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Pakistan batsmen batting at number three and four scoring ducks in a test innings

Pakistan batsmen batting at number three and four scoring ducks in a test innings

In the ongoing test between West Indies and  Pakistan at Bridgetown, Pakistan batsmen Babar Azam and Younis Khan failed to score to provide the 55th occasion of batsmen batting at number three and four scoring ducks in an innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the eighth occasion of Pakistan batsmen accomplishing such a dubious feat. All such occasions are listed below

Note : *denotes captain

 

No Team Inns Opposition Ground Season Pos Batsman Runs
1 Pakistan 3 England The Oval 1967 3 Saeed Ahmed 0
            4 Majid Khan 0
                 
2 Pakistan 4 England Lord’s 1992 3 Asif Mujtaba 0
            4 *Javed Miandad 0
                 
3 Pakistan 4 South Africa Faisalabad 1997/98 3 *Saeed Anwar 0
            4 Ijaz Ahmed 0
                 
4 Pakistan 3 Australia Rawalpindi 1998/99 3 Mohd Wasim 0
            4 Inzamam-ul-Haq 0
                 
5 Pakistan 1 India Karachi 2005/06 3 *Younis Khan 0
            4 Mohd Yousuf 0
                 
6 Pakistan 1 Sri Lanka Pallekele 2012 3 Azhar Ali 0
            4 Younis Khan 0
                 
7 Pakistan 3 West Indies Sharjah 2016/17 3 Asad Shafiq 0
            4 Younis Khan 0
                 
8 Pakistan 2 West Indies Bridgetown 2017 3 Babar Azam 0
            4 Younis Khan 0

 

Misbah-ul-Haq becomes the fourth captain in the annals of test cricket to score nineties on four occasions

Misbah-ul-Haq becomes the fourth captain in the annals of test cricket to score nineties on four occasions

Misbah-ul-Haq became the fourth captain in the annals of test cricket to score nineties on four occasions. Others are – MS Dhoni of India, SP Fleming of New Zealand and GS Sobers of West Indies. The performance of these four captains are tabulated below

MS Dhoni of India
No Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 92 1 v Australia Mohali 17 Oct 2008
2 98 2 v New Zealand Nagpur 20 Nov 2010
3 90 3 v South Africa Centurion 16 Dec 2010
4 99 2 v England Nagpur 13 Dec 2012
SP Fleming of  New Zealand
No Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 91 2 v Australia Brisbane 07 Nov 1997
2 99 3 v South Africa Bloemfontein 17 Nov 2000
3 97 1 v England Leeds 03 Jun 2004
4 97 2 v West Indies Wellington 17 Mar 2006
Misbah-ul-Haq of Pakistan
No Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 99 2 v New Zealand Wellington 15 Jan 2011
2 97 3 v Sri Lanka Dubai (DSC) 08 Jan 2014
3 96 1 v West Indies Abu Dhabi 21 Oct 2016
4 99* 2 v West Indies Kingston 21 Apr 2017
GS Sobers of West Indies
No Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 94 3 v England Nottingham 30 Jun 1966
2 95 2 v India Chennai 13 Jan 1967
3 95* 3 v England Georgetown 28 Mar 1968
4 93 3 v India Kingston 18 Feb 1971
Batsmen who have scored 99 runs on two occasions in a test innings in the annals of test cricket – Misbah-ul-Haq joins the elite list

Batsmen who have scored 99 runs on two occasions in a test innings in the annals of test cricket – Misbah-ul-Haq joins the elite list

Misbah-ul-Haq Khan Niazi

Misbah-ul-Haq has scored 99 on two occasions. He scored 99 against New Zealand at Wellington in Jan 2011 and 99 not out against West Indies at Kingston in Apr 2017. Both the occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Misbah-ul-Haq 99 2 Pak NZl Wellington 15 Jan 2011
2 Misbah-ul-Haq 99* 2 Pak Win Kingston 21 Apr 2017

Misbah-ul-Haq became the tenth batsman to score ninety-nine on two occasions. The following table lists the performance of ten batsmen who have accomplished the feat on two occasions in the annals of test cricket.

No No Player Runs Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 MA Atherton 99 Eng Aus Lord’s 17 Jun 1993
  2 MA Atherton 99 Eng SAF Leeds 04 Aug 1994
               
2 1 GS Blewett 99 Aus Win Adelaide 25 Jan 1997
  2 GS Blewett 99 Aus NZl Hobart 27 Nov 1997
               
3 1 G Boycott 99 Eng Win Port of Spain 30 Mar 1974
  2 G Boycott 99* Eng Aus Perth 14 Dec 1979
               
4 1 SC Ganguly 99 Ind Srl Nagpur 26 Nov 1997
  2 SC Ganguly 99 Ind Eng Nottingham 08 Aug 2002
               
5 1 SM Katich 99 Aus Ind Nagpur 26 Oct 2004
  2 SM Katich 99 Aus Win Perth 16 Dec 2009
               
6 1 Misbah-ul-Haq 99 Pak NZl Wellington 15 Jan 2011
  2 Misbah-ul-Haq 99* Pak Win Kingston 21 Apr 2017
               
7 1 RB Richardson 99 Win Ind Port of Spain 15 Apr 1989
  2 RB Richardson 99 Win Aus Bridgetown 19 Apr 1991
               
8 1 Saleem Malik 99 Pak Eng Leeds 02 Jul 1987
  2 Saleem Malik 99 Pak SAF Johannesburg 19 Jan 1995
               
9 1 MJK Smith 99 Eng SAF Lord’s 23 Jun 1960
  2 MJK Smith 99 Eng Pak Lahore 21 Oct 1961
               
10 1 JG Wright 99 NZl Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 1987
  2 JG Wright 99 NZl Eng Christchurch 18 Jan 1992

Misbah-ul-Haq became the second Pakistan batsman to score ninety-nine on two occasions after Saleem Malik The following table lists the performance of these two batsmen who have accomplished the feat on two occasions in the annals of test cricket.

No No Player Runs Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 Misbah-ul-Haq 99 Pak NZl Wellington 15 Jan 2011
  2 Misbah-ul-Haq 99* Pak Win Kingston 21 Apr 2017
               
2 1 Saleem Malik 99 Pak Eng Leeds 02 Jul 1987
  2 Saleem Malik 99 Pak SAF Johannesburg 19 Jan 1995

Misbah-ul-Haq became the sixth batsman to score 99 not out in the annals of test cricket. The following table lists all the six batsmen with their performances. 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 G Boycott 99* 4 Eng Aus Perth 14 Dec 1979
2 SR Waugh 99* 1 Aus Eng Perth 03 Feb 1995
3 AJ Tudor 99* 4 Eng NZl Birmingham 01 Jul 1999
4 SM Pollock 99* 2 SAF Srl Centurion 15 Nov 2002
5 AJ Hall 99* 3 SAF Eng Leeds 21 Aug 2003
6 Misbah-ul-Haq 99* 2 Pak Win Kingston 21 Apr 2017
Misbah-ul-Haq earns the distinction of becoming the only captain to score ninety-nine in a test innings on two occasions

Misbah-ul-Haq earns the distinction of becoming the only captain to score ninety-nine in a test innings on two occasions

Mishba-ul-Haq scored 99 not out in Pakistan’s first innings {second innings of the test} in the just concluded test against West Indies at Kingston to provide the 13th occasion of a captain  scoring ninety  nine in a test innings in  the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 NWD Yardley 99 3 Eng SAF Nottingham 07 Jun 1947
2 ER Dexter 99 4 Eng Aus Brisbane 30 Nov 1962
3 Majid Khan 99 1 Pak Eng Karachi 24 Mar 1973
4 MA Atherton 99 1 Eng SAF Leeds 04 Aug 1994
5 Saleem Malik 99 2 Pak SAF Johannesburg 19 Jan 1995
6 SP Fleming 99 3 NZl SAF Bloemfontein 17 Nov 2000
7 SC Ganguly 99 3 Ind Eng Nottingham 08 Aug 2002
8 SM Pollock 99* 2 SAF Srl Centurion 15 Nov 2002
9 RT Ponting 99 3 Aus SAF Melbourne 26 Dec 2008
10 DL Vettori 99 1 NZl Pak Dunedin 24 Nov 2009
11 Misbah-ul-Haq 99 2 Pak NZl Wellington 15 Jan 2011
12 MS Dhoni 99 2 Ind Eng Nagpur 13 Dec 2012
13 Misbah-ul-Haq 99* 2 Pak Win Kingston 21 Apr 2017

Misbah-ul-Haq’s 99 not out provide the fourth occasion of a Pakistan captain scoring ninety-nine in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Majid Khan 99 1 Pak Eng Karachi 24 Mar 1973
2 Saleem Malik 99 2 Pak SAF Johannesburg 19 Jan 1995
3 Misbah-ul-Haq 99 2 Pak NZl Wellington 15 Jan 2011
4 Misbah-ul-Haq 99* 2 Pak Win Kingston 21 Apr 2017

Misbah-ul-Haq became the second captain in the annals of test cricket to remain not out on ninety-nine in a test innings after SM Pollock  of South Africa. SM Pollock had score 99 not out against Sri Lanka at Centurion in Nov 2002. Both the occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SM Pollock 99* 2 SAF Srl Centurion 15 Nov 2002
2 Misbah-ul-Haq 99* 2 Pak Win Kingston 21 Apr 2017

Misbah-ul-Haq is the only captain in the  annals of test cricket to score 99 on two occasions. He scored 99 against New Zealand at Wellington in Jan 2011 and 99 not out against West Indies at Kingston in Apr 2017. Both the occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Misbah-ul-Haq 99 2 Pak NZl Wellington 15 Jan 2011
2 Misbah-ul-Haq 99* 2 Pak Win Kingston 21 Apr 2017

 

Younis Khan of Pakistan completed ten thousand test runs

Younis Khan of Pakistan completed ten thousand test runs

Younis Khan’s 34th test  hundred against Australia at Sydney in Jan 2017. His run aggregate read 9977 at the end of this test

Younis Khan of Pakistan became the 13th batsman in the annals of test cricket to aggregate 10000 plus runs. He reached the milestone recently in the just concluded test against West Indies at Kingston during his first innings knock of 58. At the end of the test his run aggregate read a handsome 10041.

His 10041 runs have come in 116 tests, 210 innings of which 19 were not outs at an average of 52.84 runs per innings. He has scored 34 centuries and 33 half centuries and has failed to score on 18 occasions. His highest score is 313 against Sri Lanka at Lahore at Karachi in Feb 2009. He earns the distinction of becoming the first Pakistan batsman to amass ten thousand plus runs. The following table lists the thirteen batsmen who have accomplished such a feat

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 00
1 SR Tendulkar Ind 200 329 33 15921 248* 53.78 51 68 14
2 RT Ponting Aus 168 287 29 13378 257 51.85 41 62 17
3 JH Kallis SAF 166 280 40 13289 224 55.37 45 58 16
4 R Dravid Ind 164 286 32 13288 270 52.31 36 63 08
5 KC Sangakkara Srl 134 233 17 12400 319 57.40 38 52 11
6 BC Lara Win 131 232 06 11953 400* 52.88 34 48 17
7 S Chanderpaul Win 164 280 49 11867 203* 51.37 30 66 15
8 DPMD Jayawardene Srl 149 252 15 11814 374 49.84 34 50 15
9 AR Border Aus 156 265 44 11174 205 50.56 27 63 11
10 AN Cook Eng 140 253 15 11057 294 46.45 30 53 08
11 SR Waugh Aus 168 260 46 10927 200 51.06 32 50 22
12 SM Gavaskar Ind 125 214 16 10122 236* 51.12 34 45 12
13 Younis Khan Pak 116 209 19 10041 313 52.84 34 33 18

Younis Khan made his test debut against Sri Lanka at Rawalpindi in Feb 2001 under the captaincy of Saeed Anwar. He made 12 and 107 in the test earning the distinction of scoring a hundred on test debut. His exploits against various teams is tabulated below

Opposition Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 4s 6s
v Australia 11 22 2 1148 213 57.40 4 4 2 115 08
v Bangladesh 07 10 2 0638 200* 79.75 3 0 2 065 07
v England 17 31 0 1426 218 46.00 4 4 0 169 07
v India 09 17 2 1321 267 88.06 5 4 3 171 03
v New Zealand 11 19 2 0749 149* 44.05 2 4 2 087 11
v South Africa 14 28 3 0990 131* 39.60 4 2 3 102 08
v Sri Lanka 29 48 4 2286 313 51.95 8 6 3 223 16
v West Indies 13 25 2 0972 153 42.26 3 6 3 096 06
v Zimbabwe 05 09 2 0511 200* 73.00 1 3 0 049 04
Total 116 209 19 10041 313 52.84 34 33 18 1077 70

His performance at home, away and neutral soil read thus. He has scored 5550 runs on away soil and is the only Pakistan batsman  to accomplish the feat of scoring 5000 plus runs on away soil

Opposition Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 4s 6s
home 19 33 1 1898 313 59.31 07 05 02 225 10
away 69 123 12 5550 267 50.00 16 19 12 623 36
neutral 28 53 6 2593 213 55.17 11 09 04 229 24
Total 116 209 19 10041 313 52.84 34 33 18 1077 70

His 34 test centuries are listed below. He is one of the few batsmen who have scored test hundreds against all the nine oppositions

No Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 107 3 v Sri Lanka Rawalpindi 26 Feb 2000
2 116 2 v Sri Lanka Galle 21 Jun 2000
3 149* 3 v New Zealand Auckland 08 Mar 2001
4 119 2 v Bangladesh Chittagong 16 Jan 2002
5 153 1 v West Indies Sharjah 07 Feb 2002
6 124 2 v Sri Lanka Karachi 28 Oct 2004
7 147 2 v India Kolkata 16 Mar 2005
8 267 1 v India Bengaluru 24 Mar 2005
9 106 1 v West Indies Kingston 03 Jun 2005
10 199 1 v India Lahore 13 Jan 2006
11 194 3 v India Faisalabad 21 Jan 2006
12 173 2 v England Leeds 04 Aug 2006
13 126 4 v South Africa Karachi 01 Oct 2007
14 130 4 v South Africa Lahore 08 Oct 2007
15 107* 4 v India Kolkata 30 Nov 2007
16 313 2 v Sri Lanka Karachi 21 Feb 2009
17 131* 4 v South Africa Dubai (DSC) 12 Nov 2010
18 122 2 v Sri Lanka Sharjah 03 Nov 2011
19 200* 2 v Bangladesh Chittagong 09 Dec 2011
20 127 3 v England Dubai (DSC) 03 Feb 2012
21 111 1 v South Africa Cape Town 14 Feb 2013
22 200* 3 v Zimbabwe Harare 03 Sep 2013
23 136 2 v Sri Lanka Abu Dhabi 31 Dec 2013
24 177 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 06 Aug 2014
25 106 1 v Australia Dubai (DSC) 22 Oct 2014
26 103* 3 v Australia Dubai (DSC) 22 Oct 2014
27 213 1 v Australia Abu Dhabi 30 Oct 2014
28 100* 1 v New Zealand Abu Dhabi 09 Nov 2014
29 148 1 v Bangladesh Dhaka 06 May 2015
30 171* 4 v Sri Lanka Pallekele 03 Jul 2015
31 118 3 v England Dubai (DSC) 22 Oct 2015
32 218 2 v England The Oval 11 Aug 2016
33 127 1 v West Indies Abu Dhabi 21 Oct 2016
34 175* 2 v Australia Sydney 03 Jan 2017

 

All about batsmen who have scored 1000 plus runs in a test season – Various permutations and combinations

All about batsmen who have scored 1000 plus runs in a test season – Various permutations and combinations

CA Pujara {1316}, V Kohli {1252} and SPD Smith {1152} scored 1000 plus runs in  the just concluded test series involving India and Australia to  provide the 37th, 38th and 39th occasion of a batsman scoring 1000 plus runs  in a test season in the annals  of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 Season
1 WR Hammond Eng 7 11 2 1003 336* 111.44 4 2 0 1932/33
2 RB Simpson Aus 10 19 1 1007 201 55.94 3 4 0 1964/65
3 Majid Khan Pak 11 21 1 1081 167 54.05 2 6 0 1976/77
4 SM Gavaskar Ind 9 15 2 1179 205 90.69 6 3 1 1978/79
5 AR Border Aus 15 28 3 1233 162 49.32 4 6 0 1979/80
6 KJ Hughes Aus 15 28 3 1211 130* 48.44 2 9 1 1979/80
7 SM Gavaskar Ind 13 21 1 1027 166 51.35 3 4 0 1979/80
8 M Amarnath Ind 11 19 2 1182 120 69.52 5 7 0 1982/83
9 RB Richardson Win 9 17 1 1147 194 71.68 4 5 0 1988/89
10 GA Gooch Eng 6 11 0 1058 333 96.18 4 3 1 1990
11 MJ Slater Aus 12 22 1 1006 176 47.90 4 2 1 1994/95
12 SR Waugh Aus 12 23 6 1142 199 67.17 5 3 2 1998/99
13 ML Hayden Aus 9 16 2 1035 138 73.92 5 4 2 2001/02
14 JH Kallis SAF 10 19 7 1019 189* 84.91 2 6 0 2001/02
15 R Dravid Ind 9 14 1 1006 217 77.38 4 3 0 2002
16 BC Lara Win 10 19 1 1253 400* 69.61 4 2 2 2003/04
17 R Dravid Ind 9 16 3 1241 270 95.46 3 4 1 2003/04
18 ML Hayden Aus 9 17 2 1235 380 82.33 4 4 0 2003/04
19 JH Kallis SAF 9 16 3 1166 177 89.69 5 3 1 2003/04
20 RT Ponting Aus 9 17 2 1163 257 77.53 3 4 1 2003/04
21 HH Gibbs SAF 9 17 2 1108 192 73.86 3 6 0 2003/04
22 V Sehwag Ind 9 16 0 1079 309 67.43 3 2 2 2003/04
23 V Sehwag Ind 11 19 1 1128 201 62.66 4 3 1 2004/05
24 JL Langer Aus 12 22 2 1119 215 55.95 2 6 2 2004/05
25 DR Martyn Aus 12 18 2 1072 165 67.00 5 4 1 2004/05
26 RT Ponting Aus 12 23 4 1483 149 78.05 8 6 0 2005/06
27 ML Hayden Aus 12 23 1 1287 137 58.50 5 6 3 2005/06
28 MEK Hussey Aus 11 19 4 1139 182 75.93 4 4 0 2005/06
29 JH Kallis SAF 12 20 4 1227 186 76.68 6 3 1 2007/08
30 GC Smith SAF 12 20 0 1107 232 55.35 3 4 0 2007/08
31 G Gambhir Ind 8 16 1 1269 206 84.60 5 4 0 2008/09
32 SM Katich Aus 12 23 2 1070 131* 50.95 3 7 0 2008/09
33 MJ Clarke Aus 11 19 1 1141 329* 63.38 4 1 1 2011/12
34 MJ Clarke Aus 9 16 2 1178 259* 84.14 4 4 1 2012/13
35 DA Warner Aus 8 16 1 1066 145 71.06 5 4 0 2013/14
36 JE Root Eng 10 18 2 1001 182* 62.56 3 6 1 2015
37 CA Pujara Ind 13 23 2 1316 202 62.66 4 8 1 2016/17
38 V Kohli Ind 12 21 2 1252 235 65.89 4 2 1 2016/17
39 SPD Smith Aus 10 19 3 1152 178* 72.00 5 3 1 2016/17

 

As many as seven batsmen aggregated 1000 plus runs in the season 2004-04 which is a record for most batsmen scoring 1000 plus runs in a test season. 1979-80, 2004-05, 2005-06 and 2016-17 seasons have witnessed three batsmen accomplishing such a feat.  2005-06 season is unique in this category of statistics as the  three batsmen who accomplished the feat belonged to one  team – that is Australia. The following table lists the batsmen who  have totalled 1000 plus runs  in the  seasons  mentioned above

 

 

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 Season
1 BC Lara Win 10 19 1 1253 400* 69.61 4 2 2 2003/04
2 R Dravid Ind 9 16 3 1241 270 95.46 3 4 1 2003/04
3 ML Hayden Aus 9 17 2 1235 380 82.33 4 4 0 2003/04
4 JH Kallis SAF 9 16 3 1166 177 89.69 5 3 1 2003/04
5 RT Ponting Aus 9 17 2 1163 257 77.53 3 4 1 2003/04
6 HH Gibbs SAF 9 17 2 1108 192 73.86 3 6 0 2003/04
7 V Sehwag Ind 9 16 0 1079 309 67.43 3 2 2 2003/04
                         
1 AR Border Aus 15 28 3 1233 162 49.32 4 6 0 1979/80
2 KJ Hughes Aus 15 28 3 1211 130* 48.44 2 9 1 1979/80
3 SM Gavaskar Ind 13 21 1 1027 166 51.35 3 4 0 1979/80
                         
1 V Sehwag Ind 11 19 1 1128 201 62.66 4 3 1 2004/05
2 JL Langer Aus 12 22 2 1119 215 55.95 2 6 2 2004/05
3 DR Martyn Aus 12 18 2 1072 165 67.00 5 4 1 2004/05
                         
1 RT Ponting Aus 12 23 4 1483 149 78.05 8 6 0 2005/06
2 ML Hayden Aus 12 23 1 1287 137 58.50 5 6 3 2005/06
3 MEK Hussey Aus 11 19 4 1139 182 75.93 4 4 0 2005/06
                         
1 CA Pujara Ind 13 23 2 1316 202 62.66 4 8 1 2016/17
2 V Kohli Ind 12 21 2 1252 235 65.89 4 2 1 2016/17
3 SPD Smith Aus 10 19 3 1152 178* 72.00 5 3 1 2016/17

 

JH Kallis and ML Hayden of Australia have aggregated 1000 plus runs in three separate seasons, while MJ Clarke,  R Dravid, RT Ponting, SM Gavaskar and V Sehwag are  the five batsmen to accomplish the feat in two seasons. The performance of these batsmen are furnished below

 

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 Season
1 JH Kallis SAF 10 19 7 1019 189* 84.91 2 6 0 2001/02
2 JH Kallis SAF 9 16 3 1166 177 89.69 5 3 1 2003/04
3 JH Kallis SAF 12 20 4 1227 186 76.68 6 3 1 2007/08
                         
1 ML Hayden Aus 9 16 2 1035 138 73.92 5 4 2 2001/02
2 ML Hayden Aus 9 17 2 1235 380 82.33 4 4 0 2003/04
3 ML Hayden Aus 12 23 1 1287 137 58.50 5 6 3 2005/06
                         
1 MJ Clarke Aus 11 19 1 1141 329* 63.38 4 1 1 2011/12
2 MJ Clarke Aus 9 16 2 1178 259* 84.14 4 4 1 2012/13
                         
1 R Dravid Ind 9 14 1 1006 217 77.38 4 3 0 2002
2 R Dravid Ind 9 16 3 1241 270 95.46 3 4 1 2003/04
                         
1 RT Ponting Aus 9 17 2 1163 257 77.53 3 4 1 2003/04
2 RT Ponting Aus 12 23 4 1483 149 78.05 8 6 0 2005/06
                         
1 SM Gavaskar Ind 9 15 2 1179 205 90.69 6 3 1 1978/79
2 SM Gavaskar Ind 13 21 1 1027 166 51.35 3 4 0 1979/80
                         
1 V Sehwag Ind 9 16 0 1079 309 67.43 3 2 2 2003/04
2 V Sehwag Ind 11 19 1 1128 201 62.66 4 3 1 2004/05

 

MJ Clarke,  R Dravid, SM Gavaskar and V Sehwag are  the four batsmen to accomplish the feat in two consecutive seasons. The performance of these batsmen are furnished below

 

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 Season
1 MJ Clarke Aus 11 19 1 1141 329* 63.38 4 1 1 2011/12
2 MJ Clarke Aus 9 16 2 1178 259* 84.14 4 4 1 2012/13
                         
1 R Dravid Ind 9 14 1 1006 217 77.38 4 3 0 2002
2 R Dravid Ind 9 16 3 1241 270 95.46 3 4 1 2003/04
                         
1 SM Gavaskar Ind 9 15 2 1179 205 90.69 6 3 1 1978/79
2 SM Gavaskar Ind 13 21 1 1027 166 51.35 3 4 0 1979/80
                         
1 V Sehwag Ind 9 16 0 1079 309 67.43 3 2 2 2003/04
2 V Sehwag Ind 11 19 1 1128 201 62.66 4 3 1 2004/05

 

The following table lists the eighteen occasions of Australian batsmen and ten occasions of Indian batsmen aggregating 1000 plus runs in a test season

 

AUSTRALIAN BATSMEN
No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 Season
1 RB Simpson Aus 10 19 1 1007 201 55.94 3 4 0 1964/65
2 AR Border Aus 15 28 3 1233 162 49.32 4 6 0 1979/80
3 KJ Hughes Aus 15 28 3 1211 130* 48.44 2 9 1 1979/80
4 MJ Slater Aus 12 22 1 1006 176 47.90 4 2 1 1994/95
5 SR Waugh Aus 12 23 6 1142 199 67.17 5 3 2 1998/99
6 ML Hayden Aus 9 16 2 1035 138 73.92 5 4 2 2001/02
7 ML Hayden Aus 9 17 2 1235 380 82.33 4 4 0 2003/04
8 RT Ponting Aus 9 17 2 1163 257 77.53 3 4 1 2003/04
9 JL Langer Aus 12 22 2 1119 215 55.95 2 6 2 2004/05
10 DR Martyn Aus 12 18 2 1072 165 67.00 5 4 1 2004/05
11 ML Hayden Aus 12 23 1 1287 137 58.50 5 6 3 2005/06
12 MEK Hussey Aus 11 19 4 1139 182 75.93 4 4 0 2005/06
13 RT Ponting Aus 12 23 4 1483 149 78.05 8 6 0 2005/06
14 SM Katich Ind 12 23 2 1070 131* 50.95 3 7 0 2008/09
15 MJ Clarke Aus 11 19 1 1141 329* 63.38 4 1 1 2011/12
16 MJ Clarke Aus 9 16 2 1178 259* 84.14 4 4 1 2012/13
17 DA Warner Aus 8 16 1 1066 145 71.06 5 4 0 2013/14
18 SPD Smith Aus 10 19 3 1152 178* 72.00 5 3 1 2016/17
INDIAN BATSMEN
No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 Season
1 SM Gavaskar Ind 9 15 2 1179 205 90.69 6 3 1 1978/79
2 SM Gavaskar Ind 13 21 1 1027 166 51.35 3 4 0 1979/80
3 M Amarnath Ind 11 19 2 1182 120 69.52 5 7 0 1982/83
4 R Dravid Ind 9 14 1 1006 217 77.38 4 3 0 2002
5 R Dravid Ind 9 16 3 1241 270 95.46 3 4 1 2003/04
6 V Sehwag Ind 9 16 0 1079 309 67.43 3 2 2 2003/04
7 V Sehwag Ind 11 19 1 1128 201 62.66 4 3 1 2004/05
8 G Gambhir Ind 8 16 1 1269 206 84.60 5 4 0 2008/09
9 CA Pujara Ind 13 23 2 1316 202 62.66 4 8 1 2016/17
10 V Kohli Ind 12 21 2 1252 235 65.89 4 2 1 2016/17

 

The following table lists the batsmen  who have scored 1200 runs in a test season and it  is observed that eleven batsmen have scored 1200 plus runs in a test season. CA Pujara stands second in the list of batsmen who have scored most runs in a test season with his 1316 runs in the just concluded season of 2016-17. RT Ponting with 1483 in 2005-06 seacon runs holds the first place

 

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 Season
1 RT Ponting Aus 12 23 4 1483 149 78.05 8 6 0 2005/06
2 CA Pujara Ind 13 23 2 1316 202 62.66 4 8 1 2016/17
3 ML Hayden Aus 12 23 1 1287 137 58.50 5 6 3 2005/06
4 G Gambhir Ind 8 16 1 1269 206 84.60 5 4 0 2008/09
5 BC Lara Win 10 19 1 1253 400* 69.61 4 2 2 2003/04
6 V Kohli Ind 12 21 2 1252 235 65.89 4 2 1 2016/17
7 R Dravid Ind 9 16 3 1241 270 95.46 3 4 1 2003/04
8 ML Hayden Aus 9 17 2 1235 380 82.33 4 4 0 2003/04
9 AR Border Aus 15 28 3 1233 162 49.32 4 6 0 1979/80
10 JH Kallis SAF 12 20 4 1227 186 76.68 6 3 1 2007/08
11 KJ Hughes Aus 15 28 3 1211 130* 48.44 2 9 1 1979/80

 

CA Pujara has occupied  the  first  place amongst the Indian batsmen who have scored 1000 plus runs  in a test season. He went past G Gambhr who  had aggregated 1269 runs in 2008-09 season. The following table lists the four Indian batsmen who have scored 1200 plus runs in a test season

 

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 Season
1 CA Pujara Ind 13 23 2 1316 202 62.66 4 8 1 2016/17
2 G Gambhir Ind 8 16 1 1269 206 84.60 5 4 0 2008/09
3 V Kohli Ind 12 21 2 1252 235 65.89 4 2 1 2016/17
4 R Dravid Ind 9 16 3 1241 270 95.46 3 4 1 2003/04

 

The following table furnishes the detailed particulars of two or more batsmen from the same team scoring 1000 plus runs in a season.

 

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 Season
1 RT Ponting Aus 12 23 4 1483 149 78.05 8 6 0 2005/06
2 ML Hayden Aus 12 23 1 1287 137 58.50 5 6 3 2005/06
3 MEK Hussey Aus 11 19 4 1139 182 75.93 4 4 0 2005/06
                         
1 AR Border Aus 15 28 3 1233 162 49.32 4 6 0 1979/80
2 KJ Hughes Aus 15 28 3 1211 130* 48.44 2 9 1 1979/80
                         
1 ML Hayden Aus 9 17 2 1235 380 82.33 4 4 0 2003/04
2 RT Ponting Aus 9 17 2 1163 257 77.53 3 4 1 2003/04
                         
1 JL Langer Aus 12 22 2 1119 215 55.95 2 6 2 2004/05
2 DR Martyn Aus 12 18 2 1072 165 67.00 5 4 1 2004/05
                         
1 R Dravid Ind 9 16 3 1241 270 95.46 3 4 1 2003/04
2 V Sehwag Ind 9 16 0 1079 309 67.43 3 2 2 2003/04
                         
1 JH Kallis SAF 9 16 3 1166 177 89.69 5 3 1 2003/04
2 HH Gibbs SAF 9 17 2 1108 192 73.86 3 6 0 2003/04
                         
1 JH Kallis SAF 12 20 4 1227 186 76.68 6 3 1 2007/08
2 GC Smith SAF 12 20 0 1107 232 55.35 3 4 0 2007/08
                         
1 CA Pujara Ind 13 23 2 1316 202 62.66 4 8 1 2016/17
2 V Kohli Ind 12 21 2 1252 235 65.89 4 2 1 2016/17

 

Two Indian batsmen R Dravid-V Sehwag scored 1000 plus  runs in 2003-04 season  CA Pujara-V Kohli emulated R Dravid-V Sehwag  in 2016-17. The performance of these two pairs of Indian batsmen are furnished below

 

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 Season
1 R Dravid Ind 9 16 3 1241 270 95.46 3 4 1 2003/04
2 V Sehwag Ind 9 16 0 1079 309 67.43 3 2 2 2003/04
                         
1 CA Pujara Ind 13 23 2 1316 202 62.66 4 8 1 2016/17
2 V Kohli Ind 12 21 2 1252 235 65.89 4 2 1 2016/17

 

Indian test captains and the results of the test in their debut test as captain

Indian test captains and the results of the test in their debut test as captain

The following table lists the performance of Indian captains with respect to the result of the test in their debut test as captain.

No Player Oppn Ground Start Date Result
1 CK Nayudu Eng Lord’s 25 Jun 1932 Lost By 158 Runs
2 Vizianagram Eng Lord’s 27 Jun 1936 Lost By 009 Wkts
3 IAK Pataudi Eng Lord’s 22 Jun 1946 Lost By 010 Wkts
4 L Amarnath Aus Brisbane 28 Nov 1947 Lost By Inns + 226 Runs
5 VS Hazare Eng Delhi 02 Nov 1951 Drawn Test    
6 MH Mankad Pak Dhaka 01 Jan 1955 Drawn Test    
7 Ghulam Ahmed NZl Hyd-LBS 19 Nov 1955 Drawn Test    
8 PR Umrigar NZl Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 1955 Won By Inns + 027 Runs
9 HR Adhikari Win Delhi 06 Feb 1959 Drawn Test    
10 DK Gaekwad Eng Nottingham 04 Jun 1959 Lost By Inns + 059 Runs
11 P Roy Eng Lord’s 18 Jun 1959 Lost By 008 Wkts
12 GS Ramchand Aus Delhi 12 Dec 1959 Lost By Inns + 127 Runs
13 NJ Contractor Pak Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 1960 Drawn Test    
14 MAK Pataudi Win Bridgetown 23 Mar 1962 Lost By Inns + 030 Runs
15 CG Borde Aus Adelaide 23 Dec 1967 Lost By 146 Runs
16 AL Wadekar Win Kingston 18 Feb 1971 Drawn Test    
17 S Venkataraghavan Win Delhi 11 Dec 1974 Lost By Inns + 017 Runs
18 SM Gavaskar NZl Auckland 24 Jan 1976 Won By 008 wkts
19 BS Bedi NZl Christchurch 05 Feb 1976 Drawn Test    
20 GR Viswanath Pak Kolkata 29 Jan 1980 Drawn Test    
21 N Kapil Dev Win Kingston 23 Feb 1983 Lost By 004 Wkts
22 DB Vengsarkar Win Delhi 25 Nov 1987 Lost By 005 Wkts
23 RJ Shastri Win Chennai 11 Jan 1988 Won By 255 Runs
24 K Srikkanth Pak Karachi 15 Nov 1989 Drawn Test    
25 M Azharuddin NZl Christchurch 02 Feb 1990 Lost By 010 Wkts
26 SR Tendulkar Aus Delhi 10 Oct 1996 Won By 007 Wkts
27 SC Ganguly Ban Dhaka 10 Nov 2000 Won By 009 Wkts
28 R Dravid NZl Mohali 16 Oct 2003 Drawn Test    
29 V Sehwag Srl Ahmedabad 18 Dec 2005 Won By 259 Runs
30 A Kumble Pak Delhi 22 Nov 2007 Won By 006 Wkts
31 MS Dhoni v SAF Kanpur 11 Apr 2008 Won By 008 Wkts
32 V Kohli Aus Adelaide 09 Dec 2014 Lost By 048 Runs
33 AM Rahane Aus Dharamsala 25 Mar 2017 Won By 008 wkts

AM Rahane became the ninth Indian captain to win his debut test. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Oppn Ground Start Date Result      
1 PR Umrigar NZl Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 1955 Won By Inns + 027 Runs
2 SM Gavaskar NZl Auckland 24 Jan 1976 Won By 008 wkts
3 RJ Shastri Win Chennai 11 Jan 1988 Won By 255 Runs
4 SR Tendulkar Aus Delhi 10 Oct 1996 Won By 007 Wkts
5 SC Ganguly Ban Dhaka 10 Nov 2000 Won By 009 Wkts
6 V Sehwag Srl Ahmedabad 18 Dec 2005 Won By 259 Runs
7 A Kumble Pak Delhi 22 Nov 2007 Won By 006 Wkts
8 MS Dhoni SAF Kanpur 11 Apr 2008 Won By 008 Wkts
9 AM Rahane Aus Dharamsala 25 Mar 2017 Won By 008 wkts

AM Rahane became the sixth captain to lead India in a test against Australia. The performance of these six captains with respect to the result of the test in their debut test as captain is furnished below

No Player Oppn Ground Start Date Result
1 L Amarnath Aus Brisbane 28 Nov 1947 Lost By Inns + 226 Runs
2 GS Ramchand Aus Delhi 12 Dec 1959 Lost By Inns + 127 Runs
3 CG Borde Aus Adelaide 23 Dec 1967 Lost By 146 Runs
4 SR Tendulkar Aus Delhi 10 Oct 1996 Won By 007 Wkts
5 V Kohli Aus Adelaide 09 Dec 2014 Lost By 048 Runs
6 AM Rahane Aus Dharamsala 25 Mar 2017 Won By 008 wkts

AM Rahane became the second Indian captain to win a test against Australia on his debut test as captain after SR Tendulkar. India had carved a victory by seven wickets against Australia in SR Tendulkar’s debut test as captain in October 1996 at Delhi

No Player Oppn Ground Start Date Result
1 SR Tendulkar Aus Delhi 10 Oct 1996 Won By 007 Wkts
2 AM Rahane Aus Dharamsala 25 Mar 2017 Won By 008 Wkts

 

Opening batsmen scoring six fifties in a test series – KL Rahul joins the elite list – his performance provide the first occasion on Indian soil

Opening batsmen scoring six fifties in a test series – KL Rahul joins the elite list – his performance provide the first occasion on Indian soil

KL Rahul scored six fifties in the just concluded test series to provide the tenth occasion of an opening batsman scoring six or more fifties in a test series in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Team 100 50 50+ Team Oppn Venue Series
1 H Sutcliffe Eng 4 2 6 Aus Eng Aus 1924-15
2 AR Morris Aus 3 3 6 Eng Aus Eng 1948
3 CC Hunte Win 0 6 6 Win Aus Win 1964-65
4 G Boycott Eng 2 5 7 Aus Eng Aus 1970-71
5 SM Gavaskar Ind 4 3 7 Win Ind Win 1970-71
6 KR Stackpole Aus 1 5 6 Eng Aus Eng 1973
7 MA Taylor Aus 2 5 7 Eng Aus Eng 1989
8 MA Atherton Eng 0 6 6 Eng Aus Eng 1995
9 CJL Rogers Aus 0 6 6 Aus Ind Aus 2014-15
10 KL Rahul Ind 0 6 6 Ind Aus Ind 2016-17

KL Rahul scored six fifties in the just concluded test series to provide the secong occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring six or more fifties in a test series after SM Gavaskar. SM Gavaskar had scored seven fifties against West Indies in West Indies in 1970-71 series.  Both the  occasions are listed below

No Player Team 100 50 50+ Team Oppn Venue Series
1 SM Gavaskar Ind 4 3 7 Win Ind Win 1970-71
2 KL Rahul Ind 0 6 6 Ind Aus Ind 2016-17

What is more important in KL Rahul’s feat is that he became the first opening batsman in the annals of test cricket to score six fifties on Indian soil

 CC Hunte, MA Atherton, CJL Rogers and KL Rahul are the four opening batsmen in the annals of test cricket to score six half centuries in a test series as their fifties

No Player Team 100 50 50+ Team Oppn Venue Series
1 CC Hunte Win 0 6 6 Win Aus Win 1964-65
2 MA Atherton Eng 0 6 6 Eng Aus Eng 1995
3 CJL Rogers Aus 0 6 6 Aus Ind Aus 2014-15
4 KL Rahul Ind 0 6 6 Ind Aus Ind 2016-17
India’s opening batsmen scoring half centuries in both innings of a test

India’s opening batsmen scoring half centuries in both innings of a test

Kannaur Lokesh Rahul

KL Rahul of India scored 60 in the first innings and 51 not out in  the second innings in the just concluded test against Australia at Dharamsala to provide the 13th occaision of a Indian opening batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test. All such occasions are listed below

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 SM Gavaskar 65 67* v West Indies Port of Spain 06 Mar 1971
2 CPS Chauhan 58 84 v Australia Kanpur 02 Oct 1979
3 A Jadeja 59 73 v New Zealand Bengaluru 18 Oct 1995
4 NS Sidhu 62 64 v Australia Chennai 06 Mar 1998
5 S Ramesh 60 96 v Pakistan Delhi 04 Feb 1999
6 G Gambhir 56 74 v Sri Lanka Galle 31 Jul 2008
7 V Sehwag 66 92 v Australia Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
8 V Sehwag 55 55 v West Indies Delhi 06 Nov 2011
9 CA Pujara 52 82* v Australia Delhi 22 Mar 2013
10 M Vijay 65 76 v New Zealand Kanpur 22 Sep 2016
11 KL Rahul 90 51 v Australia Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017
12 KL Rahul 60 51* v Australia Dharamsala 25 Mar 201

KL Rahul and V Sehwag are the only two  Indian batsman to  score half centuries in both innings of a test on two occasions. KL Rahul is the only Indian batsman to accomplish such a feat against Australia on two  occasions and also in  the same series.  The performance of  these two batsmen are furnished below

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 KL Rahul 90 51 v Australia Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017
2 KL Rahul 60 51* v Australia Dharamsala 25 Mar 2017
             
1 V Sehwag 66 92 v Australia Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
2 V Sehwag 55 55 v West Indies Delhi 06 Nov 2011

The following table  lists the six occasion of Indian opening batsmen scoring half centuries  in both innings of a test against Australia.

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CPS Chauhan 58 84 v Australia Kanpur 02 Oct 1979
2 NS Sidhu 62 64 v Australia Chennai 06 Mar 1998
3 V Sehwag 66 92 v Australia Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
4 CA Pujara 52 82* v Australia Delhi 22 Mar 2013
5 KL Rahul 90 51 v Australia Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017
6 KL Rahul 60 51* v Australia Dharamsala 25 Mar 2017

 

India’s exact eight wicket victories in tests

India’s exact eight wicket victories in tests

India carved a eight wickets victory at Dharamsala against Australia to provide the 13th occasion of India winning a test by an exact margin of eight wickets against various oppositions. All such occasions are listed below

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India won 8 wkts v New Zealand Wellington 29 Feb 1968
2 India won 8 wkts v New Zealand Auckland 24 Jan 1976
3 India won 8 wkts v England Mumbai 28 Nov 1984
4 India won 8 wkts v England Kolkata 29 Jan 1993
5 India won 8 wkts v New Zealand Bengaluru 18 Oct 1995
6 India won 8 wkts v New Zealand Kanpur 22 Oct 1999
7 India won 8 wkts v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 07 Jun 2001
8 India won 8 wkts v West Indies Chennai 17 Oct 2002
9 India won 8 wkts v South Africa Kolkata 28 Nov 2004
10 India won 8 wkts v South Africa Kanpur 11 Apr 2008
11 India won 8 wkts v Australia Chennai 22 Feb 2013
12 India won 8 wkts v England Mohali 26 Nov 2016
13 India won 8 wkts v Australia Dharamsala 25 Mar 2017

India carved a eight wickets victory at Dharamsala against Australia to provide the second occasion of India winning a test by an exact margin of eight wickets against Australia. Both the occasions are listed below

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India won 8 wkts v Australia Chennai 22 Feb 2013
2 India won 8 wkts v Australia Dharamsala 25 Mar 2017