India will look to change a skewed record in England when the Shubman Gill side finishes the gruelling five-match Test series, which started with the Headingley Test on Friday.
In the 69 Tests played on England’s soil, India have won only nine Tests. Out of those 69 Tests, 67 were against England while the remaining two were against New Zealand and Australia — the two World Test Championship finals, which also went the opposition’s way.
The Indian side has only won three series in England. The first one came under Ajit Wadekar in 1971, when India beat England 1-0 in the three-match Test series. In 1986, India handed England a 2-0 defeat in a three-match series under Kapil before winning their last series on England’s soil in 2007 under Rahul Dravid.
Most Test runs by Indians in England:
| Player | Mat | Inns | HS | Ave | 100 | Runs |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 17 | 30 | 193 | 54.31 | 4 | 1575 |
| Rahul Dravid | 13 | 23 | 217 | 68.8 | 6 | 1376 |
| Sunil Gavaskar | 16 | 28 | 221 | 41.14 | 2 | 1152 |
| Virat Kohli | 15 | 29 | 149 | 33.65 | 2 | 976 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | 13 | 23 | 157 | 48 | 4 | 960 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 9 | 15 | 136 | 65.35 | 3 | 915 |
| Gundappa Viswanath | 13 | 24 | 113 | 39 | 1 | 858 |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | 14 | 28 | 132* | 31 | 1 | 806 |
| MS Dhoni | 12 | 23 | 92 | 37.04 | 0 | 778 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | 14 | 27 | 103 | 25.57 | 1 | 665 |
Among Indians, Sachin Tendulkar is the highest run-getter in England. In 30 innings of 17 matches, the batting maestro has scored 1575 runs, averaging 54.31. His four centuries put him joint-second on the list of Indians with most tons in England alongside Dilip Vengsarkar, both behind Rahul Dravid. Dravid has six hundreds to his name, and his 1376 runs tally in just 13 Tests puts him behind Tendulkar in the most runs list.
He also averages an astonishing 68.8 in England, while his batting partner, Sourav Ganguly, also holds a supreme record on England’s soil. In just nine Tests, Ganguly has struck three centuries and scored 915 runs at an average of 65.35. Only three batters, Tendulkar, Dravid and Sunil Gavaskar have scored 1000-plus runs in England.
Most Test wickets by Indians in England:
Among Indian bowlers, Ishant Sharma is the top wicket-taker in England. The lanky pacer from Delhi has picked 48 scalps from 14 Tests with a best bowling figure of 7 for 74. In second place, legendary all-rounder and World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev sits with 43 wickets. Among active cricketers, only Jasprit Bumrah made it into the list and is placed third on the list of most wickets with 37 scalps in just eight Tests.
ENG vs IND head-to-head record in Tests in England:
- Total Matches: 67
- India won: 9
- England won: 36
- Draw: 22
- Tied: 0