Centuries At Old Trafford By Indian Cricketers: Recently, the 4th encounter of India vs England is taking place at Old Trafford from 23rd July, with England choosing to bowl first, handing over the test debut to Anshul Kamboj in place of Akashdeep. Along with him, Sai Sudharsan replaces Karun Nair, and Shardul Thakur comes in at the place of Nitish Kumar Reddy due to a knee injury.
India’s record at Old Trafford
At Old Trafford Stadium, India has played 9 matches so far at this venue and has gone winless in all the encounters. The visitors have lost 4 matches and have drawn 5 matches. In the red ball, India is looking for a win at this venue. Meanwhile, in the white ball matches, they have won 6 matches out of 12 times which includes the two significant victories in the ODI World Cup 2019.
Now India will look forward to breaking the duck at this venue as well and level the series for a blockbuster final at the Oval, which will be the fifth Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025.
India vs England: Centuries At Old Trafford By Indian Cricketers
- Syed Mushtaq Ali (1936) – 112
- Vijay Merchant (1936) – 114
- Abbas Ali Baig (1959) – 112
- Polly Umrigar (1959) – 118
- Sunil Gavaskar (1974) – 101
- Sandeep Patil (1982) – 129* (not out)
- Mohammad Azharuddin (1990) – 179
- Sachin Tendulkar (1990) – 119* (not out)
Sachin Tendulkar’s century in 1990 was his maiden Test hundred, and he remains the last Indian cricketer to score a Test century at Old Trafford.
Top 5 highest run scorers and wicket takers at Old Trafford from India in Test
Top 5 highest run scorers
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1. Sunil Gavaskar – 242 Runs
2. Vijay Merchant – 225 Runs
3. Mohammad Azharuddin- 190 Runs
Top 5 highest wicket takers
1. Vinoo Mankad – 9 Wickets
2. Syed Abid Ali – 8 Wickets
3. Lala Amarnath – 8 Wickets
4. Dilip Doshi – 6 Wickets
5. Subah Gupte – 6 Wickets
IND vs ENG Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025 so far?
India has lost two close encounters in the series already, now they will take plenty of heart going into the fourth Test. India lost by 22 runs at Lord’s, where Ravindra Jadeja’s lone innings went into vain, and other than that, they were unable to defend 371 runs at Headingley, even after their batters performed exceptionally well.
A win for India at Old Trafford will see the series head into a decider at the Oval, while a draw will keep the series alive. However, a defeat for the visitors will make the series 3-1 with one match remaining.
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