England and India share an iconic rivalry that captures the attention of fans worldwide. Starting January 25, they will compete in a five-match Test series.
James Anderson holds the second-highest wicket-taking performance against India in Test history, taking 139 scalps across 35 matches against them. In this article, we will discuss about England Cricket Team Vs India National Cricket Team Stats.
England Team
The England national cricket team, officially known as the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), represents the United Kingdom internationally in cricket. Based out of London since 1903 and administered by Marylebone Cricket Club since then. England were granted Test status in 1877 before joining the International Cricket Council later that same year.
After an underwhelming World Cup campaign in 2015, England saw their performance improve under Eoin Morgan’s white-ball leadership. Under his guidance they adopted more balanced and attacking approaches and became the number one ODI side worldwide. Test team performances also improved dramatically with Joe Root becoming the first England captain since over 100 years to win a series against South Africa.
England’s progress was derailed by an extended string of subpar performances, culminating in their 4-1 thrashing by India in 2021. A number of factors played into England’s defeat; chief among them perhaps being its inability to handle India’s spin attack.
Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja’s spinners dominated England’s inexperienced spinners in taking 46 wickets at an average rate almost three times lower. England could only manage 27 at this rate.
England have struggled with their ball, yet England’s batsmen have still excelled despite this setback. Alastair Cook equaled Gilbert Jessop’s England record 76-ball century while Jonny Bairstow came within a whisker of matching it himself. Additionally, England have established several new records including highest fourth innings chase at Edgbaston as well as numerous firsts including fastest fifty by an English player at Trent Bridge.
England has long been known for producing legendary players across all forms of cricket. Notable names include WG Grace, Geoffrey Boycott, Mike Brearley, Ian Botham, Bob Willis and David Gower; Jos Buttler and James Anderson standout among limited-overs players today and may yet return to form before too late.
India Team
The Indian Cricket Team is the national cricket team of India governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). As a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test, One-Day International and Twenty20 International status, it has established itself as one of the strongest teams worldwide – winning numerous ODI and Twenty20 titles as well as several Test matches against English teams over time.
Indian Cricket Team began emerging into modern times following the formation of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 1928. Although it took over seventy years for them to fully realize their potential as world cricket force, once it did they have never looked back – the Indian team are well balanced yet aggressive, both limited overs and longer forms of play being their forte.
Recently, India has enjoyed exceptional results at International Cricket Council events, winning several ODI and T20 International titles. Furthermore, their bench strength remains formidable; youth getting exposure in Indian T20 league. Overall, India remains one of the most beloved teams worldwide and remains an overwhelming favourite at most international tournaments they compete in.
England faltered during the 2000s, yet made an unexpected comeback early this decade to beat both Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Unfortunately, COVID-19 interruptions caused considerable havoc for them this summer; several players including Burns and Dawid Malan had to be dropped as a result.
After an inconsistent start at the 2019 Cricket World Cup, England found their rhythm and advanced to the semi-finals. England were ranked number one in ODI world rankings prior to this tournament and their win against New Zealand at Lord’s in the final was considered one of the greatest ever ODI matches ever played.
England continued their strong showing in limited-overs cricket after this, winning their maiden ODI World Cup title in 2019. Since then, England have established themselves as one of the premier teams worldwide in this format, adopting an increasingly balanced approach while hitting shots out of the park with remarkable frequency. Their transformation was completed when Joe Root took over captaincy of Test match cricket from Alastair Cook and changed to more offensive approach from previous captain Alastair Cook.
Scorecard
India and England share a longstanding rivalry in cricket that spans numerous formats. Over their 131 Test matches against one another, with India winning 50 and England 22; their record in One-Day Internationals (ODIs) is even closer with India holding just five wins against England’s six.
The opening ODI of this series at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad was an intriguing contest with India taking an early lead before England took control in the second ODI and secured a four-wicket win to level it 1-1.
England would gain much-needed momentum towards their pursuit of top status in ICC Test rankings with victory at The Stumps. India must step up their performance on both fronts in order to avoid another crushing loss at The Stumps.
At The Stumps, England and India are in an even contest and it appears the second innings has started out with no clear advantage for either team; although India have experienced difficulty with their batting as they have lost several wickets already.
Jasprit Bumrah has proven an enormous threat for England, taking out Rohit Sharma and Axar Patel with ease after playing risk-free shots to slower deliveries from Bumrah – only for them both to have their stumps broken as a result of playing too safely against him.
Hardik Pandya was run out by Tom Hartley after trying to hit over midwicket fence with a googly bowled by Hartley; unfortunately it didn’t quite go his way and he completed his maiden hat-trick of India at 24 years old spinner’s debut innings in India.
Result
England have an uphill struggle ahead of them to regain the top spot in Test cricket, following their series loss against India in India and subsequent drop to second bottom on the table. Ben Stokes and his side simply cannot score enough runs; their batsmen have failed to exploit pitches available, while bowlers struggle with consistency issues required for Test matches.
England have not enjoyed much success at the top of their order; yet their bowlers have kept hosts under pressure with Ashwin, Axar and Jadeja’s spin trio of Ashwin, Axar and Jadeja keeping pressure on. Their batsmen, however, have been particularly dismal; only two batters have passed 25 in any innings while only 10 made half-centuries – that represents one of the lowest conversion rates seen from any visiting side ever; this must change drastically for them to return with any pride from India.
Root and Bairstow have done well to contain India’s spinners on Day 1, but Root remains concerned about being completely overwhelmed by India’s powerful batsmen, thus it’s critical for Root to remain at his crease.
