2021 was a great test year as this year we witnessed the first edition of the World Test Championship which was won by New Zealand. In this article, we will see all the facts, records, and stats of test cricket in 2021 in numbers.
- England captain Joe Root was the highest run-scorer in 2021 in test cricket. Root scored 1708 runs in test cricket in 2021.
- Joe Root also scored the highest number of Test centuries in 2021. He scored 6 centuries in 2021 in test cricket.
- Cheteshwar Pujara of India has the most number of half-centuries in Test cricket in 2021. Gujarat has 6 half-centuries in 2021 in test cricket.
- Dimuth Karunaratne of Sri Lanka has the highest score in the test in 2021. He scored 244 runs in a single inning of a test match.
- England captain also has the most number of fours in test in 2021. He has 179 fours in test in 2021.
- Record of most number of sixes in 2021 in the test is after Rishabh Pant of India. He smashed 15 sixes in test cricket in 2021.
- Dimuth Karunaratne has the best average in test cricket in 2021. He has an average of 69.38 in test cricket in 2021.
- Ravichandran Ashwin has the most number of wickets in test cricket in 2021. He has 54 wickets in test cricket in 2021.
- Ajaz Patel of New Zealand bowled the best bowling figure of 2021 in test cricket. His 10-119 against India was the best bowling figure of 2021 in test cricket.
- James Anderson of England has the best economy of 2021 in test cricket. He has an economy of 2.12 in 2021.
- Joe Root has a record of the most number of catches in test in 2021. He took 21 catches in test cricket in 2021.
- India has the most number of victories in test cricket in 2021. India got 8 wins in test cricket in 2021.
- England has the most number of losses in test cricket in 2021. England lost 9 test matches in 2021.
- India’s victory of 372 runs was the largest victory by runs in test cricket in 2021.
Also Read: All top scorers and wicket-takers of 2021 in all formats (records)
Also Read: All the major moments of team India in 2021
