21 January, 2021 23:09 IST

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The number of innings Mayank Agarwal took to reach 1,000 runs in Test cricket, during the second-innings debacle at Adelaide, is now the third-quickest by Indian batsmen in Test cricket. However, Agarwal is the quickest among Indian opening batsmen.

Fewest innings to reach 1,000 Test runs for India

Innings	Tests	Batsman	Achieved on	Runs	Average	Hundreds/Fifties
14	12	Vinod Kamble	November 18, 1994	1,005	77.31	4/3
18	11	Cheteshwar Pujara	March 4, 2013	1,017	67.80	4/1
19	12	Mayank Agarwal	December 19, 2020	1,000	52.63	3/4
21	11	Sunil Gavaskar	January 25, 1973	1,047	61.59	4/6
23	14	Sanjay Manjrekar	August 14, 1990	1,045	49.76	3/5
23	14	Rahul Dravid	April 17, 1997	1,039	51.95	1/8
23	15	Sourav Ganguly	November 22, 1997	1,069	48.59	4/3

Note: Gavaskar and Pujara took the fewest Tests (11) to reach this landmark.

Fewest innings to reach 1,000 Test runs for India as an opener

Innings	Tests	Batsman	Achieved on	Runs	Average	Hundreds/Fifties
19	12	Mayank Agarwal	December 19, 2020	1,000	52.63	3/4
20	11	Sunil Gavaskar	January 25, 1973	1,047	61.59	4/6
20	76	Ravi Shastri	January 5, 1992	1,031	54.26	4/3
23	19	Virender Sehwag	December 26, 2003	1,049	45.61	4/2
23	15	K. L. Rahul	March 6, 2017	1,018	44.26	4/4

Notes:

'Tests’ refers to the actual number of matches played, not just while opening the batting.

Among Asian openers, Agarwal and Sri Lanka’s Sanath Jayasuriya are quickest to reach the mark (19 innings each).

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The number of matches taken by Pat Cummins to claim his 150th Test wicket, which he achieved during the Adelaide game, is now the joint second-quickest among Australian bowlers. Among Aussie pace bowlers, Cummins is the joint quickest.

Fewest matches to claim 150 Test wickets for Australia

Tests	Bowler	Achieved on	Wickets	Average	Strike rate
28	Clarrie Grimmett	June 9, 1934	152	26.33	68.47
31	Dennis Lillee	February 25, 1977	154	24.55	53.72
31	Shane Warne	December 27, 1994	151	22.90	64.05
31	Stuart MacGill	March 12, 2004	152	28.63	54.90
31	Pat Cummins	December 19, 2020	150	21.27	46.33

Fewest matches to claim 150 Test wickets by Australian pace bowlers

Tests	Bowler	Achieved on	Wickets	Average	Strike rate
31	Dennis Lillee	February 25, 1977	154	24.55	53.72
31	Pat Cummins	December 19, 2020	150	21.27	46.33
34	Graham McKenzie	January 5, 1967	151	27.88	67.12
34	Jeff Thomson	December 15, 1979	151	25.58	49.31
34	Glenn McGrath	August 21, 1997	155	23.25	51.81
34	Mitchell Johnson	March 30, 2010	155	28.04	51.10

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The number of matches taken by Mitchell Starc to claim his 250th Test wicket, which he achieved during the Melbourne game, is now the second-quickest by left-arm bowlers.

Fewest matches to claim 250 Test wickets by left-arm bowlers

Tests	Bowler	Country	Achieved on	Wickets	Average	Strike rate
57	Mitchell Johnson	Australia	February 15, 2014	254	27.50	49.88
57	Rangana Herath	Sri Lanka	August 15, 2014	255	29.41	64.07
59	Mitchell Starc	Australia	December 27, 2020	251	26.78	48.09
60	Bishan Singh Bedi	India	October 28, 1978	251	27.53	78.51
60	Wasim Akram	Pakistan	December 7, 1995	252	23.33	54.10

Note: Among current left-arm bowlers, Neil Wagner of New Zealand and India’s Ravindra Jadeja have 219 wickets (in 51 Tests) and 216 wickets (in 50 Tests), respectively.

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The number of matches taken by Tim Paine to claim his 150th Test dismissal (143 catches, seven stumpings), which he achieved during the Melbourne game, is now the joint quickest in international cricket.

Fewest matches to claim 150 dismissals by a Test wicketkeeper

Tests	Wicketkeeper	Country	Achieved on	Dismissals	Catches	Stumpings
33	Quinton de Kock	South Africa	July 22, 2018	150	141	9
33	Tim Paine	Australia	December 27, 2020	150	143	7
36	Adam Gilchrist	Australia	November 22, 2002	151	140	11
38	Mark Boucher	South Africa	March 9, 2001	150	146	4
39	Rodney Marsh	Australia	January 4, 1976	150	142	8

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The number of visiting Test captains to register three-figure scores at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). Ajinkya Rahane became the latest entrant to this elite list. He also became the second Indian captain to do so after Sachin Tendulkar. Incidentally, Rahane is now the first non-English captain to win a Test at the MCG while scoring a century!

Three-figure scores by visiting Test captains at the MCG

Scores	Captain	Country	Match innings	Batting position	Achieved on	Result
105*	Arthur Shrewsbury	England	2	5	March 24, 1885	Won
173	Andrew Stoddart	England	3	3	December 31, 1894	Won
113	Peter May	England	1	5	January 1, 1959	Lost
104	Hanif Mohammad	Pakistan	1	5	December 4, 1964	Draw
188	Mike Denness	England	2	4	February 9, 1975	Won
102	Clive Lloyd	West Indies	3	6	December 30, 1975	Lost
107	Alec Stewart	England	1	2	December 27, 1998	Won
116	Sachin Tendulkar	India	2	4	December 28, 1999	Lost
111	Mohammad Yousuf	Pakistan	1	5	December 26, 2004	Lost
112	Ajinkya Rahane	India	2	4	December 27, 2020	Won

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The number of times India has won a Test match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) is now the most it has won at any away venue. The only other visiting side to win more Tests at the MCG is England (20). The West Indies and South Africa have won three Test matches at this ground.

Most Test victories for India at away venues

Wins	Ground	Tests	Tests won in
4	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia	14	1978, 1981, 2018, 2020
3	Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad	13	1971, 1976, 2002
3	Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica	13	2006, 2011, 2019
3	Sinhalese Cricket Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka	9	1993, 2015, 2017