India vs England, 2nd Test: Stats Preview of Players' Records and Approaching Milestones

After defeating India by a margin of 28 runs in the opening Test match in Hyderabad, the English side now faces them in the second of the five-match Test series. The encounter is all set to take place on Friday, February 02 at Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. The remaining fixtures are scheduled to be played in Rajkot, Ranchi, and Dharamsala.

Talking in detail about the series opener, Ollie Pope grabbed the limelight with his outstanding century in the second innings. Batting at No. 3, the right-handed batter hammered 196 off 278 which included 21 fours. The 26-year-old single-handedly took his side to a massive total of above 400. Playing in his debut Test, spinner Tom Hartley then broke the back of the Indian side with his match-winning spell of 7/62 with five maidens in 26.2 overs.

Pope, who missed out on a solid double hundred by just four runs, grabbed the Player of the Match award. The action now moves to Visakhapatnam where changes are expected in both teams in their respective Playing-XIs. For the home side, KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja have been ruled out due to injury while the tourists have also made a couple of changes. Veteran seam bowler James Anderson is all set to replace Mark Wood while Shoaib Bashir will make his Test debut by replacing Jack Leach in the final XI. Another exciting Test match awaits the cricketing fans from across the globe as two of the powerhouses collide again.

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers ahead of the second Test between India and England:

Head-to-Head: India and England have faced each other 132 times in Test cricket with the Asian giants winning on 31 occasions and the English side on 51. 50 matches ended up in a draw.

10 – James Anderson (690) needs ten wickets to reach the milestone of 700 wickets in Test cricket.

149 – Jonny Bairstow (5851) needs 149 runs to complete 6000 runs in Test matches.

28 – Ben Foakes (972) requires 28 runs to reach 1000 runs in the longest format of the game.

138 – Joe Root (18862) is 138 runs short of reaching the landmark of 19000 runs in international cricket.

4 – R Ashwin (496) needs four scalps to complete 500 wickets in the Test format.

4 – Jasprit Bumrah (146) requires four wickets to reach 150 wickets in the Whites.

2 – Root (98) needs just two scalps to get to 100 wickets across formats.

3 – Ben Stokes (197) requires three wickets to complete 200 wickets in Test cricket.

1 – Joe Root (9) is one century away from surpassing Steven Smith (9) and becoming the batter with the most centuries against India in Tests.

7 – Ashwin (343) requires seven scalps to reach 350 wickets in Tests on home soil.