India vs England 5 major records in Test Cricket

India and England have been playing Test cricket for 90 years now. The first India-England Test match was played at Lords Stadium long back in 1932. But India is yet to win a five-match series against the Three Lions in England. But this is something on the brink of collapse as India heads to play the fifth and final Test of the five-match Test series at Edgbaston. So lets check out India vs England 5 major records in Test Cricket:

1. Chance of rewriting 90 years of India-England Test History

The series which kicked off last year under Virat Kohli’s leadership, saw India take a 2-1 lead, before the 5th Test in September 2021 was rescheduled due to the threat of COVID-19.

Summary of India’s tour of England 2021/22 so far

• 1st Test, Trent Bridge: Match drawn
• 2nd Test, Lords: India won by 151 runs
• 3rd Test, Headingley: England won by an innings and 76 runs
• 4th Test, Oval: India won by 157 runs

India has played five Tests on three previous occasions in England, failing to win either of those tours. In 1959, 2014 and in 2019. Let’s see if Rohit Sharma can rewrite history or India succumbs to adapting to the new conditions.

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2. India vs England Head to Head in Test

India and England have faced each other in 130 matches in Tests. Out of these 130 games , India has won 31 whereas England has come out victorious on 49 occasions & 50 matches ended with a draw.

3. IND vs ENG Head to Head record – Home & Away

India and England that both teams have dominated at their home turf. In the last two series in India, the visitors have been absolutely thrashed by the home team. Similarly, India has found it tough touring away from home against England. The last two IND vs ENG series results in England have gone in favour of the home team with a margin of 3-1 (2014) and 4-1 (2021).

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4. Most Runs in India vs England Test matches

Sachin Tendulkar leads this list by featuring in 32 matches and scoring 2535 runs. In the second spot is the Little Master, Sunil Gavaskar with 2483 runs in 38 Tests. The highest Test runs against hit by an English batter is former England Skipper Alastair Cook with 2431 runs in 30 matches.

5. Most Wickets taken in India vs England Test matches

Legendary English pacer Jimmy Anderson leads the list of most Test wickets in IND vs ENG matches with 118 wickets. Next spot is filled by Indian bowler BS Chandrashekhar who has 95 scalps.