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Batsmen scoring 200 plus runs as their first test century – R Ravindra of New Zealand joins the elite list

Batsmen scoring 200 plus runs as their first test century – R Ravindra of New Zealand joins the elite list

R Ravindra of New Zealand scored 240 against South Africa at Mount Maunganui in the ongoing test between the two teams. He became the 44th batsman in the annals of test cricket to score 200 plus runs as his first century in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsTeamOppositionGroundDate
1SE Gregory201AustraliaEnglandSydney14.12.1894
2RE Foster287EnglandAustraliaSydney11.12.1903
3WR Hammond251EnglandAustraliaSydney14.12.1928
4AD Nourse231South AfricaAustraliaJohannesburg24.12.1935
5E Paynter216*EnglandAustraliaTrent Bridge10.06.1938
6WJ Edrich219EnglandSouth AfricaDurban03.03.1939
7SG Barnes234AustraliaEnglandSydney13.12.1946
8MP Donnelly206New ZealandEnglandLord’s25.06.1949
9DJ McGlew255*South AfricaNew ZealandWellington06.03.1953
10DSE Atkinson219West IndiesAustraliaBridgetown14.05.1955
11Imtiaz Ahmed209PakistanNew ZealandLahore26.10.1955
12GSA Sobers365*West IndiesPakistanKingston26.02.1958
13RB Kanhai256West IndiesIndiaEden Gardens31.12.1958
14RB Simpson311AustraliaEnglandOld Trafford23.07.1964
15DN Sardesai200*IndiaNew ZealandBrabourne12.03.1965
16SM Nurse201West IndiesAustraliaBridgetown05.05.1965
17Zaheer Abbas274PakistanEnglandEdgbaston03.06.1971
18LG Rowe214West IndiesNew ZealandKingston16.02.1972
19D Lloyd214*EnglandIndiaEdgbaston04.07.1974
20SFA Bacchus250West IndiesIndiaKanpur02.02.1979
21Taslim Arif210*PakistanAustraliaFaisalabad06.03.1980
22DM Jones210AustraliaIndiaChepauk18.09.1986
23DSB Kuruppu201*Sri LankaNew ZealandCol-CCC16.04.1987
24Aamir Sohail205PakistanEnglandOld Trafford02.07.1992
25BC Lara277West IndiesAustraliaSydney02.01.1993
26VG Kambli224IndiaEnglandWankhede19.02.1993
27GW Flower201*ZimbabwePakistanHarare01.02.1995
28SL Campbell208West IndiesNew ZealandBridgetown19.04.1996
29HH Gibbs211*South AfricaNew ZealandAMI Stadium11.03.1999
30MS Sinclair214New ZealandWest IndiesWellington26.12.1999
31GC Smith200South AfricaBangladeshEast London18.10.2002
32JA Rudolph222*South AfricaBangladeshChittagong24.04.2003
33RWT Key221EnglandWest IndiesLord’s22.07.2004
34BJ Hodge203*AustraliaSouth AfricaPerth16.12.2005
35JN Gillespie201*AustraliaBangladeshChittagong16.04.2006
36KK Nair303*IndiaEnglandChepauk16.12.2016
37MA Agarwal215IndiaSouth AfricaVizag02.10.2019
38ZCrawley267EnglandPakistanSouthampton21.08.2020
39KR Mayers210*West IndiesBangladeshChittagong03.02.2021
40H Shahidi200*AfghanistanZimbabweAbu Dhabi10.03.2021
41DP Conway200New ZealandEnglandLord’s02.06.2021
42T Chanderpaul207*West IndiesZimbabweBulawayo04.02.2023
43N Madushka205Sri LankaIrelandGalle24.04.2023
44R Ravindra240New ZealandSouth AfricaMt Maunganui04.02.2024

R Ravindra of New Zealand scored 240 against South Africa at Mount Maunganui in the ongoing test between the two teams. He became the fourth New Zealand batsman in the annals of test cricket to score 200 plus runs as his first century in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsTeamOppositionGroundDate
1MP Donnelly206New ZealandEnglandLord’s25.06.1949
2MS Sinclair214New ZealandWest IndiesWellington26.12.1999
3DP Conway200New ZealandEnglandLord’s02.06.2021
4R Ravindra240New ZealandSouth AfricaMt Maunganui04.02.2024

R Ravindra of New Zealand scored 240 against South Africa at Mount Maunganui in the ongoing test between the two teams. He became the fourth batsman in the annals of test cricket to score 200 plus runs as his first century in a test innings against South Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsTeamOppositionGroundDate
1BJ Hodge203*AustraliaSouth AfricaPerth16.12.2005
2WJ Edrich219EnglandSouth AfricaDurban03.03.1939
3MA Agarwal215IndiaSouth AfricaVizag02.10.2019
4R Ravindra240New ZealandSouth AfricaMt Maunganui04.02.2024
India Vs England – Second Test at Vizag – Fourth day’s play

India Vs England – Second Test at Vizag – Fourth day’s play

India won this test by 106 runs to provide its 175th test victory. It also represents its 32nd test win against England. India won this test by 106 runs to provide its 115th test victory on home soil. It also represents its 23rd test win against England on home soil

India won this test by 106 runs to provide its 53rd test victory by 100 plus runs margin. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamResMarginOppositionGroundStart Date
1Indiawon372 runsv New ZealandWankhede03 Dec 2021
2Indiawon337 runsv South AfricaDelhi03 Dec 2015
3Indiawon321 runsv New ZealandIndore08 Oct 2016
4Indiawon320 runsv AustraliaMohali17 Oct 2008
5Indiawon318 runsv West IndiesNorth Sound22 Aug 2019
6Indiawon317 runsv EnglandChennai13 Feb 2021
7Indiawon304 runsv Sri LankaGalle26 Jul 2017
8Indiawon280 runsv South AfricaKanpur08 Dec 1996
9Indiawon279 runsv EnglandLeeds19 Jun 1986
10Indiawon278 runsv Sri LankaCol-PSS20 Aug 2015
11Indiawon272 runsv New ZealandAuckland07 Mar 1968
12Indiawon259 runsv Sri LankaAhmedabad18 Dec 2005
13Indiawon257 runsv West IndiesKingston30 Aug 2019
14Indiawon255 runsv West IndiesChennai11 Jan 1988
15Indiawon246 runsv EnglandVisakhapatnam17 Nov 2016
16Indiawon238 runsv Sri LankaBengaluru12 Mar 2022
17Indiawon237 runsv West IndiesGros Islet09 Aug 2016
18Indiawon235 runsv Sri LankaCol-SSC27 Jul 1993
19Indiawon222 runsv AustraliaMelbourne30 Dec 1977
20Indiawon216 runsv New ZealandChennai26 Nov 1976
21Indiawon212 runsv PakistanDelhi04 Feb 1999
22Indiawon208 runsv BangladeshHyderabad09 Feb 2017
23Indiawon203 runsv South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
24Indiawon203 runsv EnglandNottingham18 Aug 2018
25Indiawon197 runsv New ZealandKanpur22 Sep 2016
26Indiawon195 runsv PakistanEden Gardens16 Mar 2005
27Indiawon188 runsv Sri LankaDelhi10 Dec 2005
28Indiawon188 runsv BangladeshChattogram14 Dec 2022
29Indiawon187 runsv EnglandEden Gardens30 Dec 1961
30Indiawon179 runsv AustraliaChennai06 Mar 1998
31Indiawon178 runsv New ZealandEden Gardens30 Sep 2016
32Indiawon172 runsv AustraliaNagpur06 Nov 2008
33Indiawon172 runsv New ZealandBengaluru12 Nov 1988
34Indiawon171 runsv AustraliaEden Gardens11 Mar 2001
35Indiawon170 runsv Sri LankaGalle31 Jul 2008
36Indiawon162 runsv New ZealandWankhede10 Nov 1976
37Indiawon157 runsv EnglandThe Oval02 Sep 2021
38Indiawon153 runsv AustraliaKanpur02 Oct 1979
39Indiawon151 runsv EnglandLord’s12 Aug 2021
40Indiawon140 runsv EnglandBengaluru28 Jan 1977
41Indiawon138 runsv EnglandWankhede27 Nov 1981
42Indiawon137 runsv AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 2018
43Indiawon131 runsv PakistanWankhede16 Dec 1979
44Indiawon128 runsv EnglandChennai10 Jan 1962
45Indiawon124 runsv South AfricaNagpur25 Nov 2015
46Indiawon123 runsv South AfricaJohannesburg15 Dec 2006
47Indiawon119 runsv AustraliaKanpur19 Dec 1959
48Indiawon117 runsv Sri LankaCol-SSC28 Aug 2015
49Indiawon113 runsv South AfricaCenturion26 Dec 2021
50Indiawon113 runsv BangladeshChattogram17 Jan 2010
51Indiawon108 runsv South AfricaMohali05 Nov 2015
52Indiawon106 runsv EnglandVisakhapatnam02 Feb 2024
53Indiawon100 runsv West IndiesChennai11 Jan 1975

India won this test by 106 runs to provide its 34th test victory by 100 plus runs margin on home soil All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamResMarginOppositionGroundStart Date
1Indiawon372 runsv New ZealandWankhede03 Dec 2021
2Indiawon337 runsv South AfricaDelhi03 Dec 2015
3Indiawon321 runsv New ZealandIndore08 Oct 2016
4Indiawon320 runsv AustraliaMohali17 Oct 2008
5Indiawon317 runsv EnglandChennai13 Feb 2021
6Indiawon280 runsv South AfricaKanpur08 Dec 1996
7Indiawon259 runsv Sri LankaAhmedabad18 Dec 2005
8Indiawon255 runsv West IndiesChennai11 Jan 1988
9Indiawon246 runsv EnglandVisakhapatnam17 Nov 2016
10Indiawon238 runsv Sri LankaBengaluru12 Mar 2022
11Indiawon216 runsv New ZealandChennai26 Nov 1976
12Indiawon212 runsv PakistanDelhi04 Feb 1999
13Indiawon208 runsv BangladeshHyderabad09 Feb 2017
14Indiawon203 runsv South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
15Indiawon197 runsv New ZealandKanpur22 Sep 2016
16Indiawon195 runsv PakistanEden Gardens16 Mar 2005
17Indiawon188 runsv Sri LankaDelhi10 Dec 2005
18Indiawon187 runsv EnglandEden Gardens30 Dec 1961
19Indiawon179 runsv AustraliaChennai06 Mar 1998
20Indiawon178 runsv New ZealandEden Gardens30 Sep 2016
21Indiawon172 runsv New ZealandBengaluru12 Nov 1988
22Indiawon172 runsv AustraliaNagpur06 Nov 2008
23Indiawon171 runsv AustraliaEden Gardens11 Mar 2001
24Indiawon162 runsv New ZealandWankhede10 Nov 1976
25Indiawon153 runsv AustraliaKanpur02 Oct 1979
26Indiawon140 runsv EnglandBengaluru28 Jan 1977
27Indiawon138 runsv EnglandWankhede27 Nov 1981
28Indiawon131 runsv PakistanWankhede16 Dec 1979
29Indiawon128 runsv EnglandChennai10 Jan 1962
30Indiawon124 runsv South AfricaNagpur25 Nov 2015
31Indiawon119 runsv AustraliaKanpur19 Dec 1959
32Indiawon108 runsv South AfricaMohali05 Nov 2015
33Indiawon106 runsv EnglandVisakhapatnam02 Feb 2024
34Indiawon100 runsv West IndiesChennai11 Jan 1975

India won this test by 106 runs to provide its eleventh test victory by 100 plus runs margin against England. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamResMarginOppositionGroundStart Date
1Indiawon317 runsv EnglandChennai13 Feb 2021
2Indiawon279 runsv EnglandLeeds19 Jun 1986
3Indiawon246 runsv EnglandVisakhapatnam17 Nov 2016
4Indiawon203 runsv EnglandNottingham18 Aug 2018
5Indiawon187 runsv EnglandEden Gardens30 Dec 1961
6Indiawon157 runsv EnglandThe Oval02 Sep 2021
7Indiawon151 runsv EnglandLord’s12 Aug 2021
8Indiawon140 runsv EnglandBengaluru28 Jan 1977
9Indiawon138 runsv EnglandWankhede27 Nov 1981
10Indiawon128 runsv EnglandChennai10 Jan 1962
11Indiawon106 runsv EnglandVisakhapatnam02 Feb 2024

India won this test by 106 runs to provide its seventh test victory by 100 plus runs margin on home soil against England. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamResMarginOppositionGroundStart Date
1Indiawon317 runsv EnglandChennai13 Feb 2021
2Indiawon246 runsv EnglandVisakhapatnam17 Nov 2016
3Indiawon187 runsv EnglandEden Gardens30 Dec 1961
4Indiawon140 runsv EnglandBengaluru28 Jan 1977
5Indiawon138 runsv EnglandWankhede27 Nov 1981
6Indiawon128 runsv EnglandChennai10 Jan 1962
7Indiawon106 runsv EnglandVisakhapatnam02 Feb 2024

Z Crawley scored 76 and 73 in this test to provide the 154th occasion of an England batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test. It also provides the 77th occasion of an England batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test on away soil – which is exactly half of 154 occasions – a rare statistical coincidence.

Z Crawley scored 76 and 73 in this test to provide the 15th occasion of an England batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test against India. It also provides the ninth occasion of an England batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test on away soil against India

Z Crawley scored 76 and 73 in this test to provide the 53rd occasion of an England opening batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test. It also provides the 28th occasion of an England opening batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test on away soil

Z Crawley scored 76 and 73 in this test to provide the sixth occasion of an England opening batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test against India. It also provides the third occasion of an England opening batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test on away soil against India

Z Crawley with scores 76 and 73 in this test was England’s top scorer in both innings of this test – both as a batsman and as an opening batsman – a very rare feat indeed.

R Ashwin’s three wickets in England’s second innings fetched him an aggregate of 499 wickets and also 346 wickets on home soil. It also fetched him an aggregate of 97 wickets against England and aggregate of 83 wickets against  England in India.

R Ashwin’s 97 wickets against England made him India’s highest wicket taker against England. The previous record was credited to BS Chandrasekhar who had captured 95 wickets.

R Ashwin has captured 97 wickets against England in 21 tests and 39 innings. BS Chandrasekhar’s 95 wickets against England had come in 23 tests and 38 innings.

BS Chandrasekhar’s record stood for 44 years five months and 20 days. Chandra’s last test against England was at Birmingham which had a start date of 12 Jul 1979. R Ashwin obliterated the record held by Chandra at Vizag which had a start date of 02 Feb 2024.

PlayerSpanMIOversMRunsWBBIBBM510
R Ashwin2012-20242139987.21662843976/5512/16761
BS Chandrasekhar1964-197923381033.12492591958/7909/10780

JJ Bumrah captured nine wickets in this test to provide the 87th occasion of a bowler capturing exact nine wickets in a match against England. It also provides the 50th occasion of a bowler capturing exact nine wickets in a match against England on home soil

JJ Bumrah captured nine wickets in this test to provide the tenth occasion of an Indian bowler capturing exact nine wickets in a match against England.

NoPlayerOversMRunsWOppositionGroundStart Date
1BS Chandrasekhar65.5251499v EnglandDelhi20 Dec 1972
2BS Chandrasekhar55.2191079v EnglandEden Gardens30 Dec 1972
3BS Chandrasekhar46.2101319v EnglandBengaluru28 Jan 1977
4A Kumble58.4151469v EnglandMohali09 Mar 2006
5Z Khan48.0151349v EnglandNottingham27 Jul 2007
6PP Ojha77.2241659v EnglandAhmedabad15 Nov 2012
7R Ashwin72.472079v EnglandChennai05 Feb 2021
8AR Patel50.0131169v EnglandAhmedabad04 Mar 2021
9JJ Bumrah39.461109v EnglandNottingham04 Aug 2021
10JJ Bumrah33.190919v EnglandVisakhapatnam02 Feb 2024

It also provides the eighth occasion of an Indian bowler capturing exact nine wickets in a match against England on home soil

NoPlayerOversMRunsWOppositionGroundStart Date
1BS Chandrasekhar65.5251499v EnglandDelhi20 Dec 1972
2BS Chandrasekhar55.2191079v EnglandEden Gardens30 Dec 1972
3BS Chandrasekhar46.2101319v EnglandBengaluru28 Jan 1977
4A Kumble58.4151469v EnglandMohali09 Mar 2006
5PP Ojha77.2241659v EnglandAhmedabad15 Nov 2012
6R Ashwin72.472079v EnglandChennai05 Feb 2021
7AR Patel50.0131169v EnglandAhmedabad04 Mar 2021
8JJ Bumrah33.190919v EnglandVisakhapatnam02 Feb 2024

BS Chandrasekhar and JJ Bumrah are the two Indian bowlers to capture exact nine wickets in a match on two or more occasions. BS Chandrasekhar’s three exact nine wicket hauls against England are on home soil. JJ Bumrah’s two exact nine wicket hauls against England are on home soil and on away soil

NoPlayerOversMRunsWOppositionGroundStart Date
1BS Chandrasekhar65.5251499v EnglandDelhi20 Dec 1972
2BS Chandrasekhar55.2191079v EnglandEden Gardens30 Dec 1972
3BS Chandrasekhar46.2101319v EnglandBengaluru28 Jan 1977
         
1JJ Bumrah39.461109v EnglandNottingham04 Aug 2021
2JJ Bumrah33.190919v EnglandVisakhapatnam02 Feb 2024

JJ Bumrah’s nine wickets in this test represent the best match bowling figures by any bowler in a test at Visakhapatnam. The previous best by any bowler was by R Ashwin who had captured eight wickets in a test at Visakhapatnam. He had captured 8 for 119 against England in Nov 2016 and 8 for 189 against South Africa in Oct 2019

JJ Bumrah’s nine wickets in this test represent the best match bowling figures by any bowler in a test at Visakhapatnam against England. The previous best by any bowler was by R Ashwin who had captured 8-119 in a test at Visakapatnam against England.

JJ Bumrah’s nine wickets in this test represent the best match bowling figures by an Indian bowler in a test at Visakhapatnam against England. The previous best by an Indian bowler was by R Ashwin who had captured 8-119 in a test at Visakhapatnam against England.

J Root’s run aggregate against India in India read 1004 at the end of this test. He became the second England batsman to score 1000 plus runs against India in India after AN Cook. AN Cook has scored 1235 runs against India in India.

J Root’s run aggregate against India in India read 1004 at the end of this test. He became the fifth batsman to score 1000 plus runs against India in India. All such batsmen are tabulated below

NoPlayerTeamSpanMINORunsHSAveCHC0
1CH LloydWin1966-1983142241359242*75.50450
2AN CookEng2006-201613262123519051.45540
3CG GreenidgeWin1974-198714252104219445.30341
4ML HaydenAus2001-200811222102720351.35252
5JE RootEng2012-202412241100421843.65250

England became the second team to have two batsmen – AN Cook and J Root – to score 1000 plus runs against India in India. West Indies is the other team to have two batsmen – CH Lloyd and CG Greenidge – to score 1000 plus runs against India in India

NoPlayerTeamSpanMINORunsHSAveCHC0
1AN CookEng2006-201613262123519051.45540
2JE RootEng2012-202412241100421843.65250
             
1CH LloydWin1966-1983142241359242*75.50450
2CG GreenidgeWin1974-198714252104219445.30341

India became the fifth team in the annals of test cricket to win 175 plus tests. Other teams are – Australia {412}, England {392}, West Indies {183} and South Africa {178}

India became the fourth team in the annals of test cricket to win 115 plus tests on home soil. Other teams are – Australia {259}, England {233} and South Africa {117}

India won its 23rd home test against England when it won this test against England by 106 runs. India has won its home test against Australia on 23 occasions.

India won its 32nd test against England when it won this test against England by 106 runs. India has won tests against Australia on 32 occasions.

India Vs England – Second Test at Vizag – Third day’s play

India Vs England – Second Test at Vizag – Third day’s play

RG Sharma was dismissed for 13 in India’s second innings to provide the 162nd occasion of a captain dismissed for “unlucky thirteen” in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 34th occasion of a captain dismissed for “unlucky thirteen” in a test innings in the annals of test cricket against England.

RG Sharma was dismissed for 13 in India’s second innings to provide the 73rd occasion of a captain dismissed for “unlucky thirteen” in a test innings in the annals of test cricket on home soil. It also provides the 16th occasion of a captain dismissed for “unlucky thirteen” in a test innings in the annals of test cricket on home soil against England

RG Sharma was dismissed for 13 in India’s second innings to provide the 18th occasion of an Indian captain dismissed for “unlucky thirteen” in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the fourth occasion of an Indian captain dismissed for “unlucky thirteen” in a test innings in the annals of test cricket against England.

RG Sharma was dismissed for 13 in India’s second innings to provide the twelfth occasion of an Indian captain dismissed for “unlucky thirteen” in a test innings in the annals of test cricket on home soil. It also provides the third occasion of a captain dismissed for “unlucky thirteen” in a test innings in the annals of test cricket on home soil against England

RG Sharma was dismissed for 13 in India’s second innings to provide the 40th occasion of a captain opening batsman dismissed for “unlucky thirteen” in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the fifth occasion of a captain opening batsman dismissed for “unlucky thirteen” in a test innings in the annals of test cricket against England

RG Sharma was dismissed for 13 in India’s second innings to provide the 18th occasion of a captain opening batsman dismissed for “unlucky thirteen” in a test innings in the annals of test cricket on home soil. It also provides the fifth occasion of a captain opening batsman dismissed for “unlucky thirteen” in a test innings in the annals of test cricket on home soil against England

RG Sharma was dismissed for 13 in India’s second innings to provide the fourth occasion of an Indian captain opening batsman dismissed for “unlucky thirteen” in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian captain opening batsman dismissed for “unlucky thirteen” in a test innings in the annals of test cricket against England.

RG Sharma was dismissed for 13 in India’s second innings to provide the second occasion of an Indian captain opening batsman dismissed for “unlucky thirteen” in a test innings in the annals of test cricket on home soil. It also provides the second occasion of a captain opening batsman dismissed for “unlucky thirteen” in a test innings in the annals of test cricket on home soil against England

Shubman Gill scored 104 in India’s second innings to provide the 92nd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings against England. It also provides the 53rd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings against England in India.

Shubman Gill scored 104 in India’s second innings to provide the 38th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings against England while batting at number three. It also provides the eighth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings against England in India while batting at number three.

Shubman Gill scored 104 in India’s second innings to provide the 29th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in India’s second innings against England. It also provides the tenth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings against England in India

Shubman Gill scored 104 in India’s second innings to provide the twelfth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in India’s second innings while batting at number three. It also provides the third occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in India’s second innings against England in India while batting at number three.

Shubman Gill took four catches in England’s first innings and scored 104 in India’s second innings to provide the second occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings and taking four catches in an innings. Prior to this AM Rahane had scored 132 and has pouched four catches in an innings against Sri Lanka at Col-SSC in Aug 2017

The following table lists the ten cricketers who have scored a century and have taken four catches in an innings in the same test.

NoPlayerFISICtTeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1Hanif Mohammad1044Pakistanv AustraliaMelbourne04 Dec 1964
2RB Simpson2014Australiav West IndiesBridgetown05 May 1965
3IVA Richards1104West Indiesv IndiaKingston28 Apr 1989
4ML Hayden1304Australiav Sri LankaGalle08 Mar 2004
5JH Kallis2244South Africav Sri LankaCape Town03 Jan 2012
6GC Smith1224South Africav AustraliaAdelaide22 Nov 2012
7JE Root2544Englandv PakistanManchester22 Jul 2016
8AM Rahane1324Indiav Sri LankaColombo (SSC)03 Aug 2017
9TWM Latham2524New Zealandv BangladeshChristchurch09 Jan 2022
10Shubman Gill1044Indiav EnglandVisakhapatnam02 Feb 2024

ML Hayden of Australia and Shubman Gill of India are the two cricketers who have scored a century in the second innings of their respective teams and have taken four catches in the same test

NoPlayerFISICtTeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1ML Hayden1304Australiav Sri LankaGalle08 Mar 2004
2Shubman Gill1044Indiav EnglandVisakhapatnam02 Feb 2024

In India’s second innings, Kuldeep Yadav and JJ Bumrah were dismissed for zeroes to provide the 30th occasion of batsmen batting at number nine and ten scoring zeroes in an Indian innings. It also provides the ninth such occasion in an Indian innings against England.

In India’s second innings, Kuldeep Yadav and JJ Bumrah were dismissed for zeroes to provide the 14th occasion of batsmen batting at number nine and ten scoring zeroes in an Indian innings on home soil. It also provides the third such occasion in an Indian innings against England in India.

Indian opening batsmen scoring double hundreds on home soil and away soil

Indian opening batsmen scoring double hundreds on home soil and away soil

The following three Indian opening batsmen have scored double hundreds on home soil and away soil

NoNoPlayerRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date 
11SM Gavaskar2203v West IndiesPort of Spain13 Apr 1971Away
 3SM Gavaskar2214v EnglandThe Oval30 Aug 1979Away
 7SM Gavaskar2051v West IndiesWankhede01 Dec 1978Home
         
21W Jaffer2123v West IndiesSt John’s02 Jun 2006Away
 2W Jaffer2021v PakistanEden Gardens30 Nov 2007Home
         
31V Sehwag3091v PakistanMultan28 Mar 2004Away
 2V Sehwag2542v PakistanLahore13 Jan 2006Away
 3V Sehwag2012v PakistanBengaluru24 Mar 2005Home
 4V Sehwag3192v South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008Home
 5V Sehwag2932v Sri LankaBrabourne02 Dec 2009Home

SM Gavaskar and V Sehwag are the only two Indian opening batsmen to score double hundreds on home soil and away soil against a specific opposition.SM Gavaskar has accomplished the feat against West Indies, while V Sehwag’s feat has come against Pakistan

NoNoPlayerRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date 
11SM Gavaskar2203v West IndiesPort of Spain13 Apr 1971Away
 7SM Gavaskar2051v West IndiesWankhede01 Dec 1978Home
         
21V Sehwag3091v PakistanMultan28 Mar 2004Away
 2V Sehwag2542v PakistanLahore13 Jan 2006Away
 3V Sehwag2012v PakistanBengaluru24 Mar 2005Home
Indian opening batsmen scoring 150 plus runs on home soil and on away soil

Indian opening batsmen scoring 150 plus runs on home soil and on away soil

The following eleven Indian opening batsmen have scored  150 plus runs in an innings on away and homa soil. SM Gavaskar has scored 150 plus runs on five occasions on away soil and on six occasions on home soil. V Sehwag has accomplished such a feat on six occasions on away soil and on seven occasions on home soil

NoNoPlayerRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date 
11S Dhawan1731v BangladeshFatullah10 Jun 2015Away
 2S Dhawan1901v Sri LankaGalle26 Jul 2017Away
 3S Dhawan1872v AustraliaMohali14 Mar 2013Home
         
21G Gambhir1673v New ZealandWellington03 Apr 2009Away
 2G Gambhir2061v AustraliaDelhi29 Oct 2008Home
 3G Gambhir1791v EnglandMohali19 Dec 2008Home
 4G Gambhir1671v Sri LankaKanpur24 Nov 2009Home
         
31SM Gavaskar2203v West IndiesPort of Spain13 Apr 1971Away
 2SM Gavaskar1562v West IndiesPort of Spain24 Mar 1976Away
 3SM Gavaskar2214v EnglandThe Oval30 Aug 1979Away
 4SM Gavaskar166*2v AustraliaAdelaide13 Dec 1985Away
 5SM Gavaskar1721v AustraliaSydney02 Jan 1986Away
 6SM Gavaskar1722v EnglandBengaluru09 Dec 1981Home
 7SM Gavaskar2051v West IndiesWankhede01 Dec 1978Home
 8SM Gavaskar182*3v West IndiesEden Gardens29 Dec 1978Home
 9SM Gavaskar1662v PakistanChennai15 Jan 1980Home
 10SM Gavaskar1552v Sri LankaChennai17 Sep 1982Home
 11SM Gavaskar1762v Sri LankaKanpur17 Dec 1986Home
         
41W Jaffer2123v West IndiesSt John’s02 Jun 2006Away
 2W Jaffer2021v PakistanEden Gardens30 Nov 2007Home
         
51YBK Jaiswal1712v West IndiesRoseau12 Jul 2023Away
 2YBK Jaiswal2091v EnglandVisakhapatnam02 Feb 2024Home
         
61MH Mankad1843v EnglandLord’s19 Jun 1952Away
 2MH Mankad2231v New ZealandBrabourne02 Dec 1955Home
 3MH Mankad2311v New ZealandChennai06 Jan 1956Home
         
71KL Rahul1582v West IndiesKingston30 Jul 2016Away
 2KL Rahul1992v EnglandChennai16 Dec 2016Home
         
81P Roy1503v West IndiesKingston28 Mar 1953Away
 2P Roy1731v New ZealandChennai06 Jan 1956Home
         
91V Sehwag1951v AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 2003Away
 2V Sehwag3091v PakistanMultan28 Mar 2004Away
 3V Sehwag2542v PakistanLahore13 Jan 2006Away
 4V Sehwag1801v West IndiesGros Islet10 Jun 2006Away
 5V Sehwag1513v AustraliaAdelaide24 Jan 2008Away
 6V Sehwag201*1v Sri LankaGalle31 Jul 2008Away
 7V Sehwag1552v AustraliaChennai14 Oct 2004Home
 8V Sehwag1642v South AfricaKanpur20 Nov 2004Home
 9V Sehwag1732v PakistanMohali08 Mar 2005Home
 10V Sehwag2012v PakistanBengaluru24 Mar 2005Home
 11V Sehwag3192v South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008Home
 12V Sehwag2932v Sri LankaBrabourne02 Dec 2009Home
 13V Sehwag1652v South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010Home
 14V Sehwag1731v New ZealandAhmedabad04 Nov 2010Home
         
101RG Sharma2121v South AfricaRanchi19 Oct 2019Away
 2RG Sharma1761v South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019Home
 3RG Sharma1611v EnglandChennai13 Feb 2021Home
         
111M Vijay1501v BangladeshFatullah10 Jun 2015Away
 2M Vijay1672v AustraliaHyderabad02 Mar 2013Home
 3M Vijay1532v AustraliaMohali14 Mar 2013Home
 4M Vijay1551v Sri LankaDelhi02 Dec 2017Home

SM Gavaskar and V Sehwag are the two Indian opening batsmen have scored 150 plus runs in an innings on away and homa soil against the same opposition. SM Gavaskar has achieved the feat against two oppositions – England and West  Indies while V Sehwag has achived the feat against three oppositions – Australia, Pakistan and Sri Lanka

NoNoPlayerRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date 
11SM Gavaskar2214v EnglandThe Oval30 Aug 1979Away
 2SM Gavaskar1722v EnglandBengaluru09 Dec 1981Homw
         
21SM Gavaskar2203v West IndiesPort of Spain13 Apr 1971Away
 2SM Gavaskar1562v West IndiesPort of Spain24 Mar 1976Away
 2SM Gavaskar2051v West IndiesWankhede01 Dec 1978Home
 4SM Gavaskar182*3v West IndiesEden Gardens29 Dec 1978Home
         
11V Sehwag1951v AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 2003Away
 2V Sehwag1513v AustraliaAdelaide24 Jan 2008Away
 3V Sehwag1552v AustraliaChennai14 Oct 2004Home
         
21V Sehwag3091v PakistanMultan28 Mar 2004Away
 2V Sehwag2542v PakistanLahore13 Jan 2006Away
 3V Sehwag1732v PakistanMohali08 Mar 2005Home
         
31V Sehwag201*1v Sri LankaGalle31 Jul 2008Away
 2V Sehwag2932v Sri LankaBrabourne02 Dec 2009Home
Indian batsmen scoring seven or more boundary sixes in a test innings

Indian batsmen scoring seven or more boundary sixes in a test innings

YBK Jaiswal scored seven boundary sixes in his knock of 209 against England in the ongoing test at Vizag to provide the seventh occasion of an Indian batsman scoring seven or more boundary sixes in a test innings.

NoPlayerRuns6sIOppositionGroundStart Date
1NS Sidhu12481v Sri LankaLucknow18 Jan 1994
2MA Agarwal24382v BangladeshIndore14 Nov 2019
3V Sehwag29372v Sri LankaBrabourne02 Dec 2009
4Harbhajan Singh111*72v New ZealandHyderabad12 Nov 2010
5HH Pandya10871v Sri LankaPallekele12 Aug 2017
6RG Sharma12773v South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
7YBK Jaiswal20971v EnglandVisakhapatnam02 Feb 2024

YBK Jaiswal scored seven boundary sixes in his knock of 209 against England in the ongoing test at Vizag to provide the fifth occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring seven or more boundary sixes in a test innings.

NoPlayerRuns6sIOppositionGroundStart Date
1NS Sidhu12481v Sri LankaLucknow18 Jan 1994
2MA Agarwal24382v BangladeshIndore14 Nov 2019
3V Sehwag29372v Sri LankaBrabourne02 Dec 2009
4RG Sharma12773v South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
5YBK Jaiswal20971v EnglandVisakhapatnam02 Feb 2024

YBK Jaiswal scored seven boundary sixes in his knock of 209 against England in the ongoing test at Vizag to provide the third occasion of an Indian batsman scoring seven or more boundary sixes in a test innings when a batsman has scored a double hundred

NoPlayerRuns6sIOppositionGroundStart Date
1MA Agarwal24382v BangladeshIndore14 Nov 2019
2V Sehwag29372v Sri LankaBrabourne02 Dec 2009
3YBK Jaiswal20971v EnglandVisakhapatnam02 Feb 2024

YBK Jaiswal scored seven boundary sixes in his knock of 209 against England in the ongoing test at Vizag to provide the third occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring seven or more boundary sixes in a test innings when an opening batsman has scored a double hundred

NoPlayerRuns6sIOppositionGroundStart Date
1MA Agarwal24382v BangladeshIndore14 Nov 2019
2V Sehwag29372v Sri LankaBrabourne02 Dec 2009
3YBK Jaiswal20971v EnglandVisakhapatnam02 Feb 2024

YBK Jaiswal scored seven boundary sixes in his knock of 209 against England in the ongoing test at Vizag to provide the first occasion of an Indian batsman scoring seven or more boundary sixes in a test innings when an opening batsman has scored a double hundred or otherwise against England

NoPlayerRuns6sIOppositionGroundStart Date
1YBK Jaiswal20971v EnglandVisakhapatnam02 Feb 2024

YBK Jaiswal scored seven boundary sixes in his knock of 209 against England in the ongoing test at Vizag to provide the first occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring seven or more boundary sixes in a test innings when an opening batsman has scored a double hundred or otherwise against England

NoPlayerRuns6sIOppositionGroundStart Date
1YBK Jaiswal20971v EnglandVisakhapatnam02 Feb 2024

Visakhapatnam has witnessed two Indian batsmen, also opening batsmen are scoring seven boundary sixes in a test innings

NoPlayerRuns6sIOppositionGroundStart Date
1RG Sharma12773v South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
2YBK Jaiswal20971v EnglandVisakhapatnam02 Feb 2024
Batsmen scoring seven or more boundary sixes in a test innings

Batsmen scoring seven or more boundary sixes in a test innings

YBK Jaiswal scored seven boundary sixes in his knock of 209 against England in the ongoing test at Vizag to provide the 40th occasion of a batsman scoring seven or more boundary sixes in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below in the order of descending number of boundary sixes.

NoPlayerRuns6sITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1Wasim Akram257*122Pakistanv ZimbabweSheikhupura17 Oct 1996
2NJ Astle222114New Zealandv EnglandChristchurch13 Mar 2002
3ML Hayden380111Australiav ZimbabwePerth09 Oct 2003
4BB McCullum202112New Zealandv PakistanSharjah26 Nov 2014
5BB McCullum195111New Zealandv Sri LankaChristchurch26 Dec 2014
6BA Stokes258111Englandv South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2016
7BKG Mendis245112Sri Lankav IrelandGalle24 Apr 2023
8WR Hammond336*102Englandv New ZealandAuckland31 Mar 1933
9CL Cairns120093New Zealandv ZimbabweAuckland20 Jan 1996
10Inzamam-ul-Haq329091Pakistanv New ZealandLahore01 May 2002
11TG Southee77*094New Zealandv EnglandNapier22 Mar 2008
12CH Gayle333091West Indiesv Sri LankaGalle15 Nov 2010
13SO Hetmyer93093West Indiesv BangladeshMirpur30 Nov 2018
14BA Stokes155094Englandv AustraliaLord’s28 Jun 2023
15NS Sidhu124081Indiav Sri LankaLucknow18 Jan 1994
16AC Gilchrist204*081Australiav South AfricaJohannesburg22 Feb 2002
17KC Sangakkara319081Sri Lankav BangladeshChattogram04 Feb 2014
18JO Holder202*083West Indiesv EnglandBridgetown23 Jan 2019
19BA Stokes135*084Englandv AustraliaLeeds22 Aug 2019
20MA Agarwal243082Indiav BangladeshIndore14 Nov 2019
21B Sutcliffe80*072New Zealandv South AfricaJohannesburg24 Dec 1953
22IVA Richards110*073West Indiesv EnglandSt John’s11 Apr 1986
23CG Greenidge213071West Indiesv New ZealandAuckland27 Feb 1987
24CL Cairns158072New Zealandv South AfricaAuckland18 Mar 2004
25A Flintoff167071Englandv West IndiesBirmingham29 Jul 2004
26KP Pietersen158073Englandv AustraliaThe Oval08 Sep 2005
27Shahid Afridi103071Pakistanv IndiaLahore13 Jan 2006
28BC Lara216072West Indiesv PakistanMultan19 Nov 2006
29CH Gayle197073West Indiesv New ZealandNapier19 Dec 2008
30AB de Villiers163072South Africav AustraliaCape Town19 Mar 2009
31V Sehwag293072Indiav Sri LankaBrabourne02 Dec 2009
32Harbhajan Singh111*072Indiav New ZealandHyderabad12 Nov 2010
33Tamim Iqbal206073Bangladeshv PakistanKhulna28 Apr 2015
34MA Starc84072Australiav PakistanMelbourne26 Dec 2016
35HH Pandya108071Indiav Sri LankaPallekele12 Aug 2017
36RG Sharma127073Indiav South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
37KR Mayers210*074West Indiesv BangladeshChattogram03 Feb 2021
38Q de Kock141*072South Africav West IndiesGros Islet10 Jun 2021
39JM Bairstow136074Englandv New ZealandNottingham10 Jun 2022
40YBK Jaiswal209071Indiav EnglandVisakhapatnam02 Feb 2024

The following table lists the batsmen who have scored seven or more boundary sixes while scoring a century, a double century and a triple century

NoPlayerRuns6sITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1BB McCullum195111New Zealandv Sri LankaChristchurch26 Dec 2014
2CL Cairns120093New Zealandv ZimbabweAuckland20 Jan 1996
3BA Stokes155094Englandv AustraliaLord’s28 Jun 2023
4NS Sidhu124081Indiav Sri LankaLucknow18 Jan 1994
5BA Stokes135*084Englandv AustraliaLeeds22 Aug 2019
6Shahid Afridi103071Pakistanv IndiaLahore13 Jan 2006
7HH Pandya108071Indiav Sri LankaPallekele12 Aug 2017
8IVA Richards110*073West Indiesv EnglandSt John’s11 Apr 1986
9Harbhajan Singh111*072Indiav New ZealandHyderabad12 Nov 2010
10RG Sharma127073Indiav South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
11JM Bairstow136074Englandv New ZealandNottingham10 Jun 2022
12Q de Kock141*072South Africav West IndiesGros Islet10 Jun 2021
13CL Cairns158072New Zealandv South AfricaAuckland18 Mar 2004
14KP Pietersen158073Englandv AustraliaThe Oval08 Sep 2005
15AB de Villiers163072South Africav AustraliaCape Town19 Mar 2009
16A Flintoff167071Englandv West IndiesBirmingham29 Jul 2004
17CH Gayle197073West Indiesv New ZealandNapier19 Dec 2008
         
NoPlayerRuns6sITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1Wasim Akram257*122Pakistanv ZimbabweSheikhupura17 Oct 1996
2BB McCullum202112New Zealandv PakistanSharjah26 Nov 2014
3NJ Astle222114New Zealandv EnglandChristchurch13 Mar 2002
4BKG Mendis245112Sri Lankav IrelandGalle24 Apr 2023
5BA Stokes258111Englandv South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2016
6JO Holder202*083West Indiesv EnglandBridgetown23 Jan 2019
7AC Gilchrist204*081Australiav South AfricaJohannesburg22 Feb 2002
8MA Agarwal243082Indiav BangladeshIndore14 Nov 2019
9Tamim Iqbal206073Bangladeshv PakistanKhulna28 Apr 2015
10YBK Jaiswal209071Indiav EnglandVisakhapatnam02 Feb 2024
11KR Mayers210*074West Indiesv BangladeshChattogram03 Feb 2021
12CG Greenidge213071West Indiesv New ZealandAuckland27 Feb 1987
13BC Lara216072West Indiesv PakistanMultan19 Nov 2006
13V Sehwag293072Indiav Sri LankaBrabourne02 Dec 2009
         
NoPlayerRuns6sITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1ML Hayden380111Australiav ZimbabwePerth09 Oct 2003
2WR Hammond336*102Englandv New ZealandAuckland31 Mar 1933
3Inzamam-ul-Haq329091Pakistanv New ZealandLahore01 May 2002
4CH Gayle333091West Indiesv Sri LankaGalle15 Nov 2010
5KC Sangakkara319081Sri Lankav BangladeshChattogram04 Feb 2014

YBK Jaiswal scored seven boundary sixes in his knock of 209 against England in the ongoing test at Vizag to provide the eleventh occasion of an opening batsman scoring seven or more boundary sixes in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below in the order of descending number of boundary sixes.

NoPlayerRuns6sITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1ML Hayden380111Australiav ZimbabwePerth09 Oct 2003
2BB McCullum202112New Zealandv PakistanSharjah26 Nov 2014
3CH Gayle333091West Indiesv Sri LankaGalle15 Nov 2010
4NS Sidhu124081Indiav Sri LankaLucknow18 Jan 1994
5MA Agarwal243082Indiav BangladeshIndore14 Nov 2019
6CG Greenidge213071West Indiesv New ZealandAuckland27 Feb 1987
7CH Gayle197073West Indiesv New ZealandNapier19 Dec 2008
8V Sehwag293072Indiav Sri LankaBrabourne02 Dec 2009
9Tamim Iqbal206073Bangladeshv PakistanKhulna28 Apr 2015
10RG Sharma127073Indiav South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
11YBK Jaiswal209071Indiav EnglandVisakhapatnam02 Feb 2024

The following table lists the opening batsmen who have scored seven or more boundary sixes while scoring a triple century, a double century and a century

NoPlayerRuns6sI TeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1ML Hayden380111 Australiav ZimbabwePerth09 Oct 2003
2CH Gayle333091 West Indiesv Sri LankaGalle15 Nov 2010
 
NoPlayerRuns6sI TeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1BB McCullum202112 New Zealandv PakistanSharjah26 Nov 2014
2MA Agarwal243082 Indiav BangladeshIndore14 Nov 2019
3V Sehwag293072 Indiav Sri LankaBrabourne02 Dec 2009
4CG Greenidge213071 West Indiesv New ZealandAuckland27 Feb 1987
5YBK Jaiswal209071 Indiav EnglandVisakhapatnam02 Feb 2024
6Tamim Iqbal206073 Bangladeshv PakistanKhulna28 Apr 2015
 
NoPlayerRuns6sI TeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1NS Sidhu124081 Indiav Sri LankaLucknow18 Jan 1994
2CH Gayle197073 West Indiesv New ZealandNapier19 Dec 2008
3RG Sharma127073 Indiav South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
India Vs England – Second Test at Vizag – Second day’s play

India Vs England – Second Test at Vizag – Second day’s play

YBK Jaiswal needed 21 more runs for his double hundred. He got these runs and scored 209 in this innings. He became the second Indian opening batsman to score a double hundred against England after SM Gavaskar. SM Gavaskar had scored 221 at The Oval in Aug 1979.

Incidentally SM Gavaskar is one of the commentators for this test. YBK Jaiswal became the second Indian opening batsman to score a double hundred against England after 44 Years four months – Calculated on the basis of the start date of the match

YBK Jaiswal became the first Indian opening batsman to score a double hundred against England in India. He went past KL Rahul’s 199 at Chennai in Dec 2015.

YBK Jaiswal’s 209 in this game provide the 407th occasion of a batsman scoring a double hundred in a test innings. It also provides the 76th occasion of a batsman scoring a double hundred in a test innings against England.

YBK Jaiswal’s 209 in this game provide the 56th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a double hundred in a test innings. It also provides the ninth occasion of a Indian batsman scoring a double hundred in a test innings against England.

YBK Jaiswal’s 209 in this game provide the 232nd occasion of a batsman scoring a double hundred in a test innings on home soil.  It also provides the 37th occasion of a batsman scoring a double hundred in a test innings against England on home soil

YBK Jaiswal’s 209 in this game provide the 39th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a double hundred in a test innings on home soil. It also provides the seventh occasion of a Indian batsman scoring a double hundred in a test innings against England in India.

YBK Jaiswal’s 209 in this game provide the 128th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a double hundred in a test innings. It also provides the 25th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a double hundred in a test innings against England.

YBK Jaiswal’s 209 in this game provide the 22nd occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a double hundred in a test innings. It also provides the second occasion of a Indian opening batsman scoring a double hundred in a test innings against England.

YBK Jaiswal’s 209 in this game provide the 14th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a double hundred in a test innings on home soil.  It also provides the first occasion of an opening batsman scoring a double hundred in a test innings against England on home soil

YBK Jaiswal’s 209 in this game provide the 39th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a double hundred in a test innings on home soil. It also provides the second occasion of a Indian opening batsman scoring a double hundred in a test innings against England in India.

Shoaib Basheer returned with figures of 3 for 138 in India’s first innings in this test to provide the 276th occasion of a bowler conceding 100 plus runs on test debut. It also provides the 46th occasion of a bowler conceding 100 plus runs on test debut against India.

Shoaib Basheer returned with figures of 3 for 138 in India’s first innings in this test to provide the 62nd occasion of an England bowler conceding 100 plus runs on test debut. It also provides the eighth occasion of an England bowler conceding 100 plus runs on test debut against India.

Shoaib Basheer returned with figures of 3 for 138 in India’s first innings in this test to provide the 276th occasion of a bowler conceding 100 plus runs on test debut on away soil. It also provides the 46th occasion of a bowler conceding 100 plus runs on test debut against India on away soil

Shoaib Basheer returned with figures of 3 for 138 in India’s first innings in this test to provide the 28th occasion of an England bowler conceding 100 plus runs on test debut on away soil. It also provides the fifth occasion of an England bowler conceding 100 plus runs on test debut against India in India.

The following table lists the batsmen who have scored their first double hundred of their test career when they are of age below 24 years

NoPlayerAgeScoreTeamOppositionGroundMatch Date
1Javed Miandad19y 140d206Pakistanv New ZealandKarachi30 Oct 1976
2GA Headley20y 308d223West Indiesv EnglandKingston03 Apr 1930
3VG Kambli21y 032d224Indiav EnglandWankhede19 Feb 1993
4GS Sobers21y 213d365*West Indiesv PakistanKingston26 Feb 1958
5GC Smith21y 259d200South Africav BangladeshEast London18 Oct 2002
6M Jayawardene21y 273d242Sri Lankav IndiaColombo (SSC)24 Feb 1999
7SM Gavaskar21y 277d220Indiav West IndiesPort of Spain13 Apr 1971
8KC Brathwaite21y 278d212West Indiesv BangladeshKingstown05 Sep 2014
9DG Bradman21y 304d254Australiav EnglandLord’s27 Jun 1930
10JA Rudolph21y 355d222*South Africav BangladeshChattogram24 Apr 2003
11YBK Jaiswal22y 037d209Indiav EnglandVizag02 Feb 2024
12L Hutton22y 058d364Englandv AustraliaThe Oval20 Aug 1938
13DI Gower22y 102d200*Englandv IndiaBirmingham12 Jul 1979
14Z Crawley22y 200d267Englandv PakistanSouthampton21 Aug 2020
15CH Gayle22y 280d204West Indiesv New ZealandSt George’s28 Jun 2002
16RG Pollock22y 307d209South Africav AustraliaCape Town31 Dec 1966
17WJ Edrich22y 342d219Englandv South AfricaDurban03 Mar 1939
18RB Kanhai23y 005d256West Indiesv IndiaEden Gardens31 Dec 1958
19Hanif Mohammad23y 027d337Pakistanv West IndiesBridgetown17 Jan 1958
20MAK Pataudi23y 034d203*Indiav EnglandDelhi08 Feb 1964
21LG Rowe23y 039d214West Indiesv New ZealandKingston16 Feb 1972
22KD Walters23y 055d242Australiav West IndiesSydney14 Feb 1969
23JE Root23y 164d200*Englandv Sri LankaLord’s12 Jun 2014
24EJ Barlow23y 165d201South Africav AustraliaAdelaide24 Jan 1964
25KNM Fernando23y 226d205Sri Lankav IrelandGalle24 Apr 2023
26BC Lara23y 245d277West Indiesv AustraliaSydney02 Jan 1993
27Abdullah Shafique23y 246d201Pakistanv Sri LankaColombo (SSC)24 Jul 2023
28Zaheer Abbas23y 314d274Pakistanv EnglandBirmingham03 Jun 1971
29RR Sarwan23y 347d261*West Indiesv BangladeshKingston04 Jun 2004
30DJ McGlew23y 360d255*South Africav New ZealandWellington06 Mar 1953

The following table lists the Indian batsmen who have scored their first double hundred of their test career when they are of age below 24 years

NoPlayerAgeScoreTeamOppositionGroundMatch Date
1VG Kambli21y 032d224Indiav EnglandWankhede19 Feb 1993
2SM Gavaskar21y 277d220Indiav West IndiesPort of Spain13 Apr 1971
3YBK Jaiswal22y 037d209Indiav EnglandVizag02 Feb 2024
4MAK Pataudi23y 034d203*Indiav EnglandDelhi08 Feb 1964

JJ Bumrah captured six for 45 in England’s first innings to provide the 146th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings. It also provides the 28th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings against England.

JJ Bumrah captured six for 45 in England’s first innings to provide the 94th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings on home soil. It also provides the 21st occasion of an Indian bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings against England in India.

JJ Bumrah captured six for 45 in England’s first innings to provide the 40th occasion of an Indian pace bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings. It also provides the seventh occasion of an Indian pace bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings against England.

JJ Bumrah captured six for 45 in England’s first innings to provide the 15th occasion of an Indian pace bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings on home soil. It also provides the third occasion of an Indian pace bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings against England in India.

JJ Bumrah’s six for 45 in England’s second innings provides his fourth six wicket haul in a test innings and also his first on home soil. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerOversMRWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1JJ Bumrah15.543362v AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 2018
2JJ Bumrah12.132762v West IndiesKingston30 Aug 2019
3JJ Bumrah13.506163v South AfricaCape Town03 Jan 2024
4JJ Bumrah15.554562v EnglandVisakhapatnam02 Feb 2024

When RG Sharma and YBK Jaiswal opened India’s second innings in this test, both the openers had scored 200 plus runs in an innings prior to this innings. RG Sharma had scored 212 against South Africa at Ranchi in Oct 2019, while YBK Jaiswal had scored 209 in the first innings of this test

YBK Jaiswal scored 209 in India’s first innings as an opening batsman which was the highest score in India’s innings of 396. Z Crawley scored 76 in England’s first innings as an opening batsman which was the highest score in England’s innings of 253. Thus the rival openers top scored in their first innings in this test match.

Shubman Gill took four catches in England’s first innings to provide the 14th occasion of an Indian fieldsman pouching four or more catches in a test innings. He became the sixth Indian fieldsman to pouch four or more catches in a test innings against England.

NoPlayerCtIOppositionGroundStart Date
1Yajurvindra Singh52v EnglandBengaluru28 Jan 1977
2AL Wadekar41v EnglandBirmingham13 Jul 1967
3DB Vengsarkar43v EnglandWankhede28 Nov 1984
4VVS Laxman41v EnglandMohali03 Dec 2001
5KL Rahul44v EnglandNottingham18 Aug 2018
6Shubman Gill42v EnglandVisakhapatnam02 Feb 2024
Indian opening batsmen scoring 150 plus runs in an innings on away soil and home soil

Indian opening batsmen scoring 150 plus runs in an innings on away soil and home soil

The following eleven Indian opening batsmen have scored  150 plus runs in an innings on away and homa soil. SM Gavaskar has scored 150 plus runs on five occasions on away soil and on six occasions on home soil. V Sehwag has accomplished such a feat on six occasions on away soil and on seven occasions on home soil

NoNoPlayerRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date 
11S Dhawan1731v BangladeshFatullah10 Jun 2015Away
 2S Dhawan1901v Sri LankaGalle26 Jul 2017Away
 3S Dhawan1872v AustraliaMohali14 Mar 2013Home
         
21G Gambhir1673v New ZealandWellington03 Apr 2009Away
 2G Gambhir2061v AustraliaDelhi29 Oct 2008Home
 3G Gambhir1791v EnglandMohali19 Dec 2008Home
 4G Gambhir1671v Sri LankaKanpur24 Nov 2009Home
         
31SM Gavaskar2203v West IndiesPort of Spain13 Apr 1971Away
 2SM Gavaskar1562v West IndiesPort of Spain24 Mar 1976Away
 3SM Gavaskar2214v EnglandThe Oval30 Aug 1979Away
 4SM Gavaskar166*2v AustraliaAdelaide13 Dec 1985Away
 5SM Gavaskar1721v AustraliaSydney02 Jan 1986Away
 6SM Gavaskar1722v EnglandBengaluru09 Dec 1981Home
 7SM Gavaskar2051v West IndiesWankhede01 Dec 1978Home
 8SM Gavaskar182*3v West IndiesEden Gardens29 Dec 1978Home
 9SM Gavaskar1662v PakistanChennai15 Jan 1980Home
 10SM Gavaskar1552v Sri LankaChennai17 Sep 1982Home
 11SM Gavaskar1762v Sri LankaKanpur17 Dec 1986Home
         
41W Jaffer2123v West IndiesSt John’s02 Jun 2006Away
 2W Jaffer2021v PakistanEden Gardens30 Nov 2007Home
         
51YBK Jaiswal1712v West IndiesRoseau12 Jul 2023Away
 2YBK Jaiswal179*1v EnglandVisakhapatnam02 Feb 2024Home
         
61MH Mankad1843v EnglandLord’s19 Jun 1952Away
 2MH Mankad2231v New ZealandBrabourne02 Dec 1955Home
 3MH Mankad2311v New ZealandChennai06 Jan 1956Home
         
71KL Rahul1582v West IndiesKingston30 Jul 2016Away
 2KL Rahul1992v EnglandChennai16 Dec 2016Home
         
81P Roy1503v West IndiesKingston28 Mar 1953Away
 2P Roy1731v New ZealandChennai06 Jan 1956Home
         
91V Sehwag1951v AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 2003Away
 2V Sehwag3091v PakistanMultan28 Mar 2004Away
 3V Sehwag2542v PakistanLahore13 Jan 2006Away
 4V Sehwag1801v West IndiesGros Islet10 Jun 2006Away
 5V Sehwag1513v AustraliaAdelaide24 Jan 2008Away
 6V Sehwag201*1v Sri LankaGalle31 Jul 2008Away
 7V Sehwag1552v AustraliaChennai14 Oct 2004Home
 8V Sehwag1642v South AfricaKanpur20 Nov 2004Home
 9V Sehwag1732v PakistanMohali08 Mar 2005Home
 10V Sehwag2012v PakistanBengaluru24 Mar 2005Home
 11V Sehwag3192v South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008Home
 12V Sehwag2932v Sri LankaBrabourne02 Dec 2009Home
 13V Sehwag1652v South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010Home
 14V Sehwag1731v New ZealandAhmedabad04 Nov 2010Home
         
101RG Sharma2121v South AfricaRanchi19 Oct 2019Away
 2RG Sharma1761v South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019Home
 3RG Sharma1611v EnglandChennai13 Feb 2021Home
         
111M Vijay1501v BangladeshFatullah10 Jun 2015Away
 2M Vijay1672v AustraliaHyderabad02 Mar 2013Home
 3M Vijay1532v AustraliaMohali14 Mar 2013Home
 4M Vijay1551v Sri LankaDelhi02 Dec 2017Home

SM Gavaskar and V Sehwag are the two Indian opening batsmen have scored 150 plus runs in an innings on away and homa soil against the same opposition. SM Gavaskar has achieved the feat against two oppositions – England and West  Indies while V Sehwag has achieved the feat against three oppositions – Australia, Pakistan and Sri Lanka

NoNoPlayerRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date 
11SM Gavaskar2214v EnglandThe Oval30 Aug 1979Away
 2SM Gavaskar1722v EnglandBengaluru09 Dec 1981Homw
         
21SM Gavaskar2203v West IndiesPort of Spain13 Apr 1971Away
 2SM Gavaskar1562v West IndiesPort of Spain24 Mar 1976Away
 2SM Gavaskar2051v West IndiesWankhede01 Dec 1978Home
 4SM Gavaskar182*3v West IndiesEden Gardens29 Dec 1978Home
         
11V Sehwag1951v AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 2003Away
 2V Sehwag1513v AustraliaAdelaide24 Jan 2008Away
 3V Sehwag1552v AustraliaChennai14 Oct 2004Home
         
21V Sehwag3091v PakistanMultan28 Mar 2004Away
 2V Sehwag2542v PakistanLahore13 Jan 2006Away
 3V Sehwag1732v PakistanMohali08 Mar 2005Home
         
31V Sehwag201*1v Sri LankaGalle31 Jul 2008Away
 2V Sehwag2932v Sri LankaBrabourne02 Dec 2009Home
India Vs England – Second Test at Vizag – First day

India Vs England – Second Test at Vizag – First day

India Vs England Second test at Vizag – First day

India won the toss in this test and elected to bat first to provide the 101st    occasion of India doing so against England. It also provides the 62nd occasion of India doing so against England in a home soil

India won the toss in this test, elected to bat first and posted 336 for 6 in the first innings to provide the 38th occasion of India posting 300 plus runs against England after winning the toss. It also provides the 26th occasion of India doing so against England in a home test.

England capped Shoiab Basheer for this test. He became the 707th cricketer to represent England in tests.  He also became the 319th cricketer to represent England in tests on away soil.

England capped Shoiab Basheer for this test. He became the 86th cricketer to make his debut against India.  He also became the 45th England cricketer to make his debut against India in India.

India capped RM Patidar for this test. He became the 309th cricketer to represent India in tests.  He also became the 168th cricketer to represent India in tests on home soil.

India capped RM Patidar for this test. He became the 97th Indian cricketer to make his debut against England.  He also became the 45th Indian cricketer to make his debut against England in India.

Shoaib Basheer’s first test victim was Indian captain RG Sharma. He was caught by OI Pope for 14 in India’s first innings.

YBK Jaiswal scored 179 not out at the end of the first day’s play in this test to provide the 108th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in a test innings against England. It also provides the 61st occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in a test innings against England in India.

YBK Jaiswal scored 179 not out at the end of the first day’s play in this test to provide the 35th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century in a test innings against England. It also provides the 20th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century in a test innings against England in India.

YBK Jaiswal scored 179 not out at the end of the first day’s play in this test to provide the 19th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring 175 plus runs in a test innings against England. It also provides the twelfth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring 175 plus runs in a test innings against England in India.

YBK Jaiswal scored 179 not out at the end of the first day’s play in this test to provide the seventh occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring 175 plus runs in a test innings against England. It also provides the fourth occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring 175 plus runs in a test innings against England in India.

YBK Jaiswal scored 179 not out at the end of the first day’s play in this test to provide the 94th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring 175 plus runs in a test innings against all oppositions. It also provides the 64th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring 175 plus runs in a test innings against all oppositions in India.

YBK Jaiswal scored 179 not out at the end of the first day’s play in this test to provide the 34th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring 175 plus runs in a test innings against all oppositions. It also provides the 21st occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring 175 plus runs in a test innings against all oppositions in India.

YBK Jaiswal needs 21 more runs for his double hundred. If he gets these runs he would become the second Indian opening batsman to score a double hundred against England after SM Gavaskar. SM Gavaskar had scored 221 at The Oval in Aug 1979.

Incidentally SM Gavaskar is one of the commentators for this test. YBK Jaiswal would become the second Indian opening batsman to score a double hundred against England after 44 years four months

YBK Jaiswal is all set to become the first Indian opening batsman to score a double hundred against England in India. He would go past KL Rahul’s 199 at  Chennai in Dec 2015.