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India will make their 500th Test appearance when they lock horns with New Zealand in the first match of the three-match Test series starting at Green Park, Kanpur on Thursday. India are set to become only the fourth nation after England, Australia and West Indies to play 500 matches in the longest format of the game. Before the coin for the historic Test goes for a toss, here’s a look at India’s 1st, 100th, 200th, 300th and 400th match.
Debut under CK Nayudu: India made their Test debut way back in 1932 under the leadership of Colonel CK Nayudu against England. An Indian cricket team toured England under the title of the “All-India” team and played a three-day match that took place at the iconic Lord’s. The encounter saw L Amar Singh, SHM Colah, M Jahangir Khan, Lall Singh, Naoomal Jaoomal, JG Navle, CK Nayudu, S Nazir Ali, M Nissar, PE Palia and S Wazir Ali making Test debuts for the visiting side.
England won the toss and the home side chose to bat first. Douglas Jardine’s English side was bundled out for 259 runs in the first innings, courtesy Mohammad Nissar’s magical spell that gave India its first five-for on the biggest stage.
India’s international batting journey began when Janardan Navle faced the first delivery of this Test match. Indian batsmen in reply, didn’t show much resistance as the British colony’s first ever Test innings wrapped up at a score of 189 runs. Skipper Nayudu top scored the chart with 40 runs while Naoomal Jaoomal and Wazir Ali had individual scores of 30+.
England later took advantage of this first innings lead as they set India a target of 346 runs. The visiting team’s failure with the bat didn’t see any halt in the second innings as well. India’s second innings ended at a score of 187 runs. They lost the match by 158 runs. Though, none of the batsmen were able to live up to the expectation but it was a tail-end batsman Amar Singh who gave India its first Test half century. He scored 51 runs.
A forgettable ton: In 1967, the Test match at Birmingham between England and India marked the latter’s 100th Test appearance. A team led by Nawab of Pataudi was touring England for a three-match Test series. India had already failed to find the rhythm in the series as they lost the first two matches and this third clash was simply a matter of pride for the visitors. England won the toss and posted 298 runs on the board in the first innings. In reply, the quartet of Srinivas Venkataraghavan, Bhagwath Chandrasekhar, Bishan Bedi and Erapalli Prasanna demolished the English line up as the four spinners shared all the wickets among themselves.
A star studded Indian line up that consisted of Farokh Engineer, Ajit Wadekar, Chandu Borde and Nawab of Pataudi was expected to show some mettle against England’s bowling attack. But that wasn’t the case.
A totally dismal show from the Indian batsmen created immense amount of pressure on visitors. They were all out for a mere 92 with only four batsmen reaching double digits. Engineer top scored in the innings with a score of 23.
Chandrasekhar, Bishan Bedi and Erapalli Prasanna were once again clinical in their approach as the trio scalped 9 of the 10 English wickets. But it seemed to be too late for the visitors. England already took away the lead over 400 runs to hand India a target of 410 in the second innings. Ajit Wadekar’s score of 70 was never enough to guide India to a win and the Pataudi-led side was all out for 277 runs to let Englishmen finish the series with a white wash. England won that match by 132 runs.
Run feast in 200th: India’s tour of Pakistan in 1982-83 season saw India’s 200th Test match. India-Pakistan clashes have always been the most sought after ones with some high intensity drama involved. This match at Lahore too had some terrific performances from batsmen of both sides.
India captain Sunil Gavaskar put arch rivals into bat after winning the toss, a decision he must have regretted after a while. Mohsin Khan and Mudassar Nazar gave Pakistan a decent start but it was Zahir Abbas who stole the show. Abbas scored a flamboyant double ton to anchor Pakistan to a huge total of 485 runs. This was also his 100th first class ton.
In reply, Indian openers Sunil Gavaskar and Arun Lal gave the visitors a solid start as the two put up a 100-run stand for the first wicket. Dilip Vengsarkar and Gundappa Vishwanath were undone by Imran Khan early in their innings but Mohinder Amarnath’s scintillating ton provided some resistance. India scored a total of 379 runs in their first innings. There was nothing special about Pakistan’s second innings, except for Mohsin Khan’s hundred. The match eventually ended in a draw.
300th brings cheer: It took India almost 14 years to travel their way from 200th to 300th Test appearances. A good, pleasant breeze at Gujarat Stadium in Ahmedabad in 1996 witnessed another milestone in Indian cricket. A team led by Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar was padding up to face Proteas’ challenge. Tendulkar won the toss and opted to bat first. It didn’t go the hosts way as Allan Donald’s four-for kept India to only 223 in the first innings. India however hit back with spin and the then trio of Anil Kumble, Sunil Joshi and Narendra Hirwani scalped 8 South African wickets, and didn’t allow the visitors to take a healthy lead. India’s batting performance didn’t improve as they were left tottering at 123/6 in the second innings. VVS Laxman’s responsible knock of 51 guided India to 190 in that innings. Set a 170-run target, South Africa would have felt the game was in the kitty. But fall of two wickets without the scoreboard making any progress put visitors on the mat in the modest chase. South Africa were bundled out 105 in their second innings after Javagal Srinath bagged 6 wickets in the innings to give India a win by 64 runs.
400th Test- Joy, joy everywhere still a nightmare for batsmen: 10 years later after the glorious performances in Ahmedabad, India began their 400th Test in Jamaica against West Indies in 2006. Playing under the new leader with some star players in the line up, India started as favourites. Rahul Dravid won the toss and decided to bat first.
Just like the 300th, the batsmen disappointed India. It was only the skipper who came up with a mature knock and pushed the scoring to help his side finish at 200 in the first innings. Dravid scored 81 of those.
The dismal show from the batsmen was overlooked when Harbhajan Singh picked a five-wicket haul in the first innings to demolish West Indies batting and wrap their innings for 103 runs. With a lead of 97 runs at their disposal it was expected that Indian batsmen would capitalise and set a stiff target. But that, again, didn’t happen. And, Dravid, again, came with the rescue act as he scored 68 to help India score 171 runs. The target of 269 runs wasn’t much but Anil Kumble wreaked havoc with the ball as his six-for bundled out West Indies for 219 and helped India register a famour 49-run win.
India’s 500th Test: Reliving 1st, 100th, 200th, 300th and 400th match | The Indian Express
Debut under CK Nayudu: India made their Test debut way back in 1932 under the leadership of Colonel CK Nayudu against England. An Indian cricket team toured England under the title of the “All-India” team and played a three-day match that took place at the iconic Lord’s. The encounter saw L Amar Singh, SHM Colah, M Jahangir Khan, Lall Singh, Naoomal Jaoomal, JG Navle, CK Nayudu, S Nazir Ali, M Nissar, PE Palia and S Wazir Ali making Test debuts for the visiting side.
England won the toss and the home side chose to bat first. Douglas Jardine’s English side was bundled out for 259 runs in the first innings, courtesy Mohammad Nissar’s magical spell that gave India its first five-for on the biggest stage.
India’s international batting journey began when Janardan Navle faced the first delivery of this Test match. Indian batsmen in reply, didn’t show much resistance as the British colony’s first ever Test innings wrapped up at a score of 189 runs. Skipper Nayudu top scored the chart with 40 runs while Naoomal Jaoomal and Wazir Ali had individual scores of 30+.
England later took advantage of this first innings lead as they set India a target of 346 runs. The visiting team’s failure with the bat didn’t see any halt in the second innings as well. India’s second innings ended at a score of 187 runs. They lost the match by 158 runs. Though, none of the batsmen were able to live up to the expectation but it was a tail-end batsman Amar Singh who gave India its first Test half century. He scored 51 runs.
A forgettable ton: In 1967, the Test match at Birmingham between England and India marked the latter’s 100th Test appearance. A team led by Nawab of Pataudi was touring England for a three-match Test series. India had already failed to find the rhythm in the series as they lost the first two matches and this third clash was simply a matter of pride for the visitors. England won the toss and posted 298 runs on the board in the first innings. In reply, the quartet of Srinivas Venkataraghavan, Bhagwath Chandrasekhar, Bishan Bedi and Erapalli Prasanna demolished the English line up as the four spinners shared all the wickets among themselves.
A star studded Indian line up that consisted of Farokh Engineer, Ajit Wadekar, Chandu Borde and Nawab of Pataudi was expected to show some mettle against England’s bowling attack. But that wasn’t the case.
A totally dismal show from the Indian batsmen created immense amount of pressure on visitors. They were all out for a mere 92 with only four batsmen reaching double digits. Engineer top scored in the innings with a score of 23.
Chandrasekhar, Bishan Bedi and Erapalli Prasanna were once again clinical in their approach as the trio scalped 9 of the 10 English wickets. But it seemed to be too late for the visitors. England already took away the lead over 400 runs to hand India a target of 410 in the second innings. Ajit Wadekar’s score of 70 was never enough to guide India to a win and the Pataudi-led side was all out for 277 runs to let Englishmen finish the series with a white wash. England won that match by 132 runs.
Run feast in 200th: India’s tour of Pakistan in 1982-83 season saw India’s 200th Test match. India-Pakistan clashes have always been the most sought after ones with some high intensity drama involved. This match at Lahore too had some terrific performances from batsmen of both sides.
India captain Sunil Gavaskar put arch rivals into bat after winning the toss, a decision he must have regretted after a while. Mohsin Khan and Mudassar Nazar gave Pakistan a decent start but it was Zahir Abbas who stole the show. Abbas scored a flamboyant double ton to anchor Pakistan to a huge total of 485 runs. This was also his 100th first class ton.
In reply, Indian openers Sunil Gavaskar and Arun Lal gave the visitors a solid start as the two put up a 100-run stand for the first wicket. Dilip Vengsarkar and Gundappa Vishwanath were undone by Imran Khan early in their innings but Mohinder Amarnath’s scintillating ton provided some resistance. India scored a total of 379 runs in their first innings. There was nothing special about Pakistan’s second innings, except for Mohsin Khan’s hundred. The match eventually ended in a draw.
300th brings cheer: It took India almost 14 years to travel their way from 200th to 300th Test appearances. A good, pleasant breeze at Gujarat Stadium in Ahmedabad in 1996 witnessed another milestone in Indian cricket. A team led by Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar was padding up to face Proteas’ challenge. Tendulkar won the toss and opted to bat first. It didn’t go the hosts way as Allan Donald’s four-for kept India to only 223 in the first innings. India however hit back with spin and the then trio of Anil Kumble, Sunil Joshi and Narendra Hirwani scalped 8 South African wickets, and didn’t allow the visitors to take a healthy lead. India’s batting performance didn’t improve as they were left tottering at 123/6 in the second innings. VVS Laxman’s responsible knock of 51 guided India to 190 in that innings. Set a 170-run target, South Africa would have felt the game was in the kitty. But fall of two wickets without the scoreboard making any progress put visitors on the mat in the modest chase. South Africa were bundled out 105 in their second innings after Javagal Srinath bagged 6 wickets in the innings to give India a win by 64 runs.
400th Test- Joy, joy everywhere still a nightmare for batsmen: 10 years later after the glorious performances in Ahmedabad, India began their 400th Test in Jamaica against West Indies in 2006. Playing under the new leader with some star players in the line up, India started as favourites. Rahul Dravid won the toss and decided to bat first.
Just like the 300th, the batsmen disappointed India. It was only the skipper who came up with a mature knock and pushed the scoring to help his side finish at 200 in the first innings. Dravid scored 81 of those.
The dismal show from the batsmen was overlooked when Harbhajan Singh picked a five-wicket haul in the first innings to demolish West Indies batting and wrap their innings for 103 runs. With a lead of 97 runs at their disposal it was expected that Indian batsmen would capitalise and set a stiff target. But that, again, didn’t happen. And, Dravid, again, came with the rescue act as he scored 68 to help India score 171 runs. The target of 269 runs wasn’t much but Anil Kumble wreaked havoc with the ball as his six-for bundled out West Indies for 219 and helped India register a famour 49-run win.
India’s 500th Test: Reliving 1st, 100th, 200th, 300th and 400th match | The Indian Express
