After a riveting day of Test cricket which saw the Indian team take their game to a whole new level against Bangladesh on Day 4 of the second Test at the Green Park Stadium on Monday.
Team India is in pole position to secure the win and in the process has also smashed a plethora of records in the process. From T20-style batting to a dominant bowling display, it seems like nothing can stop Team India from being the dominant force at home.
Fastest Team 50 in Test Cricket
Team India lit up the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur as the opening pair of Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal helped set the record for the fastest team fifty in a Test match by getting it in exactly three overs. Rohit and Jaiswal were ruthless with the bat as they pulled out all the stops.
Fastest Team 100 in Test Cricket
While Rohit was cleaned up by Mehidy Hasan Miraz in the 4th over, Jaiswal continued punishing the Bangladesh bowlers. The 22-year-old opener notched up his half-century off just 31 balls as India went past the 100-run mark in just 61 balls (10.1 overs).
Fastest Team 150 in Test Cricket
The onslaught did not stop there however, as the likes of Pant, Gill, and Kohli eventually, all kept the blitz going, reaching 150 in just 18.3 overs, the fastest to reach the score in Test cricket history as well. They bettered the previous record of 21.1 overs, set by India themselves against West Indies in Port of Spain in 2023.
Fastest Team 200 in Test Cricket
The Indian middle-order did not let up as they got themselves set to continue the scoring rate as they went on to set the fastest team 200 in the longest format in 24.1 overs. The record was previously held by Australia who were able to reach the 200-run mark in 28.1 overs against Pakistan in Sydney 2017.
Fastest Team 250 in Test Cricket
Kohli chipped in with some decent shots, but despite his dismissal, Rahul stuck around as the Indian side went on to reach 250 runs in just 30.1 overs to set a new record. They beat the previous record which was done by England in 33.6 overs against Pakistan in Rawalpindi in 2022.
Highest Run Rate in an Innings in Test cricket With 200+ Runs Scored
Team India set the tone with the bat as they are hungry to secure their shot at making it to the WTC finals. With two days being washed out, it was up to the Indian unit to ensure that they were in pole position to get the win. And now they have set a new record for the highest run rate in a Test innings where over 200 runs have been scored. India went at a rate of 8.22 runs per over while the previous record was by Australia who went at 7.52 runs per over against Pakistan in Sydney, 2017.
Most Sixes by a Team in a Single Calendar Year
Team India continues to set the precedent when it comes to power-hitting as they set the new record for most sixes hit by a team in a single calendar year. They pipped the Bazballers themselves who set the record at 89 in 2022. With 90 sixes so far in the year, Rohit Sharma and co continue to set the tone for the world.
Virat Kohli Becomes Fastest to 27000 International Runs
Virat Kohli reached the milestone in his 535th match (594 innings). Only three other batters—Sachin Tendulkar (34,357), Kumar Sangakkara (28,016), and Ricky Ponting (27,483)—have crossed the 27,000-run mark in international cricket so far.
Yashasvi Jaiswal Scores 4th Fastest Test Fifty by an Indian
Jaz-ball was in full flow as the young Indian opener, helped the side get the perfect start. He now joins Shardul Thakur to share the record for the third-fastest fifty by an Indian in Tests.
Ravindra Jadeja Reaches 300 Test Wickets Milestone
Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja finally managed to hit the 300 Test wickets milestone during the 1st innings in Kanpur. He now joins a list of exceptional Indian bowlers to become the seventh person to do the feat. The likes of Anil Kumble, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kapil Dev, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma all share the milestone with Jadeja.
Most Runs by an Indian in One WTC Cycle
After smashing a quick 51-ball 72, Jaiswal has now sealed the record as the highest Indian run-scorer in a WTC campaign. He went past Ajinkya Rahane who scored 1159 in the 2019-2021 cycle to reach the milestone. Jaiswal has currently scored as many as 1166 runs in 19 innings and is also the second-highest run-scorer in the ongoing WTC season.
Jadeja Becomes 2nd Fastest to 3000 Runs and 300 Wickets in Tests
India’s left-handed all-rounder, Ravindra Jadeja has also cemented himself alongside legendary all-rounders like Ravichandran Ashwin and Kapil Dev to have scored 3000 runs and also picked up 300 wickets in the longest format. It is to be noted that Jadeja has reached the feat faster than Ashwin and now holds the second spot for the fastest to the feat.
Rohit Sharma Becomes 4th Player to Smash Sixes on 1st Two Balls of a Test Innings
The Indian skipper delivered a statement of intent when coming out to bat against Bangladesh. Right off the bat, it was consecutive sixes to begin his innings, which also made him the fourth to do so. The likes of West Indies’ Jim Laker in the 1940s, Sachin Tendulkar in 2013 and Umesh Yadav in 2019 were the previous to achieve this rare feat.
Ravichandran Ashwin Becomes First Bowler to Take 50 Wickets in All 3 Editions of WTC
Following Ashwin’s display in the Kanpur Test where he took two wickets in the first and second innings respectively, he now also holds the rare feat of having taken fifty wickets in all three WTC seasons.
Jasprit Bumrah Becomes First to Take 50 Wickets in 2024 Across All Formats
Team India’s most reliable quick bowler, Jasprit Bumrah continues to dominate across all three formats. By the end of play on Day 4, he has become the first bowler to hit 50 wickets for the 2024 calendar year.
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