Indian opening batsmen dismissed for an “unlucky thirteen” in an innings in the annals of Test cricket.

Indian opening batsmen dismissed for an “unlucky thirteen” in an innings in the annals of Test cricket.

KL Rahul of India was dismissed for 13 in India’s first innings in the ongoing second test at Kingston to provide the 35th occasion of an Indian opening batsman dismissed for an “unlucky thirteen” in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below. KL Rahul became the first Indian batsman to be dismissed for 13 in a test innings against West Indies

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 JG Navle 13 4 v England Lord’s 25 Jun 1932
2 JG Navle 13 1 v England Mumbai 15 Dec 1933
3 Dilawar Hussain 13 2 v England Chennai 10 Feb 1934
4 S Mushtaq Ali 13 1 v England Manchester 25 Jul 1936
5 Amir Elahi 13 3 v Australia Sydney 12 Dec 1947
6 MH Mankad 13 4 v Australia Melbourne 01 Jan 1948
7 P Roy 13 1 v Australia Chennai 19 Oct 1956
8 P Roy 13 2 v Australia Kolkata 2 Nov 1956
9 SM Gavaskar 13 2 v England The Oval 30 Aug 1979
10 CPS Chauhan 13 2 v Pakistan Bengaluru 21 Nov 1979
11 K Srikkanth 13 3 v England Mumbai 27 Nov 1981
12 SM Gavaskar 13 2 v Pakistan Lahore 23 Jan 1983
13 SM Gavaskar 13 1 v England Kolkata 31 Dec 1984
14 K Srikkanth 13 3 v Pakistan Faisalabad 23 Nov 1989
15 NS Sidhu 13 2 v England Manchester 09 Aug 1990
16 K Srikkanth 13 1 v Australia Brisbane 29 Nov 1991
17 NS Sidhu 13 1 v England Kolkata 29 Jan 1993
18 M Prabhakar 13 4 v England Kolkata 29 Jan 1993
19 V Rathour 13 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 16 Jan 1997
20 NS Sidhu 13 4 v New Zealand Hamilton 02 Jan 1999
21 W Jaffer 13 1 v South Africa Bengaluru 02 Mar 2000
22 S Ramesh 13 2 v Zimbabwe Delhi 18 Nov 2000
23 D Dasgupta 13 2 v South Africa Port Elizabeth 16 Nov 2001
24 SS Das 13 2 v Zimbabwe Delhi 28 Feb 2002
25 V Sehwag 13 2 v Bangladesh Dhaka 10 Dec 2004
26 V Sehwag 13 3 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 23 Jul 2008
27 V Sehwag 13 2 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 2011
28 R Dravid 13 3 v England The Oval 18 Aug 2011
29 G Gambhir 13 4 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2011
30 S Dhawan 13 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
31 M Vijay 13 4 v New Zealand Auckland 06 Feb 2014
32 M Vijay 13 4 v South Africa Cape Town 05 Jan 2018
33 S Dhawan 13 4 v England Birmingham 01 Aug 2018
34 GH Vihari 13 3 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018
35 KL Rahul 13 1 v West Indies Kingston 30 Aug 2019

The following Indian opening batsmen have been dismissed for “thirteen” on two or more occasions. K Srikkanth, NS Sidhu, SM Gavaskar and V Sehwag have been dismissed for thirteen on three occasions, while M Vijay, P Roy and S Dhavan have been dismissed on two occasions

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 K Srikkanth 13 3 v England Mumbai 27 Nov 1981
2 K Srikkanth 13 3 v Pakistan Faisalabad 23 Nov 1989
3 K Srikkanth 13 1 v Australia Brisbane 29 Nov 1991
             
1 NS Sidhu 13 2 v England Manchester 09 Aug 1990
2 NS Sidhu 13 1 v England Kolkata 29 Jan 1993
3 NS Sidhu 13 4 v New Zealand Hamilton 02 Jan 1999
             
1 SM Gavaskar 13 2 v England The Oval 30 Aug 1979
2 SM Gavaskar 13 2 v Pakistan Lahore 23 Jan 1983
3 SM Gavaskar 13 1 v England Kolkata 31 Dec 1984
             
1 V Sehwag 13 2 v Bangladesh Dhaka 10 Dec 2004
2 V Sehwag 13 3 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 23 Jul 2008
3 V Sehwag 13 2 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 2011
             
1 M Vijay 13 4 v New Zealand Auckland 06 Feb 2014
2 M Vijay 13 4 v South Africa Cape Town 05 Jan 2018
             
1 P Roy 13 1 v Australia Chennai 19 Oct 1956
2 P Roy 13 2 v Australia Kolkata 2 Nov 1956
             
1 S Dhawan 13 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
2 S Dhawan 13 4 v England Birmingham 01 Aug 2018

The following table furnishes the breakup of Indian batsmen dismissed for 13 innings wise.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 JG Navle 13 1 v England Mumbai 15 Dec 1933
2 S Mushtaq Ali 13 1 v England Manchester 25 Jul 1936
3 P Roy 13 1 v Australia Chennai 19 Oct 1956
4 SM Gavaskar 13 1 v England Kolkata 31 Dec 1984
5 K Srikkanth 13 1 v Australia Brisbane 29 Nov 1991
6 NS Sidhu 13 1 v England Kolkata 29 Jan 1993
7 V Rathour 13 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 16 Jan 1997
8 W Jaffer 13 1 v South Africa Bengaluru 02 Mar 2000
9 S Dhawan 13 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
10 KL Rahul 13 1 v West Indies Kingston 30 Aug 2019
             
1 Dilawar Hussain 13 2 v England Chennai 10 Feb 1934
2 P Roy 13 2 v Australia Kolkata 2 Nov 1956
3 SM Gavaskar 13 2 v England The Oval 30 Aug 1979
4 CPS Chauhan 13 2 v Pakistan Bengaluru 21 Nov 1979
5 SM Gavaskar 13 2 v Pakistan Lahore 23 Jan 1983
6 NS Sidhu 13 2 v England Manchester 09 Aug 1990
7 S Ramesh 13 2 v Zimbabwe Delhi 18 Nov 2000
8 D Dasgupta 13 2 v South Africa Port Elizabeth 16 Nov 2001
9 SS Das 13 2 v Zimbabwe Delhi 28 Feb 2002
10 V Sehwag 13 2 v Bangladesh Dhaka 10 Dec 2004
11 V Sehwag 13 2 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 2011
             
1 Amir Elahi 13 3 v Australia Sydney 12 Dec 1947
2 K Srikkanth 13 3 v England Mumbai 27 Nov 1981
3 K Srikkanth 13 3 v Pakistan Faisalabad 23 Nov 1989
4 V Sehwag 13 3 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 23 Jul 2008
5 R Dravid 13 3 v England The Oval 18 Aug 2011
6 GH Vihari 13 3 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018
             
1 JG Navle 13 4 v England Lord’s 25 Jun 1932
2 MH Mankad 13 4 v Australia Melbourne 01 Jan 1948
3 M Prabhakar 13 4 v England Kolkata 29 Jan 1993
4 NS Sidhu 13 4 v New Zealand Hamilton 02 Jan 1999
5 G Gambhir 13 4 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2011
6 M Vijay 13 4 v New Zealand Auckland 06 Feb 2014
7 M Vijay 13 4 v South Africa Cape Town 05 Jan 2018
8 S Dhawan 13 4 v England Birmingham 01 Aug 2018

KL Rahul of India was dismissed for 13 in India’s first innings in the ongoing second test at Kingston to provide the 23rd occasion of an Indian opening batsman dismissed for an “unlucky thirteen” in a test innings on away soil. All such occasions are tabulated below. KL Rahul became the first Indian batsman to be dismissed for 13 in a test innings against West Indies on away soil

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 JG Navle 13 4 v England Lord’s 25 Jun 1932
2 S Mushtaq Ali 13 1 v England Manchester 25 Jul 1936
3 Amir Elahi 13 3 v Australia Sydney 12 Dec 1947
4 MH Mankad 13 4 v Australia Melbourne 01 Jan 1948
5 SM Gavaskar 13 2 v England The Oval 30 Aug 1979
6 SM Gavaskar 13 2 v Pakistan Lahore 23 Jan 1983
7 K Srikkanth 13 3 v Pakistan Faisalabad 23 Nov 1989
8 NS Sidhu 13 2 v England Manchester 09 Aug 1990
9 K Srikkanth 13 1 v Australia Brisbane 29 Nov 1991
10 V Rathour 13 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 16 Jan 1997
11 NS Sidhu 13 4 v New Zealand Hamilton 02 Jan 1999
12 D Dasgupta 13 2 v South Africa Port Elizabeth 16 Nov 2001
13 V Sehwag 13 2 v Bangladesh Dhaka 10 Dec 2004
14 V Sehwag 13 3 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 23 Jul 2008
15 V Sehwag 13 2 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 2011
16 R Dravid 13 3 v England The Oval 18 Aug 2011
17 G Gambhir 13 4 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2011
18 S Dhawan 13 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
19 M Vijay 13 4 v New Zealand Auckland 06 Feb 2014
20 M Vijay 13 4 v South Africa Cape Town 05 Jan 2018
21 S Dhawan 13 4 v England Birmingham 01 Aug 2018
22 GH Vihari 13 3 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018
23 KL Rahul 13 1 v West Indies Kingston 30 Aug 2019

K Srikkanth {02}, M Vijay {02}, NS Sidhu {02}, S Dhawan {02} and SM Gavaskar {02} are the five Indian opening batsman dismissed for 13 in an innings on two occasions on away soil, while V Sehwas is the only opening batsman dismissed for 13 in an innings on three occasions on away soil. The following table list all these batsmen

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 K Srikkanth 13 3 v Pakistan Faisalabad 23 Nov 1989
2 K Srikkanth 13 1 v Australia Brisbane 29 Nov 1991
             
1 M Vijay 13 4 v New Zealand Auckland 06 Feb 2014
2 M Vijay 13 4 v South Africa Cape Town 05 Jan 2018
             
1 NS Sidhu 13 2 v England Manchester 09 Aug 1990
2 NS Sidhu 13 4 v New Zealand Hamilton 02 Jan 1999
             
1 S Dhawan 13 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
2 S Dhawan 13 4 v England Birmingham 01 Aug 2018
             
1 SM Gavaskar 13 2 v England The Oval 30 Aug 1979
2 SM Gavaskar 13 2 v Pakistan Lahore 23 Jan 1983
             
1 V Sehwag 13 2 v Bangladesh Dhaka 10 Dec 2004
2 V Sehwag 13 3 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 23 Jul 2008
3 V Sehwag 13 2 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 2011

The following table furnishes the breakup of Indian batsmen dismissed for 13 innings wise on away soil

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 S Mushtaq Ali 13 1 v England Manchester 25 Jul 1936
2 K Srikkanth 13 1 v Australia Brisbane 29 Nov 1991
3 V Rathour 13 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 16 Jan 1997
4 S Dhawan 13 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
5 KL Rahul 13 1 v West Indies Kingston 30 Aug 2019
             
1 SM Gavaskar 13 2 v England The Oval 30 Aug 1979
2 SM Gavaskar 13 2 v Pakistan Lahore 23 Jan 1983
3 NS Sidhu 13 2 v England Manchester 09 Aug 1990
4 D Dasgupta 13 2 v South Africa Port Elizabeth 16 Nov 2001
5 V Sehwag 13 2 v Bangladesh Dhaka 10 Dec 2004
6 V Sehwag 13 2 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 2011
             
1 Amir Elahi 13 3 v Australia Sydney 12 Dec 1947
2 K Srikkanth 13 3 v Pakistan Faisalabad 23 Nov 1989
3 V Sehwag 13 3 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 23 Jul 2008
4 R Dravid 13 3 v England The Oval 18 Aug 2011
5 GH Vihari 13 3 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018
             
1 JG Navle 13 4 v England Lord’s 25 Jun 1932
2 MH Mankad 13 4 v Australia Melbourne 01 Jan 1948
3 NS Sidhu 13 4 v New Zealand Hamilton 02 Jan 1999
4 G Gambhir 13 4 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2011
5 M Vijay 13 4 v New Zealand Auckland 06 Feb 2014
6 M Vijay 13 4 v South Africa Cape Town 05 Jan 2018
7 S Dhawan 13 4 v England Birmingham 01 Aug 2018
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