Bhuvneshwar, Shami in longest last-wicket stand in England
Indian batsmen, including the lower order, apply themselves to bat long periods collecting records along the way.
Bishen Jeswant
10-Jul-2014
- Vijay's 146 was the seventh instance of an Indian batsman scoring a century during his first match in England. The others are Sourav Ganguly, Vijay Manjrekar, Sandeep Patil, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, Abbas Ali Baig and Ajit Agarkar. He faced 361 balls, and only three Indian batsmen have played more balls during an innings in England.
Bishen Jeswant is a stats sub editor at ESPNcricinfo.