Manchester, July 27 -- India's batting unit has been in red-hot form throughout the ongoing Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, and their consistency has now earned them a place in the record books. With one Test still to play, India have already posted seven scores of 350 or more in the series, the most by any team in a single Test series in the history of the game.

Their latest effort, 425/4 in the second innings of the drawn fourth Test at Old Trafford, was yet another example of their remarkable discipline with the bat. The innings was anchored by a magnificent unbeaten century from Ravindra Jadeja and a maiden Test ton from Washington Sundar, whose unbroken 203-run stand helped India escape with a draw on the final day.

This run of consiste...