BA Stokes of England is all set to play his 100^th test. He would become the 16^th England cricketer to appear in 100 plus tests and also would become the 76th cricketer overall.

R Ashwin of India need one wicket more for his 500 test wickets. If he gets it, he would then become the ninth bowler to capture 500 plus wickets in the annals of test cricket. He would also become the second Indian bowler to capture 500 test wickets after A Kumble. A Kumble has captured 619 wickets.

R Ashwin has captured five or more wickets in an innings on 34 occasions. One more five wicket haul would fetch him 35th five wicket haul. He would then become the fifth bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 35   five wicket hauls. Others are – M Muralitharan {67}, SK Warne {37}, RJ Hadlee {36} and A Kumble {35}

R Ashwin has captured five or more wickets in an innings on 34 occasions. One more five wicket haul would fetch him 35th five wicket haul. He would then become the fourth spin bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 35 five wicket hauls. Others are – M Muralitharan {67}, SK Warne {37} and A Kumble {35}

R Ashwin has captured five or more wickets in an innings on 34 occasions. One more five wicket haul would fetch him 35th five wicket haul. He would then become the second Indian bowler and also the second Indian spin bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 35 five wicket hauls after A Kumble. A Kumble has captured five wicket hauls on 35 occasions.

R Ashwin has captured five or more wickets in an innings on 26 occasions on home soil. One more five wicket haul would fetch him 27th five wicket haul. He would then become the second bowler in the list of bowlers who have captured most five wicket hauls on home soil. He would go past HMRKB Herath of Sri Lanka who has taken 26 five wicket hauls on home soil, to occupy the second place. M Muralitharan occupy the first place with 45 five wicket hauls on home soil.

R Ashwin has captured 346 wickets on home soil. Four more wickets would fetch him 350 wickets on home soil. He would then become the second Indian bowler and also the fifth bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 350 wickets on home soil. Others are – M Muralitharan {493], JM Anderson {434}, SCJ Broad {398} and A Kumble {350}

R Ashwin has captured 97 wickets against England prior to the start of this test. Three more wickets would fetch him 100 wickets against England. He would then become the first Indian bowler to capture 100 plus wickets against England. He would also become the 20^th bowler over all to capture 100 plus wickets against England.

R Ashwin has captured 97 wickets against England prior to the start of this test. Three more wickets would fetch him 100 wickets against England. It would provide the third occasion of an Indian bowler to capture 100 plus wickets against an opposition. Others occasions are – R Ashwin – 114  vs Australia and A Kumble – 111 vs Australia

R Ashwin has captured 97 wickets against England prior to the start of this test. Three more wickets would fetch him 100 wickets against England. He would also become the 44th bowler over all to capture 100 plus wickets against an opposition in the annals of test cricket.

R Ashwin has captured 97 wickets against England prior to the start of this test. Three more wickets would fetch him 100 wickets against England. He would then become the first Indian bowler and the ninth bowler overall to capture 100 plus wickets against two or more oppositions in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	No	Player	Span	M	I	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Team	Opposition
1	1	CEL Ambrose	1988-1999	27	51	6696	2718	128	West Indies	v Australia
	2	CEL Ambrose	1988-2000	34	63	8284	3082	164	West Indies	v England
2	1	JM Anderson	2006-2023	39	72	8599	4209	117	England	v Australia
	2	JM Anderson	2006-2024	36	68	7868	3537	144	England	v India
	3	JM Anderson	2003-2022	29	52	6388	3098	103	England	v South Africa
3	1	R Ashwin	2011-2023	22	42	7163	3234	114	India	v Australia
	2	R Ashwin	2012-2024	21	39	5924	2843	097	India	v England
4	1	LR Gibbs	1961-1976	24	44	9358	3222	103	West Indies	v Australia
	2	LR Gibbs	1963-1974	26	47	8841	2889	100	West Indies	v England
5	1	NM Lyon	2013-2023	30	54	6981	3236	110	Australia	v England
	2	NM Lyon	2011-2023	27	49	7495	3819	121	Australia	v India
6	1	GD McGrath	1994-2007	30	60	7280	3286	157	Australia	v England
	2	GD McGrath	1995-2005	23	46	5475	2132	110	Australia	v West Indies
7	1	M Muralidaran	1993-2007	16	30	6613	2247	112	Sri Lanka	v England
	2	M Muralidaran	1993-2010	22	32	7020	3425	105	Sri Lanka	v India
	3	M Muralidaran	1993-2006	15	27	5908	2311	104	Sri Lanka	v South Africa
8	1	CA Walsh	1984-2001	38	69	8560	3872	135	West Indies	v Australia
	2	CA Walsh	1986-2000	36	68	8818	3683	145	West Indies	v England
9	1	SK Warne	1993-2007	36	72	10757	4535	195	Australia	v England
	2	SK Warne	1993-2005	20	39	5770	2511	103	Australia	v New Zealand
	3	SK Warne	1993-2006	24	45	7928	3142	130	Australia	v South Africa

R Ashwin has captured 97 wickets against England prior to the start of this test. Three more wickets would fetch him 100 wickets against England. He would then become the first Indian bowler and the sixth bowler overall to capture 100 plus wickets against two oppositions in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	No	Player	Span	M	I	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Team	Opposition
1	1	CEL Ambrose	1988-1999	27	51	6696	2718	128	West Indies	v Australia
	2	CEL Ambrose	1988-2000	34	63	8284	3082	164	West Indies	v England
2	1	R Ashwin	2011-2023	22	42	7163	3234	114	India	v Australia
	2	R Ashwin	2012-2024	21	39	5924	2843	097	India	v England
3	1	LR Gibbs	1961-1976	24	44	9358	3222	103	West Indies	v Australia
	2	LR Gibbs	1963-1974	26	47	8841	2889	100	West Indies	v England
4	1	NM Lyon	2013-2023	30	54	6981	3236	110	Australia	v England
	2	NM Lyon	2011-2023	27	49	7495	3819	121	Australia	v India
4	1	GD McGrath	1994-2007	30	60	7280	3286	157	Australia	v England
	2	GD McGrath	1995-2005	23	46	5475	2132	110	Australia	v West Indies
6	1	CA Walsh	1984-2001	38	69	8560	3872	135	West Indies	v Australia
	2	CA Walsh	1986-2000	36	68	8818	3683	145	West Indies	v England

R Ashwin takes three wickets against England which would fetch him 100 wickets, he would then become the first Indian cricketers to score 1000 runs and capture 100 wickets against England. Others to accomplish such a feat against England are MA Noble of Australia and GS Sobers of West Indies

No	Player	Team	Span	M	Runs	Wkts
1	MA Noble	Aua	1898-1909	39	1905	115
2	GS Sobers	Win	1954-1974	36	3214	102
3	R Ashwin	Ind	2012-2024	21	1048	097

R Ashwin takes one more wicket which would fetch him 500 wickets, he would then become the first Indian cricketers to score 1000 runs and capture 500 wickets. He also would become the seventh cricketer in the annals of test cricket to score 1000 plus runs and capture 500 plus wickets.

No	Player	Team	Span	Mat	Runs	Wkts
1	M Muralidaran	Srl	1992-2010	133	1261	800
2	SK Warne	Aus	1992-2007	145	3154	708
3	JM Anderson	Eng	2003-2024	184	1351	695
4	A Kumble	Ind	1990-2008	132	2506	619
5	SCJ Broad	Eng	2007-2023	167	3662	604
6	NM Lyon	Aus	2011-2024	127	1455	517
7	R Ashwin	Ind	2011-2024	97	3271	499

R Ashwin takes one more wicket which would fetch him 500 wickets, he would then become the first Indian cricketer to score 3000 runs and capture 500 wickets. He also would become the third cricketer in the annals of test cricket to score 3000 plus runs and capture 500 plus wickets.

No	Player	Team	Span	Mat	Runs	Wkts
1	SK Warne	Aus	1992-2007	145	3154	708
2	SCJ Broad	Eng	2007-2023	167	3662	604
3	R Ashwin	Ind	2011-2024	97	3271	499

BA Stokes of England needs 93 more runs for his 1000 runs against India If he gets them, then he would become the 13^th England batsman to score 1000 plus runs against India

If Ashwin takes three wickets which would fetch him 100 wickets against England and if JM Anderson plays in this test, then for the first time in India-England test series, a test with rival bowlers capturing 100 plus wicket against each other would be witnessed. JM Anderson has taken 144 wickets against India