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 Test Profiles

     India | New Zealand     

Sourav Ganguly - Virender Sehwag - Sanjay Bangar - Rahul Dravid - Sachin Tendulkar
VVS Laxman - Parthiv Patel - Ajit Agarkar - Harbhajan Singh - Zaheer Khan - Ashish Nehra
Murali Kartik - Mohammad Kaif - SS Das - Ajay Ratra - Tinu Yohannan

Sourav Ganguly (Captain)

  • Born: Calcutta, 8-7-1972
  • Type: Left hand middle-order / opening batsman and right arm medium pace bowler.
  • Teams: Bengal & Lancashire (in 2000)
  • Test debut: v England at Lord's, 1996
  • Highest Test score: 173 v Sri Lanka at Mumbai (WS), 1997-98
  • Test captaincy record: (2000-01 to 2002-03): Played 30, Won 13, Lost 8, Drawn 9)
  • Previous tours to NZ: 1998-99

    Batting & Fielding
     MINORunsHSAve100500CtSt
    Overall6510811407117341.97920851-
    Home 30 506 169817338.59 4 8 434 -
    Away 35 585 237314744.77 512 417 -
    vs NZ241165101* 55.00 1 - - 1 -

    Bowling
     MBallsMdRunsWAveBest510SRR/o
    Overall6520487011432349.703/28--89.043.35
    Home 30 570 20 288 557.60 3/28-- 114.00 3.03
    Away 351478 50 8551847.50 3/71--82.11 3.47
    vs NZ2 102465 0- 0/13--- 3.82

    Virender Sehwag

  • Born: Delhi, 20-10-1978
  • Type: Right hand middle order batsman and right arm off-break bowler
  • Team: Delhi
  • Fc debut: 1997-98
  • Test debut: v South Africa at Bloemfontein, 2001-02
  • Highest Test score: 147 v West Indies at Mumbai, 2002-03
  • Best bowling: 1-27 v West Indies at Kolkata, 2002-03
  • Previous tours to NZ: Not yet

    Batting & Fielding
     MINORunsHSAve100500CtSt
    Overall1217083214748.9434116-
    Home68044614755.75 1 3 - 7 -
    Away69038610642.89 2 1 1 9 -

    Bowling
     MBallsMdRunsWAveBest510SRR/o
    Overall122402152276.001/27--120.003.80
    Home696167 167.00 1/27--96.00 4.19
    Away6 144185 185.00 1/32-- 144.00 3.54

    Sanjay Bangar

  • Born: Beed (Maharashtra), 11-10-1972
  • Type: Right hand opening/middle order batsman and right arm medium pace bowler.
  • Team: Railways
  • Fc debut: 1993-94
  • Test debut: v England at Mohali, 2001-02
  • Highest Test score: 100 not out v Zimbabwe at Nagpur, 2001-02
  • Best bowling (in an innings): 2-28 v England at The Oval, 2002
  • Previous tours to NZ: Not yet

    Batting & Fielding
     MINORunsHSAve100500CtSt
    Overall10142449100*37.421324-
    Home 692335100* 47.86 1 2 1 2 -
    Away 450114 6822.80 - 1 1 2 -

    Bowling
     MBallsMdRunsWAveBest510SRR/o
    Overall1066030316563.202/48--132.002.87
    Home 6 228 13 125 0- 0/14--- 3.29
    Away 4 432 17 191 538.20 2/48--86.40 2.65

    Rahul Dravid (Vice Captain)

  • Born: Indore (Madhya Pradesh), 11-1-1973
  • Type: Right hand middle-order batsman and occasional right arm off-break bowler. Can also keep wickets
  • Teams: Karnataka & Kent (in 2000)
  • Fc debut: 1990-91
  • Test debut: v England at Lord's, 1996
  • Highest Test score: 217 v England at The Oval, 2002
  • Best bowling (in an innings): 1-18 v West Indies at St John's, 2001-02
  • Previous tours to NZ: 1998-99

    Batting & Fielding
     MINORunsHSAve100500CtSt
    Overall6711413548321754.291427285-
    Home31 535 2349200* 48.94 512 -43 -
    Away36 618 313421759.13 915 242 -
    vs NZ 241321190 107.00 2 - 1 4 -

    Bowling
     MBallsMdRunsWAveBest510SRR/o
    Overall67120439139.001/18--120.001.95
    Home3148115 0-0/0--- 1.88
    Away3672324 124.00 1/18--72.00 2.00

    Sachin Tendulkar

  • Born: Bombay, 24-4-1973
  • Type: Right hand middle-order / opening batsman and right arm slow bowler
  • Teams: Mumbai (Bombay) & Yorkshire (in 1992)
  • Fc debut: 1988-89
  • Test debut: v Pakistan at Karachi, 1989-90
  • Highest Test score: 217 v New Zealand at Ahmedabad, 1999-00
  • Best bowling (in an innings): 3-10 v South Africa at Mumbai (WS), 1999-00
  • Test captaincy record: (1996-97 to 1999-00: Played 25, Won 4, Lost 9, Drawn 12)
  • Previous tours to NZ: 1989-90, 1993-94, 1998-99

    Batting & Fielding
     MINORunsHSAve100500CtSt
    Overall10316516871121758.4631341067-
    Home 45 738 419421764.521514 335 -
    Away 58 928 451719353.771620 732 -
    vs NZ69139811349.75 1 2 1 2 -

    Bowling
     MBallsMdRunsWAveBest510SRR/o
    Overall10322866312202745.193/10--84.673.20
    Home 451136 35 5731344.08 3/10--87.38 3.03
    Away 581150 28 6471446.212/7--82.14 3.38
    vs NZ6 114268 417.002/7--28.50 3.58

    V V S Laxman

  • Born: Hyderabad, 1-11-1974
  • Type: Right hand middle-order batsman and occasional right arm off-break bowler.
  • Team: Hyderabad
  • Fc debut: 1992-93
  • Test debut: v South Africa at Ahmedabad, 1996-97
  • Highest Test score: 281 v Australia at Calcutta, 2000-01
  • Best bowling (in an innings): 1-32 v West Indies at St John's, 2001-02
  • Previous tours to NZ: Not yet

    Batting & Fielding
     MINORunsHSAve100500CtSt
    Overall42687266028143.61415450-
    Home 19 302 126728145.25 2 7 229 -
    Away 23 385 139316742.21 2 8 221 -

    Bowling
     MBallsMdRunsWAveBest510SRR/o
    Overall42252101001100.001/32--252.002.38
    Home 1942017 0-0/1--- 2.43
    Away 23 210 1083 183.00 1/32-- 210.00 2.37

    Parthiv Patel

  • Born: Ahmedabad, 9 March 1985 Batting Style: Left hand middle-order batsman and wicket-keeper
  • Team: Gujarat.
  • Fc debut: 2001-02
  • Test debut: v England at Nottingham, 2002
  • Highest Test score: 47 v West Indies at Calcutta, 2002-03
  • Best wicket-keeping (in an innings): 2 dismissals (2 ct) v England at Nottingham, 2002 & 2 dismissals (1 ct+ 1st) v West Indies at Kolkata, 2002-03
  • Best wicket-keeping (in a match): 3 dismissals (all cts) v West Indies at Chennai, 2002-03
  • Previous tours to NZ: 2001-02 (for U-19 World Cup)

    Batting & Fielding
     MINORunsHSAve100500CtSt
    OverallP571444736.00--161
    Home341118 4739.33 - - - 4 1
    Away232 26 19* 26.00 - - 1 2 -

    Ajit Agarkar

  • Born: Bombay, 4-12-1977
  • Type: Right hand lower order batsman and right arm fast medium pace bowler.
  • Team: Mumbai
  • Fc debut: 1996-97
  • Test debut: v Zimbabwe at Harare, 1998-99
  • Highest Test score: 109 not out v England at Lord's, 2002
  • Best bowling (in an innings): 3-43 v Australia at Adelaide, 1999-00
  • Previous tours to NZ: Not yet

    Batting & Fielding
     MINORunsHSAve100500CtSt
    Overall15232335109*15.951-83-
    Home451 56 41* 14.00 - - 2 2 -
    Away 11 181279109* 16.41 1 - 6 1 -

    Bowling
     MBallsMdRunsWAveBest510SRR/o
    Overall15294911115763446.353/43--86.743.21
    Home4 672 30 313 652.17 2/50-- 112.00 2.79
    Away 112277 8112632845.11 3/43--81.32 3.33

    Harbhajan Singh

  • Born: Jalandhar, 3-7-1980
  • Type: Right hand tail end batsman and right arm off-break bowler
  • Team: Punjab
  • Fc debut: 1997-98
  • Test debut: v Australia at Bangalore, 1997-98
  • Highest Test score: 66 v Zimbabwe at Bulawayo, 2001-02
  • Best bowling (in an innings): 8-84 v Australia at Chennai, 2000-01
  • Best bowling (in a match): 15-217 v Australia at Chennai, 2000-01
  • Previous tours to NZ: 1998-99

    Batting & Fielding
     MINORunsHSAve100500CtSt
    Overall3145104746613.54-2812-
    Home 16 228149 3710.64 - - 5 8 -
    Away 15 232325 6615.48 - 2 3 4 -
    vs NZ12021 1.00 - - - - -

    Bowling
     MBallsMdRunsWAveBest510SRR/o
    Overall318489323373613926.888/8411261.072.64
    Home 16466920019409021.56 8/849251.88 2.49
    Away 15382012317964936.655/1152-77.96 2.82
    vs NZ1 180772 0- 0/11--- 2.40

    Zaheer Khan

  • Born: Srirampur, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, 7-10-1978
  • Type: Right hand lower-order batsman and left arm fast-medium bowler
  • Team: Baroda
  • Fc debut: 1999-00
  • Test debut: v Bangladesh at Dhaka, 2000-01
  • Highest Test score: 46 v West Indies at Bridgetown, 2001-02
  • Best bowling (in an innings): 4-41 v West Indies at Mumbai, 2002-03
  • Previous tours to NZ: Not yet

    Batting & Fielding
     MINORunsHSAve100500CtSt
    Overall22296222469.65--86-
    Home781 42 23*6.00 - - 3 1 -
    Away 15 215180 4611.25 - - 5 5 -

    Bowling
     MBallsMdRunsWAveBest510SRR/o
    Overall22423015422846236.844/41--68.233.24
    Home71100 42 5921931.16 4/41--57.89 3.23
    Away 15313011216924339.35 4/76--72.79 3.24

    Ashish Nehra

  • Born: Delhi, 29-4-1979
  • Type: Right hand tail-end batsman and left arm fast-medium bowler
  • Team: Delhi
  • Fc debut: 1997-98
  • Test debut: v Sri Lanka at Colombo (SSC), 1998-99 Highest Test score:19 v England at Lord's, 2002
  • Best bowling (in an innings): 4-72 v Zimbabwe, 2001-02
  • Previous tours to NZ: Not yet

    Batting & Fielding
     MINORunsHSAve100500CtSt
    Overall1116749195.44--72-
    Home 11100* - - - - - -
    Away10 156 49 19 5.44 - - 7 2 -

    Bowling
     MBallsMdRunsWAveBest510SRR/o
    Overall1123928912793239.974/72--74.753.21
    Home 1 138966 166.00 1/66-- 138.00 2.87
    Away102254 8012133139.13 4/72--72.71 3.23

    Murali Kartik

  • Born: Madras, 11-9-1976
  • Type: Left hand lower order batsman and left arm slow bowler
  • Team: Railways
  • Fc debut: 1996-97
  • Test debut: v South Africa at Mumbai, 1999-00
  • Highest Test score: 43 v Bangladesh at Dhaka, 2000-01
  • Best bowling (in an innings): 3-123 v South Africa at Bangalore, 1999-00
  • Previous tours to NZ: Not yet

    Batting & Fielding
     MINORunsHSAve100500CtSt
    Overall450614312.20--11-

    Bowling
     MBallsMdRunsWAveBest510SRR/o
    Overall488540309934.333/123--98.332.10

    Mohammad Kaif

  • Born: Allahabad, 1-12-1980
  • Type: Right hand middle order batsman and occasional right arm off-break bowler
  • Team: Uttar Pradesh
  • Fc debut: 1997-98
  • Test debut: v South Africa at Bangalore, 1999-00
  • Highest Test score: 37 v Sri Lanka at Galle, 2001-02
  • Previous tours to NZ: Not yet

    Batting & Fielding
     MINORunsHSAve100500CtSt
    Overall4811413720.14---1-

    Bowling
     MBallsMdRunsWAveBest510SRR/o
    Overall418040-0/4---1.33

    Shiv Sunder Das

  • Born: Bhubaneshwar, 1-7-1977
  • Type: Right hand opening batsman
  • Team: Orissa
  • Fc debut: 1993-94
  • Test debut: v Bangladesh at Dhaka, 2000-01
  • Highest Test score: 110 v Zimbabwe at Nagpur, 2000-01
  • Previous tours to NZ: Not yet

    Batting & Fielding
     MINORunsHSAve100500CtSt
    Overall23402132611034.8929334-
    Home 10 16062311038.94 2 3 -15 -
    Away 13 242703 82* 31.95 - 6 319 -

    Bowling
     MBallsMdRunsWAveBest510SRR/o
    Overall23402132611034.8929334-
    Home 10180 7 0-0/7--- 2.33
    Away 1348228 0- 0/28--- 3.50

    Ajay Ratra

  • Born: Faridabad, 13-12-1981
  • Type: Right hand lower order batsman and wicket-keeper
  • Team: Haryana
  • Fc debut: 1998-99
  • Test debut: v West Indies at Port of Spain, 2001-02
  • Highest Test score: 115 not out v West Indies at St John's, 2001-02
  • Best wicket-keeping (in an innings): 3 dismissals (2 cts+ 1st) v England at Lord's, 2002
  • Best wicket-keeping (in a match): 5 dismissals (3 cts+ 2sts) v England at Lord's, 2002
  • Previous tours to NZ: Not yet

    Batting & Fielding
     MINORunsHSAve100500CtSt
    Overall6101163115*18.111-1112

    Bowling
     MBallsMdRunsWAveBest510SRR/o
    Overall66010-0/1---1.00

    Tinu Yohannan

  • Born: Quilon, 18-2-1979
  • Type: Right hand tail end batsman and right arm fast-medium bowler
  • Team: Kerala
  • Fc debut: 1999-00
  • Test debut: v England at Mohali, 2001-02
  • Highest Test score: 3 not out v England at Ahmedabad, 2001-02
  • Best bowling (in an innings): 2-56 v England at Mohali, 2001-02
  • Previous tours to NZ: Not yet

    Batting & Fielding
     MINORunsHSAve100500CtSt
    Overall22253*----1-

    Bowling
     MBallsMdRunsWAveBest510SRR/o
    Overall23368213453.252/56--84.003.80





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