The Year That was In Numbers - Test's 2011

There were some great test matches witnessed in 2011. It was an awesome year for the longest format of its own...


Here is a summary of the top 5 batsmen, top 5 bowlers and the team records for the year 2011.

Test Match Team Records for the Year 2011

India - 12, 3, 5, 4 (Played, Won, Lost, Draw)

Pakistan - 10, 6, 1, 3 (Played, Won, Lost, Draw)

Sri Lanka - 11, 1, 4, 6 (Played, Won, Lost, Draw)

Australia - 9, 4, 3, (Played, Won, Lost, Draw)

New Zealand - 5, 2, 2, 1 (Played, Won, Lost, Draw)

England - 8, 6, 0, 2 (Played, Won, Lost, Draw)

South Africa - 5, 2, 2, 1 (Played, Won, Lost, Draw)

West Indies - 10, 2, 4, 4 (Played, Won, Lost, Draw)

Bangladesh - 5, 0, 4, 1 (Played, Won, Lost, Draw)

Test Match Top 5 Batsmen for the Year 2011

Rahul Dravid (India) - 12, 1145, 57.25 (Matches, Runs, Average)

Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) - 11, 1034, 49.23 (Matches, Runs, Average)

Ian Bell (England) - 8, 950, 118.75 (Matches, Runs, Average)

Darren Bravo (West Indies) - 10, 949, 49.95 (Matches, Runs, Average)

Alastair Cook (England) - 8, 927, 84.27 (Matches, Runs, Average)

Test Match Top 5 Bowlers for the Year 2011

Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan) - 8, 50, 23.86 (Played, Wickets, Average)

Ishant Sharma (India) - 12, 43, 36.69 (Played, Wickets, Average)

Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka) - 10, 41, 29.07 (Played, Wickets, Average)

Devendra Bishoo (West Indies) - 10, 39, 36.23 (Played, Wickets, Average)

Abdur Rehman (Pakistan) - 8, 36, 26.27 (Played, Wickets, Average)

India Vs England - 3rd Test Match, Birmingham - 2011

The Indians are looking extremely hopeless and helpless in the current test series against England. They seem to have no inspiration and will power to excel and seem bored and drained and given up all hope of winning...

Te batting is painful, without any application and lacks any purpose whatsoever and they have failed to score 300 in any of the innings till now...

The bowling is radarless, without any penetration and seems to be lost in a forest without any knowledge of direction...

The fielding was never a strong point for the Indian team but they have dropped catches, and fielded poorer than school kids...

The captain has run out of ideas, is in woeful form both in front and behind the stumps...

It is painful to be an Indian supporter than at any time before!! They will do well not to lose 4-0...

Though I don't think that they can avoid the whitewash because the players are themselves looking demotivated and without the will to fight... How will they inspire any confidence in their fans???

India Vs England - 2nd Test Match, Trent Bridge Nottingham - 2011

So India lost the 2nd match too, convincingly!! This is not how teams which are ranked number 1 play... They are expected to put up a fight, exchange blows even when down and not give up until the end... The Aussies were rarely humiliated in the last decade or so, surely they were beaten sometimes but in a gracious manner, after a tough battle with the opposition... Rarely the opposition ran away with the game or rarely did they look hapless and helpless...

It was a shameful performance from the Indian team and I am really sad that they gave up so early and at so many stages of the game when they were on top!!! I hope that they pull up their socks for the remaining two games of the series and atleast show some teeth... We, Indian fans deserve atleast that much!!!

The number 1 rank and the crown of the best test team is all but gone too... For starters they must take the practice match seriously and if Sehwag and Gambhir and Zaheer are going to play the 3rd test then they must play in the practice match...

Hoping and Praying that whatever ails the team is soon sorted out and the team is back to winning some games!!

India Vs England - 1st Test Match, Lords - 2011

The big question after 4 days of compelling cricket is "Can India save the match?". Sachin cannot bat until 5 wickets have fallen or about an hour after lunch, Gambhir was hit nastily on the wrist by a Matt prior sweep , Zaheer is injured!!!

This is precisely called having your Backs to the Wall!! The duo of Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman are at the crease... They have rescued India from precarious situations before... All hope is still not lost...

India will have to dig deep if they are to save this one, but they have done that in the recent past... Not crumbled under pressure like in the 90's and early 2000's...

I love TEST CRICKET for days like these... Today we will see hard, uncompromising cricket from both sides desperate to be at the NO. 1 position of Test Rankings!!

All 4 results are possible - 

England Win

India Win

Draw

Tie

On which one is your money on??