IND vs ENG, 3rd Test: Record Alert For Kohli And Ishant, Anderson Set To Overtake Anil Kumble

Updated: Tue, Feb 23 2021 11:15 IST
Virat Kohli and Ishant Sharma

The third Test match between India and England will be played at Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad. The four-match series is currently at par with 1-1. This will be the first day-night Test match between the two countries. 

From star batsman Virat Kohli to fast bowlers Ishant Sharma and James Anderson, all the players will have a good chance to create records in the upcoming pink ball test. 

Here are all the top records that can be made during India vs England 3rd test:

1) Kohli's 12000 International Runs As Captain - 

Virat Kohli is 44 runs away from reaching 12000 international runs as Indian captain. Kohli will become the first Indian captain and third overall to reach this milestone. So far, only Ricky Ponting of Australia (15440 runs) and South Africa's Graeme Smith (14878 runs) have done this as captain.   

 

2) James Anderson's 900 Wickets - 

Veteran England fast bowler James Anderson is just two scalps away from reaching the milestone of 900 international wickets. Anderson will become the first English and sixth bowler overall to reach this milestone. So far, Muttiah Muralitharan (1347), Shane Warne (1001), Anil Kumble (956), Glenn McGrath (949), and Wasim Akram(916) have done this deed.

3) Anderson Set To Overtake Anil Kumble - 

So far, James Anderson has 611 test wickets to his name. If he succeeds in picking nine more wickets, Anderson will overtake former Indian spinner, Anil Kumble(619 wickets) to become the third-highest wicket-taker in the test cricket. 

4) Ishant Sharma's 100th Test Match - 

Veteran Indian pacer Ishant Sharma is set to play his 100th test match in the upcoming pink ball test. He will become the 11th cricketer and only the second fast bowler from India to play 100 test matches. Before him, Sachin Tendulkar (200), Rahul Dravid (163), VSK Laxman (134), Anil Kumble (132), Kapil Dev (131), Sunil Gavaskar (125), Dilip Vengsarkar (116), Sourav Ganguly (113), Harbhajan Singh (103), Virender Sehwag (103) have done this. 

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