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India's record in pink-ball Test cricket: Virat Kohli's dominance to infamous 36 all-out

After a dominant and record-breaking win in the first Test match against Australia, the Indian cricket team will enter the second match in Adelaide with a bit of caution as they suffered an embarrassing defeat in their last pink-ball Test against Australia.

sumeet-kavthale Written By: Sumeet Kavthale @sumeetkavthale [Updated: November 30, 2024 23:49 IST]
  • India have played only 4 pink-ball Test matches, winning three and losing one. India's all three wins in pink-ball cricket came at home while they lost their only overseas game against Australia in 2020.
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    India have played only 4 pink-ball Test matches, winning three and losing one. India's all three wins in pink-ball cricket came at home while they lost their only overseas game against Australia in 2020.
  • India's highest team total in pink-ball Test cricket came against Bangladesh at Eden Gardens in Kolkata in 2019. Captain Virat Kohli scored 136 runs to help India post their biggest pink-ball Test total of 347 for 9.
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    India's highest team total in pink-ball Test cricket came against Bangladesh at Eden Gardens in Kolkata in 2019. Captain Virat Kohli scored 136 runs to help India post their biggest pink-ball Test total of 347 for 9.
  • India's lowest total in pink-ball Test cricket came against Australia in Adelaide in 2020. India were bowled out to just 36 in their second innings, the lowest-ever Test innings total since 1955.
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    India's lowest total in pink-ball Test cricket came against Australia in Adelaide in 2020. India were bowled out to just 36 in their second innings, the lowest-ever Test innings total since 1955.
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  • Virat Kohli leads the scoring chart in pink-ball Test cricket for India. Virat Kohli has scored 277 runs in 4 matches at an average of 46.16 so far and is the only Indian cricketer to register a century in pink-ball cricket history.
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    Virat Kohli leads the scoring chart in pink-ball Test cricket for India. Virat Kohli has scored 277 runs in 4 matches at an average of 46.16 so far and is the only Indian cricketer to register a century in pink-ball cricket history.
  • Surprisingly, the veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin holds the record for the most Test wickets in pink-ball cricket. Ashwin has taken 18 wickets in 4 matches at an amazing average of 13.83.
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    Surprisingly, the veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin holds the record for the most Test wickets in pink-ball cricket. Ashwin has taken 18 wickets in 4 matches at an amazing average of 13.83.
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