England vs India 2018, 2nd Test - Virat Kohli in Line to Equal MS Dhoni, Kapil Dev's Record at Lord's

Team India skipper Virat Kohli is on the verge of owning a unique achievement ahead of the second Test match against England at Lord’s, which begins on Thursday (August 9th).

Meanwhile, Lord’s is not a happy hunting ground for Team India. Out of the 17 Tests, they have played, the team had faced defeat in 11 of them while winning just two. With Ajit Wadekar being the first one to draw a match the venue back in 1971, it wasn’t until 1986 when the Kapil Dev-led side defeated the hosts for the first time.

Furthermore, MS Dhoni-led India side became the second Indian team to win a Test at Lord’s in 2014.

However, Virat Kohli & Co had a bitter start to their series losing the Edgbaston Test by 31 runs. It raised many questions on the preparation and the credibility of this Indian team which is currently at the pinnacle of the Test rankings.

Now, with the caravan shifting to Lord’s, Kohli has his eyes set on achieving what only Kapil and Dhoni have.

In 1986 Team India fought extreme odds under the leadership of Kapil Dev to taste first success at the mecca of cricket. The win came, as Kapil’s men handed David Gower-led England a five-wicket defeat.

Since then, the side had to wait for another 28-years for another victory at the Lord’s. MS Dhoni & Co emerged as the better team against Alastair Cook and Co by 95 runs.

Meanwhile, it will be interesting to see this India side has the pedigree to secure their third win at Lord’s against England within a gap of four years.

Here’s a look at all the Test matches that India have played at Lord’s:

• 1936: Lost by nine wickets, with Maharajah of Vizianagram as captain
• 1946: Lost ten wickets, with Nawab of Pataudi Sr. as captain
• 1952: Lost by eight wickets, with Vijay Hazare as captain.
• 1959: Lost by eight wickets, with Pankaj Roy as captain.
• 1967: Lost by an innings and 124 runs, with MAK Pataudi as captain.
• 1971: Drawn, with Ajit Wadekar as captain.
• 1974: Lost by an innings and 285 runs, with Ajit Wadekar as captain.
• 1979: Drawn, with Srinivas Venkataraghavan as captain.
• 1982: Lost by seven wickets, with Sunil Gavaskar as captain.
• 1986: Won by five wickets, with Kapil Dev as captain.
• 1990: Lost by 247 runs, with Mohammad Azharuddin as captain.
• 1996: Drawn, with Mohammad Azharuddin as captain.
• 2002: Lost by 170 runs, with Sourav Ganguly as captain.
• 2007: Drawn, with Rahul Dravid as captain.
• 2011: Lost by 196 runs, with MS Dhoni as captain.
• 2014: Won by 95 runs, with MS Dhoni as captain.

The second of the five-match Test series commences on August 9 (Thursday) at the Lord’s Cricket Ground.