Indian captain MS Dhoni and England captain Andrew Strauss poses with the trophySachin Tendulkar has his sights in his 100th Test century as India and England starts a high-voltage Test series at the Lord's
For the statistics savvy, the India vs England series opener is the 2000th Test match in the history of the game.
The India vs England first Test also happens to be the 100th Test between the two teams.
And if Sachin manages to score a hundred, the historic venue will also become witness to another milestone in Sachin Tendulkar's 100th international century.
Of the 99 games that India has played against England, India has won 19 while England emerged victorious in 34.
Teams (From):
England: Alastair Cook, Andrew Strauss, Eoin Morgan, Ian Bell, Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Chris Tremlett, Graeme Swann, James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Tim Bresnan, Matt Prior
India: Abhinav Mukund, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Suresh Raina, Virender Sehwag, VVS Laxman, Amit Mishra, Harbhajan Singh, Ishant Sharma, Munaf Patel, Praveen Kumar, Sreesanth, Zaheer Khan, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni, Wriddhiman Saha