12 Number of times MS Dhoni has won the toss as a captain in 29 Tests. 9 Number of wickets captured by Praveen Kumar at an avg of 24.55- the most by any Indian bowler.........

12 Number of times MS Dhoni has won the toss as a captain in 29 Tests.

5 Number of times MS Dhoni asked his opponents to bat after winning the toss.

125 Number of mathces played by VVS Laxman. He now equalled the record of legendary Sunil Gavaskar. Now only Sachin Tendulkar (179), Rahul Dravid (155), Anil Kumble (132) and Kapil Dav (131) have played more Test for Indian than VVS Laxman.

3 Eoin Morgan failed to open his account. It was his 3rd duck in his 11th Test. The 2nd v/s India in successive Tests.

3/77 Is the best bowling figures of Sreesanth at Trent Bridge. His previous best was 1/16 in the first innings.

2 Indian opener Abhinav Mukund also failed to open his account. It was his 2nd duck in his 5th Test/9th innings.

3 Abhinav Mukund became the third Indian opener to be dismissed twice off the very first ball of the innings. Sunil Gavaskar and Virender Sehwag are the other two Indian openers. Gavaskar achieved this dubious record five times.

9 Number of wickets captured by Praveen Kumar at an avg of 24.55- the most by any Indian bowler in the ongoing series.

32 Number of wickets claimed by Ishant Sharma at an avg of 23.84 in six Tests- the most by any bowler in year 2011.

28 Is the highest score of Graeme Swann v/s India. His previous best was 24 at Lord's in the previous Test.

8 Number of half -centuries scored by Stuart Braod in 39 Tests. It was his 2nd v/s India in 3 Tests.

522 Number of runs scored by Ian Bell at an avg of 104.40 . He now became only the second batsman to aggregate 500 or more runs in year 2011. Alastair Cook with 594 runs at an avg of 74.25 is the leading run-getter his year.

16 Abhinav Mukund dismissal of the very first ball of the innings was the 16th instances of the first ball-ducks have been recorded by the Indian openers.

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Stuart Broad became the first bowler to accomplish a hat-trick against India.During this process he also became the first all-rounder to score a fifty and followed by a.......

54 Number of half -centuries scored by VVS Laxman in 125 Tests. It was his 6th v/s England in 15 Tests.

35.20 Is the batting average of VVS Laxman v/s England. In 15 Tests he accumulated only 704 runs. This is his worst performance against any country in Tests.

Ist Little master Sachin Tendulkar has become the first player to have played 100 Tests away from home.. The ongoing Nottingham Test is his 100 th away Test.

47.90 Is the batting average of VVS Laxman at number 3. In 33 innings he collected 1581 runs which includes 4 centuirs and 8 half-centuries.

34 Number of centuries scored by Rahul Dravid in 155 Tests.He now joins with Sunil Gavaskar and Brain Lara who have also scored same number of centuries in Tests.Now only Sachin Tendulkarr (51) , Jacques Kallis (40) and Ricky Ponting(39) have scored more centuries than Dravid in Tests.

128.00 Is the batting average of Rahul Dravid in the onging series which includes two centuries.

6/46 Is the best bowling figures of Stuart Braod in Tests. His previous best was 6/91 v/s Australia at Leeds in 2009. Overall, it was the 4th ocassion when he took five or more wickets in an innings in 39 Tests.

12 Stuart Broad became the 12th English bowler to achieve a hat-trick in Tests.

Ist Stuart Broad became the first bowler to accomplish a hat-trick against India.During this process he also became the first all-rounder to score a fifty and followed by a hat-trick in the first innings.

10 Number of half-centuries scored by Yuvraj Singh in 35 Tests. It was his 3rd v/s England in 5 Tests.

62 Is the highest score of Yuvraj Singh in away Test. His previous best was 54* v/s New Zealand in Napier in 2008-09.

5 Sturat Broad became the fifth English all-rounder to score a fifty plus and captured 5 or more wickets in an innings v/s India in Tests. Peter Lever, Tony Greig, John Lever and Ian Botham are the other four all-rounders. Botham achieved this feat twice.

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159 is the highest score of Ian Bell v/s India. His previous best was 67 at The Oval in 2007. Overall, it was his 15 th century in his 67th Test. The first v/s India in 10....

159 Is the highest score of Ian Bell v/s India. His previous best was 67 at The Oval in 2007. Overall, it was his 15 th century in his 67th Test. The first v/s India in 10 Tests.

3 Number of times Ian Bell scored 150 or more runs during an innings.

681 Number of runs scored by Ian Bell at an avg of 113.50 in 6 Tests-most by any batsman in year 2011.

4 Number of centuries hit by Ian Bell in year 2011. The most by any batsman.

24 Number of half centuries scored by Kevin Pietersen in 76 Tests. It was his 3rd v/s India in 10 Tests. Prior to this he has also hit 4 centuries v/s India.

1005 Number of runs scored by Kevin Pietersen v/s India at an avg of 55.83 in 10 Tests. He now became the 8the Englishmen to aggrgate 1000 or more runs v/s India in Tests. Graham Gooch (1725 in 19 Tests), David Gower (1391 in 24 Tests), Ken Barrington (1355 in 14 Tests),Ian Botham (1201 in 14 Tests), Mike Gatting (1155 in 16 Tests), Geoff Boycott ( 1084 in 13), Michael Vaughan (1016 in 9 Tests) are the other seven.

70 Is the highest score of Eoin Morgan v/s India. His previous best was 19 in the 2nd innings of the Lord's Test. Overall, it was his 3rd half-century in his 11th Test, the Ist V/s India in 2 Tests.

18 Number of half-centuries scored by Mat Prior in 18 Tests. It was his 3rd v/s India in 7 Tests.

143.50 Is the bowling average of Harbhajan Singh in the ongoing series. In this series he bowled 69.4 overs and captured 2 wickets for 287 runs.

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8 Number of times England have scored over 500 runs during an innings at Nottingham. The 3d times v/s India in 5 matches. 3 No of times Broad was awarded Man of the Match.....

8 Number of times England have scored over 500 runs during an innings at Nottingham. The 3d times v/s India in 5 matches.

2 Number of times Tim Bresnan has fell in nervous nineties. Earlier, he had scored 91 v/s Bangladesh in Mirpur in 2009-10. Overall, it was his 2nd half-century in his 8th Test.

5/48 Is the best bowling figures of Tim Bresnan in his 8th Test. His previous best was 4/50 v/s Australia in Melbourne in 2010-11.

13 Number of wickets claimed by Praveen Kumar at an avg of 26.53. Most by any Indian bowler in the ongoing series.

12.25 Is the batting average of MS Dhoni in the ongoing series.. In 4 innings he collected only 49 runs.

6 Number of ducks made by MS Dhoni in 59 Tests. It was his 3rd v/s England in 10 Tests.

27.87 Is the batting average of MS Dhoni v/s England . In 10 matches he has collected only 446 runs.

60 Number of half -centuries scored by Sachin Tendulkar in 179 Tests. He now equalled the record of Rahul Dravid Now only Allan Border (63) of Autralia have scored more half-centuries than Dravid and Tendulkar in Tests.

1st It happened first time when under the captaincy of MS Dhoni India have lost two Tests in a row.

319 Is the largest defeat of India v/s England in terms of runs. Earlier, England had defeated India by 247 runs at Lord's in 1990.

3 Number of times Stuart Broad was awarded Man of the Match in Tests.

8/76 is the best bowling performance of Stuart Broad in a match. His previous best was 7/97 also against India at Lord's in the previous Test. India's worst defeat by runs.

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In his first 9 matches he had scored only 102 runs at an avg of 17.00. He scored his first half-century in his 10 th match when he made a solid 90 runs v/s Pakistan at.......

Rahul Dravid has made a comeback in the Indian ODI team after two years out of side.

Born on Jan 11, 1973 at Indore. Rahul Dravid is a right-handed batsman and Right arm off spinner. He is also an excellent wicket-keeper. He made his ODI debut for India v/s Sri Lanka at Singapore on April 3, 1996. In his very first match he scored only 3 runs and took 2 catches.

In his first 9 matches he had scored only 102 runs at an avg of 17.00. He scored his first half-century in his 10 th match when he made a solid 90 runs v/s Pakistan at Toronto during the Sahara cup on Sep 17, 1996 but unfortunately India lost that match.

Dravid was at his best in the 1999 World Cup. During this World Cup he played all the 8 matches for India scored 461 runs at an avg of 65.81 which includes 2 tons and 3 half-centuries. Later he was declared man of the tournament.Overall, in year 1999 he played 43 matches scored 1761 runs at an avg of 46.34 which includes 6centuries and 8 half-centuriies. TTill date this is his best performance during a year .

Dravid last represented India in the ICC Championships in South Africa in 2009. During this tournament he played 3 matches and scored 80 runs at an avg of 40.00. His best performance came against Pakistan when he made a solid 76.

Overall, he has so far played 339 matches scored 10765 runs at an avg of 39.43 which includes 12 centuries and 82 half-centuries. His highest score is 153. This score was made against New Zealand in Hyderabad in 1999. In instant cricket Dravid is the only batsman who has so far involved in two triple century wicket partnerships.

During the 1999 World Cup playing against Sri Lanka at Taunton he and Sourav Ganguly added 318 runs for the 2nd wicket while against New Zealand at Hyderabad in 1999 he and Sachin Tendulkar added 331runs for the 2nd wicket.

In the 46 matches v/s Sri Lanka he has scored 1662 runs at an avg of 48.82 which includes 3 centuries and 11 half-centuries. This is his best performance against any country in ODIs. Against Australia he has so far played 43 matches & scored only 974 runs at an avg of 24.97 which includes 8 half-centuries. This is his worst performance against any country in ODIs. As awicket-keeper/fielder he took 196 catches and effected 14 stumpings.

Dravid also led India in 79 matches. Under his leadership India have won 42 matches and lost 33. His winning % is 53.16. In the 79 matches as a captain he has so far aggregated 2658 runs at an avg of 42.19 which includes 2 cneturies and 25 half -centuries.After Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, Jacques Kallis and Brain Lara Dravid is only the fifth batsman to aggregate 10000 or more runs in the both version of the game i.e Test and ODIs.

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Ground's name : Edgbaston, First match played : Between England v Australian in 1902, Total matches played : 45, Sides batting 1st: Have won 14 matches, Sides batting 2nd.....

Ground's name : Edgbaston
First match played : Between England v Australian in 1902

Total matches played : 45
Sides batting first : Have won 14 matches
Sides batting second : Have won 17 matches
Drawn : 14

India played : 5 matches
Lost : 4
Drawn : 1

England played : 45 matches
Won : 23
Lost : 8
Drawn : 14

Highest innings totals
633-5 dec, England v India, 1979
For India : 390 v England, 1986

Lowest innings totals
30, South Africa v England, 1924
For India : 92 v England, 1967
For England : 89 v West Indies, 1995

Highest individual scores
285*, P. May , England v West Indies, 1957
For India : 122, S. Tendulkar v England, 1996

Best bowling figures in an innings
7-17, W. Rhodes, England v Australia, 1902
For India : 6-58, C. Sharma v England, 1986

Best bowling figures in a match
12-119, F. Trueman, England v West Indies, 1963
For India : 10-188, C. Sharma v England, 1986

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