Indian spin bowlers sharing the new ball in a test innings at both ends

Indian spin bowlers sharing the new ball in a test innings at both ends

Indian spinners – R Ashwin and RA Jadeja – shared the new ball attack in the fourth innings of the test against Australia in the just concluded test to provide the 14th occasion of Indian bowlers sharing the new ball attack  in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Team Inns Oppn Ground Start Date Position – one Position – Two
1 Ind 4       Eng Kanpur 12 Jan 1952 Ghulam Ahmed MH Mankad
2 Ind 1       Eng Kanpur 15 Feb 1964 ML Jaisimha SA Durani
3 Ind 4       Win Bridgetown 02 May 2002 SR Tendulkar Harbhajan Singh
4 Ind 4       Aus Delhi 29 Oct 2008 A Kumble V Sehwag
5 Ind 3       Srl Mum-BS       02 Dec 2009 PP Ojha R Ashwin
6 Ind 3       Win Delhi 06 Nov 2011 PP Ojha R Ashwin
7 Ind 2       Eng Mumbai 23 Nov 2012 R Ashwin PP Ojha
8 Ind 4       Eng Mumbai 23 Nov 2012 R Ashwin PP Ojha
9 Ind 4       Eng Kolkata 05 Dec 2012 R Ashwin PP Ojha
10 Ind 3       Aus Chennai 22 Feb 2013 R Ashwin Harbhajan Singh
11 Ind 3       Srl Galle 12 Aug 2015 R Ashwin Harbhajan Singh
12 Ind 4       SAF Mohali 05 Nov 2015 R Ashwin RA Jadeja
13 Ind 3       Aus Pune 23 Feb 2017 R Ashwin RA Jadeja
14 Ind 3       Aus Ranchi 16 Mar 2017 R Ashwin RA Jadeja

 

Indian spinners – R Ashwin and RA Jadeja – shared the new ball attack in the fourth innings of the test against Australia in the just concluded test to provide the fourth occasion of Indian bowlers sharing the new ball attack  in a test innings against Australia. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Team Inns Oppn Ground Start Date Position – one Position – Two
1 Ind 4       Aus Delhi 29 Oct 2008 A Kumble V Sehwag
2 Ind 3       Aus Chennai 22 Feb 2013 R Ashwin Harbhajan Singh
3 Ind 3       Aus Pune 23 Feb 2017 R Ashwin RA Jadeja
4 Ind 3       Aus Ranchi 16 Mar 2017 R Ashwin RA Jadeja

 

Indian batsmen who have scored double hundreds without a boundary six

Indian batsmen who have scored double hundreds without a boundary six

CA Pujara’s 202 at Ranchi in the test between  India  and Australia did not contain a boundary six to provide the 26th occasion of an  Indian batsman scoring a double hundred without a boundary six. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs 6s Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 PR Umrigar 223 0 1 v New Zealand Hyd-LBS 19 Nov 1955
2 MH Mankad 223 0 1 v New Zealand Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 1955
3 MH Mankad 231 0 1 v New Zealand Chennai 06 Jan 1956
4 DN Sardesai 200* 0 3 v New Zealand Mumbai (BS) 12 Mar 1965
5 SM Gavaskar 220 0 3 v West Indies Port of Spain 13 Apr 1971
6 SM Gavaskar 221 0 4 v England The Oval 30 Aug 1979
7 GR Viswanath 222 0 1 v England Chennai 13 Jan 1982
8 AD Gaekwad 201 0 2 v Pakistan Jalandhar 24 Sep 1983
9 SM Gavaskar 236* 0 2 v West Indies Chennai 24 Dec 1983
10 SV Manjrekar 218 0 1 v Pakistan Lahore 01 Dec 1989
11 VG Kambli 224 0 2 v England Mumbai 19 Feb 1993
12 VG Kambli 227 0 1 v Zimbabwe Delhi 13 Mar 1993
13 SR Tendulkar 217 0 1 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 29 Oct 1999
14 R Dravid 200* 0 2 v Zimbabwe Delhi 18 Nov 2000
15 SR Tendulkar 201* 0 1 v Zimbabwe Nagpur 25 Nov 2000
16 VVS Laxman 281 0 3 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
17 R Dravid 217 0 2 v England The Oval 05 Sep 2002
18 SR Tendulkar 241* 0 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
19 SR Tendulkar 248* 0 2 v Bangladesh Dhaka 10 Dec 2004
20 W Jaffer 202 0 1 v Pakistan Kolkata 30 Nov 2007
21 VVS Laxman 200* 0 1 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
22 CA Pujara 206* 0 1 v England Ahmedabad 15 Nov 2012
23 V Kohli 200 0 1 v West Indies North Sound 21 Jul 2016
24 V Kohli 211 0 1 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
25 V Kohli 204 0 1 v Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
26 CA Pujara 202 0 2 v Australia Ranchi 16 Mar 2017

CA Pujara’s 202 at Ranchi in the test between  India  and Australia did not contain a boundary six to provide the fourth  occasion of an  Indian batsman scoring a double hundred without a boundary six against Australia. He became the third Indian batsman to accomplish such a feat against Australia.   All the four occasions are listed below

No Player Runs 6s Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 VVS Laxman 281 0 3 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
2 SR Tendulkar 241* 0 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
3 VVS Laxman 200* 0 1 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
4 CA Pujara 202 0 2 v Australia Ranchi 16 Mar 2017

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar

SR Tendulkar {04}, SM Gavaskar {03}, V Kohli {03} are the three Indian batsmen who have scored three or more double hundreds without a boundary six. CA Pujara {02}, MH Mankad {02}, R Dravid {02}, VG Kambli {02} and VVS Laxman {02} are the five Indian batsmen who have scored two double hundreds with a boundary six. The performance of these batsmen are listed below

No Player Runs 6s Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 SR Tendulkar 217 0 1 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 29 Oct 1999
2 SR Tendulkar 201* 0 1 v Zimbabwe Nagpur 25 Nov 2000
3 SR Tendulkar 241* 0 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
4 SR Tendulkar 248* 0 2 v Bangladesh Dhaka 10 Dec 2004
               
1 SM Gavaskar 220 0 3 v West Indies Port of Spain 13 Apr 1971
2 SM Gavaskar 221 0 4 v England The Oval 30 Aug 1979
3 SM Gavaskar 236* 0 2 v West Indies Chennai 24 Dec 1983
               
1 V Kohli 200 0 1 v West Indies North Sound 21 Jul 2016
2 V Kohli 211 0 1 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
3 V Kohli 204 0 1 v Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
               
1 CA Pujara 206* 0 1 v England Ahmedabad 15 Nov 2012
2 CA Pujara 202 0 2 v Australia Ranchi 16 Mar 2017
               
1 MH Mankad 223 0 1 v New Zealand Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 1955
2 MH Mankad 231 0 1 v New Zealand Chennai 06 Jan 1956
               
1 R Dravid 200* 0 2 v Zimbabwe Delhi 18 Nov 2000
2 R Dravid 217 0 2 v England The Oval 05 Sep 2002
               
1 VG Kambli 224 0 2 v England Mumbai 19 Feb 1993
2 VG Kambli 227 0 1 v Zimbabwe Delhi 13 Mar 1993
               
1 VVS Laxman 281 0 3 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
2 VVS Laxman 200* 0 1 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008

 MH Mankad and VVS Laxman are the only two batsmen who have chosen the same opposition and scored two double hundreds without a boundary six. MH Mankad’s two double hundreds came against New Zealand while VVS Laxman chose Australia. The performance of these two batsmen are listed below

No Player Runs 6s Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 MH Mankad 223 0 1 v New Zealand Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 1955
2 MH Mankad 231 0 1 v New Zealand Chennai 06 Jan 1956
               
1 VVS Laxman 281 0 3 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
2 VVS Laxman 200* 0 1 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
R Ashwin’s world record – holds the record for most wickets in the annals of test cricket by a spin bowler who has opened the bowling

R Ashwin’s world record – holds the record for most wickets in the annals of test cricket by a spin bowler who has opened the bowling

Ravichandran Ashwin

R Ashwin  of India now holds the world record for most wickets by a spin bowler who opened the bowling in the annals of test cricket. His  lonely wicket in Australia’s second innings – that of GJ Maxwell caught by Vijay for 02 was his 94th wicket when he has shared the new ball as a spin bowler. He went past H Trumble of Australia who had captured 93 wickets as a spin bowler while sharing the  new ball. The following table list the four bowlers – R Ashwin, H Trumble, R Peel and HMRKB Herath – who have an aggregate of 75 plus wickets under this category of statistics

 

No Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs W BBI BBM Ave 5 10
1 R Ashwin Ind 21 26 3722 1771 94 7/66 12/98 18.84 11 04
2 H Trumble Aus 15 25 4291 1512 93 8/65 12/89 16.25 08 03
3 R Peel Eng 17 31 4361 1520 88 7/31 11/68 17.27 04 01
4 HMRKB Herath Srl 16 20 2919 1217 75 8/63 13/145 16.22 08 03

 The following table lists the performance of R Ashwin in reaching the record 94 wickets

No Overs M Runs W Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 21.3 5 47 6 2 3 v West Indies Delhi 06 Nov 2011
2 20.0 2 73 2 2 3 v Australia Adelaide 24 Jan 2012
3 27.0 9 80 3 1 2 v England Ahmedabad 15 Nov 2012
4 42.3 6 145 2 1 2 v England Mumbai 23 Nov 2012
5 3.4 0 22 0 1 4 v England Mumbai 23 Nov 2012
6 6.1 1 31 2 1 4 v England Kolkata 05 Dec 2012
7 32.0 6 95 5 1 3 v Australia Chennai 22 Feb 2013
8 28.0 12 63 5 2 3 v Australia Hyd-RGS 02 Mar 2013
9 15.3 2 55 2 2 3 v Australia Delhi 22 Mar 2013
10 19.0 2 105 4 2 3 v Australia Sydney 06 Jan 2015
11 25.0 6 87 5 2 2 v Bangladesh Fatullah 10 Jun 2015
12 6.0 2 8 0 2 3 v Bangladesh Fatullah 10 Jun 2015
13 28.2 6 114 4 1 3 v Sri Lanka Galle 12 Aug 2015
14 16.0 6 42 5 1 4 v Sri Lanka Col-PSS 20 Aug 2015
15 24.0 5 51 5 1 2 v South Africa Mohali 05 Nov 2015
16 14.0 5 39 3 1 4 v South Africa Mohali 05 Nov 2015
17 16.1 6 32 5 2 2 v South Africa Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
18 29.5 7 66 7 2 4 v South Africa Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
19 49.1 26 61 5 2 4 v South Africa Delhi 03 Dec 2015
20 35.3 5 132 6 2 4 v New Zealand Kanpur 22 Sep 2016
21 25.0 6 56 0 2 3 v England Chennai 16 Dec 2016
22 30.3 10 73 4 2 4 v Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
23 34.5 10 63 3 2 1 v Australia Pune 23 Feb 2017
24 28.0 3 119 4 1 3 v Australia Pune 23 Feb 2017
25 12.4 4 41 6 2 4 v Australia Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017
26 30.0 10 71 1 1 3 v Australia Ranchi 16 Mar 2017
26 620.2 162 1771 94     Total    
Batsmen who have stayed at the crease facing 500 plus deliveries in a test innings in the annals of test cricket – CA Pujara become the first Indian batsman to accomplish such a feat

Batsmen who have stayed at the crease facing 500 plus deliveries in a test innings in the annals of test cricket – CA Pujara become the first Indian batsman to accomplish such a feat

CA Pujara scored 202 and faced 525 deliveries in the just concluded Ranchi Test between India and Australia to provide the 41st occasion of a batsman staying at the crease and facing 500 plus deliveries in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below.

 

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 L Hutton 364 847 1 Eng Aus The Oval 20 Aug 1938
2 GM Turner 259 759 2 NZl Win Georgetown 06 Apr 1972
3 RB Simpson 311 743 1 Aus Eng Manchester 23 Jul 1964
4 SG Barnes 234 667 2 Aus Eng Sydney 13 Dec 1946
5 G Kirsten 275 642 3 SAF Eng Durban 26 Dec 1999
6 A Sandham 325 640 1 Eng Win Kingston 03 Apr 1930
7 KF Barrington 256 624 2 Eng Aus Manchester 23 Jul 1964
8 WR Hammond 251 605 2 Eng Aus Sydney 14 Dec 1928
9 WR Hammond 177 603 3 Eng Aus Adelaide 01 Feb 1929
10 RM Cowper 307 589 2 Aus Eng Melbourne 11 Feb 1966
11 BC Lara 400* 582 1 Win Eng St John’s 10 Apr 2004
12 WR Hammond 231* 579 1 Eng Aus Sydney 18 Dec 1936
13 ST Jayasuriya 340 578 2 Srl Ind Colombo (RPS) 02 Aug 1997
14 DPMD Jayawardene 374 572 2 Srl SAF Colombo (SSC) 27 Jul 2006
15 Younis Khan 313 568 2 Pak Srl Karachi 21 Feb 2009
16 MA Taylor 334* 564 1 Aus Pak Peshawar 15 Oct 1998
17 DL Amiss 262* 563 3 Eng Win Kingston 16 Feb 1974
18 RS Mahanama 225 561 2 Srl Ind Colombo (RPS) 02 Aug 1997
19 BB McCullum 302 559 3 NZl Ind Wellington 14 Feb 2014
20 Hanif Mohammad 187* 556 2 Pak Eng Lord’s 27 Jul 1967
21 G Boycott 246* 555 1 Eng Ind Leeds 08 Jun 1967
22 TW Jarvis 182 555 2 NZl Win Georgetown 06 Apr 1972
23 DSBP Kuruppu 201* 548 1 Srl NZl Colombo (CCC) 16 Apr 1987
24 AN Cook 294 545 2 Eng Ind Birmingham 10 Aug 2011
25 DL Houghton 266 541 1 Zim Srl Bulawayo 20 Oct 1994
26 BC Lara 375 538 1 Win Eng St John’s 16 Apr 1994
27 MS Atapattu 201* 536 1 Srl Eng Galle 22 Feb 2001
28 HM Amla 311* 529 2 SAF Eng The Oval 19 Jul 2012
29 AN Cook 263 528 2 Eng Pak Abu Dhabi 13 Oct 2015
30 WL Murdoch 211 525 1 Aus Eng The Oval 11 Aug 1884
31 G Kirsten 210 525 1 SAF Eng Manchester 02 Jul 1998
32 CA Pujara 202 525 2 Ind Aus Ranchi 16 Mar 2017
33 CT Radley 158 524 2 Eng NZl Auckland 04 Mar 1978
34 MD Crowe 299 523 3 NZl Srl Wellington 31 Jan 1991
35 GW Flower 201* 523 1 Zim Pak Harare 31 Jan 1995
36 Javed Miandad 260 521 1 Pak Eng The Oval 06 Aug 1987
37 GT Dowling 239 519 1 NZl Ind Christchurch 22 Feb 1968
38 GN Yallop 268 517 2 Aus Pak Melbourne 26 Dec 1983
39 Shoaib Mohammad 163 516 2 Pak NZl Wellington 10 Feb 1989
40 S Chanderpaul 136* 510 2 Win Ind St John’s 10 May 2002
41 Younis Khan 267 504 1 Pak Ind Bengaluru 24 Mar 2005

 

It also provides the sixth occasion of a batsman accomplishing such a feat against Australia.The previous such occasion against Australia was KF Barrington who faced 624 deliveries while making 256 at Manchester in Jul 1964. Thus it took 52 years and 09 months for another batsman to accomplish such a feat against Australia. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 L Hutton 364 847 1 Eng Aus The Oval 20 Aug 1938
2 KF Barrington 256 624 2 Eng Aus Manchester 23 Jul 1964
3 WR Hammond 251 605 2 Eng Aus Sydney 14 Dec 1928
4 WR Hammond 177 603 3 Eng Aus Adelaide 01 Feb 1929
5 WR Hammond 231* 579 1 Eng Aus Sydney 18 Dec 1936
6 CA Pujara 202 525 2 Ind Aus Ranchi 16 Mar 2017

 

WR Hammond of England is the only batsman in the annals of test cricket to achieve such a feat on three occasions. AN Cook, BC Lara, G Kirsten and Younis Khan are the four batsman to accomplish such a feat on two occasions. The performances of these five batsmen are listed below

 

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 WR Hammond 251 605 2 Eng Aus Sydney 14 Dec 1928
2 WR Hammond 177 603 3 Eng Aus Adelaide 01 Feb 1929
3 WR Hammond 231* 579 1 Eng Aus Sydney 18 Dec 1936
                 
1 AN Cook 294 545 2 Eng Ind Birmingham 10 Aug 2011
2 AN Cook 263 528 2 Eng Pak Abu Dhabi 13 Oct 2015
                 
1 BC Lara 400* 582 1 Win Eng St John’s 10 Apr 2004
2 BC Lara 375 538 1 Win Eng St John’s 16 Apr 1994
                 
1 G Kirsten 275 642 3 SAF Eng Durban 26 Dec 1999
2 G Kirsten 210 525 1 SAF Eng Manchester 02 Jul 1998
                 
1 Younis Khan 313 568 2 Pak Srl Karachi 21 Feb 2009
2 Younis Khan 267 504 1 Pak Ind Bengaluru 24 Mar 2005

 

Hanif Mohammad and Shoaib Mohammad are the only pair of father and son to accomplish the feat in the annals of test cricket. Father Hanif faced 556 deliveries whole making 187 not out against England at Lord’s in  Jul 2967, while Son Shoaib emulated his father by facing 516 deliveries for his 163 against New Zealand at Wellington in Feb 1989 – 22 years later

 

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Hanif Mohammad 187* 556 2 Pak Eng Lord’s 27 Jul 1967
2 Shoaib Mohammad 163 516 2 Pak NZl Wellington 10 Feb 1989

 

CA Pujara became the first Indian batsman to face 500 plus deliveries  in a test innings. The previous record was held by R Dravid who had faced 495 deliveries against Pakistan while making 270 at Rawalpindi in Apr 2004. The following table lists the Indian batsmen who have faced 450 plus deliveries in a test innings.

 

No Player Runs BF Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CA Pujara 202 525 2 v Australia Ranchi 16 Mar 2017
2 R Dravid 270 495 2 v Pakistan Rawalpindi 13 Apr 2004
3 NS Sidhu 201 491 2 v West Indies Port of Spain 14 Mar 1997
4 RJ Shastri 206 477 2 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 1992
5 SM Gavaskar 172 472 2 v England Bengaluru 09 Dec 1981
6 R Dravid 217 468 2 v England The Oval 05 Sep 2002
7 VVS Laxman 281 452 3 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001

 

Indian batmen scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings – CA Pujara’s 202 at Ranchi provides the 49th occasion

Indian batmen scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings – CA Pujara’s 202 at Ranchi provides the 49th occasion

CA Pujara scored 202 in the ongoing test at Ranchi against Australia to provide the 49th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 PR Umrigar 223 1 v New Zealand Hyd-LBS 19 Nov 1955
2 MH Mankad 223 1 v New Zealand Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 1955
3 MH Mankad 231 1 v New Zealand Chennai 06 Jan 1956
4 MAK Pataudi 203* 3 v England Delhi 08 Feb 1964
5 DN Sardesai 200* 3 v New Zealand Mumbai (BS) 12 Mar 1965
6 DN Sardesai 212 1 v West Indies Kingston 18 Feb 1971
7 SM Gavaskar 220 3 v West Indies Port of Spain 13 Apr 1971
8 SM Gavaskar 205 1 v West Indies Mumbai 01 Dec 1978
9 SM Gavaskar 221 4 v England The Oval 30 Aug 1979
10 GR Viswanath 222 1 v England Chennai 13 Jan 1982
11 AD Gaekwad 201 2 v Pakistan Jalandhar 24 Sep 1983
12 SM Gavaskar 236* 2 v West Indies Chennai 24 Dec 1983
13 SV Manjrekar 218 1 v Pakistan Lahore 01 Dec 1989
14 RJ Shastri 206 2 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 1992
15 VG Kambli 224 2 v England Mumbai 19 Feb 1993
16 VG Kambli 227 1 v Zimbabwe Delhi 13 Mar 1993
17 NS Sidhu 201 2 v West Indies Port of Spain 14 Mar 1997
18 SR Tendulkar 217 1 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 29 Oct 1999
19 R Dravid 200* 2 v Zimbabwe Delhi 18 Nov 2000
20 SR Tendulkar 201* 1 v Zimbabwe Nagpur 25 Nov 2000
21 VVS Laxman 281 3 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
22 R Dravid 217 2 v England The Oval 05 Sep 2002
23 R Dravid 222 1 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 08 Oct 2003
24 R Dravid 233 2 v Australia Adelaide 12 Dec 2003
25 SR Tendulkar 241* 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
26 V Sehwag 309 1 v Pakistan Multan 28 Mar 2004
27 R Dravid 270 2 v Pakistan Rawalpindi 13 Apr 2004
28 SR Tendulkar 248* 2 v Bangladesh Dhaka 10 Dec 2004
29 V Sehwag 201 2 v Pakistan Bengaluru 24 Mar 2005
30 V Sehwag 254 2 v Pakistan Lahore 13 Jan 2006
31 W Jaffer 212 3 v West Indies St John’s 02 Jun 2006
32 W Jaffer 202 1 v Pakistan Kolkata 30 Nov 2007
33 SC Ganguly 239 1 v Pakistan Bengaluru 08 Dec 2007
34 V Sehwag 319 2 v South Africa Chennai 26 Mar 2008
35 V Sehwag 201* 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 31 Jul 2008
36 G Gambhir 206 1 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
37 VVS Laxman 200* 1 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
38 V Sehwag 293 2 v Sri Lanka Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009
39 SR Tendulkar 203 2 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 26 Jul 2010
04 SR Tendulkar 214 2 v Australia Bengaluru 09 Oct 2010
41 CA Pujara 206* 1 v England Ahmedabad 15 Nov 2012
42 MS Dhoni 224 2 v Australia Chennai 22 Feb 2013
43 CA Pujara 204 2 v Australia Hyd-RGS 02 Mar 2013
44 V Kohli 200 1 v West Indies North Sound 21 Jul 2016
45 V Kohli 211 1 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
46 V Kohli 235 2 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
47 KK Nair 303* 2 v England Chennai 16 Dec 2016
48 V Kohli 204 1 v Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
49 CA Pujara 202 2 v Australia Ranchi 16 Mar 2017

CA Pujara scored 202 in the ongoing test at Ranchi against Australia to provide the tenth  occasion of an Indian batsman scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings against Australia. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 RJ Shastri 206 2 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 1992
2 VVS Laxman 281 3 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
3 R Dravid 233 2 v Australia Adelaide 12 Dec 2003
4 SR Tendulkar 241* 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
5 G Gambhir 206 1 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
6 VVS Laxman 200* 1 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
7 SR Tendulkar 214 2 v Australia Bengaluru 09 Oct 2010
8 MS Dhoni 224 2 v Australia Chennai 22 Feb 2013
9 CA Pujara 204 2 v Australia Hyd-RGS 02 Mar 2013
10 CA Pujara 202 2 v Australia Ranchi 16 Mar 2017

CA Pujara, SR Tendulkar and VVS Laxman are the three Indian batsmen to score 200 plus runs in a test innings on two occasions. CA Pujara joined the list with his 202 at Ranchi. The performance of these three batsmen are furnished below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CA Pujara 204 2 v Australia Hyd-RGS 02 Mar 2013
2 CA Pujara 202 2 v Australia Ranchi 16 Mar 2017
             
1 SR Tendulkar 241* 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
2 SR Tendulkar 214 2 v Australia Bengaluru 09 Oct 2010
             
1 VVS Laxman 281 3 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
2 VVS Laxman 200* 1 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008

CA Pujara became the sixth Indian batsmen to score three or more double hundreds. Others are – SR Tendulkar {06}, V Sehwag {06}, R Dravid {05} and V Kohli {04}. The performance of these six batsmen are furnished below

No No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 1 SR Tendulkar 217 1 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 29 Oct 1999
  2 SR Tendulkar 201* 1 v Zimbabwe Nagpur 25 Nov 2000
  3 SR Tendulkar 241* 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
  4 SR Tendulkar 248* 2 v Bangladesh Dhaka 10 Dec 2004
  5 SR Tendulkar 203 2 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 26 Jul 2010
  6 SR Tendulkar 214 2 v Australia Bengaluru 09 Oct 2010
               
2 1 V Sehwag 309 1 v Pakistan Multan 28 Mar 2004
  2 V Sehwag 201 2 v Pakistan Bengaluru 24 Mar 2005
  3 V Sehwag 254 2 v Pakistan Lahore 13 Jan 2006
  4 V Sehwag 319 2 v South Africa Chennai 26 Mar 2008
  5 V Sehwag 201* 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 31 Jul 2008
  6 V Sehwag 293 2 v Sri Lanka Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009
               
3 1 R Dravid 200* 2 v Zimbabwe Delhi 18 Nov 2000
  2 R Dravid 217 2 v England The Oval 05 Sep 2002
  3 R Dravid 222 1 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 08 Oct 2003
  4 R Dravid 233 2 v Australia Adelaide 12 Dec 2003
  5 R Dravid 270 2 v Pakistan Rawalpindi 13 Apr 2004
               
4 1 SM Gavaskar 220 3 v West Indies Port of Spain 13 Apr 1971
  2 SM Gavaskar 205 1 v West Indies Mumbai 01 Dec 1978
  3 SM Gavaskar 221 4 v England The Oval 30 Aug 1979
  4 SM Gavaskar 236* 2 v West Indies Chennai 24 Dec 1983
               
5 1 V Kohli 200 1 v West Indies North Sound 21 Jul 2016
  2 V Kohli 211 1 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
  3 V Kohli 235 2 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
  4 V Kohli 204 1 v Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
               
6 1 CA Pujara 206* 1 v England Ahmedabad 15 Nov 2012
  2 CA Pujara 204 2 v Australia Hyd-RGS 02 Mar 2013
  3 CA Pujara 202 2 v Australia Ranchi 16 Mar 2017

CA Pujara scored 202 in the ongoing test at Ranchi against Australia to provide the 32nd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings on home soil. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 PR Umrigar 223 1 v New Zealand Hyd-LBS 19 Nov 1955
2 MH Mankad 223 1 v New Zealand Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 1955
3 MH Mankad 231 1 v New Zealand Chennai 06 Jan 1956
4 MAK Pataudi 203* 3 v England Delhi 08 Feb 1964
5 DN Sardesai 200* 3 v New Zealand Mumbai (BS) 12 Mar 1965
6 SM Gavaskar 205 1 v West Indies Mumbai 01 Dec 1978
7 GR Viswanath 222 1 v England Chennai 13 Jan 1982
8 AD Gaekwad 201 2 v Pakistan Jalandhar 24 Sep 1983
9 SM Gavaskar 236* 2 v West Indies Chennai 24 Dec 1983
10 VG Kambli 224 2 v England Mumbai 19 Feb 1993
11 VG Kambli 227 1 v Zimbabwe Delhi 13 Mar 1993
12 SR Tendulkar 217 1 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 29 Oct 1999
13 R Dravid 200* 2 v Zimbabwe Delhi 18 Nov 2000
14 SR Tendulkar 201* 1 v Zimbabwe Nagpur 25 Nov 2000
15 VVS Laxman 281 3 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
16 R Dravid 222 1 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 08 Oct 2003
17 V Sehwag 201 2 v Pakistan Bengaluru 24 Mar 2005
18 W Jaffer 202 1 v Pakistan Kolkata 30 Nov 2007
19 SC Ganguly 239 1 v Pakistan Bengaluru 08 Dec 2007
20 V Sehwag 319 2 v South Africa Chennai 26 Mar 2008
21 G Gambhir 206 1 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
22 VVS Laxman 200* 1 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
23 V Sehwag 293 2 v Sri Lanka Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009
24 SR Tendulkar 214 2 v Australia Bengaluru 09 Oct 2010
25 CA Pujara 206* 1 v England Ahmedabad 15 Nov 2012
26 MS Dhoni 224 2 v Australia Chennai 22 Feb 2013
27 CA Pujara 204 2 v Australia Hyd-RGS 02 Mar 2013
28 V Kohli 211 1 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
29 V Kohli 235 2 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
30 KK Nair 303* 2 v England Chennai 16 Dec 2016
31 V Kohli 204 1 v Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
32 CA Pujara 202 2 v Australia Ranchi 16 Mar 2017

The following table lists the batsmen who have scored two or more double hundreds on home soil. SR Tendulkar {03}, V Sehwag {03}, V Kohli {03}, CA Pujara {03}, R Dravid {02}, SM Gavaskar {02}, MH Mankad {02}, VG Kambli {02} and VVS Laxman {02} are the batsmen who have accomplished the feat

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 SR Tendulkar 217 1 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 29 Oct 1999
2 SR Tendulkar 201* 1 v Zimbabwe Nagpur 25 Nov 2000
3 SR Tendulkar 214 2 v Australia Bengaluru 09 Oct 2010
             
1 V Sehwag 201 2 v Pakistan Bengaluru 24 Mar 2005
2 V Sehwag 319 2 v South Africa Chennai 26 Mar 2008
3 V Sehwag 293 2 v Sri Lanka Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009
             
1 V Kohli 211 1 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
2 V Kohli 235 2 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
3 V Kohli 204 1 v Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
             
1 CA Pujara 206* 1 v England Ahmedabad 15 Nov 2012
2 CA Pujara 204 2 v Australia Hyd-RGS 02 Mar 2013
3 CA Pujara 202 2 v Australia Ranchi 16 Mar 2017
             
1 R Dravid 200* 2 v Zimbabwe Delhi 18 Nov 2000
2 R Dravid 222 1 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 08 Oct 2003
             
1 SM Gavaskar 205 1 v West Indies Mumbai 01 Dec 1978
2 SM Gavaskar 236* 2 v West Indies Chennai 24 Dec 1983
             
1 MH Mankad 223 1 v New Zealand Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 1955
2 MH Mankad 231 1 v New Zealand Chennai 06 Jan 1956
             
1 VG Kambli 224 2 v England Mumbai 19 Feb 1993
2 VG Kambli 227 1 v Zimbabwe Delhi 13 Mar 1993
             
1 VVS Laxman 281 3 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
2 VVS Laxman 200* 1 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008

CA Pujara emulated VVS Laxman in scoring two double hundreds against Australia at home. The performance of these two batsmen are furnished below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CA Pujara 204 2 v Australia Hyd-RGS 02 Mar 2013
2 CA Pujara 202 2 v Australia Ranchi 16 Mar 2017
             
1 VVS Laxman 281 3 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
2 VVS Laxman 200* 1 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
Batsmen batting at number three scoring centuries in the first and second innings of a test in India-Australia test series

Batsmen batting at number three scoring centuries in the first and second innings of a test in India-Australia test series

SPD Smith scored 178 not out in the first innings and CA Pujara scored 202 in the second  innings of the test at Ranchi to provide the second occasion of a batsman batting at number three scoring centuries in the first and second innings of a test in India-Australia test series.

The first such occasion was witnessed when RT Ponting scored 242 in the first innings and R Dravid scored 233 in the second innings of the test at Adelaide in Dec 2003. Both RT Ponting and R Dravid batted at number three.

Stats highlights of the Ranchi Test at the end of the third day

Stats highlights of the Ranchi Test at the end of the third day

At the end of the third day, the following milestones have been achieved from my research “Approaching milestones ahead of Ranchi Test between India and Australia”

M Vijay would become the 29th Indian cricket to appear in 50 plus tests, if he is picked upto play the test at Ranchi. He has played 49 tests so far.  He would become the 269th cricketer to appear in fifty plus test in the annals of test cricket.

 

M Vijay played the test and became the 29th Indian cricketer to appear in 50 plus test. He also became the 269th cricketer to play 50 plus tests in the annals of test cricket

 

Ranchi would become the 26th ground in India to host a test and also would become 110th ground in the annals of test cricket to host a test.

 

Ranchi became the 26th ground in India and also became the 110th ground to host a test in the annals of test cricket

 

V Kohli would be leading India in his 26th test at Ranchi. He would go past SR Tendulkar and R Dravid who led India in 25 tests. Other Indian captains who have led India in 26 or more tests are – MS Dhoni {60}, SC Ganguly {49}, M Azharuddin {47}, SM Gavaskar {47}, MAK Pataudi {40} and N Kapil Dev {34}

 

V Kohli led India in his 26th test at Ranchi. He went past SR Tendulkar and R Dravid who led India in 25 tests. Other Indian captains who have led India in 26 or more tests are – MS Dhoni {60}, SC Ganguly {49}, M Azharuddin {47}, SM Gavaskar {47}, MAK Pataudi {40} and N Kapil Dev {34}

 

SPD Smith has an aggregate of 4924 runs prior to the start of the Ranchi test. He needs 76 more runs for his 5000 run aggregate. If he gets them, he would then become the 20th Australian batsman to  score 5000 plus runs. He also would become the 89th batsman in the annals of test cricket to score 5000 plus runs.

 

SPD Smith’s aggregate at the end of the third day’s play read 5042. He became the 20th Australian batsman to score 5000 plus runs and also became the 89th batsman in in the annals of test cricket to score 5000 plus runs.

 

DA Warner has an aggregate of 986 runs against India. He needs 14 more runs for his 1000 runs. If he gets it, he would then become the 12th Australian batsman to total 1000 plus runs against India. The following table lists the entire twelve batsman with DA Warner’s 988 runs.

 

No Player Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0
1 RT Ponting 1996-2012 29 51 4 2555 257 54.36 8 12 4
2 MJ Clarke 2004-2014 22 40 2 2049 329* 53.92 7 6 2
3 ML Hayden 2001-2008 18 35 3 1888 203 59.00 6 8 2
4 AR Border 1979-1992 20 35 5 1567 163 52.23 4 9 2
5 DC Boon 1985-1992 11 20 3 1204 135 70.82 6 2 0
6 RB Simpson 1964-1978 11 21 0 1125 176 53.57 4 6 0
7 SPD Smith 2013-2017 8 16 2 1102 192 78.71 5 3 0
8 SR Waugh 1985-2004 18 31 5 1090 150 41.92 2 5 3
9 SM Katich 2003-2010 14 26 3 1088 125 47.30 2 6 0
10 MEK Hussey 2007-2012 14 24 2 1078 150* 49.00 3 4 2
11 JL Langer 1999-2004 14 26 0 1047 223 40.26 3 4 3
12 DA Warner 2011-2017 14 26 0 986 180 37.92 4 2 2

 

DA Warner’s aggregate of runs against India read 1005. He became the 12th Australian batsman to total 1000 plus runs against India

 

No Player Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0
1 RT Ponting 1996-2012 29 51 4 2555 257 54.36 8 12 4
2 MJ Clarke 2004-2014 22 40 2 2049 329* 53.92 7 6 2
3 ML Hayden 2001-2008 18 35 3 1888 203 59.00 6 8 2
4 AR Border 1979-1992 20 35 5 1567 163 52.23 4 9 2
5 SPD Smith 2013-2017 9 17 3 1280 192 91.02 5 3 0
6 DC Boon 1985-1992 11 20 3 1204 135 70.82 6 2 0
7 RB Simpson 1964-1978 11 21 0 1125 176 53.57 4 6 0
8 SR Waugh 1985-2004 18 31 5 1090 150 41.92 2 5 3
9 SM Katich 2003-2010 14 26 3 1088 125 47.30 2 6 0
10 MEK Hussey 2007-2012 14 24 2 1078 150* 49.00 3 4 2
11 JL Langer 1999-2004 14 26 0 1047 223 40.26 3 4 3
12 DA Warner 2011-2017 15 27 0 1005 180 37.22 4 2 2

 

DA Warner has an aggregate of 986 runs against India at the end of the first day of the test. He needs 14 more runs for his 1000 runs. If he gets it, he would then become the 47th batsman to total 1000 plus runs against India.

 

DA Warner’s aggregate of runs against India read 1005 at the end of the first day of the test. He became the 47th batsman to total 1000 plus runs against India

 

V Kohli has pouched 24 catches while leading India. He needs one more catch to take his tally to 25. If he gets it, he would become the seventh Indian captain to pouch 25 plus catches. Others are – M Azharuddin {50}, SM Gavaskar {45}, SC Ganguly {37}, R Dravid {33}, N Kapil Dev {26}, MAK Pataudi {26}

 

V Kohli took his 25th catch while leading India. He become the seventh Indian captain to pouch 25 plus catches. Others are – M Azharuddin {50}, SM Gavaskar {45}, SC Ganguly {37}, R Dravid {33}, N Kapil Dev {26}, MAK Pataudi {26}

 

V Kohli has pouched 24 catches while leading India. He needs one more catch to take his tally to 25. If he gets it, he would become the 43rd captain to pouch 25 plus catches in the annals of test cricket.

 

V Kohli took his 25th catch while leading India. He becomes the 43rd captain to pouch 25 plus catches in the annals of test cricket.

 

M Vijay has scored nine fifties against Australia. One more fifty will fetch him his tenth fifty. If he gets it he would become the seventh Indian batsman to score ten or more fifties against Australia. Others are – SR Tendulkar {27}, VVS Laxman {18}, R Dravid {15}, GR Viswanath {13}, SM Gavaskar {12} and V Sehwag {12}

 

M Vijay scored his tenth fifty against Australia. He scored 89 in India’s first innings. He become the seventh Indian batsman to score ten or more fifties against Australia. Others are – SR Tendulkar {27}, VVS Laxman {18}, R Dravid {15}, GR Viswanath {13}, SM Gavaskar {12} and V Sehwag {12}

Captains scoring 175 plus runs in a test innings against India

Captains scoring 175 plus runs in a test innings against India

SPD Smith of Australia scored 178 not out in the ongoing test at Ranchi against India to provide the 22nd occasion of a captain scoring 175 plus runs in a test innings against India. All such occasions are listed below.

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 DG Bradman 185 1 Aus Ind Brisbane 28 Nov 1947
2 DG Bradman 201 1 Ays Ind Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
3 GT Dowling 239 1 NZl Ind Christchurch 22 Feb 1968
4 GS Sobers 178* 1 Win Ind Bridgetown 01 Apr 1971
5 CH Lloyd 242* 1 Win Ind Mumbai 23 Jan 1975
6 RB Simpson 176 2 Ays Ind Perth 16 Dec 1977
7 AI Kallicharran 187 2 Win Ind Mumbai 01 Dec 1978
8 GS Chappell 204 2 Aus Ind Sydney 02 Jan 1981
9 MW Gatting 183* 1 Eng Ind Birmingham 03 Jul 1986
10 JG Wright 185 1 NZl Ind Christchurch 02 Feb 1990
11 GA Gooch 333 1 Eng Ind Lord’s 26 Jul 1990
12 CL Hooper 233 1 Win Ind Georgetown 11 Apr 2002
13 Inzamam-ul-Haq 184 1 Pak Ind Bengaluru 24 Mar 2005
14 KC Sangakkara 219 1 Srl Ind Col-SSC 26 Jul 2010
15 MJ Clarke 329* 2 Aus Ind Sydney 03 Jan 2012
16 MJ Clarke 210 1 Aus Ind Adelaide 24 Jan 2012
17 AN Cook 176 3 Eng Ind Ahmedabad 15 Nov 2012
18 AN Cook 190 2 Eng Ind Kolkata 05 Dec 2012
19 BB McCullum 224 1 NZl Ind Auckland 06 Feb 2014
20 BB McCullum 302 3 NZl Ind Wellington 14 Feb 2014
21 SPD Smith 192 1 Aus Ind Melbourne 26 Dec 2014
22 SPD Smith 178* 1 Aus Ind Ranchi 16 Mar 2017

 

SPD Smith of Australia scored 178 not out in the ongoing test at Ranchi against India to provide the eighth occasion of an Australian captain scoring 175 plus runs in a test innings against India. All such occasions are listed below.

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 DG Bradman 185 1 Aus Ind Brisbane 28 Nov 1947
2 DG Bradman 201 1 Aus Ind Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
3 RB Simpson 176 2 Aus Ind Perth 16 Dec 1977
4 GS Chappell 204 2 Aus Ind Sydney 02 Jan 1981
5 MJ Clarke 329* 2 Aus Ind Sydney 03 Jan 2012
6 MJ Clarke 210 1 Aus Ind Adelaide 24 Jan 2012
7 SPD Smith 192 1 Aus Ind Melbourne 26 Dec 2014
8 SPD Smith 178* 1 Aus Ind Ranchi 16 Mar 2017

 

The following table lists the captains who have scored 200 plus runs  in a test innings against India. There are eleven such occasions.

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 DG Bradman 201 1 Ays Ind Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
2 GS Chappell 204 2 Aus Ind Sydney 02 Jan 1981
3 MJ Clarke 210 1 Aus Ind Adelaide 24 Jan 2012
4 KC Sangakkara 219 1 Srl Ind Col-SSC 26 Jul 2010
5 BB McCullum 224 1 NZl Ind Auckland 06 Feb 2014
6 CL Hooper 233 1 Win Ind Georgetown 11 Apr 2002
7 GT Dowling 239 1 NZl Ind Christchurch 22 Feb 1968
8 CH Lloyd 242* 1 Win Ind Mumbai 23 Jan 1975
9 BB McCullum 302 3 NZl Ind Wellington 14 Feb 2014
10 MJ Clarke 329* 2 Aus Ind Sydney 03 Jan 2012
11 GA Gooch 333 1 Eng Ind Lord’s 26 Jul 1990

 

BB McCullum, MJ Clarke and GA Gooch are the three captains who have scored 300 plus runs in a test innings against India. The performances of these three captains are furnished below

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 BB McCullum 302 3 NZl Ind Wellington 14 Feb 2014
2 MJ Clarke 329* 2 Aus Ind Sydney 03 Jan 2012
3 GA Gooch 333 1 Eng Ind Lord’s 26 Jul 1990

 

DG Bradman of Australia, MJ Clarke  of  Australia, AN Cook of  England, BB McCullum  of  New Zealand and SPD Smith of Australia are the five captains to score 175 plus runs against India  in a test innings on two occasions. SPD Smith joined this elite list with his 178 not out in the ongoing test at Ranchi. The performances of  these  five  captains are furnished below

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 DG Bradman 185 1 Aus Ind Brisbane 28 Nov 1947
2 DG Bradman 201 1 Ays Ind Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
               
1 MJ Clarke 329* 2 Aus Ind Sydney 03 Jan 2012
2 MJ Clarke 210 1 Aus Ind Adelaide 24 Jan 2012
               
1 AN Cook 176 3 Eng Ind Ahmedabad 15 Nov 2012
2 AN Cook 190 2 Eng Ind Kolkata 05 Dec 2012
               
1 BB McCullum 224 1 NZl Ind Auckland 06 Feb 2014
2 BB McCullum 302 3 NZl Ind Wellington 14 Feb 2014
               
1 SPD Smith 192 1 Aus Ind Melbourne 26 Dec 2014
2 SPD Smith 178* 1 Aus Ind Ranchi 16 Mar 2017

 

MJ Clarke of Australia and BB McCullum of New Zealand are the two captains to score a double hundred and a triple  hundred in a test innings against India. The performances of these two captains are furnished below

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 MJ Clarke 329* 2 Aus Ind Sydney 03 Jan 2012
2 MJ Clarke 210 1 Aus Ind Adelaide 24 Jan 2012
               
1 BB McCullum 224 1 NZl Ind Auckland 06 Feb 2014
2 BB McCullum 302 3 NZl Ind Wellington 14 Feb 2014

 

The following are the six occasions of a captains scoring 175 plus runs against India in a test innings on Indian soil. AN Cook of England is the only captain to accomplish the feat on two occasions – 176 at Ahmedabad in Nov 2012 and 190 at Kolkata in Dec 2012

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 CH Lloyd 242* 1 Win Ind Mumbai 23 Jan 1975
2 AI Kallicharran 187 2 Win Ind Mumbai 01 Dec 1978
3 Inzamam-ul-Haq 184 1 Pak Ind Bengaluru 24 Mar 2005
4 AN Cook 176 3 Eng Ind Ahmedabad 15 Nov 2012
5 AN Cook 190 2 Eng Ind Kolkata 05 Dec 2012
6 SPD Smith 178* 1 Aus Ind Ranchi 16 Mar 2017

 

Indian opening batsmen dismissed stumped after scoring a fifty in a test innings – M Vijay joins the list

Indian opening batsmen dismissed stumped after scoring a fifty in a test innings – M Vijay joins the list

M Vijay was dismissed stumped for 82 in India’s first innings against Australia to provide the  seventh occasion of an Indian opening batsman dismissed stumped after scoring a fifty in a test innings. He became the sixth Indian batsman to be dismissed stumped after scoring a fifty and the first  Indian opening batsman to be dismissed stumped after scoring a fifty against Australia  in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 S Mushtaq Ali 52 2 v England The Oval 15 Aug 1936
2 ML Jaisimha 50 3 v England Delhi 08 Feb 1964
3 CPS Chauhan 79 1 v West Indies Kanpur 02 Feb 1979
4 RJ Shastri 128 1 v Pakistan Karachi 30 Jan 1983
5 V Sehwag 99 2 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 26 Jul 2010
6 V Sehwag 55 2 v West Indies Delhi 06 Nov 2011
7 M Vijay 82 2 v Australia Ranchi 16 Mar 2017

 

CA Pujara’s romance with India’s newest test grounds continues at Ranchi

CA Pujara’s romance with India’s newest test grounds continues at Ranchi

CA  Pujara’s romance with India’s newest test grounds continues at Ranchi. He has scored 130 not out at the end of the third day of the test. India blooded four new test venues this season  {fifth will be at Dharamsala where the next test would be played between India and Australia}. CA Pujara has scored a century on each of the four grounds – Indore, Rajkot, Vishakapatnam and Ranchi.

 

He scored 101 not out  against New Zealand at Indore in Oct 2016, 124 against England at Rajkot in Nov 2016, 119 against England at Vishakapatnam in Nov 2016 and now at Ranchi he has scored 130 not  out at the end of the third day of the test.

 

CA Pujara has braced, perhaps an unparalleled feat in the history of test cricket. His performance at India’s newest test venues are furnished below

 

Runs Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
101* 3 3 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
124 3 2 v England Rajkot 09 Nov 2016
119 3 1 v England Visakhapatnam 17 Nov 2016
130* 3 2 v Australia Ranchi 16 Mar 2017