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Guess which Indian batsman has scored the most runs against New Zealand?
Rajneesh Gupta tells you that and more.
When India plays New Zealand in the first Test of a three match series on Thursday, September 22, at Green Park, Kanpur, it will be a landmark moment for the hosts.
India will become only the fourth country after England, Australia and the West Indies to play 500 Tests.
Winning the series 3-0 would boost India's chances of reclaiming the No 1 spot it narrowly lost to Pakistan last month.
New Zealand have lost its last two tours here and have not won a Test in India since 1988.
Rajneesh Gupta presents the numbers ahead of the series.
INDIA-NEW ZEALAND IN TEST CRICKET
HEAD-TO-HEAD
| Matches | India won | New Zealand won | Drawn | |
|
in India |
31 | 13 | 2 | 16 |
|
in New Zealand |
23 | 5 | 8 | 10 |
|
Overall |
54 | 18 | 10 | 26 |
SERIES IN INDIA
| Season | Captains | Matches | Ind | New Zealand | Drawn | |
| 1955-56 | Polly Umrigar | Harry Cave | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 1964-65 | M A K 'Tiger' Pataudi | John Reid | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1969-70 | M A K 'Tiger' Pataudi | Graham Dowling | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1976-77 | Bishan Singh Bedi | Glenn Turner | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1988-89 | Dilip Vengsarkar | John Wright | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995-96 | Mohammad Azharuddin | Lee Germon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999-00 | Sachin Tendulkar | Stephen Fleming | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003-04 | Sourav Ganguly | Stephen Fleming | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010-11 | M S Dhoni | Daniel Vettori | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | M S Dhoni | Ross Taylor | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 31 | 13 | 2 | 16 | ||
SERIES IN NEW ZEALAND
| Season | Captains | Matches | Ind | New Zealand | Drawn | |
| 1967-68 | M A K 'Tiger' Pataudi | Graham Dowling | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975-76 | Bishan Singh Bedi | Glenn Turner | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1980-81 | Sunil Gavaskar | Geoff Howarth | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1989-90 | Mohammad Azharuddin | John Wright | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1993-94 | Mohammad Azharuddin | Ken Rutherford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998-99+ | Mohammad Azharuddin | Stephen Fleming | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002-03 | Sourav Ganguly | Stephen Fleming | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2008-09 | M S Dhoni | Daniel Vettori | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013-14 | M S Dhoni | Brendon McCullum | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | ||
+ The First Test at Dunedin was abandoned without a ball being bowled and is excluded.
SUMMARY OF SERIES RESULTS
| Series | India won | New Zealand won | Drawn | |
|
in India |
10 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
|
in New Zealand |
9 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
|
Overall |
19 | 10 | 5 | 4 |
HIGHEST INNINGS TOTALS
For India in India: 583-7 declared at Ahmedabad, 1999-00
In New Zealand: 520 at Hamilton, 2008-09
For New Zealand in India: 630-6 declared at Mohali, 2003-04
In New Zealand: 680-8 declared at Wellington, 2013-14
LOWEST INNINGS TOTALS
For India in India: 83 at Mohali, 1999-00
In New Zealand: 81 at Wellington, 1975-76
For New Zealand in India: 124 at Hyderabad, 1988-89
In New Zealand: 94 at Hamilton, 2002-03
DOUBLE HUNDREDS
For India (6)
231: Vinoo Mankad at Madras, 1955-56
223: Vinoo Mankad at Bombay, 1955-56
223: Polly Umrigar at Hyderabad, 1955-56
222: Rahul Dravid at Ahmedabad, 2003-04
217: Sachin Tendulkar at Ahmedabad, 1999-00
200*: Dilip Sardesai at Bombay, 1964-65
For New Zealand (6)
302: Brendon McCullum at Wellington, 2013-14
239: Graham Dowling at Christchruch, 1967-68
230*: Bert Sutcliffe at Delhi, 1955-56
225: Brendon McCullum at Hyderabad, 2010-11
224: Brendon McCullum at Auckland, 2013-14
201: Jesse Ryder at Napier, 2008-09
Note: The highest individual Test innings by an Indian in New Zealand is 192 by Mohammad Azharuddin at Auckland in 1989-90
INDIVIDUAL HUNDREDS
For India (50) -- most by Rahul Dravid (6)
For New Zealand (43) -- most by Brendon McCullum (4)
LEADING BATSMEN
| Player | For | Matches | Runs | Highest Score | Average | 100 | 50 |
| Rahul Dravid | India | 15 | 1,659 | 222 | 63.81 | 6 | 6 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | India | 24 | 1,595 | 217 | 46.91 | 4 | 8 |
| Brendon McCullum | New Zealand | 10 | 1,224 | 302 | 68.00 | 4 | 2 |
| Graham Dowling | New Zealand | 11 | 964 | 239 | 48.20 | 3 | 2 |
| Bert Sutcliffe | New Zealand | 9 | 885 | 230* | 68.08 | 3 | 3 |
| Virender Sehwag | India | 12 | 883 | 173 | 44.15 | 2 | 3 |
| V V S Laxman | India | 10 | 818 | 124* | 58.43 | 2 | 6 |
| John Wright | New Zealand | 9 | 804 | 185 | 61.85 | 3 | 3 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | India | 12 | 796 | 192 | 61.23 | 2 | 3 |
| Mark Burgess | New Zealand | 13 | 725 | 95 | 30.21 | 0 | 6 |
TEN WICKETS OR MORE IN A MATCH
For India (4)
12/85 (6/31, 6/99): R Ashwin at Hyderabad, 2012
12/152 (8/72, 4/80): S Venkataraghavan at Delhi, 1964-65
11/140 (3/64, 8/76): E A S Prasanna at Auckland, 1975-76
10/134 (4/67, 6/67): Anil Kumble at Kanpur, 1999-00
For New Zealand (2)
11/58 (4/35, 7/23): Richard Hadlee at Wellington, 1975-76
10/88 (6/49, 4/39): Richard Hadlee at Bombay, 1988-89
SEVEN WICKETS OR MORE IN AN INNINGS
In addition to those listed above, the following have taken seven wickets or more in an innings:
For India
7/128: Subhash Gupte at Hyderabad, 1955-56
For New Zealand
7/64: Tim Southee at Bangalore, 2012
7/65: Simon Doull at Wellington, 1998-99
LEADING BOWLERS
| Player | For | Matches | Wickets | Best | Average | Strike Rate | 5I | 10M |
| Richard Hadlee | New Zealand | 14 | 65 | 7/23 | 22.97 | 47.78 | 4 | 2 |
| B S Singh Bedi | India | 12 | 57 | 6/42 | 19.14 | 68.12 | 4 | 0 |
| E A S Prasanna | India | 10 | 55 | 8/76 | 20.13 | 53.56 | 4 | 1 |
| Anil Kumble | India | 11 | 50 | 6/67 | 25.86 | 72.20 | 3 | 1 |
| Zaheer Khan | India | 13 | 47 | 5/29 | 31.45 | 59.15 | 4 | 0 |
| S Venkataraghavan | India | 10 | 44 | 8/72 | 22.82 | 76.77 | 2 | 1 |
| Harbhajan Singh | India | 13 | 43 | 6/63 | 33.12 | 80.49 | 1 | 0 |
| Daniel Vettori | New Zealand | 15 | 40 | 6/127 | 48.42 | 106.60 | 2 | 0 |
| B S Chandrasekhar | India | 8 | 36 | 6/94 | 27.14 | 66.17 | 1 | 0 |
| Subhash Gupte | India | 5 | 34 | 7/128 | 19.68 | 62.94 | 4 | 0 |