5 Unique Records in India vs Pakistan Fixtures

1. Most Runs

India’s Sachin Tendulakr holds the record for most runs in the India vs Pakistan fixture having scored 3583 runs in 87 matches. Pakistan is also Tendulkar’s fourth favourite opponent at the international level.

2. Most Wickets

With 133 India’s Anil Kumble holds the record for most wickets in the head-to-head fixtures between the sides. He has 81 wickets in Tests and 54 in the ODI format for the nation. 

3. Virender Sehwag Triple Century

India’s Virender Sehwag is the only batter to score a triple hundred in the head-to-head meetings between the side. Sehwag scored 309 against the arch-rivals in April 2004 in Multan when India toured the nation. 

4. Anil Kumble Ten-Fer

In February 1999, Anil Kumble scalped 10 wickets in a Test innings and became the second bowler in the Test history to record the feat. He is the only bowler to do so from either India or Pakistan. 

5. Saeed Anwar’s 194

In May 1997 Pakistan’s Saeed Anwar scored 194 runs in an ODI innings and recorded the highest individual score in the rivalry in the 50-ver format. Interestingly, it was the highest individual score in ODI format for any male batter for next 13 years.