Team India 'brownwashed' New Zealand 3-0 at Indore on Tuesday. The records set by the world's No. 1 Test side during the Test series are so impressive that even Pakistan cricket supporters would be awe-struck
These records set by Team India vs NZ will impress even Pak fans
India's Test team poses with the ICC Number 1 Test cricket team trophy, after winning the three Test cricket match series against New Zealand at The Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore on Tuesday. Pic/AFP
Team India set several records on its way to thrashing New Zealand by 321 runs at Indore's Holkar Stadium on Tuesday and sealing the three-match Test series 3-0. Some of the numbers set by the world's No. 1 Test side during the Test series, especially by it's premier off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and skipper Virat Kohli, are so impressive that even supporters of the Pakistan cricket, who lost the ICC Test Championship mace to their neighbours, would be left awe-struck.
RECORDS AND IMPRESSIVE STATS OF RAVICHANDRAN ASHWIN
Ashwin's splendid second innings figures of 7 for 59 vs the Kiwis at Indore are his best in a Test innings, beating the 7 for 66 vs South Africa at Nagpur in November 2015.
Ashwin's Test figures of 13 for 140 at the Holkar Stadium on Tuesday that ensured India thrashed New Zealand by 321 runs are his best in a Test match, outstripping the 12 for 85 vs New Zealand at Hyderabad in August 2012. His two best match performances are the best ever by a bowler for India vs New Zealand in Tests.
Ashwin's marvellous tally of six ten-wicket hauls in a Test match is bettered only by Anil Kumble (8).
Ashwin's tally of 27 wickets (ave.17.77) is the second highest by any bowler in a three-Test series vs New Zealand, next only to Waqar Younis -- 29 (ave.10.86) in 1990-91.
Ashwin, with 44 wickets at an average of 19.86 in seven Tests, including five five-wicket hauls and two instances of ten wickets or more in a Test match, is the top wicket-taker this year in Tests.
Ashwin enjoys an outstanding record in Test wins -- his tally being 151 wickets (ave.18.12) in 21 Tests, including 17 five-wicket hauls and five instances of ten wickets or more in a Test match.
Ashwin's tally of 151 wickets in wins is the third highest for India in Tests next only to the 288 by Anil Kumble and 221 by Harbhajan Singh.
Both Kumble and Ashwin share a record for most instances (five) of ten wickets or more in a Test match in a winning cause.
In only five Tests vs New Zealand, Ashwin has taken 45 wickets at 15.91 runs apiece, including six five-wicket hauls and three instances of ten wickets or more in a Test match. His tally of six five-wicket hauls and three instances of ten wickets or more in a Test match are records in Tests involving India and New Zealand.
Harbhajan Singh (vs Australia, 2000-01) and Ravichandran Ashwin (vs New Zealand (2016-17) are the only two Indian bowlers to produce two instances of ten wickets or more in a Test series.
Ashwin received his seventh Man of the Match award in Tests - his second against New Zealand.
Ashwin got the Player of the Series for the seventh time in Tests, extending his Indian record. Since his Test debut in November 2011, no other player has received so many Player of the series awards.
During the day three of the third Test between India and New Zealand, at Indore, Ravichandran Ashwin became the fourth Indian bowler to bag 20 or more instances of five-wicket hauls in Tests, joining Anil Kumble (35), Harbhajan Singh (25) and Kapil Dev (23).
Ashwin has taken his wickets' tally to 220 at an average of 24.29 -- the highest by a bowler after 39 Tests, surpassing Waqar Younis' tally of 208 (ave.20.56). Clarrie Grimmett had claimed 216 wickets (ave.24.21) in 37 Tests in his career. Just two bowlers had recorded 20 instances of five-wicket hauls in fewer Tests – England's Sydney Barnes in 25 Tests and Australia's Clarrie Grimmett in 37 Tests.
Ashwin's tally of 20 five-wicket hauls in Tests include five vs New Zealand, four each vs West Indies, South Africa and Australia, two vs Sri Lanka and one vs Bangladesh.
Ashwin also became the first Indian bowler to produce five five-wicket hauls vs New Zealand in only five Tests. Only four bowlers have registered six instances of five-wicket hauls vs New Zealand -- Derek Underwood, Ian Botham, Wasim Akram and Dale Steyn.
Ashwin has won the Man-of-the-Series award in four consecutive Test series, thus becoming only the third cricketer to ever achieve this. The other two are Pakistani all-rounder Imran Khan and West Indies' legendary pacer Malcolm Marshall. Ashwin's streak began in Sri Lanka last year.
Ashwin has four 12-wicket hauls in his kitty, the joint second-most by any bowler. Only Sri Lankan legend Muttiah Muralitharan has taken more such hauls (6) while Sydney Barnes, Fazal Mahmood and Rangana Herath have four such hauls. Anil Kumble (3) has the most among Indian bowlers.
Ashwin's distinction of taking 200 wickets in 37 Tests is the second fastest by a bowler in Tests next only to Australia's Clarrie Grimmett (37).
Ravichandran Ashwin (R) and captain Virat Kohli have ensured India blank out the Kiwis. Pic/AFP
IMPRESSIVE TEAM INDIA
India whitewashed New Zealand for the first time in a Test series -- their fourth instance in Tests -- the first three instances being 4-0 vs Australia in 2012-13; 3-0 vs England in 1992-93 and 3-0 vs Sri Lanka in 1993-94.
India's deserving victory by 321 runs is their largest in terms of runs over New Zealand -- their second biggest in terms of runs in Tests behind the 337-run win over South Africa at Delhi in 2015-16. India's previous largest win in terms of runs over New Zealand was by 272 runs at Auckland in 1967-68 under Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi's captaincy.
Cheteshwar Pujara registered his fourth fifty-plus innings in the current rubber -- 62 & 78 at Kanpur; 87 & 4 at Kolkata and 41 & 101 not out at Indore -- a feat recorded by him for the first time, bettering the three fifty-plus innings (a hundred and two fifties) vs Australia in 2012-13.
Pujara is the third number three Indian batsman to post four fifty-plus innings in a series of three Tests. Mohinder Amarnath had recorded two centuries and two fifties while making 367 runs at 91.75 vs Pakistan in 1982-83 and Rahul Dravid had hit four fifties while amassing 306 runs at 61.20 vs New Zealand in 2008-09.
India (557 for five wickets declared) have recorded their third highest total vs New Zealand in Tests – the highest two are 583 for 7 wickets declared at Ahmedabad in 1999-2000 and 566 for 8 wickets declared at Nagpur in 2010-11.
KOHLI IS GETTING 'VIRAT'
The superb Indore victory is the tenth in 17 Tests under Virat Kohli's captaincy (two losses and five drawn games) - success % 58.82. Among the Indian captains with at least five Tests, he is the only one to enjoy winning % of fifty or more.
Virat Kohli's match aggregate of 228 (211 & 17) is the second highest tally by an Indian captain vs New Zealand in a Test match next only to the 232 (217 & 15) by Sachin Tendulkar at Ahmedabad in 1999-00. His tally is his second highest in a Test match as captain behind the 256 (115 & 141) vs Australia at Adelaide in 2014-15.
When Virat Kohli hit his double century in the first innings of the Indore Test, he became the first Indian skipper to hit two double centuries in Tests. He has has the distinction of having achieved the feat in the same year in Tests. Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar and Mahendra Singh Dhoni were the first four Indian captains to post a double century each in Tests.
Kohli is the fifth Indian batsman to register two double centuries in a year in Tests, joining Sachin Tendulkar (2004 & 2010), Vinod Kambli (1993), Rahul Dravid (2003) and Virender Sehwag (2008).
Kohli has become the fourth skipper to post a double century vs New Zealand in Tests, joining Sachin Tendulkar - 217 at Ahmedabad in 1999-2000; Allan Border - 205 at Adelaide in 1987-88 and Hanif Mohammad - 203 not out at Lahore in 1964-65.
Kohli's superb knock of 211 is his highest score in Tests, eclipsing the 200 vs West Indies at North Sound in July 2016. He has become the second Indian skipper to post a double century vs New Zealand in Tests - the first being Sachin Tendulkar - 217 at Ahmedabad in 1999-2000.
Kohli has become the fourth Indian captain to record two innings of 150 or more in the same year in Tests – the distinguished captains being Vijay Hazare (1951), Sunil Gavaskar (1978), Mohammd Azharuddin (1990) and Virat Kohli (2016).
WHAT A PARTNERSHIP!
Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane were involved in a stand of 365 - India's highest fourth-wicket partnership in Tests, obliterating the 353 between VVS Laxman and Sachin Tendulkar vs Australia at Sydney in January 2004.
India's previous highest fourth-wicket stand vs New Zealand in Tests was 281 between Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly at Ahmedabad in 1999-2000.
The Kohli-Rahane partnership was India's fifth highest for any wicket in Tests - their second highest for any wicket vs New Zealand next only to the 413 for the first wicket between Vinoo Mankad and Pankaj Roy at Chennai in January 1956.
Kohli and Rahane have faced 672 balls - the most number of balls faced by an Indian pair in Tests, surpassing the 658 balls faced by Pujara and Vijay during their 370-run partnership for the second wicket vs Australia at Hyderabad in March 2013.
The balls faced by Kohli and Rahane are the most by any pair in a partnership vs New Zealand in Tests.
Virat Kohli (211) and Ajinkya Rahane (188) have provided the second instance when number 4 & 5 batsmen have recorded 150 or more in the same Test innings for India – the first instance being Sachin Tendulkar (241 not out) and VVS Laxman (178) vs Australia at Sydney in January 2004.
Rahane is averaging fifty-plus for the first time in Tests - his aggregate being 2186 runs (ave.50.83), including eight centuries and nine fifties, in 29 Tests. Among the players with 2,000 runs or more in Tests, Rahane is the fourth Indian batsmen to average fifty-plus in Tests - the top three being Sachin Tendulkar (53.78), Rahul Dravid (52.63) and Sunil Gavaskar (51.12)
Rahane, with 567 runs at an average of 81.00, including two centuries and two fifties, in seven Tests, is the top run-getter for India in Tests this year. Rahane's average of 81.00 is the highest by an Indian batsman in Tests this year.
In nine consecutive Test series, Rahane has scored atleast 90. He is the only Indian batsman to accomplish the feat.
SAHA SHINES
Wriddhiman Saha became the first Indian wicketkeeper to record two unbeaten fifty-plus scores (54 and 58) in a Test. He became the second wicketkeeper to accomplish the feat. West Indian Gerry Alexander was the first to achieve the feat - 63 & 87 (both unbeaten innings) vs Australia at Adelaide in January 1961.
Saha is the fifth batsman to register two unbeaten knocks in a Test match for India. He has joined Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman (twice), Bapu Nadkarni and Rahul Dravid.
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