PLAYER vs PLAYER
R Ashwin has dismissed B Stokes 12 times in 13 Tests.
R Sharma has fallen prey to J Leach in all 5 Tests.
TOP WICKETKEEPERS
When these teams last met in Vizag, J Bairstow was England’s top run-scorer (53 & 34).
KL Rahul (239 runs & 10 dismissals) featured in the Best11 in each of his last 4 Tests.
TOP BATTERS
In his last 5 Tests, B Duckett generated an average of 103 points.
R Sharma‘s 80% of hundreds have come at home.
TOP ALL-ROUNDERS
Batting at No.9 in his last 6 Test innings in India, A Patel collected 308 at 51.
R Ashwin (16 wickets in 2) & R Jadeja (9 wickets in 2) are the top wicket-takers at the venue.
TOP BOWLERS
32% (47 wickets of 146) of J Bumrah’s wickets have come vs England – the most against any team.
In his last 5 Tests, K Yadav picked 25 wickets – of which 9 were either lbw or bowled, generating 72 bonus points.
STRUGGLING FOR NUMBERS
While S Gill’s average in his last 11 international innings reads 15, S Iyer’s average reads 10.
