Southampton cricket ground Test records: How have India played in Tests at The Rose Bowl?

Dixit Bhargav | 08/03/2021
Southampton cricket ground Test records: How have India played in Tests at The Rose Bowl?

Southampton cricket ground: The Rose Bowl has been finalized as the venue to host the final match of the ICC World Test Championship.

Despite no official confirmation from the ICC (International Cricket Council), enough eminent names have revealed that the final match of the inaugural ICC World Test Championship between India and New Zealand will be played at The Rose Bowl in Southampton.

Former India captain and current BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) President Sourav Ganguly is the latest high-profile name to comment on the venue stating that he is looking forward to visit Southampton in June.

“I’m looking forward to attending the World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand in Southampton. It [final in Southampton instead of Lord’s] was decided long time ago.

“Due to COVID-19 and they have the hotel absolutely close. When England resumed play after COVID, they had a lot of matches in Southampton due to the same reason,” Ganguly was quoted as saying by India Today.

England, who hosted West Indies and Pakistan to resume international cricket in their international summer last year, had played as many as three Test matches in Southampton due to an on-site hotel.

Southampton cricket ground Test records by Indian cricket team

Contrary to other iconic venues in England, The Rose Bowl has only hosted six Tests till date. Out of these six, three Tests have witnessed a result. While England have won two matches in Southampton, West Indies had beaten England at the same venue in July 2020.

It is worth mentioning that both the English victories in Southampton have come against India. After beating India by 266 runs in 2014, England had again defeated them by 60 runs in 2018.

Having lost both their Tests in Southampton till date, India would be hope to make amends at the venue during the final match. As far as New Zealand are concerned, they are yet to play a Test match at the Rose Bowl.

India Batting Records in Southampton

Player Matches Runs Avg SR 100 50
Virat Kohli 2 171 42.75 51.5 0 1
Ajinkya Rahane 2 168 56 41.27 0 3
Cheteshwar Pujara 2 163 54.33 49.54 1 0

 

India Bowling Records in Southampton

Player Matches Wickets Avg SR
Mohammed Shami 2 7 36.42 60.8
Ravindra Jadeja 1 5 41 67.6
Jasprit Bumrah 1 4 24.25 58.5

 

Post Edited By: Dixit Bhargav
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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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