India vs England Test Head To Head, Stats and Record: Most Series Wins, Top Batters & Bowlers

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Heavyweights India and England lock horns in red ball cricket once in every two or three years with alternating tours for either side in three, four or five Test match series.

When the series is hosted in India, IND vs ENG Test series is contested as Angelo de Mello Trophy since 1951, and when the series is held in England, ENG vs IND Test series is contested as Pataudi Trophy since 2007.

The two sides have locked horns in over 100 Test matches across 34 series with India playing hosts to 14 series and England hosting 19 series. In those meetings, there have been some top individual performances for both sides. Here is a look at the India vs England Test Head to head, stats and record:

India vs England Test Head To Head, Stats & Record

• Matches: 132
• India Won: 31
• England Won: 51
• Drawn: 50
• Series Record: Played - 34; India Won – 11; England Won – 17; Drawn – 5
• India Test Record at Home vs England: Matches: 65; Won: 22; Lost: 15; Drawn: 28
• India Test Record vs England in England: Matches: 67; Won: 9; Lost: 36; Drawn: 22
• Highest Total: 759/7 by India in Chennai in 2016
• Lowest Total: 42 All Out by India in Lord’s in 1974
• Most Runs: Sachin Tendulkar (India) - 2535 runs in 53 innings
• Total Hundreds: 236 Hundreds
• Most Hundreds: Joe Root (England) – 9 Hundreds
• Total Double Hundreds: 19
• Total Triple Hundreds: 2 – One Each by Karun Nair (India) & Graeme Gooch (England)
• Highest Score: Graeme Gooch (England) - 333 off 485 balls in Lord’s in 1990
• Highest Partnership (Runs): 350 by Kevin Pietersen & Ian Bell (England) in London in 2011
• Most Wickets: James Anderson (England) - 139 wickets in 66 innings
• Most Five Wicket Innings: BS Chandrasekhar (India) - 8 five-wicket hauls
• Most 10-Wicket Matches: Alec Bedser (England) - 2 ten-wicket matches
• Best Bowling Innings: Fred Trueman (England) - 8 for 31 in Manchester in 1952
• Best Bowling Match: Ian Botham (England) - 13 for 106 in Mumbai in 1980

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India Test Stats & Record vs England

Top 5 Most Test Runs For India vs England

1. Sachin Tendulkar: 2535 runs in 53 innings
2. Sunil Gavaskar: 2483 runs in 67 innings
3. Virat Kohli: 1991 runs in 50 innings
4. Rahul Dravid: 1950 runs in 37 innings
5. GR Viswanath: 1880 runs in 54 innings

Top 5 Most Hundreds For India vs England

1. Rahul Dravid: 7 Hundreds (including 1 double hundred) in 37 innings
2. Sachin Tendulkar: 7 Hundreds in 53 innings
3. Mohammed Azharuddin: 6 Hundreds in 24 innings
4. Virat Kohli: 5 Hundreds (including 1 double hundred) in 50 innings
5. Cheteshwar Pujara: 5 Hundreds (including 1 double hundred) in 49 innings

Top 5 Highest Scores For India vs England

1. Karun Nair: 303* in Chennai in 2016
2. Virat Kohli: 235 in Mumbai in 2016
3. Vinod Kambi: 224 in Mumbai in 1993
4. GR Viswanath: 222 in Chennai in 1982
5. Sunil Gavaskar: 221 in London in 1979

Top 5 Most Wickets For India vs England

1. BS Chandrasekhar: 95 wickets in 38 innings
2. R Ashwin: 94 wickets in 37 innings
3. Anil Kumble: 92 wickets in 36 innings
4. Bishan Singh Bedi: 85 wickets in 36 innings
5. Kapil Dev: 85 wickets in 48 innings

Top 5 Most Five-Wicket Hauls For India vs England

1. BS Chandrasekhar: 8 in 38 innings
2. R Ashwin: 6 in 37 innings
3. Axar Patel: 4 in 6 innings
4. Anil Kumble: 4 in 36 innings
5. Kapil Dev: 4 in 48 innings

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England Test Stats & Record vs India

Top 5 Most Runs For England vs India

1. Joe Root: 2557 runs in 47 innings
2. Alastair Cook: 2431 runs in 54 innings
3. Graeme Gooch: 1725 runs in 33 innings
4. Kevin Pietrersen: 1581 runs in 28 innings
5. David Gower: 1391 runs in 37 innings

Top 5 Most Hundreds For England vs India

1. Joe Root: 9 Hundreds (including 1 double hundred) in 47 innings
2. Alastair Cook: 7 Hundreds (including 1 double hundred) in 54 innings
3. Kevin Pietersen: 6 Hundreds (including 1 double hundred) in 28 innings
4. Ian Botham: 5 Hundreds (including 1 double hundred) in 17 innings
5. Graeme Gooch: 5 Hundreds (including 1 triple hundred) in 33 innings

Top 5 Highest Scores For England vs India

1. Graeme Gooch: 333 in Lord’s in 1990
2. Alastair Cook: 294 in Birmingham in 2011
3. Geoffrey Boycott: 246* in Leeds in 1967
4. Ian Bell: 235 in London in 2011
5. Joe Root: 218 in Chennai in 2021

Top 5 Most Wickets For England vs India

1. James Anderson: 139 wickets in 66 innings
2. Stuart Broad: 74 wickets in 43 innings
3. Bob Willis: 62 wickets in 30 innings
4. Derek Underwood: 62 wickets in 36 innings
5. Ian Botham: 59 wickets in 23 innings

Top 5 Most Five-Wicket Hauls For England vs India

1. Ian Botham: 6 in 23 innings
2. James Anderson: 6 in 66 innings
3. Alec Bedser: 4 in 12 innings
4. Gubby Allen: 3 in 6 innings
5. John Lever: 3 in 18 innings