AN Cook emulates L Hutton in scoring four double centuries while opening the innings for England

AN Cook emulates L Hutton in scoring four double centuries while opening the innings for England

AN Cook of England registered his fourth double century as an opening batsman when he scored 243 against West Indies at Nottingham in the ongoing test. He became the second England opening batsman to score four double centuries after L Hutton. The following table lists the feats of these two opening batsmen who have accomplished the feat

1 AN COOK OF ENGLAND
  No Runs Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
  1 235* 2 3 v Australia Brisbane 25 Nov 2010
  2 294 2 2 v India Birmingham 10 Aug 2011
  3 263 1 2 v Pakistan Abu Dhabi 13 Oct 2015
  4 243 1 1 v West Indies Birmingham 17 Aug 2017
2 L HUTTON OF ENGLAND
  No Runs Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
  1 364 1 1 v Australia The Oval 20 Aug 1938
  2 206 1 2 v New Zealand The Oval 13 Aug 1949
  3 202* 1 2 v West Indies The Oval 12 Aug 1950
  4 205 1 2 v West Indies Kingston

30 Mar 1954

 

 

AN Cook of England joins the elite list of opening batsmen who have scored four or more double centuries

AN Cook of England joins the elite list of opening batsmen who have scored four or more double centuries

AN Cook of England registered his fourth double century as an opening batsman when he scored 243 against West Indies at Nottingham in the ongoing test. He became the sixth opening batsman in the annals of test cricket to score four or more double centuries. The following table lists all the six opening batsmen who have accomplished the feat

1 MS ATAPATTU OF SRI LANKA
  No Runs Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
  1 223 2 1 v Zimbabwe Kandy 07 Jan 1998
  2 216* 1 2 v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 18 Nov 1999
  3 207* 1 1 v Pakistan Kandy 28 Jun 2000
  4 201* 1 1 v England Galle 22 Feb 2001
  5 201 1 2 v Bangladesh Colombo (SSC) 06 Sep 2001
  6 249 1 2 v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 14 May 2004
2 V SEHWAG OF INDIA
  No Runs Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
  1 309 2 1 v Pakistan Multan 28 Mar 2004
  2 201 2 2 v Pakistan Bengaluru 24 Mar 2005
  3 254 1 2 v Pakistan Lahore 13 Jan 2006
  4 319 2 2 v South Africa Chennai 26 Mar 2008
  5 201* 2 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 31 Jul 2008
  6 293 2 2 v Sri Lanka Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009
3 GC SMITH OF  SOUTH AFRICA
  No Runs Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
  1 200 1 1 v Bangladesh East London 18 Oct 2002
  2 277 1 1 v England Birmingham 24 Jul 2003
  3 259 1 2 v England Lord’s 31 Jul 2003
  4 232 2 1 v Bangladesh Chittagong 29 Feb 2008
  5 234 2 2 v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 23 Oct 2013
4 AN COOK OF ENGLAND
  No Runs Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
  1 235* 2 3 v Australia Brisbane 25 Nov 2010
  2 294 2 2 v India Birmingham 10 Aug 2011
  3 263 1 2 v Pakistan Abu Dhabi 13 Oct 2015
  4 243 1 1 v West Indies Birmingham 17 Aug 2017
5 CG GREENIDGE OF WEST INDIES
  No Runs Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
  1 214* 1 4 v England Lord’s 28 Jun 1984
  2 223 1 1 v England Manchester 26 Jul 1984
  3 213 1 1 v New Zealand Auckland 27 Feb 1987
  4 226 1 3 v Australia Bridgetown 19 Apr 1991
6 L HUTTON OF ENGLAND
  No Runs Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
  1 364 1 1 v Australia The Oval 20 Aug 1938
  2 206 1 2 v New Zealand The Oval 13 Aug 1949
  3 202* 1 2 v West Indies The Oval 12 Aug 1950
  4 205 1 2 v West Indies Kingston 30 Mar 1954
Couple of more T20 records for CH Gayle

Couple of more T20 records for CH Gayle

CH Gayle became the fourth cricketer in the history of T20 games to play 300 games. He achieved this distinction when he appeared for St Kitts and Nevis Patriots against Trinidad Knight Riders on `14.08.2017 in the ongoing CPL. Others to appear in 300 plus T20 games are KA Polllard {380}, DJ Bravo {350} and DR Smith {300}. It is interesting to note that all these four cricketers are from West Indies.

 

Player Mat Runs HS Ave C Wkts BBI Ave 5 Ct St
KA Pollard 380 07468 089* 30.73 00 234 4/15 23.70 0 216 0
DJ Bravo 350 05325 070* 24.88 00 375 5/23 23.84 1 178 0
CH Gayle 300 10252 175* 39.89 18 077 4/22 30.42 0 074 0
DR Smith 300 07015 110* 26.07 03 102 4/08 27.95 0 127 0

 

CH Gayle’s T20 career batting figures read thus

 

Player Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 50+ 0 4s 6s
CH Gayle 2005-2017 300 295 38 10252 175* 39.89 18 62 80 17 782 750

 

He has represented the following teams in the T20 tournaments played across the globe – Barisal Bulls, Barisal Burners, Chittagong Vikings, Dhaka Gladiators, Jamaica, Jamaica Tallawahs, Karachi Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders, Lahore Qalandars, Lions, Matabeleland Tuskers, Melbourne Renegades, PCA Masters XI, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Somerset, St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, Stanford Superstars, Sydney Thunder, West Indians, West Indies, Western Australia

 

CH Gayle has scored 782 boundary fours and 750 boundary sixes in his career as of 14.08.17. He earned the distinction of becoming the only batsman in the history of T20 games to score 750 plus boundary fours and 750 boundary sixes


He holds the record for most runs by a batsman, the record for the highest score in T20 games, the record for most centuries, most half centuries and most fifties

Starc out : Faulkner, Christian in for India series

Starc out : Faulkner, Christian in for India series

Faulkner and Christian back for limited-overs series in India

Mitchell Starc will miss Australia’s limited-overs tour of India due to a slower-than-expected recovery from an injury to his right foot.

Australia’s selectors have named a 14-man ODI squad and a 13-man T20 group for the tour, with the uncapped Hilton Cartwright in line for a one-day debut and fast bowler Jason Behrendorff a chance of making his Australia debut in T20s.

Notably, Tim Paine was preferred as wicketkeeper in the T20 side ahead of Matthew Wade, while there was also a T20 recall for allrounder Daniel Christian, who last played for Australia in 2014.

Fellow allrounder James Faulkner has returned to the ODI squad, along with spin-bowling allrounder Ashton Agar, and fast bowler Nathan Coulter-Nile, who is returning from a back injury.

“Nathan brings raw pace to the side with good variation,” national selector Trevor Hohns said. “It is great to see him back from injury and we are hopeful he will have a big impact in this series.

“James Faulkner is a solid one-day campaigner and is very familiar with subcontinent conditions, coming off a very good tour of Sri Lanka last year. We hope that he will take his chance in returning to the one-day side. Hilton is an aggressive striker of the ball and we think his game will be well suited to the transition to short-form cricket.”

National T20 selector Mark Waugh said: “The overall standards being set in the BBL and also the IPL are very high and the players selected have impressed in these tournaments. Jason [Behrendorff] has been a stand-out performer for the Scorchers for a number of seasons and deserves his chance at this level.

“Dan [Christian] is a very experienced allrounder who can be a very dangerous batsman. He had a solid IPL season this year and we believe his bowling will be well suited to the conditions we will face in India. Tim Paine has been called-up following his successful home T20 international and Big Bash campaigns.”

Paine made his international return in February this year, playing a series of home T20s against Sri Lanka while the Test squad was already in India, and these marked his first international games for nearly six years.

Starc suffered stress fractures of the foot during Australia’s Test tour of India earlier this year, and upon returning from the Champions Trophy in England it was discovered they had not fully healed. He was left out of Australia’s Test squad to tour Bangladesh, with the intention of being fit for the series in India, but Australia are now targeting the Ashes for his international return.

“Mitchell Starc has been excluded from the two squads as he continues his return from a right foot injury,” team physio David Beakley said. “We have recently reviewed the progress of Mitchell’s right foot injury and the healing process has been slower than we would have liked.

“Consequently, in order to ensure his best possible preparation for the Ashes, he will be unavailable for the tour of India and will continue his rehab in Australia with an aim to have him play for New South Wales in the domestic one-day cup.”

The tour of India will take place between September 17 and October 13.

ODI squad: Steven Smith (capt), David Warner, Ashton Agar, Hilton Cartwright, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Patrick Cummins, James Faulkner, Aaron Finch, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade (wk), Adam Zampa

T20 squad: Steven Smith (capt), David Warner (vice-capt), Jason Behrendorff, Dan Christian, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Patrick Cummins, Aaron Finch, Travis Head, Moises Henriques, Glenn Maxwell, Tim Paine (wk), Kane Richardson, Adam Zampa

Article Courtesy – ESPNCricinfo.com

 

CoA launches scathing attack on BCCI

CoA launches scathing attack on BCCI

Mincing no words: The CoA report, submitted by members Vinod Rai and Diana Edulji, said the BCCI and its affiliated associations had been in contempt of the Supreme Court. | Photo Credit: AFP
Seeks directions to remove the current office-bearers for ‘flouting the orders with impunity’

The latest status report by the Committee of Administrators (CoA) has not only questioned the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s efforts and intentions in implementing the Supreme Court-ordered reforms but also sought directions to remove the current office-bearers for “flouting the orders with impunity”.

The fifth status report, submitted on Wednesday by CoA members Vinod Rai and Diana Edulji, has pulled no punches in stating that the BCCI and its affiliated associations were not interested in implementing any of the reforms because of vested interests and had been in contempt of the SC.

“The current office-bearers of the BCCI have demonstrated scant regard for the directions issued by the CoA and continue to flout the same with impunity. Since the previous president and secretary (Anurag Thakur and Ajay Shirke) had been removed (in January 2017) for failing to implement the reforms mandated by the (SC) judgement despite a period of six months having elapsed, it is only fair that the current office-bearers be treated in the same manner (and) cease and desist from being associated with the workings of the BCCI,” the CoA has stated in its scathing report.

The CoA minced no words that the BCCI was in contempt of the SC. “Describing these issues (the reforms) as “impracticable” or “difficult” is nothing short of a gross abuse/contempt of the court order and ought to attract appropriate consequences,” it said.

Seeking further directions from the SC for the implementation of the reforms, the CoA sought revision of electoral rolls in States under the supervision of an administrator and a forensic audit of each association.

“The CoA submits that, unless the SC issues appropriate directions, the judgement of this court will remain a writ in sand and the implementations of reforms mandated will never see the light of the day,” it wrote.

More charges

That’s not all. The CoA also accused certain individuals of “treating State associations as personal fiefdoms” with vested interest in maintaining the status quo and feared they might “make changes to the membership to ensure they continue to remain in control.”

“It is clear that the BCCI members have no desire to implement the reforms… because they are aware that once reforms are implemented at the BCCI level, it is only a matter of time before the member associations will be required to adopt measures relating to transparency and accountability, specially in respect of the funds they receive from the BCCI. Those who have been occupying positions for a long time have a vested interest in ensuring this doesn’t happen,” it claimed.

The cause for CoA’s harsh words was the Special General Meeting of the BCCI on July 26 that saw the State associations resist the adoption or implementation of the reforms, as recommended by the Justice Lodha committee, and indicate their inability to do so any time in near future.

“The SC order (of July 24) was deliberately and completely misconstrued by the BCCI general body during the SGM… first, the BCCI CEO (Rahul Johri) and other administrative staff were asked to leave the meeting on the basis that they were not office-bearers… it appears the intention was also to ensure that the CoA would not receive a first-hand account of the proceeding… Even fundamental issues such as conflict of interest rules and appointment of ombudsman were not implemented. The decision to ask the CEO and other staff to leave was preplanned and orchestrated. It is obvious that the whole idea was to stonewall the fundamental core of the reforms and make the same a dead letter,” the report stated.

Double standards

Highlighting the double standards adopted by the BCCI, the CoA claimed that, “If the court’s direction that only office-bearers can attend the meeting applied to BCCI as well, then the two vice-presidents who attended the meeting (T.C. Mathew and Goutam Roy) should have also been asked to leave because the definition of office-bearers in the existing BCCI constitution does not include VPs”.

The administrators also listed examples of the BCCI’s complete disregard to the CoA’s directions. “The CoA had, on June 16, suggested the names of six retired judges of SC and requested the BCCI general body to appoint one of them as ombudsman… no appointment was made at the SGM. The CoA had, on June 13, sent a copy of the new BCCI Conflict of Interest rules to the constituent members [but] the SGM failed to adopt the same. It also failed to adopt the new fund disbursement policy in line with the recommendations,” it said.

By Uthra Ganesan and Vijay Lokpally – Article Courtesy – The Hindu dated 16th August 2017

Most consecutive boundary sixes in a test innings – HH Pandya joins the elite list of batsmen

Most consecutive boundary sixes in a test innings – HH Pandya joins the elite list of batsmen

HH Pandya of India scored three consecutive sixes of the bowling of PM Pushpakumara in the third test against Sri Lanka at Pallekele to become the 12th batsman in the annals of test cricket  to score three or more consecutive sixes  in a test innings. He became the ninth batsman to score three consecutive sixes in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

 

No Batsman Sixes Runs Bowler Team Oppn Ground Season
1 Shahid Afridi 4 103 Harbhajan Singh Pak Ind Lahore 2006
2 Kapil Dev 4 077* EE Hemmings Ind Eng Lord’s 1990
3 AB de Villiers 4 163 AB McDonald SAF Aus Cape Town 2008/09
                 
4 WR Hammond 3 336*   J Newman Eng NZl Auckland 1932/33
5 ST Clarke 3 035* Mohammad Nazir Win Pak Faisalabad 1980/81
6 WJ Cronje 3 082   Muttiah Muralitharan SAF Srl Pretoria 1997/98
7 TG Southee 3 020   Zulfiqar Babar NZl Pak Dubai 2014/15
8 NJ Astle 3 222   Andy Caddick NZl Eng Christchurch 2002
9 JH Kallis 3 054  Graeme Cremer SAF Zim Cape Town 2005
10 MS Dhoni 4 069 Dave Mohammad Ind Win Antigua 2006
11 BC Lara 4 216 Danish Kaneria Win Pak Multan 2006
12 HH Pandya 3 108 PM Pushpakumara Ind Srl Pallekele 2017

 

HH Pandya of India scored three consecutive sixes of the bowling of PM Pushpakumara in the third test against Sri Lanka at Pallekele to become the third Indian batsman in the annals of test cricket to score three or more consecutive sixes in a test innings. He became the first Indian batsman to score three consecutive sixes in a test innings which was a three figure innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

 

No Batsman Sixes Runs Bowler Team Oppn Ground Season
1 Kapil Dev 4 077* EE Hemmings Ind Eng Lord’s 1990
2 MS Dhoni 4 069 Dave Mohammad Ind Win Antigua 2006
3 HH Pandya 3 108 PM Pushpakumara Ind Srl Pallekele 2017

 

HH Pandya of India scored three consecutive sixes of the bowling of PM Pushpakumara in the third test against Sri Lanka at Pallekele to become the second batsman in the annals of test cricket  to score three or more consecutive sixes  in a test innings against Sri Lanka. WJ Cronje has score three consecutive boundary sixes off M Muralitharan at Pretoria in 1997-96 in his  knock of 82.  HH Pandya  became the first batsman to score three consecutive boundary sixes in a test innings against Sri Lanka which was a three figure innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

 

No Batsman Sixes Runs Bowler Team Oppn Ground Season
6 WJ Cronje 3 082   Muttiah Muralitharan SAF Srl Pretoria 1997/98
12 HH Pandya 3 108 PM Pushpakumara Ind Srl Pallekele 2017

 

Seven or more boundary sixes in a test innings – HH Pandya of India is the latest addition to the list

Seven or more boundary sixes in a test innings – HH Pandya of India is the latest addition to the list

HH Pandya of India scored seven boundary sixes in his knock of 108 against Sri Lanka in the just concluded test to provide the  29th occasion of a batsman scoring seven or  more boundary sixes in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

 

No Player Runs 6s Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 Wasim Akram 257* 12 Pakistan v Zimbabwe Sheikhupura 17 Oct 1996
2 NJ Astle 222 11 New Zealand v England Christchurch 13 Mar 2002
3 ML Hayden 380 11 Australia v Zimbabwe Perth 09 Oct 2003
4 BB McCullum 202 11 New Zealand v Pakistan Sharjah 26 Nov 2014
5 BB McCullum 195 11 New Zealand v Sri Lanka Christchurch 26 Dec 2014
6 BA Stokes 258 11 England v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 2016
7 WR Hammond 336* 10 England v New Zealand Auckland 31 Mar 1933
8 CL Cairns 120 09 New Zealand v Zimbabwe Auckland 20 Jan 1996
9 Inzamam-ul-Haq 329 09 Pakistan v New Zealand Lahore 01 May 2002
10 TG Southee 77* 09 New Zealand v England Napier 22 Mar 2008
11 CH Gayle 333 09 West Indies v Sri Lanka Galle 15 Nov 2010
12 NS Sidhu 124 08 India v Sri Lanka Lucknow 18 Jan 1994
13 AC Gilchrist 204* 08 Australia v South Africa Johannesburg 22 Feb 2002
14 KC Sangakkara 319 08 Sri Lanka v Bangladesh Chittagong 04 Feb 2014
15 B Sutcliffe 80* 07 New Zealand v South Africa Johannesburg 24 Dec 1953
16 IVA Richards 110* 07 West Indies v England St John’s 11 Apr 1986
17 CG Greenidge 213 07 West Indies v New Zealand Auckland 27 Feb 1987
18 CL Cairns 158 07 New Zealand v South Africa Auckland 18 Mar 2004
19 A Flintoff 167 07 England v West Indies Birmingham 29 Jul 2004
20 KP Pietersen 158 07 England v Australia The Oval 08 Sep 2005
21 Shahid Afridi 103 07 Pakistan v India Lahore 13 Jan 2006
22 BC Lara 216 07 West Indies v Pakistan Multan 19 Nov 2006
23 CH Gayle 197 07 West Indies v New Zealand Napier 19 Dec 2008
24 AB de Villiers 163 07 South Africa v Australia Cape Town 19 Mar 2009
25 V Sehwag 293 07 India v Sri Lanka Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009
26 Harbhajan Singh 111* 07 India v New Zealand Hyd-RGS 12 Nov 2010
27 Tamim Iqbal 206 07 Bangladesh v Pakistan Khulna 28 Apr 2015
28 MA Starc 84 07 Australia v Pakistan Melbourne 26 Dec 2016
29 HH Pandya 108 07 India v Sri Lanka Pallekele 12 Aug 2017

 

HH Pandya of India scored seven boundary sixes in his knock of 108 against Sri Lanka in the just concluded test to provide the  fourth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring seven or  more boundary sixes in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

 

No Player Runs 6s Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 NS Sidhu 124 08 India v Sri Lanka Lucknow 18 Jan 1994
2 V Sehwag 293 07 India v Sri Lanka Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009
3 Harbhajan Singh 111* 07 India v New Zealand Hyd-RGS 12 Nov 2010
4 HH Pandya 108 07 India v Sri Lanka Pallekele 12 Aug 2017

 

HH Pandya of India scored seven boundary sixes in his knock of 108 against Sri Lanka in the just concluded test to provide the  fifth occasion of a batsman scoring seven or  more boundary sixes in a test innings against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below.

 

No Player Runs 6s Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 BB McCullum 195 11 New Zealand v Sri Lanka Christchurch 26 Dec 2014
2 CH Gayle 333 09 West Indies v Sri Lanka Galle 15 Nov 2010
3 NS Sidhu 124 08 India v Sri Lanka Lucknow 18 Jan 1994
4 V Sehwag 293 07 India v Sri Lanka Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009
5 HH Pandya 108 07 India v Sri Lanka Pallekele 12 Aug 2017

 

HH Pandya of India scored seven boundary sixes in his knock of 108 against Sri Lanka in the just concluded test to provide the  third occasion of a batsman scoring seven or  more boundary sixes in a test innings against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below.

 

No Player Runs 6s Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 NS Sidhu 124 08 India v Sri Lanka Lucknow 18 Jan 1994
2 V Sehwag 293 07 India v Sri Lanka Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009
3 HH Pandya 108 07 India v Sri Lanka Pallekele 12 Aug 2017

 

25 or more runs scored off an over in the annals of test cricket – HH Pandya of India joins the list

25 or more runs scored off an over in the annals of test cricket – HH Pandya of India joins the list

HH Pandya scored 26 runs off PM Pushpakumara in the ongoing test against Sri Lanka at Pallekele to provide the 14th occasion of a batsman scoring 25 or more runs in an over in the annals  of test  cricket. All such occasions are listed below in the order of runs scored by the batsman.   HH Pandya became the first Indian batsman to accomplish such a feat

 

No Batsman Runs Bowler Team Oppn Location Year
1 BC Lara (466444) 28 RJ Peterson Win SAF Johannesburg 2003-04
2 GJ Bailey (462466) 28 JM Anderson Aus Eng Perth 2013-14
3 Shahid Afridi (666621) 27 Harbhajan Singh Pak Ind Lahore 2005-06
4 CD McMillan (444464) 26 Younis Khan NZl Pak Hamilton 2000-01
5 BC Lara (406664) 26 Danish Kaneria Win Pak Multan 2006-07
6 MG Johnson (446066) 26 PL Harris Aus SAF Johannesburg 2008-09
7 BB McCullum (466046) 26 RAS Lakmal NZl Srl Christchurch 2014-15
8 HH Pandya (446660) 26 PM Pushpakumara Ind Srl Pallekele 2017
9 AME Roberts (46266L) 25 IT Botham Win Eng Port-of-Spain 1980-81
10 B Sutcliffe (66061) & RW Blair(600) 25 HJ Tayfield NZl SAF Johannesburg 1953-54
11 NJ Astle (666L0) & CL Cairns (41) 25 AR Caddick NZl Eng Christchurch 2001-02
12 RR Sarwan (44444nb40) 25 MM Patel Win Ind Basseterre 2006
13 AB de Villiers (66661w) 25 AB McDonald SAF Aus Cape Town 2008-09
14 LRPL Taylor (nb41666) & JS Patel (1) 25 NM Hauritz NZl Aus Hamilton 2009-10

 

HH Pandya scored 26 runs off PM Pushpakumara in the ongoing test against Sri Lanka at Pallekele to provide the second occasion of a batsman scoring 25 or  more runs in an over in the annals  against Sri Lanka.  BB McCullum of New Zealand had scored 26 runs off RAS Lakmal at Christchurch in 2014-15. Botht the occasions are listed below in the order of runs scored by the batsman.

 

No Batsman Runs Bowler Team Oppn Location Year
1 BB McCullum (466046) 26 RAS Lakmal NZl Srl Christchurch 2014-15
2 HH Pandya (446660) 26 PM Pushpakumara Ind Srl Pallekele 2017

 

HH Pandya scored 26 runs off PM Pushpakumara in the ongoing test against Sri Lanka at Pallekele to provide the tenth occasion of a batsman scoring 25 or more runs in an over in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below in the order of runs scored by the batsman.

 

No Batsman Runs Bowler Team Oppn Location Year
1 BC Lara (466444) 28 RJ Peterson Win SAF Johannesburg 2003-04
2 GJ Bailey (462466) 28 JM Anderson Aus Eng Perth 2013-14
3 Shahid Afridi (666621) 27 Harbhajan Singh Pak Ind Lahore 2005-06
4 CD McMillan (444464) 26 Younis Khan NZl Pak Hamilton 2000-01
5 BC Lara (406664) 26 Danish Kaneria Win Pak Multan 2006-07
6 MG Johnson (446066) 26 PL Harris Aus SAF Johannesburg 2008-09
7 BB McCullum (466046) 26 RAS Lakmal NZl Srl Christchurch 2014-15
8 HH Pandya (446660) 26 PM Pushpakumara Ind Srl Pallekele 2017
9 RR Sarwan (44444nb40) 25 MM Patel Win Ind Basseterre 2006
10 AB de Villiers (66661w) 25 AB McDonald SAF Aus Cape Town 2008-09

 

Indian batsmen scoring a century while batting at number eight – HH Pandya joins the elite list

Indian batsmen scoring a century while batting at number eight – HH Pandya joins the elite list

HH Pandya of India scored 108 against Sri Lanka in the ongoing test at Pallekele to provide the 16th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century while batting at number eight.  He became the 12th Indian batsman to accomplish such a feat.  All such occasions are tabulated below.

 

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 RH Shodhan 110 2 v Pakistan Kolkata 12 Dec 1952
2 N Kapil Dev 116 2 v England Kanpur 30 Jan 1982
3 SMH Kirmani 102 2 v England Mumbai 28 Nov 1984
4 N Kapil Dev 110 1 v England The Oval 23 Aug 1990
5 A Ratra 115* 1 v West Indies St John’s 10 May 2002
6 AB Agarkar 109* 4 v England Lord’s 25 Jul 2002
7 A Kumble 110* 1 v England The Oval 09 Aug 2007
8 IK Pathan 102 1 v Pakistan Bengaluru 08 Dec 2007
9 MS Dhoni 132* 2 v South Africa Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
10 Harbhajan Singh 115 3 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 04 Nov 2010
11 Harbhajan Singh 111* 2 v New Zealand Hyd-RGS 12 Nov 2010
12 MS Dhoni 144 1 v West Indies Kolkata 14 Nov 2011
13 R Ashwin 103 2 v West Indies Mumbai 22 Nov 2011
14 R Ashwin 124 2 v West Indies Kolkata 06 Nov 2013
15 WP Saha 117 2 v Australia Ranchi 16 Mar 2017
16 HH Pandya 108 1 v Sri Lanka Pallekele 12 Aug 2017

 

N Kapil Dev, MS Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh and R Ashwin have scored two centuries while batting at number eight. All such occasions are tabulated below.

 

No No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 1 N Kapil Dev 116 2 v England Kanpur 30 Jan 1982
  2 N Kapil Dev 110 1 v England The Oval 23 Aug 1990
               
2 1 MS Dhoni 132* 2 v South Africa Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
  2 MS Dhoni 144 1 v West Indies Kolkata 14 Nov 2011
               
3 1 Harbhajan Singh 115 3 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 04 Nov 2010
  2 Harbhajan Singh 111* 2 v New Zealand Hyd-RGS 12 Nov 2010
               
4 1 R Ashwin 103 2 v West Indies Mumbai 22 Nov 2011
  2 R Ashwin 124 2 v West Indies Kolkata 06 Nov 2013

 

HH Pandya of India scored 108 against Sri Lanka in the ongoing test at Pallekele to provide the fifth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century on away soil while batting at number eight. All such occasions are tabulated below.

 

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 N Kapil Dev 110 1 v England The Oval 23 Aug 1990
2 A Ratra 115* 1 v West Indies St John’s 10 May 2002
3 AB Agarkar 109* 4 v England Lord’s 25 Jul 2002
4 A Kumble 110* 1 v England The Oval 09 Aug 2007
5 HH Pandya 108 1 v Sri Lanka Pallekele 12 Aug 2017

 

HH Pandya became the fifth batsman to score a century against Sri Lanka while batting at number eight. Others are Wasim Akram, DL Vettori, JP Duminy and AG Cremer. The feats of these five batsmen are tabulated below

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Wasim Akram 100 2 Pak Srk Galle 21 Jun 2000
2 DL Vettori 140 4 NZl Srl Col-SSC 26 Aug 2009
3 JP Duminy 100* 1 SAF Srl Galle 16 Jul 2014
4 AG Cremer 102* 2 Zim Srl Harare 29 Oct 2016
5 HH Pandya 108 1 Ind Srl Pallekele 12 Aug 2017

 

HH Pandya became the fourth batsman to score a century against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka while batting at number eight. Others are Wasim Akram, DL Vettori and JP Duminy.  The feats of these five batsmen are tabulated below

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Wasim Akram 100 2 Pak Srk Galle 21 Jun 2000
2 DL Vettori 140 4 NZl Srl Col-SSC 26 Aug 2009
3 JP Duminy 100* 1 SAF Srl Galle 16 Jul 2014
4 HH Pandya 108 1 Ind Srl Pallekele 12 Aug 2017

 

HH Pandya became the first Indian batsman to score a century against Sri Lanka while batting at number eight. The previous best was 82 by IK Pathan at Ahmedabad in Dec 2005. N Kapil Dev’s 78 at Col-PSS was the previous best by an Indian batsman against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka. The following table lists the five occasions of a batsman scoring fifties against Sri Lanka.

 

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 HH Pandya 108 1 v Sri Lanka Pallekele 12 Aug 2017
2 IK Pathan 82 1 v Sri Lanka Ahmedabad 18 Dec 2005
3 N Kapil Dev 78 4 v Sri Lanka Col- PSS 06 Sep 1985
4 MS Dhoni 51* 3 v Sri Lanka Delhi 10 Dec 2005
5 HH Pandya 50 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017

 

HH Pandya’s 108 provides the third occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty while batting at number eight against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka and he became the first Indian batsman to score fifties  on two occasions while batting at number eight against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka.

 

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 HH Pandya 108 1 v Sri Lanka Pallekele 12 Aug 2017
2 N Kapil Dev 78 4 v Sri Lanka Col- PSS 06 Sep 1985
3 HH Pandya 50 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017

 

HH Pandya’s feat of scoring a century while batting at number eight provides the 82nd occasion of a batsman scoring a century while batting at number eight in the annals of test cricket. He also became the 68th batsman to accomplish the feat.

 

HH Pandya’s feat of scoring a century while batting at number eight provides the 41st occasion of a batsman scoring a century while batting at number eight in the annals of test cricket. He also became the 39th batsman to accomplish the feat.

 

It is interesting to note that there are 41 occasions of a batsman scoring a century while batting at number on home soil and also on away soil.

Indian openers scoring a century and a half century in a test innings

Indian openers scoring a century and a half century in a test innings

S Dhawan {119} and KL Rahul {85} of India scored century and half century  in  the  test against Sri  Lanka at Pallekele to provide the 24th occasion of Indian  openers scoring a century and half  century  in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Team Innings Opposition Ground Start  Date C HC
1 India innings 1 England The Oval 17 Aug 1946 1 1
2 India innings 3 England Delhi 08 Feb 1964 1 1
3 India innings 1 West Indies Mumbai 01 Dec 1978 1 1
4 India innings 1 West Indies Delhi 24 Jan 1979 1 1
5 India innings 4 England The Oval 30 Aug 1979 1 1
6 India innings 1 Australia Mumbai 03 Nov 1979 1 1
7 India innings 2 England Bengaluru 09 Dec 1981 1 1
8 India innings 2 Sri Lanka Chennai 17 Sep 1982 1 1
9 India innings 3 Pakistan Bengaluru 14 Sep 1983 1 1
10 India innings 2 Australia Adelaide 13 Dec 1985 1 1
11 India innings 2 Pakistan Chennai 03 Feb 1987 1 1
12 India innings 3 Sri Lanka Col- SSC 27 Jul 1993 1 1
13 India innings 2 Sri Lanka Mohali 19 Nov 1997 1 1
14 India innings 1 West Indies Mumbai 09 Oct 2002 1 1
15 India innings 2 New Zealand Mohali 16 Oct 2003 1 1
16 India innings 2 South Africa Kanpur 20 Nov 2004 1 1
17 India innings 1 South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 2007 1 1
18 India innings 2 South Africa Chennai 26 Mar 2008 1 1
19 India innings 1 Sri Lanka Galle 31 Jul 2008 1 1
20 India innings 3 Australia Mohali 17 Oct 2008 1 1
21 India innings 3 Sri Lanka Ahmedabad 16 Nov 2009 1 1
22 India innings 2 Sri Lanka Mum-BS 02 Dec 2009 1 1
23 India innings 2 England Chennai 16 Dec 2016 1 1
24 India innings 1 Sri Lanka Pallekele 12 Aug 2017 1 1

 

S Dhawan {119} and KL Rahul {85} of India scored century and half century  in  the  test against Sri  Lanka at Pallekele to provide the seventh occasion of Indian  openers scoring a century and half  century  in a test innings against Sri Lanka.  All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Team Innings Opposition Ground Start  Date C HC
1 India innings 2 Sri Lanka Chennai 17 Sep 1982 1 1
2 India innings 3 Sri Lanka Col- SSC 27 Jul 1993 1 1
3 India innings 2 Sri Lanka Mohali 19 Nov 1997 1 1
4 India innings 1 Sri Lanka Galle 31 Jul 2008 1 1
5 India innings 3 Sri Lanka Ahmedabad  16 Nov 2009 1 1
6 India innings 2 Sri Lanka Mum-BS 02 Dec 2009 1 1
7 India innings 1 Sri Lanka Pallekele 12 Aug 2017 1 1