Approaching milestones ahead of the second test at Chennai between India and England
RR Pant has effected 72 dismissals prior to the start of the second test at Chennai against England. He needs three more dismissals which would fetch him 75 dismissals. If he effects it, he would then become the seventh Indian wicket keeper to effect 75 plus dismissals Others are – MS Dhoni {294}, SMH Kirmani {198} and KS More {130}, NR Mongia {107}, WP Saha {103} and FM Engineer {82}
RR Pant has pouched 69 catches prior to the start of the second test at Chennai against England. He needs one more catch which would fetch him 70 catches. If he pouches it, he would then become the sixth Indian wicket keeper to pouch 70 plus catches. Others are – MS Dhoni {256}, SMH Kirmani {160} and KS More {110}, NR Mongia {99} and WP Saha {92}
RR Pant has effected 18 dismissals against England prior to the start of the second test at Chennai against England. He needs two more dismissals which would fetch him 20 dismissals. If he effects it, he would then become the fifth Indian wicket keeper to effect 20 plus dismissals against England. Others are – MS Dhoni {67}, SMH Kirmani {43} and KS More {37 and FM Engineer {29}
RR Pant has pouched 17 catches against England prior to the start of the second test at Chennai against England. He needs three more catches which would fetch him 20 catches. If he pouches it, he would then become the fifth Indian wicket keeper to pouch 20 plus catches against England. Others are – MS Dhoni {63}, KS More {33}, SMH Kirmani {31} and FM Engineer {23}
RA Jadeja has an aggregate of 1954 runs prior to the start of the second Test against England at Chennai against England. He requires 46 more runs for his 2000 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the 41st Indian batsman to total 2000 plus runs in tests. RA Jadeja has already taken 220 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 | 2467 | 377 |
| 5 | RA Jadeja | 050 | 1954 | 220 |
If he scores 46 runs, then he would become the 21st 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 |
V Kohli has a run aggregate of 1653 runs against England prior to the start of the second test at Chennai against England. He requires 47 more runs for his 1700 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the fifth Indian batsman to score 1600 plus runs against England. Others are – SR Tendulkar {2525}, SM Gavaskar {2483}, R Dravid {1950} and GR Viswanath {1880}
CA Pujara has a run aggregate of 1427 runs against England prior to the start of the second test at Chennai against England. He requires 73 more runs for his 1500 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the seventh Indian batsman to score 1500 plus runs against England. Others are – SR Tendulkar {2525}, SM Gavaskar {2483}, R Dravid {1950} and GR Viswanath {1880}, DB Vengsarkar {1589} and V Kohli {1653}
CA Pujara has scored nine fifties against England prior to the start of the second test at Chennai against England. He requires one more fifties for his ten fifties. If he scores them, then he would become the ninth Indian batsman to score ten or more fifties against England.
| No | Player | Mat | I | NO | Runs | HS | C | HC | 50+ |
| 1 | SM Gavaskar | 38 | 67 | 2 | 2483 | 221 | 4 | 16 | 20 |
| 2 | SR Tendulkar | 32 | 53 | 4 | 2535 | 193 | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| 3 | GR Viswanath | 30 | 54 | 4 | 1880 | 222 | 4 | 12 | 16 |
| 4 | R Dravid | 21 | 37 | 5 | 1950 | 217 | 7 | 08 | 15 |
| 5 | MS Dhoni | 21 | 37 | 2 | 1157 | 99 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 6 | DB Vengsarkar | 26 | 43 | 6 | 1589 | 157 | 5 | 06 | 11 |
| 7 | V Kohli | 20 | 37 | 3 | 1653 | 235 | 5 | 06 | 11 |
| 8 | N Kapil Dev | 27 | 39 | 6 | 1355 | 116 | 2 | 08 | 10 |
| 9 | CA Pujara | 19 | 35 | 3 | 1427 | 206* | 5 | 04 | 09 |
AM Rahane has pouched 88 catches prior to the start of the second test at Chennai against England. He requires two more catches for his 90 catches. If he pouches them, then he would become the seventh Indian fieldsman other than the wicket keepers to pouch 90 plus catches. Others are – R Dravid {209}, VVS Laxman {135}, SR Tendulkar {115}, SM Gavaskar {108}, M Azharuddin {105} and V Sehwag {90}.
V Kohli has pouched 84 catches prior to the start of the second test at Chennai against England. He requires six more catches for his 90 catches. If he pouches them, then he would become the eighth Indian fieldsman other than the wicket keepers to pouch 90 plus catches. Others are – R Dravid {209}, VVS Laxman {135}, SR Tendulkar {115}, SM Gavaskar {108}, M Azharuddin {105}, V Sehwag {90} and AM Rahane {88}
V Kohli has pouched nine catches as captain against England prior to the start of the second test at Chennai against England. He requires one more catch for his ten catches. If he pouches it, then he would become the third Indian captain other than the wicket keepers to pouch 10 plus catches against England. Others are – SM Gavaskar {14} and R Dravid {11}. V Kohli would go past MAK Pataudi and AL Wadekar who have pouched nine catches against England as Indian skippers.
V Kohli has scored four centuries as captain against England prior to the start of the second test at Chennai against England. He needs one more century for his five centuries. If he scores it, he would become the second Indian captain to score five centuries against England. He also would become the sixth captain to score five or more centuries against England. Others are – DG Bradman {10}, GA Smith {07}, AR Border {05}, DPMD Jayawardene {05} and GS Sobers {05}.
V Kohli has scored 15 fifties as captain on home soil prior to the start of the second test at Chennai against England. one more fifties would fetch him 16 fifties and with it he would occupy the second place amongst the Indian captains who have scored most fifties on home soil. The second place is occupied by SM Gavaskar who has scored 18 fifties. V Kohli would go past MS Dhoni on his way to occupy the second place. MS Dhoni has scored 15 fifties while leading India on home soil
V Kohli has scored 24 fifties on home soil prior to the start of the second test at Chennai against England. One more fifties would fetch him 25 fifties and with it he would ninth Indian batsman to score 25 plus fifties on home soil.
| No | Player | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | C | HC | 50+ |
| 1 | SR Tendulkar | 94 | 153 | 16 | 7216 | 22 | 32 | 54 |
| 2 | R Dravid | 70 | 120 | 11 | 5598 | 15 | 27 | 42 |
| 3 | SM Gavaskar | 65 | 108 | 07 | 5067 | 16 | 23 | 39 |
| 4 | VVS Laxman | 57 | 091 | 18 | 3767 | 08 | 24 | 32 |
| 5 | V Sehwag | 52 | 089 | 03 | 4656 | 13 | 19 | 32 |
| 6 | CA Pujara | 42 | 066 | 06 | 3559 | 10 | 19 | 29 |
| 7 | DB Vengsarkar | 54 | 080 | 13 | 3725 | 13 | 15 | 28 |
| 8 | GR Viswanath | 48 | 081 | 07 | 3502 | 10 | 15 | 25 |
| 9 | V Kohli | 40 | 062 | 08 | 3641 | 13 | 11 | 24 |
CA Pujara has scored 29 fifties on home soil prior to the start of the second test at Chennai against England. One more fifty would fetch him 25 fifties and with it he would sixth Indian batsman to score 30 plus fifties on home soil.
| No | Player | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | C | HC | 50+ |
| 1 | SR Tendulkar | 94 | 153 | 16 | 7216 | 22 | 32 | 54 |
| 2 | R Dravid | 70 | 120 | 11 | 5598 | 15 | 27 | 42 |
| 3 | SM Gavaskar | 65 | 108 | 07 | 5067 | 16 | 23 | 39 |
| 4 | VVS Laxman | 57 | 091 | 18 | 3767 | 08 | 24 | 32 |
| 5 | V Sehwag | 52 | 089 | 03 | 4656 | 13 | 19 | 32 |
| 6 | CA Pujara | 42 | 066 | 06 | 3559 | 10 | 19 | 29 |
V Kohli has scored 10 centuries as captain on home soil prior to the start of the second test at Chennai against England. One more century would fetch him 11 centuries and with it he would share the record for most centuries by a captain home soil with RT Ponting. RT Ponting has scored eleven centuries on home soil while leading Australia. V Kohli would go past GS Chappell and SPD Smith who have scored ten centuries while leading Australia, on his way to share the record.
V Kohli has scored 10 centuries as captain on home soil prior to the start of the second test at Chennai against England. Two more centuries would fetch him 12 centuries and with it he would own the record for most centuries by a captain home soil. V Kohli would go past RT Ponting on his way to own the record. RT Ponting has scored eleven centuries on home soil while leading Australia.
CA Pujara has scored four centuries against England on home soil prior to the start of the second test at Chennai against England. One more century would fetch him his fifth century. He would then own the record for most centuries by an Indian batsman on home soi. He would go past M Azharuddin who has scored four centuries against England on home soil.
JE Root has scored 69 fifties prior to the start of the second test at Chennai against India. One more fifty would fetch him 70 fifties and with it he would become the second England batsman to score 70 plus fifties. AN Cook is the other England batsman who has scored 90 fifties.
JE Root has scored 49 half centuries prior to the start of the second test at Chennai against India. One more half century would fetch him 50 half centuries. If he scores it, he would then become the second England batsman to score 50 half centuries after AN Cook. AN Cook has scored 57 half centuries
JE Root has scored nine half centuries prior to the start of the second test at Chennai against India. One more half century would fetch him ten half centuries. If he scores it, he would then become the second England batsman to score 10 half centuries against India. He would go past KF Barrington and AN Cook who have scored nine half centuries against India.
JE Root has scored 05 half centuries against India in India prior to the start of the second test at Chennai against India. He needs one more half century which would fetch him his sixth half century. If he scores it, he would then share the record with KW Fletcher most half centuries by an England batsman against India in India. JE Root would go past A Flintoff and DI Gower on his way to share the record. A Flintoff and DI Gower has scored five half centuries against India in India
JE Root has scored 05 half centuries against India in India prior to the start of the second test at Chennai against India. Two more half centuries would fetch him his seventh half century. If he scores it, he would then own the record for most half centuries by an England batsman against India in India. JE Root would go past KW Fletcher on his way to own the record. KW Fletcher has scored six half centuries against India in India.
JE Root has scored 22 half centuries on away soil prior to the start of the second test at Chennai against India. Two more half centuries would fetch him his 24th half century. If he scores it, he would then own the second place for record for most half centuries by an England batsman on away soil. The second place is occupied by G Boycott who has scored 27 half centuries on away soil.
JE Root has an aggregate of 3872 runs on away soil prior to the start of the second test at Chennai against India. He needs 128 runs for his 4000 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the fourth England batsman to score 4000 plus runs on away soil. Others are – AN Cook {5295}, WR Hammond {4245} and MC Cowdrey {4087}. He also would become the 26th batsman in the annals of test cricket to total 4000 plus runs on away soil.
SCJ Broad has an aggregate of 70 wickets against India prior to the start of the second test at Chennai against India. He needs five more wickets which would fetch him 75 wickets. If he gets them, he would then become the second England bowler to capture 75 plus wickets against India. JM Anderson has captured 115 wickets against India. He would also become the sixth bowler to capture 75 plus wickets against India. Others are – JM Anderson {115}, M Muralitharan {105}, Imran Khan {94}, NM Lyon {94} and MD Marshall {76}