The Rediff team
Does India have a bowling attack? Or, when it comes to India, is the word 'attack' a misnomer?
Would 'cannon-fodder' be more appropriate?
As a nation, we pride ourselves on our stroke-players. On the team's ability to find the boundaries, to play shots that are uniquely ours.
Never, ever, do we look at whether sauce for the goose is in fact sauce for the gander. We score fours and sixes and centuries, yes -- but is the 'best batting lineup in the world' getting consistently out-batted by the opposition?
As part of rediff's ongoing series that looks at the Indian team's achievements and failures, we look at how opposing batsmen have in the last 12 Tests performed against us.
| First and second innings totals scored against and for India |
| India's total |
Venue |
Opponent |
Opponent's total |
| 1st inns |
2nd inns |
1st inns |
2nd inns |
| 469 all out
| 5/0
| Mohali
| England
| 238 all out
| 235 all out
|
| 291 all out
| 198/3
| Ahmedabad
| England
| 407 all out
| 257 all out
|
| 238 all out
| -
| Bangalore
| England
| 336 all out
| 33/0
|
| 570/7 dec
| -
| Nagpur
| Zimbabwe
| 287 all out
| 182 all out
|
| 354 all out
| 126/6
| Delhi
| Zimbabwe
| 329 all out
| 146 all out
|
| 395/7
| -
| Georgetown
| West Indies
| 501 all out
| -
|
| 339 all out
| 218 all out
| Port-of-Spain
| West Indies
| 245 all out
| 275 all out
|
| 102 all out
| 296 all out
| Barbados
| West Indies
| 394 all out
| 5/0
|
| 513/9 decl.
| -
| Antigua
| West Indies
| 629/9 dec
| -
|
| 212 all out
| 252 all out
| Jamaica
| West Indies
| 422 all out
| 197 all out
|
| 221 all out
| 397 all out
| Lords
| England
| 487 all out
| 301/6 dec
|
| 357 all out
| 424/8
| Trent Bridge
| England
| 617 all out
| -
|
| Centuries and half centuries scored against and for India |
| For India |
Venue |
Opponent |
Against India |
| 100 |
50 |
100 |
50 |
| 1
| 2
| Mohali
| England
| 0
| 3
|
| 1
| 3
| Ahmedabad
| England
| 1
| 4
|
| 0
| 2
| Bangalore
| England
| 0
| 2
|
| 3
| 1
| Nagpur
| Zimbabwe
| 0
| 4
|
| 1
| 1
| Delhi
| Zimbabwe
| 0
| 2
|
| 1
| 2
| Georgetown
| West Indies
| 2
| 1
|
| 1
| 4
| Port-of-Spain
| West Indies
| 0
| 4
|
| 0
| 2
| Barbados
| West Indies
| 2
| 2
|
| 2
| 2
| Antigua
| West Indies
| 3
| 2
|
| 0
| 2
| Jamaica
| West Indies
| 1
| 5
|
| 1
| 4
| Lords
| England
| 3
| 3
|
| 2
| 4
| Trent Bridge
| England
| 1
| 3
|
| 13
| 29
| Total
| 13
| 35
|
| Boundaries scored against and for India |
| |
India |
Venue |
Against |
Score |
4 |
6 |
| Score |
4 |
6 |
| 1st inns
| 469 all out
| 63
| 1
| Mohali
| England
| 238 all out
| 36
| 1
|
| 2nd inns
| 5/0
| 1
| -
|
|
| 235 all out
| 30
| -
|
| 1st inns
| 291 all out
| 30
| 2
| Ahmedabad
| England
| 407 all out
| 44
| 4
|
| 2nd inns
| 198/3
| 21
| -
|
|
| 257 all out
| 21
| 3
|
| 1st inns
| 238 all out
| 34
| -
| Bangalore
| England
| 336 all out
| 36
| 1
|
| 2nd inns
| -
| -
| -
|
|
| 33/0
| 2
| -
|
| 1st inns
| 570/7 dec.
| 74
| 3
| Nagpur
| Zimbabwe
| 287 all out
| 39
| 3
|
| 2nd inns
| -
| -
| -
|
|
| 182 all out
| 23
| -
|
| 1st inns
| 354 all out
| 58
| 1
| Delhi
| Zimbabwe
| 329 all out
| 36
| 2
|
| 2nd inns
| 126/6
| 16
| 2
|
|
| 146 all out
| 18
| -
|
| 1st inns
| 395/7
| 51
| -
| Georgetown
| West Indies
| 501 all out
| 66
| 3
|
| 2nd inns
| -
| -
| -
|
|
| -
| -
| -
|
| 1st inns
| 339 all out
| 46
| -
| Port of Spain
| West Indies
| 245 all out
| 26
| -
|
| 2nd inns
| 218 all out
| 23
| -
|
|
| 275 all out
| 27
| -
|
| 1st inns
| 102 all out
| 11
| 1
| Barbados
| West Indies
| 394 all out
| 51
| -
|
| 2nd inns
| 296 all out
| 34
| 2
|
|
| 5/0
| 1
| -
|
| 1st inns
| 513/9 dec
| 58
| 1
| Antigua
| West Indies
| 629/9 dec
| 69
| 10
|
| 2nd inns
| -
| -
| -
|
|
| -
| -
| -
|
| 1st inns
| 212 all out
| 25
| -
| Kingston
| West Indies
| 422 all out
| 51
| 4
|
| 2nd inns
| 252 all out
| 34
| -
|
|
| 197 all out
| 19
| -
|
| 1st inns
| 221 all out
| 23
| 1
| Lord's
| England
| 487 all out
| 66
| 3
|
| 2nd inns
| 397 all out
| 55
| 1
|
|
| 301/6 dec.
| 28
| -
|
| 1st inns
| 357 all out
| 60
| -
| Trent Bridge
| England
| 617 all out
| 77
| 1
|
| 2nd inns
| 424/8
| 57
| -
|
|
| -
| -
| -
|
| Total
|
| 774
| 15
|
|
|
| 766
| 35
|
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Design: Uday Kuckian
Statistics: Ilyas Shaikh and Imran Shaikh
