Tim Bresnan, Jonathan Bairstow, Matt Prior, Ajinkya Rahane, Cheteshwar Pujara, Gautam Gambhir, Murali Vijay, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Virender Sehwag, Ashok Dinda, Harbhajan Singh, Ishant Sharma, Pragyan Ojha, Ravichandran Ashwin, Umesh Yadav, Zaheer Khan, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni,
Alastair Cook, Eoin Morgan, Ian Bell, Joe Root, Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Nick Compton, Graeme Swann, Graham Onions, James Anderson, Monty Panesar, Steven Finn, Stuart Broad, Stuart Meaker, Samit Patel
The surface is light in colour, not that hard and has a powdery look to it. It will start turning pretty early and will have variable bounce too.
| India | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Strength | Batting, spinners at home | Batting depth |
| Weakness | Inconsistent form | Poor record in India |
| Opportunities | Begin home season with a bang | Start off difficult campaign on a good note |
| Threats | Alastair Cook and Kevin Pietersen | Virat Kohli and Pragyan Ojha |
| India | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 19 | 38 |
| Home Wins | 14 | 27 |
| Away Wins | 5 | 11 |
| Highest Innings Score | 664 on August 09, 2007 | 710 on August 10, 2011 |
| Lowest Innings Score | 58 on July 17, 1952 | 101 on August 19, 1971 |
| India | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Highest Total Chased | 386 on December 11, 2008 | 206 on December 20, 1972 |
| Lowest Total Defended | 179 on November 27, 1981 | 221 on July 29, 2011 |
| Most Prolific Batsman | Sunil Gavaskar - 2483 Runs | Graham Gooch - 1725 Runs |
| Highest Individual Score | 224 by Vinod Kambli On February 19, 1993 | 333 by Graham Gooch On July 26, 1990 |
| Most Successful Bowler | Bhagwat Chandrasekhar - 95 Wickets | Bob Willis - 62 Wickets |
| Best Bowling Analysis | 8/55 by Vinoo Mankad On February 06, 1952 | 8/31 by Fred Trueman On July 17, 1952 |
