5000 runs on home soil while batting at number four.

SR Tendulkar has played 159 tests prior to the start of this series. Ahmedabad test would give him 160 test appearances. He would become the second cricketer in the annals of test cricket to play 160 plus tests after SR Waugh of Australia who has 168 test appearances to his credit.

R Dravid has scored 64 fifties while batting at number three in a test innings. Two more fifties would take his tally of fifties to 66 which would put him on par with RT Ponting who has 66 fifites while batting at number three.

Ahmedabad Test would be the 70^th test at home for SR Tendulkar. He would become the first Indian cricketer to play 70 tests at home. Others who have played 70 plus tests at home are – SR Waugh of Australia {89}, AR Border of Australia {86}, GA Gooch of England {74}, AJ Stewart of England {74}, RT Ponting of Australia {73}, M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka {72} and JH Kallis of South Africa {72}. Thus SR Tendulkar would become the eighth cricketer in the annals of test cricket to appear in 70 plus tests at home.

M Muralitharan has an aggregate of 298 wickets on away soil and require two more wickets for his 300 away wickets. If he gets there, he would become the second bowler in the world to aggregate 300 wickets on away soil after SK Warne of Australia who has 362 away wickets to his credit.

M Muralitharan has an aggregate of 88 wickets against India prior to the start of the series and require two more wickets for his 90 wickets. If he gets there, he would become the second bowler to capture 90 plus wickets against India, the first bowler being Imran Khan of Pakistan who has an aggregate of 94 wickets to his credit.

M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka, IT Botham of England, Imran Khan of Pakistan and MD Marshall of West Indies are the four bowlers who have captured five or more wickets on six occasions against India. One more five wicket haul of M Muralitharan in the ensuing series would give him the seventh five wickets haul in an innings against India and with it the record for most five wicket hauls in an innings against India.

AV Bedser of England, RJ Hadlee of New Zealand, Imran Khan of Pakistan, GD McKenzie of Australia, M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka and Saqlain Mushtaq of Pakistan are six bowlers who have captured ten or more wickets in a match against India on two occasions. One more ten wicket haul for Muralitharan in the ensuing series would give him the third ten wicket haul in a match against India and with it the record for most ten wicket hauls in a match against India.

Two more wickets for M Muralitharan would give him 90 wickets against India. He has already captured 112 wickets against England and 104 wickets against South Africa. 90 wickets against India would give him 90 plus wickets against three specific oppositions. He would become the second bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 90 plus wickets against three or more specific oppositions, after SK Warne of Australia who has captured 90 plus wickets against four specific oppositions viz., vs England {195}, vs New Zealand {103}, vs Pakistan {90} and vs South Africa {130}.

SR Tendulkar-R Dravid, CG Greenidge-DL Haynes and ML Hayden-RT Ponting share 16 three figure partnerships, which is a record for most partnerships between two batsmen in the annals of test cricket. One more three figure partnership between SR Tendulkar and R Dravid would give the pair the 17 three figure partnership and with it the world record for most partnerships between two batsmen.

Indian batsmen have posted 198 fifty plus runs partnerships for the first wicket against various oppositions {66 three figure partnerships plus 132 half century partnerships}. Two more fifty plus partnerships would give India 200 fifty plus partnerships for the first wicket.

SR Tendulkar-R Dravid has an aggregate of 5507 runs in 111 partnerships. They need 493 runs to complete 6000 runs. If they get there, they would become the third pair of batsmen in the annals of test cricket to aggregate 6000 plus runs. Other pairs are CG Greenidge-DL Haynes of West Indies {6482 runs} and ML Haydne-J Langer of Australia {6081}

R Dravid has pouched nine catches against Sri Lanka and require one more catch to take his tally to ten catches. He would become the third Indian fieldsman to pouch ten or more catches against Sri Lanka. Other two are M Azharuddin {27} and A Kumble {13}. SR Tendulkar with eight catches against Sri Lanka prior to the start of the series, requires two more catches for his ten catches.

R Dravid has a tally of 88 catches on home soil. He requires two more catches for 90 catches on home soil. If he gets there, he would become the sixth fieldsman in the annals of test cricket to pouch 90 plus catches on home soil. Others are MA Taylor of Australia {97}, SP Fleming of New Zealand {94}, BC Lara of West Indies {94}, DPMD Jayawardene {92}, JH Kallis of South Africa {91}

R Dravid, if he gets to 90 catches, he would go past the 89 catches record on home soil held by RT Ponting and ME Waugh {both Australians}

DPMD Jayawardene has a tally of 12 catches against India and would require five more catches to become the Sri Lankan fieldsman with most catches against India. The present record is 16 catches and is credited to HP Tilakaratne.

M Muralitharan require two more catches to join HP Tilakaratne {16}. DPMD Jayawardene {12} and MS Atapattu {10} who have a tally of ten or more catches against India.