England Vs India – First Test at Leeds – First day

England Vs India – First Test at Leeds – First day

England won the toss and elected to field in this test to provide the 17th occasion of England doing so against India. It also provides the 16th occasion of England doing so against India at home

Shubman Gill became the 37th captain to lead India in tests. He also became the 31st captain to lead India in away tests

Shubman Gill became the 22nd captain to lead India in tests against England. He also became the 18th captain to lead India in away tests against England.

India capped Sai Sudarshan for this test. He became the 316th cricketer to represent India in tests. He also became the 144th cricketer to represent India in tests on away soil

He also became the 103rd Indian cricketer to make his test debut against England. He also became the 53rd Indian cricketer to make his test debut against England in England

Sai Sudarshan was dismissed for zero in this game to provide the 56th occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed for zero on test debut. He also became the 27th batsman to be dismissed for zero in test debut on away soil

Sai Sudarshan was dismissed for zero in this game to provide the 16th occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed for zero on test debut against England He also became the eleventh batsman to be dismissed for zero in test debut on away soil against England

Sai Sudarshan was dismissed for zero in this game to provide the twelfth occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed for zero on test debut in the first innings of a test. He also became the sixth batsman to be dismissed for zero in test debut on away soil in the first innings of a test

Sai Sudarshan was dismissed for zero in this game to provide the fifth occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed for zero on test debut against England in the first innings of a test. He also became the third batsman to be dismissed for zero in test debut on away soil against England in the first innings of a test.

Sai Sudarshan was dismissed for zero in this game to provide the fourth occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed for zero on test debut at Leeds. Sai Sudarshan was dismissed for zero in this game to provide the second occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed for zero on test debut in the first innings of a test at Leeds.

YBK Jaiswal and KL Rahul became the 74th Indian opening pair against England. They also became the 41st Indian opening pair against England in England. They also became the 13th Indian opening pair against England at Leeds.

YBK Jaiswal-KL Rahul added 91 runs for the first wicket at Leeds to provide the second occasion of an Indian opening pair adding 50 plus runs against England at Leeds. The other occasion was SM Gavaskar-K Srikkanth opening pair adding 64 runs at Leeds in Jun 1986

Thus the YBK Jaiswal-KL Rahul added 91 runs for the first wicket in this test represent the highest opening stand in a Leeds test against England

JE Root became the most capped England Cricketer against India. He was playing his 31st test against India. He went past AN Cook who has played 30 tests against India

JE Root took his 209th catch of his test career when he caught KL Rahul off Carse for 42. This catch represents his 37th catch against India. He now stands second in the list of England fieldsmen who have pouched most catches against India. AN Cook has pouched 38 catches against India.

YBK Jaiswal-KL Rahul added 91 runs for the first wicket in this test to provide the 19th occasion of an Indian opening pair adding runs between 90 and 99 against all oppositions. This also represents the third occasion of an Indian opening pair adding runs between 90 and 99 against England. This also represents the third occasion of an Indian opening pair adding runs between 90 and 99 against England in England. This also represents the first occasion of an Indian opening pair adding runs between 90 and 99 against England at Leeds

YBK Jaiswal-Shubman Gill added 129 runs for the third wicket to provide the 124th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings against England. It also provides the 50th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings against England in England.

YBK Jaiswal-Shubman Gill added 129 runs for the third wicket to provide the 21st occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in an innings against England. It also provides the eighth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in an innings against England in England.

YBK Jaiswal-Shubman Gill added 129 runs for the third wicket to provide the eighth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings against England at Leeds. It also provides the seconf occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in an innings against England at Leeds

Shubman Gill-RR Pant added 138 runs for the fourth wicket in an unfinished partnership to provide the 125th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings against England. It also provides the 51st occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings against England in England.

Shubman Gill-RR Pant added 138 runs for the fourth wicket in an unfinished partnership to provide the 19th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket in an innings against England. It also provides the twelfth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket in an innings against England in England.

Shubman Gill-RR Pant added 138 runs for the fourth wicket in an unfinished partnership to provide the ninth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings against England at Leeds. It also provides the third occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket in an innings against England at Leeds

YBK Jaiswal scored 101 in this test to provide the 116th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings against England. It also provides the 49th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings against England in England. It also provides the seventh occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century against England at Leeds

YBK Jaiswal scored 101 in this test to provide the 39th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century in an innings against England. It also provides the 16th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century in an innings against England in England. It also provides the first occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century against England at Leeds

Shubman Gill scored 127* in this test to provide the 117th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings against England. It also provides the 50th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings against England in England. It also provides the eighyh occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century against England at Leeds

YBK Jaiswal scored 127* in this test to provide the 16th occasion of an Indian captain scoring a century in an innings against England. It also provides the seventh occasion of an Indian captain scoring a century in an innings against England in England.

It also provides the third occasion of an Indian captain scoring a century against England at Leeds. Prior to this MAK Pataudi had scored 118 against England at Leeds in Jun 1967 and SC Ganguly had scored 128 runs against England at Leeds in Aug 2002

Shubman Gill scored 127* runs in the first innings of this test to provide the 33rd occasion of a captain scoring a century on his first appearance as captain

NoPlayerFISITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1W L  Mudroach0153*AustraliaEnglandThe Oval06.09.1880
2G H S Trott0143AustraliaEnglandLord’s22.06.1896
3A C MacLaren10950*EnglandAustraliaSydney13.12.1897
4M A Noble13322AustraliaEnglandSydney11.12.1903
5C Hill191 AustraliaSouth AfricaSydney09.12.1910
6H W Taylor1098South AfricaEnglandDurban13.12.1913
7W W Armstrong12158AustraliaEnglandSydney17.12.1920
8A L Hassett112 AustraliaSouth AfricaJohannesburg24.12.1949
9V S Hazare164* IndiaEnglandDelhi02.11.1951
10J B Stollmeyer10104West IndiesAustraliaSydney25.01.1952
11G O Rabone10768New ZealandSouth AfricaKingsmead11.12.1953
12D J McGlew104*48South AfricaEnglandOld Trafford07.07.1955
13G T Dowling2395New ZealandIndiaChristchurch22.02.1968
14B E Congdon126 New ZealandWest IndiesBridgetown23.03.1972
15C H Lloyd30163West IndiesIndiaBangalore22.11.1974
16G S Chappell123109*AustraliaWest IndiesBrisbane28.11.1975
17S M Gavaskar11635*IndiaNew ZealandAuckland24.01.1976
18G N Yallop7102AustraliaEnglandBrisbane01.12.1978
19J J Crowe120* New ZealandSri LankaColombo16.04.1987
20D B Vengsarkar10102IndiaWest IndiesDelhi25.11.1987
21A J Lamb11910EnglandWest IndiesBridgetown05.04.1990
22D L Houghton12141*ZimbabweIndiaHarare18.10.1992
23S Chanderpaul203* West IndiesSouth AfricaBourda31.03.2005
24A J Strauss30128EnglandPakistanLord’s13.07.2006
25K P Pietersen10013EnglandSouth AfricaThe Oval07.08.2008
26A N Cook17339EnglandBangladeshChittagong12.03.2010
27B R M Taylor71105*ZimbabweBangladeshHarare04.08.2011
28V Kohli115141IndiaAustraliaAdelaide09.12.2014
29S P D Smith13328AustraliaIndiaBrisbane17.12.2014
30J E Root1905EnglandSouth AfricaLord’s06.07.2017
31C R Ervine10743ZimbabweBangladeshMirpur22.02.2020
32NH Shanto37105BangladeshNew ZealandSylhet28.11.2023
33Shubman Gill127* IndiaEnglandLeeds20.05.2025

Shubman Gill scored 127* runs in the first innings of this test to provide the fifth occasion of an Indian captain scoring a century on his first appearance as captain

NoPlayerFISITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1V S Hazare164* IndiaEnglandDelhi02.11.1951
2S M Gavaskar11635*IndiaNew ZealandAuckland24.01.1976
3D B Vengsarkar10102IndiaWest IndiesDelhi25.11.1987
4V Kohli115141IndiaAustraliaAdelaide09.12.2014
5Shubman Gill127* IndiaEnglandLeeds20.05.2025

Shubman Gill scored 127* runs in the first innings of this test to provide the fifth occasion of an captain scoring a century on his first appearance as captain against England

NoPlayerFISITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1W L  Mudroach0153*AustraliaEnglandThe Oval06.09.1880
2G H S Trott0143AustraliaEnglandLord’s22.06.1896
3M A Noble13322AustraliaEnglandSydney11.12.1903
4H W Taylor1098South AfricaEnglandDurban13.12.1913
5W W Armstrong12158AustraliaEnglandSydney17.12.1920
6V S Hazare164* IndiaEnglandDelhi02.11.1951
7D J McGlew104*48South AfricaEnglandOld Trafford07.07.1955
8G N Yallop7102AustraliaEnglandBrisbane01.12.1978
9Shubman Gill127* IndiaEnglandLeeds20.05.2025

Shubman Gill scored 127* runs in the first innings of this test to provide the second occasion of an Indian captain scoring a century on his first appearance as captain against England

NoPlayerFISITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1V S Hazare164* IndiaEnglandDelhi02.11.1951
2Shubman Gill127* IndiaEnglandLeeds20.05.2025

Shubman Gill scored 127* runs in the first innings of this test to provide the sixth occasion of an captain scoring a century on his first appearance as captain against England in England

NoPlayerFISITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1W L  Mudroach0153*AustraliaEnglandThe Oval06.09.1880
2G H S Trott0143AustraliaEnglandLord’s22.06.1896
3A J Strauss30128EnglandPakistanLord’s13.07.2006
4K P Pietersen10013EnglandSouth AfricaThe Oval07.08.2008
5J E Root1905EnglandSouth AfricaLord’s06.07.2017
6Shubman Gill127* IndiaEnglandLeeds20.05.2025
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