England stunned India in the first Test and how? They were down and out after the first innings and everybody had written off. However, Ben Stokes & co. came hard with the bat and scripted a memorable comeback. The bowlers capitalized on the good work done by the batters and won a match for the ages.
Now, England are gearing up for the second Test at Vishakhapatnam and they will be eager to win back-to-back matches against a depleted Indian side. Meanwhile, in this post, we will take a look at the England players’ Test stats in India ahead of the 2nd Test.
Zak Crawley
| Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | Strike Rate | Century | Half-Centuries | Best |
| 3 | 6 | 118 | 19.66 | 57.84 | 0 | 1 | 53 |
Ben Duckett
| Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | Strike Rate | Century | Half-Centuries | Best |
| 3 | 5 | 100 | 20.00 | 69.93 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
Ollie Pope
| Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | Strike Rate | Century | Half-Centuries | Best |
| 5 | 10 | 350 | 35.00 | 55.37 | 1 | 0 | 196 |
Joe Root
| Matches | Innings | Runs & Wickets | Batting & Bowling Average | Batting & Bowling Strike Rate | Century | Half-Centuries | Best |
| 11 | 22 | 983 runs and 13 Wickets | 46.80 & 24.84 | 50.98 & 50.7 | 2 | 5 | 218 |
Jonny Bairstow
| Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | Strike Rate | Century | Half-Centuries | Best |
| 9 | 16 | 436 | 29.06 | 50.28 | 0 | 3 | 89 |
Ben Stokes
| Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | Strike Rate | Century | Half-Centuries | Best |
| 10 | 20 | 624 | 32.84 | 49.36 | 1 | 4 | 128 |
Ben Foakes
| Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | Strike Rate | Century | Half-Centuries | Best |
| 4 | 8 | 116 | 16.57 | 31.78 | 0 | 0 | 42* |
Rehan Ahmed
| Matches | Innings | Wickets | Average | Strike Rate | Economy Rate | 5-Wickets | Best |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 69.00 | 90.00 | 4.60 | 0 | 2/105 |
Tom Hartley
| Matches | Innings | Wickets | Average | Strike Rate | Economy Rate | 5-Wickets | Best |
| 1 | 2 | 9 | 21.44 | 34.2 | 3.75 | 1 | 7/62 |
Mark Wood
| Matches | Innings | Wickets | Average | Strike Rate | Economy Rate | 5-Wickets | Best |
| 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 2.48 | 0 | – |
Jack Leach
| Matches | Innings | Wickets | Average | Strike Rate | Economy Rate | 5-Wickets | Best |
| 5 | 9 | 20 | 30.65 | 59.1 | 3.11 | 0 | 4/54 |
Under the leadership of Brendon McCullum as the coach and Ben Stokes as the skipper, England have learned how to perform as a team. While individual brilliance from the different players have bailed them out of the difficult situations, they have won performing as a unit more often than not.
This English side has a knack for winning matches from difficult situations. The players know their roles and the role clarity has enabled them to produce efficient and effective performances consistently.
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