Head-to-head results (1932-2018)
| Venue | Tests | India | England | Drawn | Period |
| India | 60 | 19 | 13 | 28 | 1933-34 to 2016-17 |
| England | 62 | 7 | 34 | 21 | 1932 to 2018 |
| Overall | 122 | 26 | 47 | 49 | 1932 to 2018 |
Head-to-head results – the two phases (in India)
| Phase | Tests | India | England | Drawn | India’s win percentage |
| 1933-80 | 29 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 20.49 |
| 1981-2016 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 41.94 |
| Overall | 60 | 19 | 13 | 28 | 31.67 |
Series and match results in India by decade
| Decade | Tests | India | England | Drawn | Series | India | England | Drawn |
| 1930s | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1950s | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1960s | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1970s | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980s | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990s | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000s | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010s | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Overall | 60 | 19 | 13 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
England tours to India
| Period | Tests | India | England | Drawn | Series won by | India captain | England captain |
| December 1933 to February 1934 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | England | C. K. Nayudu | Douglas Jardine |
| November 1951 to February 1952 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Drawn | Vijay Hazare | Nigel Howard (4)/Donald Carr (1) |
| November 1961 to January 1962 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | India | Nari Contractor | Ted Dexter |
| January-February 1964 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Drawn | Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi | Mike Smith |
| December 1972 to February 1973 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | India | Ajit Wadekar | Tony Lewis |
| December 1976 to February 1977 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | England | Bishan Singh Bedi | Tony Greig |
| February 1980 (Jubilee Test) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | England | Gundappa Viswanath | Mike Brearley |
| November 1981 to February 1982 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | India | Sunil Gavaskar | Keith Fletcher |
| November 1984 to February 1985 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | England | Sunil Gavaskar | David Gower |
| January-February 1993 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | India | Mohammad Azharuddin | Graham Gooch |
| December 2001 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | India | Sourav Ganguly | Nasser Hussain |
| March 2006 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Drawn | Rahul Dravid | Andrew Flintoff |
| December 2008 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | India | M. S. Dhoni | Kevin Pietersen |
| November-December 2012 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | England | M. S. Dhoni | Alastair Cook |
| November-December 2016 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | India | Virat Kohli | Alastair Cook |
| Overall | 60 | 19 | 13 | 28 |
Overall series summary
| Venue | Series | India | England | Drawn |
| India | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| England | 18 | 3 | 14 | 1 |
| Overall | 33 | 10 | 19 | 4 |
Highest team totals
| India | |||
| Total | Venue | Series | Result |
| 759/7 declared | Chennai | 2016-17 | Won |
| 664 | The Oval | 2007 | Drawn |
| 631 | Mumbai (Wankhede) | 2016-17 | Won |
| England | |||
| Total | Venue | Series | Result |
| 710/7 declared | Birmingham | 2011 | Won |
| 653/4 declared | Lord’s | 1990 | Won |
| 652/7 declared | Chennai | 1984-85 | Won |
Lowest team totals
| India | |||
| Total | Venue | Series | Result |
| 42/9 + | Lord’s | 1974 | Lost |
| 58/10 | Manchester | 1952 | Lost |
| 82/10 | Manchester | 1952 | Lost |
| England | |||
| Total | Venue | Series | Result |
| 101/10 | The Oval | 1971 | Lost |
| 102/10 | Leeds | 1986 | Lost |
| 102/10 | Mumbai (Wankhede) | 1981-82 | Lost |
Note: The lowest team total in India is 83/9 by India in Chennai in 1976-77 in a losing cause, with one batsman retired hurt.
+ One batsman was injured and did not bat.
Sunil Gavaskar has played the most India-England Test matches. - The Hindu Photo Library
Total individual centuries
| Team | Total centuries | In India | In England |
| India | 101 | 57 | 44 |
| England | 121 | 49 | 72 |
| Overall | 222 | 106 | 116 |
Highest individual scores
| India | ||||
| Score | Batsman | Venue | Series | Result |
| 303* | Karun Nair | Chennai | 2016-17 | Won |
| 235 | Virat Kohli | Mumbai (Wankhede) | 2016-17 | Won |
| 224 | Vinod Kambli | Mumbai (Wankhede) | 1992-93 | Won |
| England | ||||
| Score | Batsman | Venue | Series | Result |
| 333 | Graham Gooch | Lord’s | 1990 | Won |
| 294 | Alastair Cook | Birmingham | 2011 | Won |
| 246* | Geoff Boycott | Leeds | 1967 | Won |
Note: The highest individual score by an England batsman in India is 207 by Mike Gatting in Chennai in 1984-85 in a winning cause.
Leading run-getters
| India | ||||
| Runs | Batsman | Matches | Innings | Average |
| 2,535 | Sachin Tendulkar | 32 | 53 | 51.73 |
| 2,483 | Sunil Gavaskar | 38 | 67 | 38.20 |
| 1,950 | Rahul Dravid | 21 | 37 | 60.94 |
| England | ||||
| Runs | Batsman | Matches | Innings | Average |
| 2,431 | Alastair Cook | 30 | 54 | 47.67 |
| 1,725 | Graham Gooch | 19 | 33 | 55.65 |
| 1,581 | Kevin Pietersen | 16 | 28 | 58.56 |
Note: The most runs scored in India is 1,331 by Gavaskar from 22 matches and 39 innings at an average of 35.97.
The most runs scored by an England batsman in India is 1,235 by Cook from 13 matches and 26 innings at an average of 51.46.
Most individual centuries
| India | |||
| Centuries | Batsman | Matches | Innings |
| 7 | Sachin Tendulkar | 32 | 53 |
| 7 | Rahul Dravid | 21 | 37 |
| 6 | Mohammad Azharuddin | 15 | 24 |
| England | |||
| Centuries | Batsman | Matches | Innings |
| 7 | Alastair Cook | 30 | 54 |
| 6 | Kevin Pietersen | 16 | 28 |
Note: The most centuries scored in India is 5 by Cook from 13 matches and 26 innings.
The most centuries scored by an India batsman in India is 4 by Azharuddin from 6 matches and 8 innings and by Cheteshwar Pujara from 9 matches and 15 innings.
Best bowling in an innings
| India | ||||
| Bowling figures | Bowler | Venue | Series | Result |
| 8/55 | Vinoo Mankad | Chennai | 1951-52 | Won |
| 8/79 | Bhagwat Chandrasekhar | Delhi | 1972-73 | Lost |
| 7/48 | Ravindra Jadeja | Chennai | 2016-17 | Won |
| England | ||||
| Bowling figures | Bowler | Venue | Series | Result |
| 8/31 | Fred Trueman | Manchester | 1952 | Won |
| 7/46 | John Lever | Delhi | 1976-77 | Won |
| 7/48 | Ian Botham | Mumbai (Wankhede) | 1979-80 | Won |
The Indian players celebrate after defeating England in the last Test the two sides played in Chennai. - The Hindu Photo Library
Best bowling in a match
| India | ||||
| Bowling figures | Bowler | Venue | Series | Result |
| 12/108 | Vinoo Mankad | Chennai | 1951-52 | Won |
| 12/167 | R. Ashwin | Mumbai (Wankhede) | 2016-17 | Won |
| 12/181 | L. Sivaramakrishnan | Mumbai (Wankhede) | 1984-85 | Won |
| England | ||||
| Bowling figures | Bowler | Venue | Series | Result |
| 13/106 | Ian Botham | Mumbai (Wankhede) | 1979-80 | Won |
| 11/93 | Alec Bedser | Manchester | 1946 | Drawn |
| 11/145 | Alec Bedser | Lord’s | 1946 | Won |
Leading wicket-takers
| India | |||
| Wickets | Bowler | Matches | Average |
| 95 | Bhagwat Chandrasekhar | 23 | 27.27 |
| 92 | Anil Kumble | 19 | 30.60 |
| 85 | Bishan Singh Bedi | 22 | 29.87 |
| 85 | Kapil Dev | 27 | 37.34 |
| England | |||
| Wickets | Bowler | Matches | Average |
| 110 | James Anderson | 27 | 25.98 |
| 70 | Stuart Broad | 20 | 25.67 |
| 62 | Bob Willis | 17 | 23.24 |
| 62 | Derek Underwood | 20 | 27.40 |
Note: The most wickets taken in India is 64 by Bhagwat Chandrasekhar from 14 matches at an average of 24.03.
The most wickets taken in India by an England bowler is 54 by Derek Underwood from 16 matches at an average of 26.52.
Most matches played
| India | ||
| Matches | Player | Period |
| 38 | Sunil Gavaskar | 1971-1986 |
| 32 | Sachin Tendulkar | 1990-2012 |
| 30 | Gundappa Viswanath | 1971-1982 |
| England | ||
| Matches | Player | Period |
| 30 | Alastair Cook | 2006-2018 |
| 27 | James Anderson | 2006-2018 |
| 24 | David Gower | 1979-1990 |
Note: The most Tests played in India is 22 by Gavaskar between 1972 and 1985.
The most Tests played by an England player in India is 16 by Derek Underwood between 1972 and 1982.
England in Tests at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
| Test No. | Winner | Result | Start date | End date |
| 1 | England | 202 runs | February 10, 1934 | February 13, 1934 |
| 2 | India | Innings and 8 runs | February 6, 1952 | February 10, 1952 |
| 3 | India | 4 wickets | January 12, 1973 | January 17, 1973 |
| 4 | England | 200 runs | January 14, 1977 | January 19, 1977 |
| 5 | - | Drawn | January 13, 1982 | January 18, 1982 |
| 6 | England | 9 wickets | January 13, 1985 | January 18, 1985 |
| 7 | India | Innings and 22 runs | February 11, 1993 | February 15, 1993 |
| 8 | India | 6 wickets | December 11, 2008 | December 15, 2008 |
| 9 | India | Innings and 75 runs | December 16, 2016 | December 20, 2016 |
England’s overall Test record at the two grounds in Madras/Chennai
| Venue | Tests played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Period |
| M. A. Chidambaram Stadium | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1934 to 2016 |
| Nehru Stadium/Corporation Stadium | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1962 to 1964 |
| Overall | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1932 to 2016 |
Tests at the Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
| Test No. | Result | Start date | End date |
| 1 | Drawn | December 11, 2001 | December 15, 2001 |
| 2 | India won by 9 wickets | November 15, 2012 | November 19, 2012 |