Lord's is all set to host the third Test between England and India starting from July 10. The test match is level at 1-1 after England won the first Test at Headingley and India won the second Test at Edgbaston.
India's win at Edgbaston was a historic one as it was their first-ever Test win at the venue in nine attempts. Shubman Gill was the hero with the bat for India. Meanwhile, Mohammed Siraj and Akash Deep stepped up with the ball in Jasprit Bumrah's absence.
The third Test is poised to be an epic contest with a green pitch on offer for the two sides. However, Lord's is a venue where batters enjoy getting runs and they might just score heavily.
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Three Records That Can Be Broken in Lord's Test
Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Joe Root are nearing key milestones at Lord's and here is a look at what they might achieve at the Home of Cricket.
Gill Can Surpass Dravid, Kohli
Shubman Gill, the Indian skipper can surpass former Indian skipper Rahul Dravid for the most runs scored by an Indian batter against England in a Test series. The record is currently held by Dravid who scored 602 runs in the 2002 series. Gill has already scored 585 runs in the first two Tests and has a real chance to go past Dravid at Lord's.
Shubman Gill can also surpass Virat Kohli's record at Lord's. Both Gill and Kohli have five centuries against England and Gill has a real chance to surpass even this record at Lord's. If he does, he joins Mohammed Azharuddin, the former Indian skipper who scored six tons against England. Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid scored even each.
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Yashasvi Jaiswal To Equal Sunil Gavaskar, KL Rahul
Jaiswal loves playing against England. In his short career so far, he has already scored three Test hundreds against the opposition as an opener. One more can get him level with names like Sunil Gavaskar and KL Rahul who scored four hundreds as an opener against England. The southpaw also has a chance to get past 1000 Test runs against England. So far, in seven Tests, he has scored 932 runs at an average of 77.67 against them.
Joe Root Nearing 3000 Test Runs Against India
Root can become the first batsman in Test history to score 3000 Test runs against India. He loves batting against India and has already scored 2955 runs in 32 Tests against India. He averages 56.83 against India and has scored as many as 10 centuries and 12 fifties against the Men in Blue. No other batsman has scored more runs than Root against India.
