India began their tour of England on a high note as they beat the hosts by 2-1 in 3 matches T20I series and clinched their first T20I series in England and also thrashed the number one ranked ODI side England in the first ODI. But England bounced back and won the last two ODIs as well as series and all of a sudden India's middle order got exposed.
And now team India eye Test series win in England after 11 years. The 5 match Test series will begin from 1 August in Trent Bridge, Nottingham. And here is a look at India vs England Test history.
All you need to know about England vs India Test history :
Team Records :
1. Head to Head :
Venue | Matches | Won by IND | Won by ENG | Drawn | Tied |
England | 57 | 6 | 30 | 21 | 0 |
India | 60 | 19 | 13 | 28 | 0 |
Neutral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Overall | 117 | 25 | 43 | 49 | 0 |
2. Highest Team Totals :
759/7d - India at Chennai, 2016
710/7d - England at Birmingham, 2011
664 - India at The Oval, 2007
653/4d - England at Lord's, 1990
3. Lowest Team Totals :
42 - India at Lord's, 1974
58 - India at Manchester, 1952
82 - India at Manchester, 1952
83 - India at Chennai, 1977
4. Largest victories (By runs) :
319 - England at Nottingham, 2011
279 - India at Leeds, 1986
266 - England at Southampton, 2014
247 - England at Lord's, 1990
5. Largest victories (By wickets) :
10 - England at Lord's, 1946
10 - England at Kolkata, 1977
10 - England at Mumbai, 2012
10 - India at Mohali, 2001
Batting Records :
1. Most Runs :
Sachin Tendulkar - 2535
Sunil Gavaskar - 2483
Alastair Cook - 2104
Rahul Dravid - 1950
Gundappa Viswanath - 1880
2. Highest individual scores :
Graham Gooch - 333 at Lord's, 1990
Karun Nair - 303* at Chennai, 2016
Alastair Cook - 294 at Birmingham, 2011
Geoff Boycott - 246* at Leeds, 1967
3. Highest batting average (Min 1000 runs) :
Ken Barrington - 75.27
Michael Vaughan - 72.57
Ian Botham - 70.64
Joe Root - 68.87
Rahul Dravid - 60.93
4. Most Hundreds :
Rahul Dravid / Sachin Tendulkar - 7
Alastair Cook / Kevin Pietersen / Mohammad Azharuddin - 6
Ian Botham / Graham Gooch / Dilip Vengsarkar - 5
5. Most runs in a Test series :
752 - Graham Gooch, 1990
655 - Virat Kohli, 2016
615 - Michael Vaughan, 2002
602 - Rahul Dravid, 2002
Bowling Records :
1. Most wickets :
B Chandrasekhar - 95
Anil Kumble - 92
James Anderson - 86
Bishan Singh Bedi / Kapil Dev - 85
2. Best bowling figures in an innings :
Fred Trueman - 8/31 at Manchester, 1952
Vinoo Mankad - 8/55 at Chennai, 1952
B Chandrasekhar - 8/79 at Delhi, 1972
John Lever - 7/46 at Delhi, 1976
Ian Botham - 7/48 at Mumbai, 1980
3. Best bowling average (Min 50 wickets) :
Fred Trueman - 14.84
Vinoo Mankad - 23.12
Bob Willis - 23.24
Stuart Broad - 24.48
Ian Botham - 26.40
4. Most 5 wicket hauls :
B Chandrasekhar - 8
Ian Botham - 6
Alec Bedser / Kapil Dev - 4
Anil Kumble / Bishan Singh Bedi - 4
5. Most wickets in a Test series :
35 - B Chandrasekhar, 1972
34 - Vinoo Mankad, 1952
29 - Fred Trueman, 1952
29 - Derek Underwood, 1976
28 - R Ashwin, 2016