India won the toss and elected to bat first to provide the 52nd occasion of India doing so against England. It also provides the 32^nd occasion of India doing so against England in India and the third such occasion at Chepauk.

India capped A Patel for this test. He became the 301^st cricketer to represent India in test cricket. He also became the 164^th cricketer to represent India on home soil and 22^nd cricketer to make his test debut at Chepauk.

He became the fourth Indian cricketer to make his test debut against England at Chepauk. Others are Yuvaraj of Patiala in Feb 1934, AO Malhotra and Pranab Roy in Jan 1982. So after a gap of 39 years, AR Patel is making his debut against England at Chepauk.

AR Patel became the 96^th Indian cricketer to make his debut against England and 44^th Indian cricketer to make his debut against England at home.

Chepauk became the 20^th venue to host two or more consecutive tests of the same series in the annals of test cricket. It has already hosted the first test of the ongoing test series against England from 05.02.21 and the second test against England has started today. Chepauk became the first venue in India to host two consecutive tests of the same series.

Chepauk became the third venue to host two or more consecutive tests of the same series in the annals of test cricket after the pandemic Covid-19. It has already hosted the first test of the ongoing test series against England from 05.02.21 and the second test against England has started today. Manchester and Southampton in England are the other two venues to host two consecutive tests of the series. Manchester hosted two consecutive tests between England and West Indies in Jul 2019, while Southamption hosted two consecutive tests between England and Pakistan in Aug 2019.  Chepauk became the first venue in India to host two consecutive tests of the same series.

Shubman Gill’s duck in this test provides the 46^th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a duck in a test innings against England. It also provides the 15th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a duck in a test innings against England on home soil. He became the fourth Indian opening batsman to collect a duck against England at Chepauk

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	CPS Chauhan	0	2	Eng	Chepauk	12 Jan 1973
2	M Amarnath	0	2	Eng	Chepauk	14 Jan 1977
3	K Srikkanth	0	1	Eng	Chepauk	13 Jan 1985
4	Shubman Gill	0	1	Eng	Chepauk	13 Feb 2021

India lost its first wicket without a run on the board to provide the 87th occasion of India losing its first wicket without scoring in a test innings. It also provides the 35th such occasion on home soil and the seventh such occasion at Chepauk

It also provides the 18^th such occasion against England and the third such occasion against England on home soil and the first such occasion against England at Chepauk

V Kohli was dismissed for a duck in this innings to provide the 64^th occasion of an Indian captain scoring a duck in a test innings. It also provides the 32nd occasion of an Indian captain scoring a duck in a test innings on home soil. It also provides the third occasion of an Indian captain scoring a duck in a test innings at Chepauk

V Kohli was dismissed for a duck in this innings to provide the 23rd occasion of an Indian captain scoring a duck in a test innings against England. It also provides the 12th occasion of an Indian captain scoring a duck in a test innings on home soil against England. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian captain scoring a duck in a test innings at Chepauk against England. AL Wadekar was the other captain to collect a duck against England at Chepauk. He was dismissed for a duck in Jan 1973.

V Kohli collected his seventh duck as captain when he failed to score in this test. He is now on par with MAK Pataudi who has also scored seven ducks as captain. V Kohli and MAK Pataudi share the second place amongst the Indian captains who have scored most ducks. MS Dhoni occupies the first place with eight ducks to his credit.

V Kohli became the 14^th captain in the annals of test cricket to score seven or more ducks.

RG Sharma scored 161 and Shubman Gill scored a duck in India’s first innings to provide the 15^th occasion of one of the Indian opener scoring a century and another a duck in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opp	Ground	Date
1	1	MH Mankad	111	2	Aus	Melbourne	06.02.48
	2	CT Sarwate	0	2	Aus	Melbourne	06.02.48
2	1	MH Mankad	184	3	Eng	Lord’s	19.06.52
	2	P Roy	0	3	Eng	Lord’s	19.06.52
3	1	SM Gavaskar	156	2	Win	Trinidad	24.03.76
	2	DB Vengsarkar	0	2	Win	Trinidad	24.03.76
4	1	SM Gavaskar	137	3	Pak	Karachi	14.11.78
	2	CPS Chauhan	0	3	Pak	Karachi	14.11.78
5	1	RJ Shastri	206	2	Aus	Sydney	02.01.92
	2	NS Sidhu	0	2	Aus	Sydney	02.01.92
6	1	M Prabhakar	120	2	Win	Mohali	10.12.94
	2	NS Sidhu	0	2	Win	Mohali	10.12.94
7	1	NS Sidhu	201	2	Win	Trinidad	14.03.97
	2	VVS Laxman	0	2	Win	Trinidad	14.03.97
8	1	V Sehwag	106	1	Eng	Nottingham	08.08.02
	2	W Jaffer	0	1	Eng	Nottingham	08.08.02
9	1	W Jaffer	100	4	Eng	Nagpur	01.03.06
	2	V Sehwag	0	4	Eng	Nagpur	01.03.06
10	1	V Sehwag	151	3	Aus	Adelaide	24.01.08
	2	IK Pathan	0	3	Aus	Adelaide	24.01.08
11	1	G Gambhir	179	1	Eng	Mohali	19.12.08
	2	V Sehwag	0	1	Eng	Mohali	19.12.08
12	1	R Dravid	117	2	Eng	Nottingham	29.07.11
	2	A Mukund	0	2	Eng	Nottingham	29.07.11
13	1	KL Rahul	110	2	Aus	Sydney	06.01.15
	2	M Vijay	0	2	Aus	Sydney	06.01.15
14	1	PP Shaw	134	1	Win	Rajkot	04.10.18
	2	KL Rahul	0	1	Win	Rajkot	04.10.18
15	1	RG Sharma	161	1	Eng	Chepauk	13.02.21
	2	Shubhman Gill	0	1	Eng	Chepauk	13.02.21

It also provides the sixth occasion of one of the Indian opener scoring a century and another duck in a test innings against England. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opp	Ground	Date
1	1	MH Mankad	184	3	Eng	Lord’s	19.06.52
	2	P Roy	0	3	Eng	Lord’s	19.06.52
2	1	V Sehwag	106	1	Eng	Nottingham	08.08.02
	2	W Jaffer	0	1	Eng	Nottingham	08.08.02
3	1	W Jaffer	100	4	Eng	Nagpur	01.03.06
	2	V Sehwag	0	4	Eng	Nagpur	01.03.06
4	1	G Gambhir	179	1	Eng	Mohali	19.12.08
	2	V Sehwag	0	1	Eng	Mohali	19.12.08
5	1	R Dravid	117	2	Eng	Nottingham	29.07.11
	2	A Mukund	0	2	Eng	Nottingham	29.07.11
6	1	RG Sharma	161	1	Eng	Chepauk	13.02.21
	2	Shubhman Gill	0	1	Eng	Chepauk	13.02.21

RG Sharma scored 161 in this test to provide the 102nd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century against England. It also provides the 58th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century against England on home soil and it also provides the eleventh occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century against England at Chepauk

RG Sharma scored 161 in this test to provide the 32nd occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century against England. It also provides the 19th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century against England on home soil and it also provides the fourth occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century against England at Chepauk

RG Sharma scored 161 and Shubman Gill scored a duck in India’s first innings to provide the seventh occasion of one of the Indian opener scoring 150 plus runs and another a duck in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opp	Ground	Date
1	1	MH Mankad	184	3	Eng	Lord’s	19.06.52
	2	P Roy	0	3	Eng	Lord’s	19.06.52
2	1	SM Gavaskar	156	2	Win	Trinidad	24.03.76
	2	DB Vengsarkar	0	2	Win	Trinidad	24.03.76
3	1	RJ Shastri	206	2	Aus	Sydney	02.01.92
	2	NS Sidhu	0	2	Aus	Sydney	02.01.92
4	1	NS Sidhu	201	2	Win	Trinidad	14.03.97
	2	VVS Laxman	0	2	Win	Trinidad	14.03.97
5	1	V Sehwag	151	3	Aus	Adelaide	24.01.08
	2	IK Pathan	0	3	Aus	Adelaide	24.01.08
6	1	G Gambhir	179	1	Eng	Mohali	19.12.08
	2	V Sehwag	0	1	Eng	Mohali	19.12.08
7	1	RG Sharma	161	1	Eng	Chepauk	13.02.21
	2	Shubhman Gill	0	1	Eng	Chepauk	13.02.21

It also provides the third occasion of one of the Indian opener scoring 150 plus runs and another duck in a test innings against England. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opp	Ground	Date
1	1	MH Mankad	184	3	Eng	Lord’s	19.06.52
	2	P Roy	0	3	Eng	Lord’s	19.06.52
2	1	G Gambhir	179	1	Eng	Mohali	19.12.08
	2	V Sehwag	0	1	Eng	Mohali	19.12.08
3	1	RG Sharma	161	1	Eng	Chepauk	13.02.21
	2	Shubhman Gill	0	1	Eng	Chepauk	13.02.21

RG Sharma scored 161 in this test to provide the 26th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring 150 plus runs against England. It also provides the 18th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring 150 plus runs against England on home soil and it also provides the fifth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring 150 plus runs against England at Chepauk

RG Sharma scored 161 in this test to provide the ninth occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring 150 plus runs against England. It also provides the sixth occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring 150 plus runs against England on home soil and it also provides the third occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring 150 plus runs against England at Chepauk

RG Sharma and AM Rahane added 162 runs for the fourth wicket in India’s first innings to provide the 110th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against England. It also provides the 67^th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against England on home soil. It also provides the 15th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against England at Chepauk.

RG Sharma and AM Rahane added 162 runs for the fourth wicket in India’s first innings to provide the 16th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket against England. It also provides the sixth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket against England on home soil. It also provides the fourth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket against England at Chepauk.

RG Sharma and AM Rahane added 162 runs for the fourth wicket in India’s first innings to provide the 42nd occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 150 plus runs partnership against England. It also provides the 26^th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 150 plus runs partnership against England on home soil. It also provides the seventh occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 150 plus runs partnership against England at Chepauk.

RG Sharma and AM Rahane added 162 runs for the fourth wicket in India’s first innings to provide the sixth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 150 plus runs partnership for the fourth wicket against England. It also provides the third occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 150 plus runs partnership for the fourth wicket against England on home soil. Interesting all these three 150 plus runs partnerships have come at Chepauk.

Moeen Ali returned with figures of 2 for 112 to provide the 95^th occasion of an England bowler conceding 100 plus runs in a test innings against India. It also provides the 54th occasion of an England bowler conceding 100 plus runs in a test innings against India in India. It also provides the 16^th occasion of an England bowler conceding 100 plus runs in a test innings against India at Chepauk.

AM Rahane’s 67 in this game fetched him an aggregate of 4539 runs. He became the 14^th Indian batsman to aggregate 4500 plus runs in tests. His 67 fetched him 23^rd half century. He became the 14^th Indian batsman to score 23 or more half centuries in tests.