There have been only 9 instances when a player has scored more than 300 runs and has notched up 20 plus wickets in a series since 1960 and 15 times in the history of Test cricket. But there is a good chance that this record might just increase by a number and another Indian after Kapil Dev will make it to the list.
With 209 runs and 11 wickets already in his kitty and 3 more test matches to be played one can easily expect Bhuvneshwar Kumar to enter the this list and quiet possibly top it as well.
First let us take a look at players to score 300+ runs and take 20+ wickets in a series since 1960 –
| Player | Series | Matches | Runs | Wickets |
| Garry Sobers | India in WI. 1961-62 | 5 | 424 | 23 |
| Garry Sobers | WI in England, 1963 | 5 | 322 | 20 |
| Garry Sobers | WI in England, 1966 | 5 | 722 | 20 |
| Tony Greig | England in WI, 1973-74 | 5 | 430 | 24 |
| Ian Botham | The Ashes in England, 1981 | 6 | 399 | 34 |
| Kapil Dev | England in India, 1981-82 | 6 | 318 | 22 |
| Richard Hadlee | NZ in England, 1983 | 4 | 301 | 21 |
| Shaun Pollock | SA in West Indies, 2000-01 | 5 | 302 | 20 |
| Andrew Flintoff | The Ashes in England, 2005 | 5 | 402 | 24 |
Probably next on list:
| Bhuvneswar Kumar | India in England, 2014 | 2 | 209 | 11 |
Andrew Flintoff was the last player to score 300 or more runs and pick up 20 or more wickets in Test cricket in a single series. Almost 9 years have passed by and now here is young Indian bowlers who has the best chance to get his name listed along with legendary cricketers that too in a series that is being played at England.