England vs India 2018: 4 records Indian players could break

The Men in Blue begun the United Kingdom tour with a T20I series victory against Ireland. The visitors dominated the Ireland team in the T20I series as they won both the T20 International games.

But, the real challenge for the Indian team is when they take on England in three T20Is, three ODIs and five Tests. The last two tours of England were nothing less than nightmares, as far as the Test series were concerned.

In 2011, Andrew Strauss led-England team whitewashed Indian team in the four-match Test series. Three years later, England had destroyed the Indian team 3-1.

However, the things have changed in the last couple of years. While Australia and England have shown inconsistent form in the longest format of the game, the Indian team has been the most consistent side.

Virat Kohli-led Indian team have won nine out of their last ten Test series. On the other hand, England team lost the Ashes and the series in New Zealand before drawing the series against Pakistan at home recently.

As the Indian players have been in tremendous form, they will look to dominate the England team in this tour. But, before the start of the series everyone is looking forward to, let us take a look at four milestones the Indian players would be looking to achieve in England.

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#4 Bhuvneshwar Kumar - 100 ODI wickets

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Bhuvneshwar Kumar is one of the most improved bowlers in world cricket at the moment. While there was no doubt about his skill to move (swing) the ball in both ways, his pace was down. He would often be the high 120s or low 130s (km/h).

He is just 10 wickets away from 100 wickets in the One Day International format. Bhuvneshwar will look to achieve his personal milestone during the ODI series against England. He has taken 90 wickets in 86 ODI games.

The Indian team will play three ODI games against England and he will be eyeing to achieve the milestone. The English condition will suit his pace and swing and will be a key player for the Indian team.

#3 MS Dhoni - 10,000 ODI runs

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MS Dhoni, who was in stunning form during the IPL 2018, led his team to win the third title in the history of Indian Premier League. He has played 16 IPL games this year and accumulated 455 runs at a staggering strike-rate of 150.

The former Indian skipper, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who has been in tremendous form, will be eyeing to achieve another milestone during the ODI series against England. Dhoni, who has scored 9967 runs in 318 ODI games, just 33 runs away from 10,000 ODI runs and will be eyeing to achieve this milestone in the England tour.

Even though he handed over the captaincy duties to Virat Kohli, Dhoni is still a vital cog in the Indian setup. He will play a vital role for India in the upcoming series against England and the 2019 World Cup which will be happening in the same country

#2 Yuzvendra Chahal - 50 T20I wickets

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In Twenty20 format, batsmen have become more attacking making the wrist spinners more effective. Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav have been playing a crucial role for the Indian team.

Chahal, who is currently the number three bowler in T20I format, all set to become the fastest bowler to pick 50 wickets in T20 Internationals. Currently, the record is jointly held by Rashid Khan and Imran Tahir, who took just 31 matches to achieve this record.

Yuzvendra Chahal, who has 41 wickets in just 23 games, has to take nine wickets in seven games to achieve this milestone. Chahal, who has been in stunning form, might achieve this milestone during the three-match T20I series against England.

#1 Virat Kohli - 2,000 T20I runs

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The Indian skipper Virat Kohli has achieved several milestones in his cricket career. However, he is close to achieving yet another big milestone.

Kohli has played 59 T20 International games and scored 1992 runs at an average of 48.59. He had a chance to become a first Asian player to score 2000 T20I runs. But, Pakistan's Malik achieved this record during the game against Zimbabwe in the tri-series.

Virat needs just 8 runs to complete 2000 runs in his T20I career. If he manages to score 8 runs in the T20I series against England, he will become the fastest player to score 2000 runs in T20 Internationals.

Virat Kohli-led Indian team will become number one in the T20I ranks if they manage to beat England in the margin of 2-1 or 3-0. The 29-year-old will look to destroy the England team in their own backyard.