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Interesting stats from Nagpur

Published: 16 Dec 2012 - 12:38 am | Last Updated: 05 Feb 2022 - 09:36 pm

u MS Dhoni became the eighth Indian batsman to be dismissed for 99 in Tests. Sourav Ganguly has been dismissed for 99 on two different occasions.

u Dhoni is the 15th batsman to be dismissed run out on 99. The last Indian batsman to be run out on 99 was ML Jaisimha in Kanpur in 1960.

u Virat Kohli’s century is his third in Tests. His previous two hundreds came against Australia (Adelaide) and New Zealand (Bangalore).

u Kohli went past Michael Clarke to become the highest run-getter in 2012 (all formats). In 35 matches, Kohli has scored 2091 runs at an average of 58.08.

u Dhoni faced 246 balls in his innings. This is the highest number of deliveries he has faced in an innings in Tests.

u The 198-run stand between Dhoni and Kohli is the second-best fifth-wicket stand for India against England. The highest is 214 between Mohammad Azharuddin and Ravi Shastri in Kolkata in 1984.

u The run-rate during the 198-run stand is the third-lowest for India in Tests against England (century stands only). Overall, it is the seventh-lowest run-rate for a century stand for India since 2000.