Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli
Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli (Image Credit: Twitter)
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The Indian cricket team is scheduled to play England in one Test, three One-Day Internationals and three T20 Internationals in England in the month of July. The only Test match of the tour is the rescheduled Test for the five-match Test series during India’s tour of England in 2021.

India were leading 2-1 and before they could take on England in the fifth Test in Manchester, their contingent was hit with a series of COVID-19 cases and eventually the match was deferred. Both Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the England Cricket Board (ECB) mutually decided to reschedule the fifth Test in 2022, where India were already scheduled to play white-ball fixtures.

India and England have faced each other 130 times in Test cricket alone. Out of which, England won 49 battles whereas India turned victorious on 31 occasions with 50 matches ended with a draw. Legendary Indian batter Sachin Tendulkar is the highest run-scorer (2535 runs in 32 Tests) in the old rivalry between these two teams. Former England captain Sir Alastair Cook leads the charts for his country with 2431 runs in 30 Tests.

Sachin Tendulkar, First Class cricket
Sachin Tendulkar (Image Credit: Twitter)

5 Indian Active Batters With Most Runs Against England In Test Cricket

Let us look at five active Indian batters who have piled up the most runs against England in Test cricket.

5) Ajinkya Rahane (840)

Rahane played his first Test series against England in the 2014 tour, where he amassed 299 runs in 10 innings at an average of 33.22 and scored 103 in the second Test at the Lord’s. On his second trip to England, Rahane scored 257 runs in the five Tests at 25.70 with the best score of 81.

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Ajinkya Rahane
Ajinkya Rahane [Image-Twitter]
Rahane wasn’t at his best in India’s twin Test series at home (112 in four Tests) and away (109 in four Tests) and lost his vice-captaincy position because of a lack of consistency. He was subsequently dropped for the Sri Lanka Test series in February.

Rahane wasn’t included in India’s squad for the rescheduled fifth Test against England due to his hamstring injury sustained during IPL 2022 while playing for Kolkata Knight Riders.

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