** Most wickets for India in Tests:
619 A Kumble
434 Kapil Dev
417 Harbhajan
342 R Ashwin
311 Zaheer Khan
267 ISHANT SHARMA *
266 Bishan Bedi
** Most wins in overseas Tests as captain (India):
11 V Kohli (24)
11 S Ganguly (28)
06 MS Dhoni (30)
05 R Dravid (17)
** Four wins for India outside the sub-continent in 2018 (Johannesburg, Trent Bridge, Adelaide & Melbourne) - the most for them in a calendar year surpassing three in 1968 ( all three in New Zealand).
** Virat Kohli's record when he wins the toss:
Tests: 21
Won: 18
Draw: 3
In nine away Tests he won the toss, India went on to win eight and drew one (vs Ban, Fatullah, 2015).
** Cheteshwar Pujara - the only batsman to score 50+ in all of India's four away wins in 2018:
50 off 179, 1st inngs, Joburg
72 off 208, 2nd inngs, Trent Bridge
123 & 71, Adelaide
106 off 319, MCG
** Fewest % of drawn Tests in a calendar year:
10.42 in 2018 (5/48)
14.81 in 2002 (8/46)
14.89 in 2016 (7/40)
14.89 in 2017 (7/40)
19.51 in 2014 (8/41)
** Most dismissals by a WK in his debut calendar year:
42 Brad Haddin (2008)/ Rishabh Pant (2018)
36 Peter Nevill (2015)
35 Kevin Wright (1979)
** Best figures by an Indian pacer in Australia:
9/086 J BUMRAH, MCG, 2018
8/109 Kapil Dev, Adelaide, 1985
8/160 A Agarkar, Adelaide, 2003
**Most Test wickets in debut calendar year:
54 T Alderman (1981)
49 C Ambrose (1988)
48 J BUMRAH (2018)
46 S Finn (2010)
44 R Tattersall (1951)
43 Ted McDonald (1921)
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