ENG vs IND 2021: Virat Kohli 23K International Runs, And Other Upcoming Milestones For The Test Series

The much-anticipated England vs India test series is all set to go underway on August 4 at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. The series will be a huge challenge for the Indian team, as they have lost the last three Test series in England. However, the England team too will be under pressure, having lost the last test series against New Zealand at home.

There will be a lot of onus on the senior players of both sides. The likes of Virat Kohli, James Anderson, Ravichandran Ashwin, Joe Root, and other experienced players will be in focus in the upcoming test series.

Let’s take a look at the milestones that could be achieved in the England vs India test series.

Virat Kohli

125 runs – The Indian skipper, Virat Kohli has to date scored 22875 International runs in 484 innings. He is just 125 runs behind the milestone of 23000 runs.

453 runs – Virat Kohli is 453 runs away from the 8000 runs mark in Test cricket. He has scored 7547 runs in 92 test matches.

71 International centuries – Virat Kohli has scored 70 International hundreds and is third in the tally of Most International hundreds. A century in the upcoming test series will help him to surpass Ricky Ponting and rank second in the tally.

258 runs – Virat Kohli has scored 1742 runs against England in 23 Tests, another 258 runs will take him to 2000 runs.

Joe Root

286 runs – The England skipper, Joe Root is 286 runs away from the milestone of 9000 Test runs.

22 runs – Joe Root has scored 15716 runs across all formats for England. He is 22 runs behind England’s highest-run getter Alastair Cook.

1 – Joe Root will become the most successful Test captain for England if the hosts win at least one match in the series. He will surpass Michael Vaughan’s record of 26 wins.

Ajinkya Rahane

16 runs – India’s vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane has scored 7984 International runs. He is 16 runs behind the milestone of 8000 runs in International cricket.

353 runs – Ajinkya Rahane is 353 runs away from the 5000 runs marks in test cricket.

4 catches – Ajinkya Rahane has 96 catches to his name in Test cricket. He needs 4 more to reach a Hundred.

Rohit Sharma

321 runs – India’s opening batsman Rohit Sharma has scored 2679 runs in Tests. He is 321 away from the 3000 runs milestone.

252 runs – Rohit Sharma is 252 runs away from completing 15000 runs in international cricket.

Moeen Ali

3 wickets – Moeen Ali has picked up 297 wickets across formats and needs another 3 wickets to reach the 300-mark.

R Ashwin

Ravindra Jadeja

James Anderson

3 wickets – James Anderson has picked up 617 wickets in his Test career. H needs 3 more wickets to become the third-highest Test wicket-taker after Muttiah Muralitharan (800) and Shane Warne (708).