India’s dominant performance in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy has gone down as one of the most prolific batting displays in Test history. Across five high-scoring matches, Indian batters set multiple records, led by skipper Shubman Gill, who now trails only Don Bradman in terms of runs scored by a captain in a single Test series.
India’s Historic Batting Series by the Numbers
- 3809 runs: India’s total in the series is the second-highest ever by a team in a Test series, behind only Australia’s 3877 during the 1989 Ashes.
- The combined series total is also the second-most in Test history, after the 1993 Ashes, which saw 7221 runs between England and Australia.
Gill’s Landmark Series
- 754 runs: Gill’s series aggregate is the second-highest by a Test captain, only behind Don Bradman’s 810 in the 1936–37 Ashes.
- He also set a new record for the most runs scored in a Test series between India and England, overtaking Graham Gooch’s 752 from 1990.
Ravindra Jadeja’s Impact at No. 6
- 516 runs: Jadeja’s tally is the highest for any Indian batter batting at No. 6 or lower in a Test series, surpassing VVS Laxman’s 474 in 2002.
- His 1131 runs in England at that position are the most by a visiting player in any country, going past Clive Lloyd’s 1126 in Australia.
- Jadeja recorded six fifty-plus scores, the joint-most in a series at No. 6 or lower, with four of them in second innings—another joint record.
- He now has 10 fifty-plus scores in England, matching Clive Lloyd’s record for most by a visiting batter in one country.
Team Milestones
- 8 scores of 300+: India reached the 300-run mark eight times, tying the all-time record for a Test series.
- 470 boundaries: With 422 fours and 48 sixes, India set a new record for most boundaries in a Test series, beating Australia’s 460 in 1993.
- 12 individual centuries: The most India has ever scored in a Test series, matching the all-time high by any team.
- Five Indian batters scored 400+ runs—a feat achieved only three times before in Test history.
Other Highlights
- Akash Deep scored 66 as a nightwatchman—the third-highest for India in that role in men’s Tests.
- Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 79.66% of his 118 runs behind square on the offside, the highest percentage in any Test century since 2003.
- England dropped six catches in India’s second innings—their most in a Test innings since 2018.
From Shubman Gill’s Bradman-esque run tally to Jadeja’s remarkable form down the order, this Test series has firmly etched its place in cricket history. With record-breaking consistency and depth in the batting order, India’s dominance was as statistical as it was strategic.
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