IND vs BAN: Stats Preview ahead of the 1st Test India vs Bangladesh Test at Chidambaram Stadium

IND vs BAN 1st Test, Approaching Milestones and Records: It's been a while that Team India have been in action. After a wait of almost one and a half months, the Indian cricket team will face the Bangladesh cricket team in the first test at the Chepauk Stadium on Thursday. This will be a crucial game for both teams who are looking to make it to the final of the World Test Championship 2023-24. India are at the top of the WTC table at the moment.

Bangladesh, after winning the series against Pakistan, have opened up their chances. But they need to beat Team India in this series to get going. The first test will see the return of Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, and KL Rahul as well. It will be the start of the action-packed test season for Team India for the next 4-6 months. Apart from the action in the first game, there are some big records which are lined up and can be achieved in the first IND Vs BAN test in Chennai.

India vs Bangladesh 1st Test: Approaching Test Records and Test Cricket Milestones Ahead of the Test at MA Chidambaram Stadium

9 - Virat Kohli will be back in the Test squad. He has currently hit 991 boundaries in his test career and needs nine fours more to complete 1000 test fours. If he does so, he will become the only active cricketer to have 1000 fours in Tests and ODIs.

3 - Ravi Ashwin is on the verge of history. He has taken 744 wickets in international cricket and needs three more to surpass legendary bowler Courtney Walsh (746) to become the 12th highest wicket-taker in international cricket.

4 - Shakib Al Hasan is also climbing up the ladder. He has 708 wickets in international cricket and needs four more wickets to go past Harbhajan Singh (711) and become the 15th highest wicket-taker ever.

3 - Jasprit Bumrah has 397 wickets for India in 195 matches. He needs another three wickets to complete 400 international wickets.

6 - Kuldeep Yadav has 294 wickets in 158 games, and he needs six more wickets to complete 300 international wickets.

58 - Virat has 26942 runs in 533 games across all formats. He needed 58 runs to become the fourth and fastest batter to complete 27000 international runs.

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66 - Mushfiqur Rahim (15184) needs 66 more runs to become the highest scorer for Bangladesh in international cricket.