India: Test Records As at 18 July 2018. Team Records Results P W L T D 522 145 160 1 216 Highest totals 759-7* v England (Chennai) 2016/17 726-9* v Sri Lanka (Mumbai-B) 2009/10 707 v Sri Lanka (Colombo-SSC) 2010 Lowest totals 42 v England (Lord's) 1974 58 v Australia (Brisbane) 1947/48 58 v England (Manchester) 1952 Highest 4th innings totals 445 v Australia (Adelaide) 1977/78 (Lost) 429-8 v England (The Oval) 1979 (Drawn) 406-4 v West Indies (Port-of-Spain) 1975/76 (Won) Largest victory margins (by inns) Inns & 262 runs v Afghanistan (Bangalore) 2018 Inns & 239 runs v Bangladesh (Mirpur) 2006/07 Inns & 239 runs v Sri Lanka (Nagpur-J) 2017/18 Largest victory margins (by runs) 337 runs v South Africa (Delhi) 2015/16 321 runs v New Zealand (Indore-TG) 2016/17 320 runs v Australia (Mohali) 2008/09 Batting Highest scores 319 V Sehwag v South Africa (Chennai) 2007/08 309 V Sehwag v Pakistan (Multan) 2003/04 303* KK Nair v England (Chennai) 2016/17 Most runs in a series 774 (avg 154.80) SM Gavaskar v West Indies in West Indies 1970/71 Most runs in a year 1562 (avg 78.10) SR Tendulkar 2010 Most runs Name M Inns NO Runs HS Avg 100 50 SR Tendulkar 200 329 33 15921 248* 53.78 51 68 RS Dravid 163 284 32 13265 270 52.63 36 63 SM Gavaskar 125 214 16 10122 236* 51.12 34 45 VVS Laxman 134 225 34 8781 281 45.97 17 56 V Sehwag 103 178 6 8503 319 49.43 23 31 Most centuries 51 SR Tendulkar Fastest fifty (balls) 30 Kapil Dev v Pakistan (Karachi) 1982/83 Fastest century (balls) 74 M Azharuddin v South Africa (Calcutta) 1996/97 Record wicket partnerships 1st 413 MH Mankad and Pankaj Roy v New Zealand (Madras-Cor) 1955/56 2nd 370 M Vijay and CA Pujara v Australia (Hyderabad-RG) 2012/13 3rd 336 V Sehwag and SR Tendulkar v Pakistan (Multan) 2003/04 4th 365 V Kohli and AM Rahane v New Zealand (Indore-TG) 2016/17 5th 376 VVS Laxman and RS Dravid v Australia (Calcutta) 2000/01 6th 298* DB Vengsarkar and RJ Shastri v Australia (Bombay) 1986/87 7th 280 RG Sharma and R Ashwin v West Indies (Kolkata) 2013/14 8th 241 V Kohli and J Yadav v England (Mumbai) 2016/17 9th 149 PG Joshi and RB Desai v Pakistan (Bombay-B) 1960/61 10th 133 SR Tendulkar and Z Khan v Bangladesh (Dhaka) 2004/05 Bowling Best bowling in an innings 10-74 A Kumble v Pakistan (Delhi) 1998/99 9-69 JM Patel v Australia (Kanpur) 1959/60 9-83 Kapil Dev v West Indies (Ahmedabad) 1983/84 Best bowling in a match 16-136 ND Hirwani v West Indies (Madras) 1987/88 15-217 Harbhajan Singh v Australia (Chennai) 2000/01 14-124 JM Patel v Australia (Kanpur) 1959/60 Most wickets in a series 35 (avg 18.91) BS Chandrasekhar v England in India 1972/73 Most wickets in a year 75 (avg 23.18) Kapil Dev 1983 Most wickets Name M Balls Runs Wkts Avg RPO BB 5I A Kumble 132 40850 18355 619 29.65 2.69 10-74 35 Kapil Dev 131 27740 12867 434 29.64 2.78 9-83 23 Harbhajan Singh 103 28580 13537 417 32.46 2.84 8-84 25 R Ashwin 58 16633 8010 316 25.34 2.88 7-59 26 Z Khan 92 18785 10247 311 32.94 3.27 7-87 11 Wicketkeeping Most dismissals in an innings 6 (ct 5, st 1) SMH Kirmani v New Zealand (Christchurch) 1975/76 6 (ct 6) MS Dhoni v New Zealand (Wellington) 2008/09 6 (ct 5, st 1) WP Saha v West Indies (North Sound) 2016 Most dismissals in a match 10 (ct 10) WP Saha v South Africa (Cape Town) 2017/18 Most dismissals in a series 19 (ct 12, st 7) NS Tamhane v Pakistan in Bangladesh/Pakistan 1954/55 19 (ct 17, st 2) SMH Kirmani v Pakistan in India 1979/80 Most dismissals in a year 50 (ct 47, st 3) MS Dhoni 2011 Most dismissals in a career Name M Ct St Total MS Dhoni 90 256 38 294 SMH Kirmani 88 160 38 198 KS More 49 110 20 130 Fielding Most catches in an innings 5 Yajurvindra Singh v England (Bangalore) 1976/77 5 M Azharuddin v Pakistan (Karachi) 1989/90 5 K Srikkanth v Australia (Perth) 1991/92 5 AM Rahane v Sri Lanka (Galle) 2015 Most catches in a match 8 AM Rahane v Sri Lanka (Galle) 2015 Most catches in a series 13 RS Dravid v Australia in India 2004/05 Most catches in a year 26 RS Dravid 2002 26 RS Dravid 2004 Most catches in a career Name M Ct RS Dravid 163 209 VVS Laxman 134 136 SR Tendulkar 200 115 Appearances Most matches SR Tendulkar 200 RS Dravid 163 VVS Laxman 134 Most captaincies MS Dhoni 60.