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India's highest-ever Test score abroad

By Mohandas Menon

** Sachin Tendulkar (193) became the fourth Indian batsman to register scores in the 190s — the others being Budhi Kunderan (192 in 1964), Mohammad Azharuddin (199 in 1986 & 192 in 1990) and Rahul Dravid (190 in 2000).

** Tendulkar joins Englishman Geoff Boycott (191 in 1977) and Australian Matthew Elliott (199 in 1997) as the batsmen who have scores in the 190s at Headingley.

** The 150 runs conceded by Andy Caddick (40.1-5-150-3) was the maximum conceded by any English bowler against India in a Test innings, beating pace bowler Neil Williams' figures of 41-5-148-2 at the Oval in August 1990.

** India's 628 for eight declared was its fifth highest score in Tests and it's highest ever in an away Test match, bettering the previous best of 606 for nine against England at the Oval in August 1990.

** It was India's eighth score over 600+ runs in Tests and only third such score abroad. India's first ever such score — 600-4 decl. came against Australia at Sydney in January 1986 and the second at the Oval in 1990 (see above).

** India's total was the second highest team score made at Headingley since the first ever Test there in 1899. Australia's 653 for 4 decl. (in 1993) remains the best at Headingley.

** The wicket of Robert Key was Zaheer Khan's 50th of this career in his 19th match. He becomes the 28th Indian and the 268th bowler in Test cricket history to achieve this landmark. Zaheer is only the second Indian left-arm pace, after Karsan Ghavri, to take fifty-plus wickets.

** The partnership of 70 between Alec Stewart and Ashley Giles was England's best against India for the eighth wicket at this venue, bettering the previous best of 35 between Roly Jenkins and Jim Laker during the 1952 series.

** Stewart, playing his 427th first-class match, reached the 25000th run of his career when his score reached 63 in the first innings. Stewart has been playing first-class cricket since 1981.

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