JE Root of England became the tenth batsman to score 200 plus runs in a test innings at Chepauk when he scored 218 in the ongoing test against India The first ever double century at Chepauk was scored by Gundappa Viswanath who scored the test cricket’s first ever “Double Nelson” – 222 against England in Jan 1982. The following table lists all the double centuries scored by batsmen at Chepauk

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	GR Viswanath	222	1	Eng	Chepauk	13 Jan 1982
2	SM Gavaskar	236*	2	Win	Chepauk	24 Dec 1983
3	G Fowler	201	2	Ind	Chepauk	13 Jan 1985
4	MW Gatting	207	2	Ind	Chepauk	13 Jan 1985
5	DM Jones	210	1	Ind	Chepauk	18 Sep 1986
6	ML Hayden	203	1	Ind	Chepauk	18 Mar 2001
7	V Sehwag	319	2	SAF	Chepauk	26 Mar 2008
8	MS Dhoni	224	2	Aus	Chepauk	22 Feb 2013
9	KK Nair	303*	2	Eng	Chepauk	16 Dec 2016
10	JE Root	218	1	Ind	Chepauk	05 Feb 2021

JE Root became the fifth visiting batsman to score 200 plus runs in a test innings against India at Chepauk.  His 218 in the ongoing test provides the highest individual score by a visiting batsman against India at Chepauk. The previous best was 210 by Australian batsman DA Jones in Sep 1986. All the five centuries are tabulated below.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	JE Root	218	1	Ind	Chepauk	05 Feb 2021
2	DM Jones	210	1	Ind	Chepauk	18 Sep 1986
3	MW Gatting	207	2	Ind	Chepauk	13 Jan 1985
4	ML Hayden	203	1	Ind	Chepauk	18 Mar 2001
5	G Fowler	201	2	Ind	Chepauk	13 Jan 1985

JE Roots’ 218 in this test was his third double century while batting at number four. He now shares the record for most double centuries for an England batsman batting at number four with KP Pietersen. KP Pietersen has also scored three double centuries while batting at number four. The following table lists the centuries scored by these two batsmen.

No	Player	Runs	P	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yesr
1	KP Pietersen	226	4	1	Win	Leeds	May 2007
2	KP Pietersen	227	4	2	Aus	Adelaide	Dec 2010
3	KP Pietersen	202*	4	1	Ind	Lord’s	Jul 2011
No	Player	Runs	P	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	JE Root	226	4	2	NZl	Hamilton	Nov 2019
2	JE Root	228	4	2	Srl	Galle	Jan 2021
3	JE Root	218	4	1	Ind	Chepauk	Feb 2021

R Aswhin has bowled 55.1 overs in this innings to provide the 135^th occasion of an Indian bowler bowling 50 plus overs in a test innings. it also provides the fifth occasion of R Ashwin bowling 50 plus overs in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Overs	M	Runs	W	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	52.1	6	156	5	1	Win	Mumbai	Nov 2011
2	53.0	6	194	3	1	Aus	Adelaide	Jan 2012
3	52.3	9	183	3	2	Eng	Kolkata	Dec 2012
4	52.5	13	92	3	4	Aus	Adelaide	Dec 2018
5	55.1	5	146	3	1	Eng	Chepauk	Feb 2021

It also provides the first occasion of Ashwin bowling 50 plus overs against England. It also provides the third occasion of Ashwin bowling 50 plus overs in a test innings on home soil

No	Overs	M	Runs	W	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	52.1	6	156	5	1	Win	Mumbai	Nov 2011
2	52.3	9	183	3	2	Eng	Kolkata	Dec 2012
3	55.1	5	146	3	1	Eng	Chepauk	Feb 2021

Thus R Ashwin has bowled most overs in his test career The following table lists the numbers of overs bowled by him  at home and on away soil

A-H-C	Overs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
Away	53.0	1	Aus	Adelaide	Jan 2012
Home	52.3	2	Eng	Kolkata	Dec 2012
Career	55.1	1	Eng	Chepauk	Feb 2021

CA Pujara-RR Pant added 119 runs for the fifth wicket in this test to provide the 109th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against England. It also provides the 66^th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against England on home soil and the 14^th occasion at Chepauk.

It also provides the 19^th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fifth wicket against England. It also provides the 13^th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fifth wicket against England on home soil and the third occasion at Chepauk

RR Pant scored 91 in this game to provide the 122nd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings. It also provides the 25th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings against England.

It also provides the 20th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings on home soil. It also provides the 13th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings against England on home soil.

RR Pant became the second Indian batsman to score a ninety against England at Chepauk after M Amaranath. M Amaranath had scored 95 against England at Chepauk in Jan 1985.  

He also became the third Indian batsman to score a ninety against various oppositions at Chepauk. His 91 provides the fourth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a ninety at Chepauk.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	GR Viswanath	97*	1	Win	Chepauk	Jan 1975
2	DB Vengsarkar	90	2	Srl	Chepauk	Sep 1982
3	M Amarnath	95	3	Eng	Chepauk	Jan 1985
4	SM Gavaskar	90	4	Aus	Chepauk	Sep 1986
5	SM Gavaskar	91	2	Pak	Chepauk	Feb 1987
6	DB Vengsarkar	96	2	Pak	Chepauk	Feb 1987
7	RR Pant	91	2	Eng	Chepauk	Feb 2021

RR Pant scored 91 in this to provide the eleventh occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman to score a ninety in a test innings.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	FM Engineer	90	1	NZl	Chepauk	Feb 1965
2	KD Karthik	93	3	Pak	Kolkata	Mar 2005
3	MS Dhoni	92	1	Eng	The Oval	Aug 2007
4	MS Dhoni	92	1	Aus	Mohali	Oct 2008
5	MS Dhoni	98	2	NZl	Nagpur	Nov 2010
6	MS Dhoni	90	3	SAF	Centurion	Dec 2010
7	MS Dhoni	99	2	Eng	Nagpur	Dec 2012
8	RR Pant	92	1	Win	Rajkot	Oct 2018
9	RR Pant	92	2	Win	Hyd-RGS	Oct 2018
10	RR Pant	97	4	Aus	Sydney	Jan 2021
11	RR Pant	91	2	Eng	Chepauk	Feb 2021

It also provides the third occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman scoring a ninety against England.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	MS Dhoni	90	2	Eng	The Oval	Aug 2007
2	MS Dhoni	99	4	Eng	Nagpur	Dec 2012
3	RR Pant	91	2	Eng	Chepauk	Feb 2021

RR Pant became the second Indian wicket keeper batsman to score a ninety at Chepauk after FM Engineer. FM Engineer had scored 90 against New Zealand in Feb 1965.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	FM Engineer	90	1	NZl	Chepauk	Feb 1965
2	RR Pant	91	2	Eng	Chepauk	Feb 2021

V Kohli had an aggregate of 2699 runs while leading India prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England on home soil. One more run would fetch him 2700 runs. He scored 11 runs and his aggregate read 2710. He became the seventh captain in the annals of test cricket to score 2700 plus runs on home soil. He also became the first Indian captain to score 2700 plus runs on home soil.

No	Player	Team	Mat	I	NO	Runs
1	RT Ponting	Aus	39	71	10	3555
2	AR Border	Aus	51	85	12	3448
3	GC Smith	SAF	53	91	06	3380
4	GS Chappell	Aus	33	62	09	2948
5	GA Gooch	Eng	23	42	01	2820
6	BC Lara	Win	27	46	04	2743
7	V Kohli	Ind	27	41	05	2710