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Saturday 9 August 2014

England vs India, 3rd Investec Test - Day 4)

James Anderson (5/53) completed a tour of the five wicket on his birthday. Interestingly also had taken a tour of the five wicket in his 28th birthday - against Pakistan at Trent Bridge in 2010

Alastair Cook gave the example of a 13 captain opposition not to enforce the follow-up in India (despite having the right to do so). 12 of these cases the above, India had won a draw only once and lost 11 India lost four against England in these circumstances. (Read also be difficult to save the test: Shikhar Dhawan)

Pankaj Singh admitted 179 runs in 47 overs without taking a wicket. He now has the dubious honor of receiving a higher amount of races wicketless bowler on debut. Sohail Khan was given Pakistan 164 against Sri Lanka at Karachi in 2008-09.

England run-rate 5.04 in the second possibility is the highest against India in 200 or more entries. In 1990 Mr. England had scored his runs at a rate of 5.00 (272 for 4 declared in 54.2 overs).

England gave India a victory target of 445 runs. The highest fourth innings successful chase in the annals of test is 418 for seven against Australia in the West Indies St. John of the 2003 fourth highest innings successful chase in India is 406 for four against West Indies in Port of Spain in 1975-76.

The table below shows the major successful prosecutions in Test cricket:

Australia 418-7 v West Indies St. John 2003

South Africa 414-4 v Australia Perth 2008-09

India 406-4 v West Indies Port of Spain from 1975 to 1976

Australia 404-3 v England Leeds 1948

Chennai India 387-4 v England 2008-09

Pakistan 369-6 v Australia Hobart 1999-1900

Australia 362-7 v West Indies from 1977 to 1978 Georgetown

Sri Lanka 352-9 v South Africa Colombo (PSS) 2006

Mayor successful prosecution in England Incidentally India is 174 for six at the Oval in 1971.

India have now achieved a fifty in a test opening and abroad in the last 29 innings. The last time this happened was in 2011 against England when Mr. Abhinav Mukund and Gautam Gambhir put on 63 runs.

Murali Vijay was addressed for the first time in his test career. In fact, this was the first time I was involved in a run-out.

Moeen Ali - with wickets of Virat Kohli- Cheteshwar bids and raise their own series 11 only James Anderson has taken more wickets for England Moeen series.

Interestingly Moeen has dismissed 10 of the 13 players in India who have driven the series. MS Dhoni, Ishant Sharma and Pankaj Singh are that he has not fired.

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