Dhoni holds the record of winning most matches in all 3 formats -- the first Indian and also the first among current captains from all sides.
With a tally of 19 wickets in the series so far, Moeen Ali is the second highest-wicket taker from both sides after team mate James Anderson, who has 21 dismissals to his name. Incidentally, only three spinners have taken more wickets against India outside Asia.
James Anderson seems to have identified a chink in Virat Kohli's technique, especially his weakness outside the off-stump, having him caught behind the wickets on all the four occasions he has got him out in this series.
Electing to bat, the visitors were reduced to four for eight in the fifth over with both paers James Anderson and Stuart Broad claiming two wickets each, in the fourth Test against England, on Wednesday.
As Team India's tour of New Zealand commences with the first one-dayer in Napier on Sunday, Rajneesh Gupta presents a statistical dossier on contests between the two teams.
Jacques Kallis became the fourth South African to score a hundred in his last Test, emulating Pieter van der Bijl, Lee Irvine and Barry Richards.
Faf du Plessis seems to be a master of fourth innings chases. On his Test debut he batted for seven hours 46 minutes against Australia at Adelaide in 2012-13, saving South Africa from certain defeat.
Check out detailed statistics of the Indian team for South Africa ODIs.
Ravichandran Ashwin has become the fastest Indian bowler to take bag hundred Test wickets during the second match against West Indies at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Legendary all-rounders Gary Sobers, Ian Botham and Chris Cairns had scored more runs than Ravichandran Ashwin after 17 matches, however the Indian off-spinner has claimed more wickets than the three players.
Debutant Mohammed Shami produced a devastating spell of reverse swing to finish with a match haul of nine wickets as India beat the West Indies by an innings and 51 runs in the first Test at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Friday.
The innings and 51-run victory over the West Indies in the first Test at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata is India's fifth straight win, their best run in Tests. The team beat Australia in all four Tests in February/March this year.
'How do any of the cricketers who have been idolised by millions of fans not just for their ability, but also for their integrity and strength of character, continue to stay silent spectators, asks Faisal Shariff.
Chris Gayle broke and established many new records with his big-hitting in the game against Pune Warriors India. We take a look at some of them.
Chennai Super Kings's dashing batsman Suresh Raina leads the batting charts in the Indian Premier League with a tally of 2254 runs in 81 matches, while Kolkata Knight Riders' captain Gautam Gambhir follows him closely with 2065 runs.
A look at the averages in the just concluded India - Australia series in which the home team made a 4-0 clean sweep.
Rajneesh Gupta presents a detailed statistical look at Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir's record.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar claimed his first wicket in Test cricket when his delivery disturbed David Warner's furniture today. Interestingly Bhuvneshwar's first wicket in Twenty20 Internationals and One-Day Internationals were also bowled (Nasir Jamshed and Mohammad Hafeez respectively).
Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Tuesday equalled Sourav Ganguly's Indian record of winning most Tests as captain following his team's eight-wicket-victory in the first Test against Australia in Chennai. A detailed comparison of India's two most successful captains.
India captain MS Dhoni has equalled former skipper Sourav Ganguly's Test record for most wins.
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