JE Root of England scored 64 and 85 not out in this test to provide the 26^th occasion of an England batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test against India. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the ninth occasion of an England captain scoring fifties in both innings of a test against India.

No	Player	FI	SI	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	DR Jardine	79	85*	Ind	Lord’s	Jun 1932
2	CF Walters	59	102	Ind	Chennai	Feb 1934
3	DCS Compton	51	71*	Ind	Manchester	Jul 1946
4	CJ Poole	55	69*	Ind	Kolkata	Dec 1951
5	RT Spooner	71	92	Ind	Kolkata	Dec 1951
6	JDB Robertson	77	56	Ind	Chennai	Feb 1952
7	KF Barrington	151*	52*	Ind	Mumbai (BS)	Nov 1961
8	ER Dexter	57	62	Ind	Kolkata	Dec 1961
9	BW Luckhurst	78	101	Ind	Manchester	Aug 1971
10	KWR Fletcher	69	60*	Ind	Kolkata	Jan 1982
11	GA Gooch	333	123	Ind	Lord’s	Jul 1990
12	MA Atherton	131	74	Ind	Manchester	Aug 1990
13	RA Smith	121*	61*	Ind	Manchester	Aug 1990
14	GA Gooch	85	88	Ind	The Oval	Aug 1990
15	MA Butcher	51	92	Ind	Ahmedabad	Dec 2001
16	JP Crawley	64	100*	Ind	Lord’s	Jul 2002
17	ME Trescothick	57	58*	Ind	The Oval	Sep 2002
18	AN Cook	60	104*	Ind	Nagpur	Mar 2006
19	A Flintoff	70	51	Ind	Mohali	Mar 2006
20	A Flintoff	50	50	Ind	Mumbai	Mar 2006
21	IR Bell	63	67	Ind	The Oval	Aug 2007
22	AJ Strauss	123	108	Ind	Chennai	Dec 2008
23	MJ Prior	71	103*	Ind	Lord’s	Jul 2011
24	AN Cook	95	70*	Ind	Southampton	Jul 2014
25	AN Cook	71	147	Ind	The Oval	Sep 2018
26	JE Root	64	85*	Ind	Nottingham	Aug 2021
No	Player	FI	SI	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	DR Jardine	79	85*	Ind	Lord’s	Jun 1932
2	ER Dexter	57	62	Ind	Kolkata	Dec 1961
3	KWR Fletcher	69	60*	Ind	Kolkata	Jan 1982
4	GA Gooch	333	123	Ind	Lord’s	Jul 1990
5	GA Gooch	85	88	Ind	The Oval	Aug 1990
6	A Flintoff	70	51	Ind	Mohali	Mar 2006
7	A Flintoff	50	50	Ind	Mumbai	Mar 2006
8	AN Cook	95	70*	Ind	Southampton	Jul 2014
9	JE Root	64	85*	Ind	Nottingham	Aug 2021