England won the toss and elected to field in this test to provide the 19^th occasion of England doing so against India. It also provides the 18th occasion of England doing so in a test against India on home soil and the fourth such occasion in a test at Birmingham.

KL Rahul was dismissed for 2 runs in the first innings of this test to provide the eighth occasion of his dismissal for a single digit score in an innings against England.  It also provides the seventh occasion of his dismissal for a single digit score in an innings against England as an opening batsman.

KL Rahul was dismissed for 2 runs in the first innings of this test to provide the first occasion of his dismissal for exact two runs in an innings against England.  It also provides the firsr occasion of his dismissal for exact 2 runs in an innings in an innings against England as an opening batsman.

YBK Jaiswal scored 87 in the first innings of this test to provide the 73^rd occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a half century in an innings against England. It also provides the 38^th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a half century in an innings against England in England. It also provides the seventh occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a half century in an innings against England at Birmingham

YBK Jaiswal scored 87 in the first innings of this test which represents the highest individual score by an Indian opening batsman in an innings against England at Birmingham. Previous best was 77 by SS Naik in India’s second innings in July 1974

Shubman Gill scored 168 not out in India’s first innings to provide the 17^th occasion of an Indian captain scoring a century in an innings against England.  It also provides the eighth occasion of an Indian captain scoring a century in an innings against England on away soil

Shubman Gill became the seventh Indian captain to score two centuries in a series against England.  It also provides the third occasion of an Indian captain scoring a century in an innings against England on away soil. Others are – M Azharuddin in 1990 series and V Kohli in 2018 series

Shubman Gill scored 200 not out in India’s first innings to provide the ninth occasion of an Indian captain scoring a century in an innings against England.  It also provides the second occasion of an Indian captain scoring 150 plus runs in an innings against England on away soil. M Azharuddin had scored 179 at Manchester in Aug 1990

Shubman Gill scored 200 not out in India’s first innings which represent the highest individual score by an Indian captain in an innings against England in England. Previous best was M Azharuddin’s 179 at Manchester in Aug 1990

Shubman Gill-RA Jadeja added 203 runs for the sixth wicket in India’s first innings to provide the 20^th occasion of Indian batsmen posting 200 plus runs in an innings against England. It also provides the eleventh occasion of Indian batsmen posting 200 plus runs in an innings against England in England and the second such occasion at Birmingham. The first such occasion was RR Pant-RA Jaedja posting 222 runs for the sixth wicket in Jul 2022.

Shubman Gill-RA Jadeja added 203 runs for the sixth wicket in India’s first innings to provide the third occasion of Indian batsmen posting 200 plus runs in an innings against England for the sixth wicket It also provides the third occasion of Indian batsmen posting 200 plus runs in an innings against England in England for the sixth wicket and the second such occasion at Birmingham

Shubman Gill’s 269 in the first innings of this test provide the twelfth occasion of an Indian captain scoring 200 plus runs in an innings.  All such occasions are furnished below

No	Player	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	MAK Pataudi	203*	3	v England	Delhi	08 Feb 1964
2	SM Gavaskar	205	1	v West Indies	Wankhede	01 Dec 1978
3	SR Tendulkar	217	1	v New Zealand	Ahmedabad	29 Oct 1999
4	MS Dhoni	224	2	v Australia	Chennai	22 Feb 2013
5	V Kohli	200	1	v West Indies	North Sound	21 Jul 2016
6	V Kohli	211	1	v New Zealand	Indore	08 Oct 2016
7	V Kohli	235	2	v England	Wankhede	08 Dec 2016
8	V Kohli	204	1	v Bangladesh	Hyderabad	09 Feb 2017
9	V Kohli	213	2	v Sri Lanka	Nagpur	24 Nov 2017
10	V Kohli	243	1	v Sri Lanka	Delhi	02 Dec 2017
11	V Kohli	254*	1	v South Africa	Pune	10 Oct 2019
12	Shubman Gill	269	1	v England	Birmingham	02 Jul 2025

Shubman Gill’s 269 in the first innings of this test represent the highest individual innings by an Indian captain. The previous best was V Kohli’s 254 not out against South Africa at Pune in Oct 2019.  Shubman Gill and V Kohli are the only two Indian captains to score 250 plus runs in a test innings.

Shubman Gill’s 269 in the first innings of this test provides the third occasion of an Indian captain scoring 200 plus runs in an innings against England.  All such occasions are furnished below

No	Player	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	MAK Pataudi	203*	3	v England	Delhi	08 Feb 1964
7	V Kohli	235	2	v England	Wankhede	08 Dec 2016
12	Shubman Gill	269	1	v England	Birmingham	02 Jul 2025

Shubman Gill’s 269 in the first innings of this test represent the highest individual innings by an Indian captain against England. The previous best was V Kohli’s 235 against England at Wankhede in Dec 2016. Shubman Gill is the only Indian captain to score 250 plus runs in a test innings against England.

Shubman Gill’s 269 in the first innings of this test provide the 58th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring 200 plus runs in an innings. It also provides the 18th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring 200 plus runs in an innings on away soil

Shubman Gill’s 269 in the first innings of this test provide the eleventh occasion of an Indian batsman scoring 200 plus runs in an innings against England. It also provides the third occasion of an Indian batsman scoring 200 plus runs in an innings on away soil against England. The other two batsmen scoring 200 plus runs in an innings against England in England are  – SM Gavaskar – 221 at The Oval in Aug 1979 and R Dravid – 217 at The Oval in Sep 2002

Thus Shubman Gill’s 269 in the first innings of this test represent the highest individual innings by Indian batsman against England in England. The previous best was 221 by SM Gavaskar at The Oval in Aug 1979

Shubman Gill-RA Jadeja added 203 runs for the sixth wicket and Shubman Gill-Washington Sunder added runs 144 runs for the seventh wicket in India’s first innings to provide the 24th occasion of batsmen posting three figure partnerships for the consecutive sixth and seventh wicket in an innings in the annals of test cricket.

Shubman Gill-RA Jadeja added 203 runs for the sixth wicket and Shubman Gill-Washington Sunder added runs 144 runs for the seventh wicket in India’s first innings to provide the fourth occasion of Indian batsmen posting three figure partnerships for the consecutive sixth and seventh wicket in an innings in the annals of test cricket.

Shubman Gill-RA Jadeja added 203 runs for the sixth wicket and Shubman Gill-Washington Sunder added runs 144 runs for the seventh wicket in India’s first innings to provide the fourth occasion of batsmen posting three figure partnerships for the consecutive sixth and seventh wicket in an innings against England.

Shubman Gill-RA Jadeja added 203 runs for the sixth wicket and Shubman Gill-Washington Sunder added runs 144 runs for the seventh wicket in India’s first innings to provide the second occasion of Indian batsmen posting three figure partnerships for the consecutive sixth and seventh wicket in an innings againt England. The first such occasion was at Chennai against England in Dec 2016 when KK Nair-R Ashwin posted 181 runs for the sixth wicket and KK Nair-RA Jadeja added 171 runs for the seventh wicket. It is interesting to note that  KK Nair and RA Jadeja was playing in this match .

Shubman Gill with his 269 in the first innings of this test became the 23^rd batsman to score 250 plus runs in an innings against England. He also became the second Indian batsman to score 250 plus runs in an innings against England. KK Nair is the other batsman. He had scored 303 not out against England at Chennai in Dec 2016.

Shubman Gill with his 269 in the first innings of this test became the 47th batsman to score 250 plus runs in an innings on away soil. He also became the fourth Indian batsman to score 250 plus runs in an innings on away soil.

Shubman Gill with his 269 in the first innings of this test became the 13th batsman to score 250 plus runs in an innings on away soil against England He also became the third batsman to score 250 plus runs in an innings against England at Birmingham. The other two are – 274 by Zaheer Abbas in Jun 1971 and 277 by GA Smith in Jul 2003

Shubman Gill scored 269 in the first innings of this test provide the tenth occasion of a batsman scoring 200 plus runs in an innings against England at Birmingham.  He also became the first Indian batsman to score 200 plus runs in an innings against England at Birmingham.

Shubman Gill scored 269 in the first innings of this test provide the fifth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings against England at Birmingham. His knock of 269 represent the highest individual innings by an Indian batsman against England at Birmingham. The previous best was 149 by V Kohli in Aug 2016

India posted a total of 587 in its first innings to provide the 37th occasion of India posting a total of 575 plus runs in an innings against all oppositions. It also provides the 15th occasion of India posting a total of 575 plus runs against all oppositions on away soil.

India posted a total of 587 in its first innings to provide the seventh occasion of India posting a total of 575 plus runs in an innings against England. It also provides the fourth occasion of India posting a total of 575 plus runs against England on away soil.

India posted a total of 587 all out in its first innings to provide the eleventh occasion of India posting a total of 575 plus runs all out in an innings against all oppositions. It also provides the fifth occasion of India posting a total of 575 plus runs all out against all oppositions on away soil.

JC Tongue and Shoaib Bashir conceded 119 and 167 runs in India’s first innings to provide the 112^th and 113th occasion of England bowlers conceding 100 plus runs in an innings against India. It also provides the 47^th and 48th occasion of England bowlers conceding 100 plus runs in an innings against India on home soil

Shoaib Bashir conceded 167 runs in India’s first innings to provide the ninth  occasion of England bowler conceding 150 plus runs in an innings against India. It also provides the fourth occasion of England bowler conceding 150 plus runs in an innings against India on home soil

Shoaib Bashir conceded 167 runs in India’s first innings to provide the seventh occasion of England spin bowler conceding 150 plus runs in an innings against India. It also provides the second occasion of England bowler conceding 150 plus runs in an innings against India on home soil. Prior to this MS Panesar had conceded 159 runs against India at  The Oval in Aug 2007

Thus Shoaib Bashir became the most expensive England spin bowler in terms of runs conceded against India on home soil.

India posted a total of 587 all out in its first innings to provide the fourth occasion of India posting a total of 575 plus runs all out in an innings against England. It also provides the second occasion of India posting a total of 575 plus runs all out against England on away soil.

BM Duckett was dismissed for zero in England’s first innings to provide the 25^th occasion of an England opening batsman dismissed for zero in an innings against India. It also provides the twelfth occasion of an England opening batsman dismissed for zero in an innings against India on home soil

O Pope collected the first ball duck in England’s first innings to provide the 43rd occasion of an England batsman collecting the first ball duck in an innings against India. It also provides the 18th occasion of England batsman collecting the first ball duck in an innings against India on home soil

BM Duckett and O Pope were dismissed for zero in England’s first innings to provide the 206^th and 207th occasion of an England batsman dismissed for zero in an innings against India. It also provides the 94^th and 95th occasion of an England batsman dismissed for zero in an innings against India on home soil