England Vs India – Birmingham Test – First day

England won the toss and chose to field first in this test to provide the 15^th occasion of England doing so against India. It also provides the 14^th occasion of England doing so against India on home soil and second such occasion in a test at Birmingham

This test witnessed both the teams led by new captains in England-India test series. BA Stokes who captained England became the 31st captain to lead England against India. JJ Bumrah who captained India became the 20^th captain to lead India against England.

Shubman Gill and CA Pujara who opened India’s innings in this test became the 162^nd opening pair for India in tests. They also became the 72nd India’s opening pair against England.

Shubman Gill and CA Pujara who opened India’s innings in this test became the 104th opening pair for India in away tests. They also became the 40th India’s opening pair against England in England.

CA Pujara opened the innings for the eighth occasion in his test career of which he has batted at number two position on seven occasions. This is the second occasion of his batting at number two position for the second time in the first innings of a test. The other occasion was against Sri Lanka at Col-SSC in Aug 2015. He had scored 145 not out in this innings.

RR Pant scored 146 in this game to provide the 529^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in a test innings. It also provides the   245^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in a test innings on away soil.

RR Pant scored 146 in this game to provide the 107^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century against England in a test innings. It also provides the 47^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century against England in a test innings in England

RR Pant scored 146 in this game to provide the 24th occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman scoring a century in a test innings. It also provides the  eighth occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman scoring a century in a test innings on away soil.

RR Pant scored 146 in this game to provide the eighth occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman scoring a century against England in a test innings. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman scoring a century against England in a test innings in England.

RR Pant’s 146 in this game represents his fifth century as a a wicket keeper batsman and he became the second Indian wicket keeper to score five or more centuries in a test innings after MS Dhoni. MS Dhoni has scored six centuries in a test innings

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	MS Dhoni	148	2	Pak	Faisalabad	21 Jan 2006
2	MS Dhoni	110	1	Srl	Ahmedabad	16 Nov 2009
3	MS Dhoni	100*	2	Srl	Brabourne	02 Dec 2009
4	MS Dhoni	132*	2	SAF	Kolkata	14 Feb 2010
5	MS Dhoni	144	1	Win	Kolkata	14 Nov 2011
6	MS Dhoni	224	2	Aus	Chennai	22 Feb 2013
No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	RR Pant	114	4	Eng	The Oval	07 Sep 2018
2	RR Pant	159*	1	Aus	Sydney	03 Jan 2019
3	RR Pant	101	2	Eng	Ahmedabad	04 Mar 2021
4	RR Pant	100*	3	SAF	Cape Town	11 Jan 2022
5	RR Pant	146	1	Eng	Birmingham	01 Jul 2022

RR Pant’s 146 in this game represent his third century against England as a wicket keeper batsman. He now holds the record for most test centuries by an Indian wicket keeper batsman against England. Previous record was held by BK Kunderan who had scored two centuries.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	BK Kunderan	192	1	Eng	Chennai	10 Jan 1964
2	BK Kunderan	100	3	Eng	Delhi	08 Feb 1964
1	RR Pant	114	4	Eng	The Oval	07 Sep 2018
2	RR Pant	101	2	Eng	Ahmedabad	04 Mar 2021
3	RR Pant	146	1	Eng	Birmingham	01 Jul 2022

RR Pant of India became the 19^th wicket keeper batsman to score five or more centuries in a test innings in the annals of test cricket.

RR Pant and RA Jadeja added 222 runs for the sixth wicket in this game to provide the 602nd occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings. It also provides the 48th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the sixth wicket in a test innings.

RR Pant and RA Jadeja added 222 runs for the sixth wicket in this game to provide the 118th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against England in a test innings. It also provides the seventh occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the sixth wicket in a test innings against England

RR Pant and RA Jadeja added 222 runs for the sixth wicket in this game to provide the 85th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership in a test innings. It also provides the eighth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership for the sixth wicket in a test innings.

RR Pant and RA Jadeja added 222 runs for the sixth wicket in this game to provide the 17th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership against England in a test innings. It also provides the second occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership for the sixth wicket in a test innings against England

It also represents a record partnership by Indian batsmen against England for the sixth wicket. The previous best was 204 runs between KL Rahul and RR Pant at The Oval in Sep 2018.

RR Pant and RA Jadeja added 222 runs for the sixth wicket in this game to provide the sixth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a “Double Nelson” 222  runs partnership against England in a test innings.

No	Partners	W	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Hazare/VLManjrekar	4	222	1	Eng	Leeds	05.06.52
2	Azharuddin/Tendulkar	6	222	2	SAF	Cape Town	02.01.97
3	Dravid/Tendulkar	3	222*	2	Ban	Mirpur	24.01.10
4	Kohli/Pujara	3	222	3	SAF	Jo’burg	18.12.13
5	Kohli/Rahane	4	222	1	Ban	Hyd-RGS	09.02.17
6	RJadeja/Pant	6	222	1	Eng	Birmingham	01.07.22

It also provides the second occasion of Indian batsmen posting 222 runs partnership against England in a test innings

No	Partners	W	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Hazare/VLManjrekar	4	222	1	Eng	Leeds	05.06.52
2	RJadeja/Pant	6	222	1	Eng	Birmingham	01.07.22

It also provides the second occasion of Indian batsmen posting 222 runs partnership for the sixth wicket in a test innings

No	Partners	W	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Azharuddin/Tendulkar	6	222	2	SAF	Cape Town	02.01.97
2	RJadeja/Pant	6	222	1	Eng	Birmingham	01.07.22