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During the 1st Test, Mahendra Singh Dhoni set the highest score by an Indian Test captain, scoring 224 runs, beating the previous record held by Sachin Tendulkar. [1] India won the four Test series in a 4–0 whitewash to win the Border–Gavaskar Trophy.
It was also the highest individual score in ODI cricket in a run chase, a record which was broken seven years later by Shane Watson. [42] [43] Dhoni ended the series with the highest aggregate of 346 runs and was awarded the Man of the series. [44] Dhoni keeping wickets in a test match
Alan Davidson (Australia), in the tied 1st Test at Brisbane against the West Indies in 1960–61, was the first man to score 100 runs and take 10 wickets in a match (and is the only other player to achieve this so far), but without a century: his two scores with the bat were 44 and 80, in addition to 11 wickets (5/135 and 6/87).
The highest score by an Indian batsman at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium is 139 not out which was made by MS Dhoni in 2007. At the time Dhoni was playing for an Asian XI against an African XI. [5] [6] The highest score by an Indian batsman representing India at this stadium is 138 which was made by Virat Kohli against South Africa on 22 October 2015.
Instead, Adelaide hosted the first Test from 9 December and the Brisbane hosted the second Test from 17 December. [1] [2] [3] Following the draw in the third Test, Indian captain MS Dhoni announced his retirement from Test cricket with immediate effect. [4] After the draw in the final Test in Sydney, Australia won the series 2–0.
The highest individual score made by an overseas player is 244 not out, scored by Englishman Alastair Cook in 2017. Don Bradman has scored the most Test centuries at the ground with 9, while the most by an overseas player is 5, scored by Jack Hobbs. [4] The first ODI century scored at the MCG was in 1979 by the Englishman David Gower.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, holds the record for most dismissals by an Indian wicket-keeper in Test cricket. This is a chronological list of India Test wicket-keepers. [1]This list only includes players who have played as the designated keeper for a match.
The worst figures in a match in Test cricket were taken by South Africa's Imran Tahir in the second Test against Australia at the Adelaide Oval in November 2012. He returned figures of 0/180 from his 23 overs in the first innings and 0/80 off 14 in the third innings for a total of 0/260 from 37 overs. [ 167 ]