JE Root of England scored 64 and 109 in this test to provide the 12^th occasion of an England batsman scoring half century and century in a including twin centuries in a test against India. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the second occasion of an England captain scoring fifties performing such a feat in a test against India.

No	Player	FI	SI	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	CF Walters	59	102	Ind	Chennai	Feb 1934
2	KF Barrington	151*	52*	Ind	Mumbai (BS)	Nov 1961
3	BW Luckhurst	78	101	Ind	Manchester	Aug 1971
4	GA Gooch	333	123	Ind	Lord’s	Jul 1990
5	MA Atherton	131	74	Ind	Manchester	Aug 1990
6	RA Smith	121*	61*	Ind	Manchester	Aug 1990
7	JP Crawley	64	100*	Ind	Lord’s	Jul 2002
8	AN Cook	60	104*	Ind	Nagpur	Mar 2006
9	AJ Strauss	123	108	Ind	Chennai	Dec 2008
10	MJ Prior	71	103*	Ind	Lord’s	Jul 2011
11	AN Cook	71	147	Ind	The Oval	Sep 2018
12	JE Root	64	109	Ind	Nottingham	Aug 2021
No	Player	FI	SI	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	GA Gooch	333	123	Ind	Lord’s	Jul 1990
2	JE Root	64	109	Ind	Nottingham	Aug 2021