As India prepares for a two-match test series against Bangladesh starting September 19th, 2024 in Chennai, all eyes are on these individual and team milestones that will rewrite the cricketing history books.
1. India Closing on a Win-Heavy Record
India Test record 178 and 178 losses. Just one more win will make India ahead for the first time in their Test history.
2. Virat Kohli to Join the 9,000 Club
Virat Kohli needs just 152 runs to join the 9,000-run club. It makes him the fourth Indian apart from Sachin, Dravid, and Gavaskar to reach this mark.
3. Fastest to 27K International Runs
Kohli is also just 58 runs away from surpassing the 623 innings it had taken Sachin Tendulkar to reach 27,000 international runs. Kohli has played only 591 innings.
4. Mushfiqur’s Everest of 6,000 Runs
Bangladesh’s Mushfiqur Rahim is 108 runs away from becoming the first Bangladeshi to cross 6,000 Test runs, a very rare feat in the country’s cricketing history.
5. Jadeja’s 300-Wicket Club
Ravindra Jadeja is now just six wickets away from entering a rarefied echelon of all-rounders that also includes Ashwin and Kapil Dev.
6. Taijul Islam’s Magic Number: 200
Tajul Islam is only five wickets away from becoming only the second Bangladeshi to enter the 200 club for Test wickets, and the number has shadowed Shakib Al Hasan in the pecking order pretty much.
7. Bangladesh First Test Win vs India?
Bangladesh has yet to win a Test against India. They have lost 11 Tests and drawn two out of 13. Is it their day today?
With records under threat, cricketing drama and history in the making will be a glue that ties this series together.
The Sportz Planet Desk,
Atharva Shetye
