Stats and Trivia
Gulu Ezekiel |Some quotes on India/Australia cricket
1: The series was one of my pleasantest. There was a wonderful sense of camaraderie among the players on both sides.
Sir Don Bradman on India’s first series against Australia in 1947/48
2: I’ll be having nightmares of Sachin just running down the wicket and belting me back over the head for six.
Shane Warne after Tendulkar’s twin centuries in Sharjah in 1998
3: Only one team was playing with the spirit of the game.
Anil Kumble after the stormy Sydney Test in January 2008
4. I felt shattered when the umpire lifted his finger. But then the umpire’s decision is final.
Maninder Singh on being given out lbw with the scores tied at Madras in 1986.
5. The final frontier
Australian captain Steve Waugh on the eve of the 2001 series in India.
6. This boy is from heaven. He will do anything.
Australian journalist Tim Laine after Sachin Tendulkar’s century at Perth at the age of 19 in 1992.
7. It’s truly a special feeling to walk in to such a reception, when I don?t know if I’m batting on zero or on 100.
Sachin Tendulkar on his reception in the fourth and final Test at Adelaide in 2008.
8. An innings played with one leg and one eye.
Jack Fingleton after watching Tiger Pataudi’s innings of 75 at Melbourne in 1967/68, played with a pulled hamstring.
9. Something inside me just snapped.
Sunil Gavaskar after nearly conceding the Melbourne Test in 1981 after being given out lbw.
10. Very Very Special Laxman.
Ian Chappell on VVS Laxman’s 281 against Australia at Kolkata in 2001.
Some Statistics
Test matches
Played (From 1947): 78; India won: 20; Australia won: 34; drawn: 23; tied: 1
ODIs
Played (From 1980): 105; India won: 36; Australia won: 61; tied: 0; NR: 8
Highest totals (Test matches)
India: 705 for 7 declared; Sydney, 2003-04
Australia: 674; Adelaide, 1947-48
ODIs
India: 354 for 7; Nagpur, 28/10/09
Australia: 359 for 2; Johannesburg, 23/3/03
Australia: 359 for 5; Sydney, 87/2/04
Lowest totals (Test matches)
India: 58; Brisbane, 1947-48
Australia: 83; Melbourne, 1980-81
ODIs
India: 64; Sydney, 8/1/81
Australia: 101; Perth, 8/12/91
Largest victories (Test matches)
India: Innings and 228 runs; Kolkata, 1997-98
Australia: Innings and 226 runs; Brisbane, 1947-48
By runs
Australia: 342 runs, Nagpur, 2004-05
India: 320 runs, Mohali, 2008-9
By wickets
10 wickets: Australia: Calcutta, 1969-70
Australia: Brisbane, 1991-92
Australia: Mumbai, 2000-01
India: 7 wickets; Delhi, 1969-70
7 wickets: Delhi, 1996-97
7 wickets: Bangalore, 2010-11
Batting (Most runs)
Test matches
India
Sachin Tendulkar: M: 31; I: 59; NO: 7; Runs: 3151; HS: 241 n.o; Av: 60.59
Australia
Ricky Ponting: M: 25; I: 45; NO: 3; Runs: 2011: HS: 257; Av: 47.88
ODIs
India
Sachin Tendulkar: M: 68; I: 67; NO: 1; Runs: 3058; HS: 175; Av: 46.33
Australia
Ricky Ponting: M: 56; I: 56; NO: 5; Runs: 2149; HS: 140 n.o; Av: 82.46
Highest score (Test matches)
India
VVS Laxman: 281; Kolkata, 2000-01
Australia
Ricky Ponting: 257; Melbourne, 2003-04
ODIs
India
Sachin Tendulkar: 175, Hyderabad; 5/11/09
Australia
Ricky Ponting: 140 n.o., Johannesburg; 23/3/03
Most hundreds (Test matches)
India
Sachin Tendulkar: 11
Australia
Ricky Ponting, Matthew Hayden, David Boon: Six each
ODIs
India
Sachin Tendulkar: 9
Australia
Ricky Ponting: 6
Most runs in a series (Test matches)
India
Rahul Dravid (2003-04): M: 4; I: 8; NO: 3; R: 619;HS: 233; Av: 123.80
Australia
Don Bradman (1947-48): M: 5; I: 6; NO: 2; R: 715; HS: 201; Av: 178.75
Most wickets (Test matches)
India
Anil Kumble: 111 in 20 Test matches
Australia
Brett Lee: 53 in 12 Test matches
ODIs
India
Kapil Dev: 41 wickets in 45 ODIs
Australia
Brett Lee: 51 wickets in 30 ODIs
Best bowling in innings (Test matches)
India
Jasu Patel: 9 for 69, Kanpur, 1959-60
Australia
Jason Krejza: 8 for 215, Nagpur, 2008-09
Best bowling in a match
India
Harbhajan Singh: 15 for 217, Chennai, 2000-01
Australia
Allan Davidson: 12 for 124, Kanpur, 1959-60
Best bowling (ODIs)
India
Murali Kartik: 6 for 27, Mumbai, 17/10/07
Australia
Ken MacLeay: 6 for 39, Nottingham, 13/6/83
Most wickets in a series (Test matches)
India
Harbhajan Singh: 32 (3 Tests) in India, 2000-01
Australia
Craig McDermott: 31 (5 Tests) in Australia, 1991-92
Some Great Test matches
1. At Kanpur, Dec. 1959
India achieved their first victory over Australia under the captaincy of GS Ramchand in the 10th Test between the two countries. It was off spinner Jasu Patel who did the damage with nine wickets in the first innings and 14 in the match.
Scores: India 152 and 291; beat Australia 219 and 105 by 119 runs.
2. At Bombay, Oct. 1964
India reached the victory target with just two wickets and 3
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