CA Pujara-AM Rahane added 100 runs for the fourth wicket in India’s second innings to provide the 107^th occasion of batsmen posting an exact 100 runs partnership in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 17^th occasion of batsmen posting an exact 100 runs partnership in the annals of test cricket for the fourth wicket.

CA Pujara-AM Rahane added 100 runs for the fourth wicket in India’s second innings to provide the sixth occasion of Indian batsmen posting an exact 100 runs partnership in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the first occasion of Indian batsmen posting an exact 100 runs partnership in the annals of test cricket for the fourth wicket.

It also provides the third occasion of batsmen posting an exact 100 runs partnership against England at Lord’s. All the three occasions are detailed below

No	Partners	W	Runs	I	Team	Start Date
1	GS Sobers, ED Weekes	5	100	3	Win	20 Jun 1957
2	J Islam, J Siddique	3	100	3	Ban	27 May 2010
3	CA Pujara, AM Rahane	4	100	3	Ind	12 Aug 2021

CA Pujara-AM Rahane added 100 runs for the fourth wicket in India’s second innings to provide the 115^h occasion of batsmen posting a a three figure partnership against England. It also provides the 17^th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the annals of test cricket for the fourth wicket against England

CA Pujara-AM Rahane added 100 runs for the fourth wicket in India’s second innings to provide the 46th occasion of batsmen posting a a three figure partnership against England in England. It also provides the 17^th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the annals of test cricket for the fourth wicket against England in England

AM Rahane’s run aggregate read 3045 at the end of India’s second innings on away soil. He became the tenth Indian batsman to total 3000 plus runs on away soil. The following table lists all these ten batsmen.

No	Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS
1	Tendulkar	106	176	17	8705	248*
2	R Dravid	93	164	21	7667	270
3	Gavaskar	60	106	9	5055	221
4	VVS Laxman	77	134	16	5014	178
5	SC Ganguly	63	104	7	4032	147
6	V Sehwag	51	089	3	3847	309
7	V Kohli	50	090	2	3822	200
7	Vengsarkar	62	105	9	3143	157
9	AM Rahane	44	078	8	3045	147
10	M Amarnath	37	063	5	3008	138

CA Pujara’s run aggregate against England read 1542 at the end of India’s second innings. He became the seventh Indian batsman to total 1500 plus runs against England. The following table lists all these seven batsmen.

No	Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS
1	SR Tendulkar	32	53	4	2535	193
2	SM Gavaskar	38	67	2	2483	221
3	R Dravid	21	37	5	1950	217
4	GR Viswanath	30	54	4	1880	222
5	V Kohli	25	44	3	1804	235
6	DB Vengsarkar	26	43	6	1589	157
7	CA Pujara	24	43	4	1542	206*

AM Rahane’s 61 in India’s second innings provide the 47^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty against England at Lord’s. It also provides the 391^st occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty against England. It also provides the 188^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty against England in England.

AM Rahane’s 61 in India’s second innings provide the 35^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a half century against England at Lord’s. It also provides the 286th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a half century against England. It also provides the 143rd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a half century against England in England.

JE Root’s 180 not out in England’s first innings was his fifth century in the calendar year 2021. He became the seventh England batsman to score five or more centuries in a calendar year. The following table lists all these seven batsmen

No	Player	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	C	Year
1	DCS Compton	09	15	1	1159	208	6	1947
2	MP Vaughan	14	26	2	1481	197	6	2002
3	DL Amiss	13	22	2	1379	262*	5	1974
4	Pietersen	12	20	0	1015	152	5	2008
5	AN Cook	14	24	2	1287	235*	5	2010
6	IR Bell	08	11	3	0950	235	5	2011
7	JE Root	10	19	1	1244	228	5	2021

JE Root’s 180 not out in England’s first innings was his fifth century in the calendar year 2021 while leading England. He became the first England batsman to score five or more centuries in a calendar year. He went past GA Gooch {1990}, MA Atherton {1994} and AJ Strauss {2009} who had scored four centuries in a calendar year.