RR Pant has effected 69 dismissals prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England.  He needs six more dismissals which would fetch him 75 dismissals. If he effects it, he would then become the seventh Indian wicket keeper to effect 75 plus dismissals  Others are – MS Dhoni {294}, SMH Kirmani {198} and KS More {130}, NR Mongia {107}, WP Saha {103} and FM Engineer {82}

RA Jadeja has an aggregate of 1954 runs prior to the start of the first Test against England at Chennai against England. He requires 46 more runs for his 2000 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the 41st Indian batsman to total 2000 plus runs in tests.  RA Jadeja has already taken 220 wickets in tests. If he scores 2000 runs, then he would become the fifth Indian all rounder to score 2000 runs and capture 200 plus wickets.

No	Player	Mat	Runs	Wkts
1	A Kumble	132	2506	619
2	N Kapil Dev	131	5248	434
3	Harbhajan Singh	103	2224	417
4	R Ashwin	073	2467	377
5	RA Jadeja	050	1954	220

If he scores 46 runs, then he would become the 21^st all rounder in the history of test cricket to score 2000 plus runs and capture 200 plus wickets. The following table lists all the 21 cricketers.

No	Player	Team	Mat	Runs	Wkts
1	SK Warne	Aus	145	3154	708
2	A Kumble	Ind	132	2506	619
3	SCJ Broad	Eng	143	3335	514
4	N Kapil Dev	Ind	131	5248	434
5	RJ Hadlee	NZl	086	3124	431
6	SM Pollock	SAF	108	3781	421
7	Harbhajan Singh	Ind	103	2224	417
8	Wasim Akram	Pak	104	2898	414
9	IT Botham	Eng	102	5200	383
10	R Ashwin	Ind	074	2467	377
11	Imran Khan	Pak	088	3807	362
12	DL Vettori	NZl	113	4531	362
13	WPUJC Vaas	Srl	111	3089	355
14	MG Johnson	Aus	073	2065	313
15	JH Kallis	SAF	166	13289	292
16	R Benaud	Aus	063	2201	248
17	GS Sobers	Win	093	8032	235
18	A Flintoff	Eng	079	3845	226
19	CL Cairns	NZl	062	3320	218
20	RA Jadeja	Ind	050	1926	216
21	Shakib Al Hasan	Ban	056	3862	210

I Sharma has an aggregate of 98 wickets on home soil prior to the start of the first Test against England at Chennai against England. He requires two more wickets for his 100 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the twelfth Indian bowler to capture 100 plus test wickets on home soil.

No	Player	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts
1	A Kumble	63	3465.2	895	8710	350
2	Harbhajan Singh	55	2831.3	565	7624	265
3	R Ashwin	43	2092.3	463	5792	254
4	N Kapil Dev	65	2035.1	467	5803	219
5	RA Jadeja	33	1470.3	414	3307	157
6	BS Chandrasekhar	32	1530.5	408	3933	142
7	BS Bedi	30	1731.5	649	3287	137
8	J Srinath	32	1005.0	248	2874	108
9	Z Khan	38	1218.1	258	3731	104
10	MH Mankad	23	1294.3	416	2733	103
11	PP Ojha	20	1070.1	262	2779	101
12	I Sharma	37	1056.4	235	3076	098

I Sharma has an aggregate of 98 wickets on home soil prior to the start. He requires two more wickets for his 100 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the fourth Indian pace bowler to capture 100 plus test wickets on home soil.

No	Player	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts
1	N Kapil Dev	65	2035.1	467	5803	219
2	J Srinath	32	1005.0	248	2874	108
3	Z Khan	38	1218.1	258	3731	104
4	I Sharma	37	1056.4	235	3076	098

R Ashwin has an aggregate of 42 wickets against England in India prior to the start of the first Test against England at Chennai against England. He requires eight more wickets for his 50 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the fourth Indian bowler to capture 50 plus test wickets against England in India. Others are –BS Chandrasekhar {64}, A Kumble {56} and BS Bedi {50}.

V Kohli has a run aggregate of 1570 runs against England prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England.  He requires 30 more runs for his 1600 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the fifth Indian batsman to score 1600 plus runs against England. Others are – SR Tendulkar {2525}, SM Gavaskar {2483}, R Dravid {1950} and GR Viswanath {1880}

CA Pujara has a run aggregate of 1339 runs against England prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England.  He requires 161 more runs for his 1500 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the seventh Indian batsman to score 1500 plus runs against England. Others are – SR Tendulkar {2525}, SM Gavaskar {2483}, R Dravid {1950} and GR Viswanath {1880}, DB Vengsarkar {1589} and V Kohli {1570}

CA Pujara has scored eight fifties against England prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England.  He requires two more fifties for his ten fifties. If he scores them, then he would become the ninth Indian batsman to score ten or more fifties against England.

No	Player	Mat	I	NO	Runs	HS	C	HC	50+
1	SM Gavaskar	38	67	2	2483	221	4	16	20
2	SR Tendulkar	32	53	4	2535	193	7	13	20
3	GR Viswanath	30	54	4	1880	222	4	12	16
4	R Dravid	21	37	5	1950	217	7	08	15
5	MS Dhoni	21	37	2	1157	99	0	12	12
6	DB Vengsarkar	26	43	6	1589	157	5	06	11
7	N Kapil Dev	27	39	6	1355	116	2	08	10
8	V Kohli	19	35	3	1570	235	5	05	10
9	CA Pujara	18	33	3	1339	206*	5	03	08

AM Rahane has pouched 87 catches prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England.  He requires three more catches for his 90 catches. If he pouches them, then he would become the seventh Indian fieldsman other than the wicket keepers to pouch 90 plus catches.  Others are – R Dravid {209}, VVS Laxman {135}, SR Tendulkar {115}, SM Gavaskar {108}, M Azharuddin {105} and V Sehwag {90}.

V Kohli has pouched 84 catches prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England.  He requires six more catches for his 90 catches. If he pouches them, then he would become the eighth Indian fieldsman other than the wicket keepers to pouch 90 plus catches.  Others are – R Dravid {209}, VVS Laxman {135}, SR Tendulkar {115}, SM Gavaskar {108}, M Azharuddin {105}, V Sehwag {90} and AM Rahane {87}

V Kohli has pouched nine catches as captain against England prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England.  He requires one more catch for his ten catches. If he pouches it, then he would become the third Indian captain other than the wicket keepers to pouch 10 plus catches against England.   Others are – SM Gavaskar {14} and R Dravid {11}. V Kohli would go past MAK Pataudi and AL Wadekar who have pouched nine catches against England as Indian skippers.

V Kohli has scored nine fifties as captain against England prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England. He needs one more fifty for his ten fifties. If he scores it, he would become the first Indian captain to score ten fifties against England. He also would join the following nine captains who have scored ten or more fifties against England.

No	Player	Team	M	I	NO	Runs	C	HC	50+
1	AR Border	Aus	29	48	9	2276	05	12	17
2	DG Bradman	Aus	19	32	5	2432	10	06	16
3	GC Smith	SAF	21	39	3	2051	07	07	14
4	IM Chappell	Aus	16	30	1	1181	02	09	11
5	CH Lloyd	Win	18	24	1	1103	02	09	11
6	IVA Richards	Win	19	26	2	1102	01	10	11
7	HW Taylor	SAF	15	27	2	1287	04	07	11
8	RT Ponting	Aus	19	33	2	1433	04	06	10
9	GS Sobers	Win	13	23	5	1417	05	05	10
10	V Kohli	Ind	10	18	2	1248	04	05	09

V Kohli has scored four centuries as captain against England prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England. He needs one more century for his five centuries. If he scores it, he would become the first Indian captain to score five centuries against England. He also would become the sixth captain to score five or more centuries against England. Others are – DG Bradman {10}, GA Smith {07}, AR Border {05}, DPMD Jayawardene {05} and GS Sobers {05}.

V Kohli has scored 14 fifties as captain on home soil prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England. Two more fifties would fetch him  16 fifties and with it he would occupy the second place amongst the Indian captains who have scored most fifties on home soil. The first place is occupied by SM Gavaskar who has scored 18 fifties. V Kohli would go past MS Dhoni on his way to occupy the second place. MS Dhoni has scored 15 fifties while leading India on home soil

V Kohli has scored 23 fifties on home soil prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England. Two more fifties would fetch him 25 fifties and with it he would ninth Indian batsman to score 25 plus fifties on home soil.

No	Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	C	HC	50+
1	SR Tendulkar	94	153	16	7216	22	32	54
2	R Dravid	70	120	11	5598	15	27	42
3	SM Gavaskar	65	108	07	5067	16	23	39
4	VVS Laxman	57	091	18	3767	08	24	32
5	V Sehwag	52	089	03	4656	13	19	32
6	CA Pujara	41	064	06	3471	10	18	28
7	DB Vengsarkar	54	080	13	3725	13	15	28
8	GR Viswanath	48	081	07	3502	10	15	25
9	V Kohli	39	060	08	3558	13	10	23

V Kohli has scored 10 centuries as captain on home soil prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England. One more century would fetch him 11 centuries and with it he would share the record for most centuries by a captain home soil with RT Ponting. RT Ponting has scored eleven centuries on home soil while leading Australia. V Kohli would go past GS Chappell and SPD Smith who have scored ten centuries while leading Australia, on his way to share the record.

V Kohli has scored 10 centuries as captain on home soil prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England. Two more centuries would fetch him 12 centuries and with it he would own the record for most centuries by a captain home soil. V Kohli would go past RT Ponting on his way to own the record. RT Ponting has scored eleven centuries on home soil while leading Australia.

CA Pujara has scored four centuries against England on home soil prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England. One more century would fetch him his fifth century. He would then become the first Indian batsman to score five centuries against England on home soil. He would go past M Azharuddin who has scored four centuries against England on home soil.

I Sharma has an aggregate of 297 wickets prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England. Three more wickets would fetch him 300 wickets. He would then become the 35^th bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 300 wickets. He also would become the 26^th pace bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 300 wickets.

I Sharma has an aggregate of 297 wickets prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England. Three more wickets would fetch him 300 wickets. He would then become the sixth Indian bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 300 wickets. Others are – A Kumble {619}, Kapil Dev {434}, Harbhajan Singh {417}, R Ashwin {377} and Z Khan {311}.

He also would become the third Indian pace bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 300 wickets after Kapil Dev and Z Khan. Kapil Dev and Z Khan have captured 434 and 311 wickets respectively.

R Ashwin has scored 2467 runs and captured 377 wickets prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England. He needs 33 more runs for his 2500 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the third Indian all rounder to score 2500 runs and capture 375 plus wickets. Others are – Kapil Dev {5248 runs and 434 wickets} and A Kumble {2506 runs and 619 wickets}

He also would become the ninth all rounder in the annals of test cricket to score 2500 plus runs and capture 375 wickets.

No	Player	Team	Mat	Runs	Wkts
1	N Kapil Dev	Ind	131	5248	434
2	IT Botham	Eng	102	5200	383
3	SM Pollock	SAF	108	3781	421
4	SCJ Broad	Eng	144	3346	517
5	SK Warne	Aus	145	3154	708
6	RJ Hadlee	NZl	086	3124	431
7	Wasim Akram	Pak	104	2898	414
8	A Kumble	Ind	132	2506	619
9	R Ashwin	Ind	74	2467	377

JE Root has played 99 tests prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against India. First test of the series would be the 100th test for him. He will become the 15^th England cricketer to make 100 test appearances and would become the 69^th cricketer in the annals of test cricket to appear in 100 plus tests.

First test at Chennai would witness three England cricketers with 100 plus test appearances. JM Anderson {158}, SCJ Broad {145} and JE Root {100}. It will be for the first time in the annals of test cricket a team has fielded three cricketers with 100 plus appearances.

JE Root has scored 68 fifties prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against India. He shares the second place with IR Bell for most fifties by an England batsman. First place is occupied by AN Cook who has scored 90 fifties. JE Root needs one more fifty to occupy the second place.

JE Root has scored 49 half centuries prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against India. One more half century would fetch him 50 half centuries. If he scores it, he would then become the second England batsman to score 50 half centuries after AN Cook. AN Cook has scored 57 half centuries

JE Root has scored nine half centuries prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against India. One more half century would fetch him ten half centuries. If he scores it, he would then become the first England batsman to score 10 half centuries against India. He would go past KF Barrington and AN Cook who have scored nine half centuries against India.

JE Root has an aggregate of 1421 runs against India prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against India.  He needs 79 more runs for his 1500 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the fourth England batsman to score 1500 plus runs against India. Others are AN Cook {2431}, GA Gooch {1725} and KP Pietersen {1581}

JE Root has scored 13 fifties against India prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against India. He needs one more fifty which would fetch him his 14th fifty. If he scores it, he would then occupy the second place in the list of batsmen who have scored most fifties against India. The first place is occupied by AN Cook who has scored 16 fifties. JE Root would go past GA Gooch on his way to second place. GA Gooch has also scored 13 fifties.

JE Root has scored 05 half centuries against India in India prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against India. He needs one more half century which would fetch him his sixth half century. If he scores it, he would then share the record with KW Fletcher most half centuries by an England batsman against India in India. JE Root would go past A Flintoff and DI Gower on his way to share the record. A Flintoff and DI Gower has scored five half centuries against India in India

JE Root has scored 05 half centuries against India in India prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against India. Two more half centuries would fetch him his seventh half century. If he scores it, he would then own the record for most half centuries by an England batsman against India in India. JE Root would go past KW Fletcher on his way to own the record. KW Fletcher has scored six half centuries against India in India.

JE Root has scored 22 half centuries on away soil prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against India. Two more half centuries would fetch him his 24th half century. If he scores it, he would then own the second place for record for most half centuries by an England batsman on away soil. The first place is occupied by G Boycott who has scored 27 half centuries on away soil.

JE Root has an aggregate of 3614 runs on away soil prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against India. He needs 386 runs for his 4000 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the fourth England batsman to score 4000 plus runs on away soil. Others are – AN Cook {5295}, WR Hammond {4245} and MC Cowdrey {4087}. He also would become the 26^th batsman in the annals of test cricket to total 4000 plus runs on away soil.

JE Root has scored 19 centuries prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against India. One more century would fetch him 20 centuries. If he scores them, then he would become the tenth England batsman to score 20 plus centuries.

No	Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	C
1	AN Cook	161	291	16	12472	294	33
2	KP Pietersen	104	181	8	8181	227	23
3	IR Bell	118	205	24	7727	235	22
4	G Boycott	108	193	23	8114	246*	22
5	MC Cowdrey	114	188	15	7624	182	22
6	WR Hammond	85	140	16	7249	336*	22
7	AJ Strauss	100	178	6	7037	177	21
8	KF Barrington	82	131	15	6806	256	20
9	GA Gooch	118	215	6	8900	333	20
10	JE Root	99	181	14	8249	254	19

JE Root has scored 30 fifties while leading England prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against India. One more fifty would fetch him his 31^st fifty. If he scores it, it would fetch him 31 fifties. If he scores it, he would then occupy the second place among the England captains who have scored most fifties. The first place is occupied by AN Cook who has scored 36 fifties. JE Root would go past MA Atherton on his way to occupy the second place. MA Atherton has scored 30 fifties while leading England.

JE Root has scored eight centuries on away soil while leading England prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against India.  Two more centuries would fetch him ten centuries and with it he would become the seventh  England captain to score ten or more centuries on away soil. Others are – AN Cook {17}, KF Barrington {14}, MC Cowdrey {13}, WR Hammond {13}, AJ Strauss {11} and JB Hobbs {10}

JE Root will be leading England for the first time against India in India and would become the 17^th England captain to lead England against India in India when he leads England against India in the first test at Chennai.

V Kohli will be leading India against England in India for the sixth occasion in the first test at Chennai. He will become third Indian captain to lead India on six or more occasions against England at home. Others are – SM Gavaksar {11} and MS Dhoni {06}

V Kohli has an aggregate of 2699 runs while leading India prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against India. One more run would fetch him 2700 runs and with it he would become the seventh captain to score 2700 plus runs. He would also become the first Indian captain to score 2700 runs.

No	Player	Team	Mat	I	NO	Runs
1	RT Ponting	Aus	39	71	10	3555
2	AR Border	Aus	51	85	12	3448
3	GC Smith	SAF	53	91	06	3380
4	GS Chappell	Aus	33	62	09	2948
5	GA Gooch	Eng	23	42	01	2820
6	BC Lara	Win	27	46	04	2743
7	V Kohli	Ind	26	40	05	2699

CA Pujara has scored 28 fifties on home soil prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England. Two more fifties would fetch him 30 fifties and with it he would sixth Indian batsman to score 30 plus fifties on home soil.

No	Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	C	HC	50+
1	SR Tendulkar	94	153	16	7216	22	32	54
2	R Dravid	70	120	11	5598	15	27	42
3	SM Gavaskar	65	108	7	5067	16	23	39
4	VVS Laxman	57	91	18	3767	8	24	32
5	V Sehwag	52	89	3	4656	13	19	32
6	CA Pujara	41	64	6	3471	10	18	28