List of India Test cricket records
Introduction Sachin Tendulkar, widely acknowledged as one of the greatest batsmen of all time, still holds several records.Test cricket is the oldest form of cricket played at international level. A Test match is scheduled to take place over a period of five days, and is played by teams representing full member nations of the International Cricket Council (ICC).This is a list of Indian Cricket team's Test Cricket records. It is based on the List of Test cricket records, but concentrates solely on records dealing with the Indian cricket team. India was granted Test status in 1932 to be the sixth nation to play Test cricket.
Key The top five records are listed for each category, except for the team wins, losses, draws and ties and the partnership records. Tied records for fifth place are also included. Explanations of the general symbols and cricketing terms used in the list are given below. Specific details are provided in each category where appropriate. All records include matches played for India only, and are correct .+ Key Symbol Meaning  Player or umpire is currently active in Test cricket * Player remained not out or partnership remained unbroken ♠ Test cricket record d Innings was declared (e.g. 8/758d)  Date Starting date of the Test match Innings Number of innings played Matches Number of matches played Opposition The team India was playing against Period The time period when the player was active in Test cricket Player The player involved in the record  Venue Test cricket ground where the match was played
Team records === Overall Record ===MatchesWonLostDrawnTiedWin % 577  176  178  222  1  30.50''Last Updated: 18 February 2024. ''=== Team wins, losses, draws and ties ===, India played 577 Test matches resulting in 176 victories, 178 defeats, 222 draws and 1 tie for an overall winning percentage of 30.50.OpponentMatchesWonLostTiedDraw% Won% Lost% Drawn 1  1  0  0  0  100.00  0.00  0.00 107  32  45  1  29  29.90  42.05  27.10 13  11  0  0  2  84.61  0.00  15.38 134  33  51  0  50  24.62  38.05  37.31 62  22  13  0  27  35.48  20.96  43.54 59  9  12  0  38  15.25  20.33  64.40 44  16  18  0  10  36.36  40.90  22.72 46  22  7  0  17  47.82  15.21  36.95 100  23  30  0  47  23.00  30.00  47.00 11  7  2  0  2  63.63  18.18  18.18'''Total''''''577''''''176''''''178''''''1''''''222''''''30.50''''''30.84''''''38.47'''=== First Test series wins === Opponent  Year of first Home win  Year of first Away win   2018  YTP   1979  2018  2017 2000   1961  1971  YTP    1955  1967   1953  2004   1996  -   1986  1993   1978 1971   1993 2005 Last updated: 15 January 2022=== First Test match wins === Opponent  Home  Away Venue  Year  Venue  Year   Bangalore  2018  YTP   Kanpur  1959  Melbourne  1978  Hyderabad 2017  Dhaka  2000   Chennai  1952  The Oval  1971   YTP   Mumbai  1955  Dunedin  1968   Delhi  1953  Multan  2004  Ahmedabad  1996  Johannesburg  2006   Nagpur  1986  Colombo (SSC)  1993   Kolkata  1974  Port of Spain  1971   Delhi  1993  Bulawayo  2001 Last updated: 20 June 2018===Team scoring records=======Most runs in an innings====The highest innings total scored in Test cricket came in the series between Sri Lanka and India in August 1997.Playing in the first Test at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, the hosts posted a first innings total of 6/952d. This broke the longstanding record of 7/903d which England set against Australia in the final Test of the 1938 Ashes series at The Oval. The fifth and last Test of the 2016–17 series against the England saw India set their highest innings total of 759/7d. Rank Score Opposition Venue Date 1   M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India  2   Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, India   3   Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka   4   Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia   5   Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad, India  Last updated: 20 June 2020====Highest successful run chases====India's highest fourth-innings total is 445 all out in an unsuccessful run chase against Australia at Adelaide in January 1978.Australia had set a target of 493.India's second-highest fourth-innings total of 429/8 came against England at The Oval in 1979.Having been set a target of 438 runs, India required 9 runs to win with 2 wickets in hand when the fifth day's play ended resulting in a draw. India's highest successful run chase occurred against the West Indies at Port of Spain in 1976 and is also their third-highest fourth-innings total. West Indies had set India a target of 403.Rank Score Target Opposition Venue Date 1  403  Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad  2  387  M.A.Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India  3  328  The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia  4  276  Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, India  5  264  Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka  Last updated: 19 January 2021====Fewest runs in an innings====The lowest score in Test history for India is 36 scored in their second innings against Australia in the first Test of the 2020 Australian tour. Rank Score Opposition Venue Date 1 36  Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia  2 42  Lord's, London, England  3 58  The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia   Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England   5 66  Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban, South Africa   Last updated: 19 December 2020====Most runs conceded in an innings====The highest innings total scored against India is by Sri Lanka when they scored 952/6d in the first Test of the Indian's tour of Sri Lanka in 1997 at R. Premadasa Stadium. Rank Score Opposition Venue Date 1  ♠ R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka  2  Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad, India  3   Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England   4   Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan  5   Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand  Last updated: 23 August 2020====Fewest runs conceded in an innings====The lowest innings total scored against India is 55 in the second test of India's tour of South Africa in 2023-24 Rank Score Opposition Venue Date 1 55  Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa  2 62  Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India   3 79  Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur, India   4 81  Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, India  5 82  Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh, India  Last updated: 25 February 2021===Result records===A Test match is won when one side has scored more runs than the total runs scored by the opposing side during their two innings. If both sides have completed both their allocated innings and the side that fielded last has the higher aggregate of runs, it is known as a win by runs. This indicates the number of runs that they had scored more than the opposing side. If one side scores more runs in a single innings than the total runs scored by the other side in both their innings, it is known as a win by innings and runs. If the side batting last wins the match, it is known as a win by wickets, indicating the number of wickets that were still to fall.====Greatest win margins (by innings)====The fifth Test of the 1938 Ashes series at The Oval saw England win by an innings and 579 runs, the largest victory by an innings in Test cricket history. The largest victory for India, which is the 12th largest, is their win against West Indies in the first Test of the 2018–19 tour at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, where the hosts won by an innings and 272 runs. Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 Innings and 272 runs  Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot, India   2 Innings and 262 runs  M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India   3 Innings and 239 runs  Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh   Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur, India  5 Innings and 222 runs I.S Bindra Stadium, Mohali, India   Last updated: 6 March 2022In 2018, Virat Kohli has led India to their greatest winning margin by an innings as well as greatest winning margin by runs.====Greatest win margins (by runs)====The largest victory recorded by India, the 8th largest overall, is the third Test of England's 2024 tour of India by 434 runs. Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 434 runs  Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot, India  2 372 runs  Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India  3 337 runs  Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi, India   4 321 runs  Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore, India   5 320 runs  Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, India   Last updated: 18 February 2024====Greatest win margins (by 10 wickets)====India have won a Test match by a margin of 10 wickets on 8 occasions. Rank Number of Victories Opposition Most Recent Venue Date 1 2  M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India    Seddon Park, Hamilton, New Zealand    Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, India   4 1  Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe    Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh    Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad, India  Last updated: 25 February 2021====Narrowest win margins (by runs)====India's narrowest win by runs was against Australia in the fourth Test of the 2004 Border-Gavaskar Trophy at Wankhede Stadium. Set 107 runs for victory in the final innings, Australia were bowled all out for 93 to give victory to India by thirteen runs. This was the equal sixteen-narrowest win in Test cricket, with the narrowest being the West Indies' one-run win over Australia in 1993.Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date 1   Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India   2   Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India   3   Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia  4  Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad  5  Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica  Last updated: 20 June 2020====Narrowest win margins (by wickets)====VVS Laxman played a leading role in India's narrowest victory by wickets against Australia in October 2010.India's narrowest win by wickets came in the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in October 2010.Played at the PCA Stadium, the hosts won the match by a margin of one wicket, one of only fourteen one-wicket victories in Test cricket. Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 1 wicket Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, India  2 2 wickets Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, India   M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India  4 3 wickets  M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India   The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia   Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh  Last updated: 22 December 2022====Greatest loss margins (by innings)====The Oval in London played host the greatest defeat by an innings in Test cricket. The final Test of the 1938 Ashes saw England defeat the tourists by an innings and 579 runs, to the draw the series at one match all. India's biggest defeat came at home during the West Indies tour in 1958 when they lost by an innings and 336 runs at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 Innings and 336 runs  Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India  2 Innings and 285 runs Lord's, London, England  3 Innings and 244 runs The Oval, London, England   4 Innings and 242 runs Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England   5 Innings and 239 runs  Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka  Last updated: 20 June 2020====Greatest loss margins (by runs)====The first Test of the 1928–29 Ashes series saw Australia defeated by England by 675 runs, the greatest losing margin by runs in Test cricket. India's biggest defeat by runs was against Australia in the third Test of the 2004 Border-Gavaskar Trophy at VCA Stadium after which not only did India loose the match, they lost the series as well, making it Australia's first series win on Indian soil since their 1969-70 tour. Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 342 runs  Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur, India   2 341 runs  National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan   3 337 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia  4 333 runs Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune, India  5 329 runs  Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India   Last updated: 20 June 2020====Greatest loss margins (by 10 wickets)====India have lost a Test match by a margin of 10 wickets on 18 occasions with most recent being during the 2nd test of the India's tour of New Zealand in 2020.Rank Defeats Opposition Most recent venue Date 1 4  Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, West Indies   Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India  3 3  Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India   Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand  5 2  Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka  6 1  Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad, Pakistan   Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa  Last updated: 20 June 2020====Narrowest loss margins (by runs)====The narrowest loss of India in terms of runs is by 12 runs against Pakistan in the first test of the Pakistan's tour of India in 1999.Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 12 runs  MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India  2 16 runs  The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia   M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India  4 28 runs  Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad, India  5 31 runs  Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England  Last updated: 20 June 2020====Narrowest loss margins (by wickets)====The narrowest loss of India in terms of wickets is by 2 wickets against Australia in the second test of India's tour of Australia in 1978-79.Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 2 wicket  WACA Ground, Perth, Australia  2 4 wickets  Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica    Basin Reserve, Wellington, India    Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India    Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe    Seddon Park, Hamilton, New Zealand    The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia  Last updated: 20 June 2020==== Tied matches ====A tie can occur when the scores of both teams are equal at the conclusion of play, provided that the side batting last has completed their innings. Only two matches have ended in a tie in Test cricket history, both of which involved Australia. Opposition Venue Date  ♠ M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India  Last updated: 3 December 2017
Batting records === Most career runs ===A run is the basic means of scoring in cricket. A run is scored when the batsman hits the ball with his bat and with his partner runs the length of  of the pitch. Alternatively, a player can score multiple runs by hitting the aforementioned ball out of the boundary rope for 4 or 6 runs.India's Sachin Tendulkar has scored the most runs in Test cricket with 15,921.Second is Ricky Ponting of Australia with 13,378 ahead of Jacques Kallis from South Africa in third with 13,289.Rahul Dravid and Sunil Gavaskar are the only other Indian batsmen who have scored more than 10,000 runs in Test cricket. Rank Runs Player Matches Innings Average 100 50 Period 1 15,921   200 329 53.78 51 68 1989–2013 2 13,265  163 284 52.63 36 63 1996–2012 3 10,122  125 214 51.12 34 45 1971–1987 4 8,848  113 191 49.15 29 30 2011–2023 5 8,781  134 225 45.97 17 56 1996–2012 Last updated: 29 December 2023Sachin Tendulkar holds the world record for most Test runs (15,921) and the most centuries (51).=== Most career runs as captain === Rank Runs Player Matches Innings Average 100 50 Period 1 5,864  68 113 54.80 20 18 2014–2022 2 3,454  60 96 40.63 5 24 2008–2014 3 3,449  47 74 50.72 11 14 1976–1985 4 2,856  47 68 43.93 9 9 1990–1999 5 2,561  49 75 37.66 5 13 2000–2005 Last updated: 14 January 2022=== Fastest runs getter ===RunsBatsmanMatchInningsRecord DateReference1000121418 November 1994200025402 January 19993000345524 March 20054000487922 June 20065000529519 September 197960006511723 January 19817000791343 August 201080009615418 May 2002900010417630 June 20061000012219516 March 20051100013922327 July 20071200015224717 October 200813000163 ♠266 ♠17 January 201014000171 ♠279 ♠9 October 201015000182 ♠300 ♠6 November 2011 Last updated: 20 June 2020=== Most runs in each batting position ===Batting positionBatsmanInningsRunsAverageTest Career SpanRef Opener 203  9,607  50.30  1971–1987  Number 3  219  10,524  52.88  1996–2012 Number 4 275  13,492  54.40  1989–2013 Number 5 94  4,346  48.83  1984–2000 Number 6 67  2,760  50.18  1996–2012 Number 7 103  2,871  30.54  2005–2014 Number 8 Ravichandran Ashwin  76  1,843  26.71  2011–2024 Number 9 55  703  14.06  1998–2015 Number 10 69  470  9.04  1966–1979 Number 11 22  209  16.08  2000–2014 Last updated: 6 February 2024.=== Most runs against each team === Opposition Runs Player Matches Innings Period Ref 107  1 1 2018 3,630 39 74 1991–2013 820 7 9 2000–2010 2,535  32 53 1990–2012 ''Yet to play'' 1,659  15 28 1998–2010 2,089  24 41 1978–1987 1,741 25 45 1992–2011 1,995 25 36 1990–2010 2,749  27 48 1971–1983 979  9 13 1998–2005 Last updated: 8 February 2021.=== Highest individual score ===The first test of the South Africa's tour of India in 2008 saw Virender Sehwag score his second triple century and record India's highest Individual score.Virender Sehwag holds the top two highest individual score for India. Rank Runs Player Opposition Venue Date 1 319  M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India  2 309  Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan, Pakistan  3 303*   M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India  4 293   Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, India  5 281   Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India  Last updated: 20 June 2020=== Highest individual score – progression of record ===RunsPlayerOpponentVenueSeason 118  Bombay Gymkhana, Mumbai, India  1933–34 128   Kennington Oval, London, England  1946 145Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia  1947–48 164*Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi, India  1951–52 184  Lord's, London, England  1952 223 Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, India 1955–56 231 Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai, India 236*MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India  1983–84 281Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India  2000–01 309Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan, Pakistan  2003–04 319 MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India  2007–08 Last updated: 20 June 2020=== Highest individual score against each team === Opposition Runs Player Venue Date Ref 107  M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India  281  Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India  248*  Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh  303*  M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India YTP 231  Nehru Stadium, Chennai, India  309 Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Pakistan  319 M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India  293 Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, India  236*  M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India  227  Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, India  Last updated: 20 June 2020=== Highest career average ===A batsman's batting average is the total number of runs they have scored divided by the number of times they have been dismissed. Rank Average Player Innings Runs Not out 100 50 Period 1 54.20  21 1,084 1 4 3 1993–1995 2 53.78  329 15,921 33 51 68 1989–2013 3 52.63  284 13,625 32 36 63 1996–2012 4 51.12  214 10,122 16 34 45 1971–1987 5 49.43  178 8,503 6 23 31 2011–2022 Qualification: 20 innings. Last updated: 3 July 2022=== Highest Average in each batting position ===Batting positionBatsmanInningsRunsAverageCareer SpanRef Opener Sunil Gavaskar  203  9,607  50.29  1971–1987 Number 3 217  10,501  53.30  1996–2012 Number 4  20  1,188  66.00  1996–2008 Number 5 29  1,552  59.69  1993–2012 Number 6 25  1,218  55.36  2006–2014 Number 7Rishabh Pant 21  727  36.35  2018–2022 Number 8 Ravindra Jadeja  31  882  33.92  2013–2021 Number 9 22  377  31.41  1975–1981 Number 10 22  235  15.66  1990–2008 Number 11  21  210  17.50  2000–2014 Last updated: 6 February 2024.Qualification: Min 20 innings batted at position=== Most half-centuries ===A half-century is a score of between 50 and 99 runs. Statistically, once a batsman's score reaches 100, it is no longer considered a half-century but a century.Sachin Tendulkar of India has scored the most half-centuries in Test cricket with 68.He is followed by the West Indies' Shivnarine Chanderpaul on 66, India's Rahul Dravid and Allan Border of Australia on 63 and in fifth with 62 fifties to his name, Australia's Ricky Ponting. Rank Half centuries Player Innings Runs Period 1 68 ♠  329 15,921 1989–2013 2 63  284 13,625 1996–2012 3 56  225 8,781 1996–2012 4 45  214 10,122 1971–1987 5 35  155 6,080 1969–1983Cheteshwar Pujara 176 7,1952010–2023  185 6,868 1976–1992  188 7,212 1996–2008 Last updated: 12 June 2023=== Most centuries ===A century is a score of 100 or more runs in a single innings.Tendulkar has also scored the most centuries in Test cricket with 51.South Africa's Jacques Kallis is next on 45 and Ricky Ponting with 41 hundreds is in third. Rank Centuries Player Innings Runs Period 1 51   329 15,921 1989–2013 2 36  284 13,265 1996–2012 3 34  214 10,122 1971–1987 4 29  191 8,848 2011–2023 5 23  178 8,503 2001–2013 Last updated: 12 June 2023=== Most double centuries ===A double century is a score of 200 or more runs in a single innings.For the most double centuries, Don Bradman holds the Test record scored with twelve, one ahead of Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara who finished his career with eleven. In third is Brian Lara of the West Indies with nine. India's Virat Kohli is one of three cricketers who reached the mark on seven occasions. Rank Double centuries Player Innings Runs Period 1 7  191 8,848 2011–2023 2 6  178 8,503 2001–2013  329 15,921 1989–2013 4 5  284 13,265 1996–2012 5 4  214 10,122 1971–1987 Last updated: 12 June 2023=== Most triple centuries ===A triple century is a score of 300 or more runs in a single innings.Sehwag holds the equal Test record for the most triple centuries scored with two, along with Australia's Don Bradman and West Indians Chris Gayle and Brian Lara. Karun Nair is the only other Indian who has scored a single Test triple century . Rank Triple centuries Player Innings Runs Period 1   178 8,503 2001–2013 2 1  7 374 2016–2017 Last updated: 20 June 2020=== Most Sixes === Rank Sixes Player Innings Runs Period 1 90  178 8,503 2001–2013 2 80   98 3,977 2013–2024 3 78  144 4,876 2005–2014 4 69  329 15,921 1989–2013 5 61  184 5,248 1978–1994 Last updated: 29 July 2023=== Most Fours === Rank Fours Player Innings Runs Period 1 2,058+ ♠  329 15,921 1989–2013 2 1,654  284 13,265 1996–2012 3 1,219  178 8,503 2001–2013 4 1,135  225 8,781 1996–2012 5 1,016+  214 10,122 1971–1987 Last updated: 20 June 2020=== Highest batting strike rate === Rank Strike Rate Player Runs Balls Period 1 82.18  8,503 10,346 2001–2013 2 80.91  5,248 5,538+ 1978–1994 3 74.62 Mohammed Shami 750 1,005 2013–2023 4 73.63 Rishabh Pant 2,271 3,084 2018–2022 5 68.99 Yashasvi Jaiswal 861 1248 2023–2024 Qualification: 1,000 balls. Last updated: 12 June 2023=== Most runs in a series ===The 1930 Ashes series in England saw Don Bradman set the record for the most runs scored in a single series, falling just 26 short of 1,000 runs. He is followed by Wally Hammond with 905 runs scored in the 1928–29 Ashes series. Sunil Gavaskar with 774 in the 1971 tour of West Indies is the highest Indian on the list. Rank Runs Player Matches Innings Series 1 774 4 8  2 732 6 9  3 692  4 8  4 655 5  5 651    Last updated: 20 June 2020=== Most ducks ===A duck refers to a batsman being dismissed without scoring a run. Ishant Sharma has scored the joint fifth-highest number of ducks in Test cricket. Rank Ducks Player Matches Innings Period 1 34  105 142 2007–2021 2 29  92 127 2000–2014 3 23  58 80 1964–1979 4 20  67 101 1966–1979 5 19  103 145 1998–2015 Last updated: 29 November 2021
Bowling records Anil Kumble has taken the most Test wickets (619), the most five-wicket hauls (35) and the most ten-wicket hauls (8) for India.=== Most career wickets ===A bowler takes the wicket of a batsman when the form of dismissal is bowled, caught, leg before wicket, stumped or hit wicket. If the batsman is dismissed by run out, obstructing the field, handling the ball, hitting the ball twice or timed out the bowler does not receive credit.Shane Warne held the record for the most Test wickets with 708 until December 2007 when Sri Lankan bowler Muttiah Muralitharan passed Warne's milestone. Muralitharan, who continued to play until 2010, finished with 800 wickets to his name. James Anderson of England is third on the list taking 675 wickets holds the record for most wickets by a fast bowler in Test cricket.India's Anil Kumble is fourth on the list and the highest ranked Indian bowler taking 619 wickets. Rank Wickets Player Matches Innings Average Period 1 '''619'''  132 236 29.65 1990–2008 2 '''501'''  98 185 23.93 2011–2024 3 '''434'''  131 227 29.64 1978–1994 4 '''417'''   103 190 32.46 1998–2015 5 '''311'''  105 188 32.40 2007–2021  92 165 32.94 2000–2014 Last updated: 6 February 2024=== Most wickets against each team === Opposition Wickets Player Matches Innings Average Period Ref 6  1 2 5.83 2018–2018 114 Ravichandran Ashwin 22 42 28.36 2011–2023 31  7 14 24.25 2000–2010 99 Ravichandran Ashwin 22 41 29.28 2012–2024 YTP 66  9 17 15.43 2012–2021 99  29 45 30.12 1978–1989 84 21 40 31.79 1992–2008 74 18 28 31.20 1993–2008 89  25 41 24.89 1978–1989 38  7 14 22.60 1992–2005 Last updated: 6 February 2024=== Fastest wicket taker ===Ravichandran Ashwin holds world record for quickest to reach 250, 300 and 350 test wickets.WicketsBowlerMatchRecord DateReference50915 November 20121001814 November 2013150295 November 20152003722 September 201625045 ♠9 February 201730054 ♠24 November 201735066 ♠2 October 20194007724 February 2021450899 February 2023500 9816 February 202460012416 January 2008 Last updated: 20 June 2020=== Best figures in an innings ===Laker, Kumble, Ajaz are the players to take 10 wickets in an innings. Bowling figures refers to the number of the wickets a bowler has taken and the number of runs conceded.There have been three occasions in Test cricket where a bowler has taken all ten wickets in a single innings – Jim Laker of England took 10/53 against Australia in 1956, India's Anil Kumble in 1999 returned figures of 10/74 against Pakistan, New Zealand's Ajaz Patel in 2021 obtained figures of 10/119 against India. Subhash Gupte, Jasu Patel and Kapil Dev are three Indian bowlers of 15 bowlers who have taken nine wickets in a Test match innings. Rank Figures Player Opposition Venue Date 1    Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, India  2    Green Park, Kanpur, India  3   Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad, India  4   Green Park, Kanpur, India  5    Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, India  Last updated: 20 June 2020=== Best bowling figures against each team === Opposition Figures Player Venue Date Ref 4/17  M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India  9/69  Green Park, Kanpur, India  7/87  Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh  8/55  M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India  YTP 8/72 Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, India  10/74   7/61  Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa  7/51  Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur, India  9/83  Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad, India  7/59  Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe  Last updated: 7 January 2022=== Best figures in a match ===A bowler's bowling figures in a match is the sum of the wickets taken and the runs conceded over both innings.No bowler in the history of Test cricket has taken all 20 wickets in a match. The closest to do so was English spin bowler Jim Laker. During the fourth Test of the 1956 Ashes series, Laker took 9/37 in the first innings and 10/53 in the second to finish with match figures of 19/90.Narendra Hirwani's figures of 16/136, taken in his debut test, during the fourth match of the West Indies tour of India in 1987, is the third-best in Test cricket history. Rank Figures Player Opposition Venue Date 1    M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India  2     3   Green Park, Kanpur, India  4  Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, India  5    Last updated: 20 June 2020=== Best career average ===A bowler's bowling average is the total number of runs they have conceded divided by the number of wickets they have taken.Nineteenth century English medium pacer George Lohmann holds the record for the best career average in Test cricket with 10.75.J. J. Ferris, one of fifteen cricketers to have played Test cricket for more than one team, is second behind Lohmann with an overall career average of 12.70 runs per wicket. Rank Average Player Wickets Runs Balls Period 1 19.34 Axar Patel 55 1064 2540 2021–2024 2 20.39  157 3202 7044 2018–2024 3 23.93  501 11993 25785 2011–2024 4 24.14  287 6931 16802 2012–2024 5 26.09  63 1,644 3,348 2013–2018 Qualification: 2,000 balls. Last updated: 29 July 2023=== Best career economy rate ===A bowler's economy rate is the total number of runs they have conceded divided by the number of overs they have bowled.English bowler William Attewell, who played 10 matches for England between 1884 and 1892, holds the Test record for the best career economy rate with 1.31.India's Bapu Nadkarni, with a rate of 1.67 runs per over conceded over his 41-match Test career, is fourth on the list. Rank Economy rate Player Wickets Runs Balls Period 1 1.67  88 2,559 9,165 1955–1968 2 1.87  35 1,473 4,725 1948–1962 3 2.09  45 1,481 4,241 1933–1952 4 2.13  162 5,236 14,686 1946–1959 5 2.14  266 7,637 21,364 1966–1979 Qualification: 2,000 balls. Last updated: 20 June 2020=== Best career strike rate ===A bowler's strike rate is the total number of balls they have bowled divided by the number of wickets they have taken.As with the career average above, the top bowler with the best Test career strike rate is George Lohmann with strike rate of 34.1 balls per wicket. India's Mohammed Shami is the highest-ranked Indian bowler on this list. Rank Strike rate Player Wickets Runs Balls Period 1 44.86  157 3202 7044 2018–2024 2 46.18 Axar Patel 55 1,064 2,540 2021–2024 3 50.28  229 6,346 11,515 2013–2023 4 51.46  501 11993 25785 2011–2024 5 52.08  72 2071 3750 2020–2024 Qualification: 2,000 balls. Last updated: 6 February 2024=== Most five-wicket hauls in an innings ===A five-wicket haul refers to a bowler taking five wickets in a single innings.Anil Kumble is fourth on the list of most five-wicket hauls behind Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan, Australia's Shane Warne and New Zealand's Richard Hadlee in Test cricket. Rank Five-wicket hauls Player Match Innings Wickets Period 1 35  132 236 619 1990–2008 2 34  98 185 501 2011–2024 3 25  103 190 417 1998–2015 4 23  131 227 434 1978–1994 5 16  58 97 242 1964–1979 Last updated: 21 July 2023=== Most ten-wicket hauls in a match ===A ten-wicket haul refers to a bowler taking ten or more wickets in a match over two innings.As with the five-wicket hauls above, Anil Kumble is not only behind Muralitharan, Warne and Hadlee, he is also behind Rangana Herath of Sri Lanka in taking the most ten-wicket hauls in Test cricket. Rank Ten-wicket hauls Player Matches Innings Wickets Period 1 8  98 185 501 2011–2024  132 236 619 1990–2008 3 5  103 190 417 1998–2015 4 2  29 54 100 2003–2008  35 52 88 1982–1993  44 70 162 1946–1959  49 86 189 1962–1978  58 97 242 1964–1979 Ravindra Jadeja 67 126 273 2012–2023  131 227 434 1978–1994 Last updated: 21 July 2023=== Worst figures in an innings ===The worst figures in a single innings in Test cricket came in the third Test between the West Indies at home to Pakistan in 1958.Pakistan's Khan Mohammad returned figures of 0/259 from his 54 overs in the second innings of the match. The worst figures by an Indian is 0/187 that came off the bowling of E. A. S. Prasanna in the first test of the India's tour of England in 1967.Rank Figures Player Overs Opposition Venue Date 1   59  Headingley, Leeds, England  2   49Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan 3  34 4  43  Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India  5   38  The Oval, London, England  Last updated: 20 June 2020=== Worst figures in a match ===The worst figures in a match in Test cricket were taken by South Africa's Imran Tahir in the second Test against Australia at the Adelaide Oval in November 2012.He returned figures of 0/180 from his 23 overs in the first innings and 0/80 off 14 in the third innings for a total of 0/260 from 37 overs. He claimed the record in his final over when two runs came from it – enough for him to pass the previous record of 0/259, set 54 years prior.The worst figures by an Indian is by E. A. S. Prasanna in the first test of the India's tour of England in 1967.Rank Figures Player Overs Opposition Venue Date 1   59  Headingley, Leeds, England  2  49  Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan  3  60  Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India  4   47  Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad, Pakistan    Rose Bowl, Southampton, England  Last updated:20 June 2020=== Most wickets in a series ===England's seventh Test tour of South Africa in 1913–14 saw the record set for the most wickets taken by a bowler in a Test series. English paceman Sydney Barnes played in four of the five matches and achieved a total of 49 wickets to his name. India's B. S. Chandrasekhar is joint 18th with his 35 wickets taken against England during the 1972–73 tour. Rank Wickets Player Matches Series 1 35  5  2 34     4 32  6   3   4  Last updated: 6 March 2021=== Hat-trick ===In cricket, a '''hat-trick''' occurs when a bowler takes three wickets with consecutive deliveries. The deliveries may be interrupted by an over bowled by another bowler from the other end of the pitch or the other team's innings, but must be three consecutive deliveries by the individual bowler in the same match. Only wickets attributed to the bowler count towards a hat-trick; run outs do not count.In Test cricket history there have been just 44 hat-tricks, the first achieved by Fred Spofforth for Australia against England in 1879.In 1912, Australian Jimmy Matthews achieved the feat twice in one game against South Africa. The only other players to achieve two hat-tricks are Australia's Hugh Trumble, against England in 1902 and 1904, Pakistan's Wasim Akram, in separate games against Sri Lanka in 1999, and England's Stuart Broad.No.BowlerAgainstInn.TestDismissalsVenueDateRef. 1 Harbhajan Singh   1  2/3 * Ricky Ponting (lbw)* Adam Gilchrist (lbw)* Shane Warne (c Sadagoppan Ramesh)  Eden Gardens, Calcutta  11 March 2001  2 Irfan Pathan  1  3/3 * Salman Butt (c Rahul Dravid)* Younis Khan (lbw)* Mohammad Yousuf (b)  National Stadium, Karachi  29 January 2006  3    1  2/2  * Darren Bravo (c KL Rahul)* Shamarh Brooks (lbw)* Roston Chase (lbw)  Sabina Park, Kingston  31 August 2019
Wicket-keeping records The wicket-keeper is a specialist fielder who stands behind the stumps being guarded by the batsman on strike and is the only member of the fielding side allowed to wear gloves and leg pads.=== Most career dismissals ===A wicket-keeper can be credited with the dismissal of a batsman in two ways, caught or stumped. A fair catch is taken when the ball is caught fully within the field of play without it bouncing after the ball has touched the striker's bat or glove holding the bat, while a stumping occurs when the wicket-keeper puts down the wicket while the batsman is out of his ground and not attempting a run.India's MS Dhoni is fifth in taking most dismissals in Test cricket as a designated wicket-keeper. Rank Dismissals Player Matches Innings Catches Stumping Dis/Inn Period 1 294  90 166 256 38 1.771 2005–2014 2 198  88 151 160 38 1.31 1976–1986 3 133  33 65 119 14 2.046 2018–2022 4 130  49 90 110 20 1.444 1986–1993 5 107  44 77 99 8 1.389 1994–2001 Last updated: 10 February 2023Mahendra Singh Dhoni holds the Indian record for most dismissals among wicket keepers.=== Most career catches ===Dhoni is seventh in taking most catches in Test cricket as a designated wicket-keeper. Rank Catches Player Matches Innings Period 1 256  90 166 2005–2014 2 160  88 151 1976–1986 3 119  33 65 2018–2022 4 110  49 90 1986–1993 5 99  44 77 1994–2001 Last updated: 10 February 2023=== Most career stumpings ===Bert Oldfield, Australia's fifth-most capped wicket-keeper, holds the record for the most stumpings in Test cricket with 52.Indian glovemen Syed Kirmani and MS Dhoni are both equal third on 38.Rank Stumpings Player Matches Innings Period 1 38  88 151 1976–1986  90 166 2005–2014 3 20  49 90 1986–1993 4 16  21 35 1955–1961  46 83 1961–1975 Last updated: 20 June 2020=== Most dismissals in an innings ===Four wicket-keepers have taken seven dismissals in a single innings in a Test match—Wasim Bari of Pakistan in 1979, Englishman Bob Taylor in 1980, New Zealand's Ian Smith in 1991 and most recently West Indian gloveman Ridley Jacobs against Australia in 2000.The feat of taking 6 dismissals in an innings has been achieved by 24 wicket-keepers on 32 occasions including 4 Indians. Rank Dismissals Player Opposition Venue Date 1 6  AMI Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand    Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand    Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua     Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia  Last updated: 20 June 2020=== Most dismissals in a match ===Three wicket-keepers have made 11 dismissals in a Test match, Englishman Jack Russell in 1995, South African AB de Villiers in 2013 and most recently India's Rishabh Pant against Australia in 2018.The feat of making 10 dismissals in a match has been achieved by 4 wicket-keepers on 4 occasions with Wriddhiman Saha being the only Indian. Rank Dismissals Player Opposition Venue Date111 ♠     Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia  210     Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa  39     Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia  48    Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa     Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India      WACA Ground, Perth, Australia     Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh     Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India   Last updated: 23 August 2020=== Most dismissals in a series ===Brad Haddin holds the Test cricket record for the most dismissals taken by a wicket-keeper in a series. He took 29 catches during the 2013 Ashes series. Indian record is held by Rishabh Pant when he made 20 dismissals during the Border Gavaskar Trophy in Australia in 2018.Rank Dismissals Player Matches Innings Series 1 20  4 8  2 19  5 9   6 11  4 18 Rishabh Pant 5 9  5 17 5 7  4 8  Last updated: 10 February 2023
Fielding records === Most career catches ===Rahul Dravid holds the world record most catches by a fielder in Test cricket. Caught is one of the nine methods a batsman can be dismissed in cricket. The majority of catches are caught in the slips, located behind the batsman, next to the wicket-keeper, on the off side of the field. Most slip fielders are top order batsmen.India's Rahul Dravid holds the record for the most catches in Test cricket by a non-wicket-keeper with 209, followed by Mahela Jayawardene of Sri Lanka on 205 and South African Jacques Kallis with 200.Ricky Ponting is the highest ranked Australian in fourth, securing 196 catches in his Test career. Rank Catches Player Matches Innings Ct/Inn Period 1 209 ♠  163 299 0.698 1996–2012 2 135  134 248 0.544 1996–2012 3 115  200 366 0.314 1989–2013 4 110 Virat Kohli 109 209 0.526 2011–2023 5 108  125 216 0.500 1971–1987 Last updated: 12 June 2023=== Most catches in a series ===The 1920–21 Ashes series, in which Australia whitewashed England 5–0 for the first time, saw the record set for the most catches taken by a non-wicket-keeper in a Test series. Australian all-rounder Jack Gregory took 15 catches in the series as well as 23 wickets. Greg Chappell, a fellow Australian all-rounder, and India's KL Rahul are equal second behind Gregory with 14 catches taken during the 1974–75 Ashes series and during the 2018 Indian tour of England respectively. Four players have taken 13 catches in a series on six occasions with both Bob Simpson and Brian Lara having done so twice and Rahul Dravid and Alastair Cook once. Rank Catches Player Matches Innings Series 1 14   5 9  2 13   4 8  3 12   5 9  4 10   4 8       3 6    4 7   3 6  4 7  Last updated: 20 June 2020
All-round Records === 1000 runs and 100 wickets ===A total of 71 players have achieved the double of 1000 runs and 100 wickets in their Test career. Rank Player Average Difference Matches Runs Bat Avg Wickets Bowl Avg Period 1	  11.31 65  2,706  35.60  268  24.28  2012–2023 2	  3.04 92  3,129  26.97  474  23.93  2011–2023 3	  1.40	 131  5,248  31.05  434  29.64  1978–1994 4	 	 -0.68	 29  1,105  31.57  100  32.26  2003–2008 5	 	 -0.84	 44  2,109  31.47  162  32.32  1946–1959 6	 	 -5.16	 80  3,830  35.79  151  40.96  1981–1992 7	 	 -11.87	 132  2,506  17.77  619  29.65  1990–2008 8	 	 -14.23	 103  2,224  18.22  417  32.46  1998–2015 9	 	 -16.28	 67  1,009  14.21  236  30.49  1991–2002 10	 	 -20.99	 92  1,231  11.95  311  32.94  2000–2014 Last updated: 12 June 2023Kapil Dev is considered the greatest all-rounder for India.=== 250 runs and 20 wickets in a series ===A total of 18 players on 24 occasions have achieved the double of 250 runs and 20 wickets in a series. Player Matches Runs Wickets Series	6 278 32  318 22   	5 306 28   Last updated: 22 August 2020
Other records === Most career matches ===Most Test Matches (200) Highest by any player.India's Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for the most Test matches played with 200, with former captains Ricky Ponting and Steve Waugh being joint second with each having represented Australia on 168 occasions. Rank Matches Player Runs Wkts Period 1 200  ♠ 15,921 46 1989–2013 2 163  13,265 1 1996–2012 3 134  8,781 2 1996–2012 4 132  2,506 619 1990–2008 5 131  5,248 434 1978–1994 Last updated: 20 June 2020=== Most consecutive career matches ===Former English captain Alastair Cook holds the record for the most consecutive Test matches played with 159.He broke Allan Border's long standing record of 153 matches in June 2018.Sunil Gavaskar, the Indian opener played 106 consecutive Test matches, is fourth. The recently retired New Zealand wicket-keeper-batsman Brendon McCullum, who is fifth on the list with 101 matches, is the highest ranked cricketer who never missed a Test match during his playing career. Rahul Dravid, in ninth on 93, is the highest ranked Indian player to achieve the feat. Rank Matches Player Period 1 106  1975–1987 2 93  1996–2005 3 87  1971–1983 4 84  1989–2001 5 69  1989–1999 Last updated: 3 June 2018=== Most matches as captain ===Graeme Smith, who led the South African cricket team from 2003 to 2014, holds the record for the most matches played as captain in Test cricket with 109.Virat Kohli who led the side for seven years from 2014 to 2022 is sixth on the list with 68 matches. Rank Matches Player Won Lost Tied Draw %Won %Lost Period 1 68  40 17 0 11 58.82 25 2014–2022 2 60   27 18 0 15 45 30 2008–2014 3 49  21 13 0 15 42.85 26.53 2000–2005 4 47  14 14 0 19 29.78 29.78 1990–1999  9 8 0 30 19.14 17.02 1976–1985 Last updated: 14 January 2022=== Most wins as captain ===Graeme Smith, who led the South African cricket team from 2003 to 2014, holds the record for the most wins as captain in Test cricket with 53.Rank Wins Matches Player Period 1 40 68  2014–2022 2 27 60   2008–2014 3 21 49  2000–2005 4 14 47  1990–1999 5 9 40  1962–1975 47  1976–1985 Last updated: 14 January 2022====Most man of the match awards==== Rank M.O.M. Awards Player Matches Period 1 14  200 1989–2013 2 11 Rahul Dravid 163 1996–2012 3 10 Ravindra Jadeja 70 2012–2024 Virat Kohli 113  2011–2024 Anil Kumble 132 1990–2008 Last updated: 20 February 2024====Most man of the series awards==== Rank M.O.S. Awards Player Matches Period 1 10 Ravichandran Ashwin 92 2011–2023 2 5 Virender Sehwag 103 2001–2013  200 1989–2013 4 4 Harbhajan Singh 103 1998–2015 Kapil Dev 131 1978–1994 Anil Kumble 132 1990–2008 Rahul Dravid 163 1996–2012 Last updated: 13 March 2023=== Youngest players on Debut ===The youngest player to play in a Test match is claimed to be Hasan Raza at the age of 14 years and 227 days. Making his debut for Pakistan against Zimbabwe on 24 October 1996, there is some doubt as to the validity of Raza's age at the time. The youngest Indian to play Test cricket was Sachin Tendulkar who at the age of 16 years and 205 days debuted in the first Test of the series against Pakistan in November 1989.Rank Age Player Opposition Venue Date 1    National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan  2    Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, India  3   Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua  4   Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England  5    National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan  Last updated: 3 December 2017=== Oldest players on Debut ===England left-arm slow bowler James Southerton is the oldest player to appear in a Test match. Playing in the very first inaugural test against Australia in 1876 at Melbourne Cricket Ground, in Melbourne, Australia, he was aged 49 years and 119 days. Rustomji Jamshedji is the oldest Indian Test debutant when he played his only game during the first Test of the 1933–34 series at the Bombay Gymkhana. Rank Age Player Opposition Venue Date 1   Bombay Gymkhana, Mumbai, India  2   Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England   3    Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia   4   Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, India   5   Bombay Gymkhana, Mumbai, India  Last updated: 20 June 2020=== Oldest players ===England all-rounder Wilfred Rhodes is the oldest player to appear in a Test match. Playing in the fourth Test against the West Indies in 1930 at Sabina Park, in Kingston, Jamaica, he was aged 52 years and 165 days on the final day's play. The oldest Indian Test player is Vinoo Mankad who was aged 41years and 300 days when he represented India for the final time in the fifth Test of the 1959 tour by West Indies at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, then known as Feroze Shah Kotla Stadium. Rank Age Player Opposition Venue Date 1    Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, India  2    Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India   3   Bombay Gymkhana, Mumbai, India  4   The Oval, London, England   5    Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India  Last updated: 28 January 2021
Partnership records In cricket, two batsmen are always present at the crease batting together in a partnership. This partnership will continue until one of them is dismissed, retires or the innings comes to a close.===Highest partnerships by wicket===A wicket partnership describes the number of runs scored before each wicket falls. The first wicket partnership is between the opening batsmen and continues until the first wicket falls. The second wicket partnership then commences between the not out batsman and the number three batsman. This partnership continues until the second wicket falls. The third wicket partnership then commences between the not out batsman and the new batsman. This continues down to the tenth wicket partnership. When the tenth wicket has fallen, there is no batsman left to partner so the innings is closed. Wicket Runs First batsman Second batsman Opposition Venue Date Scorecard  413    Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai, India    Scorecard  370    Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, India   Scorecard  336    Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan, Pakistan    Scorecard  365     Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore, India   Scorecard  376   Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India   Scorecard  298*   Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India   Scorecard  280      Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India   Scorecard  241     Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India   Scorecard  149    Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, India   Scorecard  133    Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh    Scorecard Last updated: 20 June 2020===Highest partnerships by runs===The highest Test partnership by runs for any wicket is held by the Sri Lankan pairing of Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene who put together a third wicket partnership of 624 runs during the first Test against South Africa in July 2006.This broke the record of 576 runs set by their compatriots Sanath Jayasuriya and Roshan Mahanama against India in 1997.India's Vinoo Mankad and Pankaj Roy hold the 12th highest Test partnership with 413 made in 1956 against New Zealand. Wicket Runs First batsman Second batsman Opposition Venue Date Scorecard      Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai, India    Scorecard    Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan    Scorecard    Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India   Scorecard     Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, India   Scorecard       Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore, India   Scorecard Last updated: 20 June 2020===Highest overall partnership runs by a pair=== Rank Runs Innings First batsman Second batsman Highest Average 100 50 Span 1 6,920 143      249  50.51  20  29  1996–2012 2 4,412 87      233  52.52  11  25  2004–2012 3 4,173 71      281  61.36  12  16  1996–2008 4 4,065 86     376  51.45  12  14 1996–2012 5 3,661 67 Virat Kohli Ajinkya Rahane 365  56.32 10 172013–2023  ''An asterisk (*) signifies an unbroken partnership (i.e. neither of the batsmen was dismissed before either the end of the allotted overs or the required score being reached).'' Last updated: 21 July 2023
Umpiring records ===Most matches umpired===An umpire in cricket is a person who officiates the match according to the ''Laws of Cricket''. Two umpires adjudicate the match on the field, whilst a third umpire has access to video replays, and a fourth umpire looks after the match balls and other duties. The records below are only for on-field umpires.Aleem Dar of Pakistan holds the record for the most Test matches umpired with 130.The current active Dar set the record in December 2019 overtaking Steve Bucknor from the West Indies mark of 128 matches. They are followed by South Africa's Rudi Koertzen who officiated in 108.The most experienced Indian is Srinivas Venkataraghavan who is tenth on the list with 73 Test matches umpired. Rank Matches Umpire Period 1 73  1993–2004 2 33  2013–2019 3 26  1985–1999 4 18   2019–2023 5 17  1961–1979  1978–1984 Last updated: 12 June 2023
See also *List of Test cricket records*List of India One Day International cricket records*List of India Twenty20 International records
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