India Vs England Third Test at Rajkot First day
India won the toss and elected to bat first in this test to provide the 103rd occasion of India doing so against England. It also provides the 64th occasion of India doing so against England on home soil
India capped DC Jurel and SN Khan for this test. They became the 310th and 311th cricketer to represent Indian in Tests. They also became the 98th and 99th cricketers to make their test debut against England.
India capped DC Jurel and SN Khan for this test. They became the 169th and 170th cricketer to represent Indian in Tests on home soil. They also became the 46th and 47th cricketers to make their test debut against England on home soil.
India capped DC Jurel and SN Khan for this test. It provides the 70th occasion of two or more Indian cricketers making their debut in a test. {excluding India’s inaugural test against England at Lord’s in Jun 1932, where the eleven Indian cricketers made their test debut}. It also provides the 41st occasion of two or more Indian cricketers making their debut in a test on home soil
India capped DC Jurel and SN Khan for this test. It provides the 21st occasion of two or more Indian cricketers making their debut in a test against England. {excluding India’s inaugural test against England at Lord’s in Jun 1932, where the eleven Indian cricketers made their test debut}. It also provides the twelfth occasion of two or more Indian cricketers making their debut in a test on home soil against England.
India capped DC Jurel and SN Khan for this test. It provides the 53rd occasion of two Indian cricketers making their debut in a test. It also provides the 31st occasion of two Indian cricketers making their debut in a test on home soil
India capped DC Jurel and SN Khan for this test. It provides the 15th occasion of two Indian cricketers making their debut in a test against England. It also provides the eighth occasion of two Indian cricketers making their debut in a test on home soil against England.
SN Khan scored 62 in the first innings of this test to provide the 50th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty on test debut. It also provides the 27th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty on test debut on home soil.
SN Khan scored 62 in the first innings of this test to provide the 19th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty on test debut against England. It also provides the ninth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty on test debut on home soil against England. The last occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty on test debut against England was M Azharuddin. M Azharuddin had scored 110 against England at Eden Gardens in Dec 1984
SN Khan was dismissed run out for 62 in the first innings of this test to provide the second occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty on test debut. It also provides the first occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty on test debut on home soil.
SN Khan was dismissed run out for 62 in the first innings of this test to provide the 13tg occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out on test debut. It also provides the tenth occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out on test debut on home soil.
SN Khan was dismissed run out for 62 in the first innings of this test to provide the second occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty on test debut against England. It also provides the first occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty on test debut on home soil against England.
SN Khan was dismissed run out for 62 in the first innings of this test to provide the sixth occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out on test debut against England. It also provides the fourth occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out on test debut on home soil against England
RG Sharma scored 131 in the first innings of this test to provide the 542nd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings. It also provides the 290th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings on home soil
RG Sharma scored 131 in the first innings of this test to provide the 111th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings against England. It also provides the 63rd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings on home soil against England.
RG Sharma scored 131 in the first innings of this test to provide the 165th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century in an innings. It also provides the 88th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century in an innings on home soil
RG Sharma scored 131 in the first innings of this test to provide the 36th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century in an innings against England. It also provides the 21st occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century in an innings on home soil against England.
RG Sharma scored 131 in the first innings of this test to provide the 16th occasion of an Indian captain opening batsman scoring a century in an innings. It also provides the eleventh occasion of an Indian captain opening batsman scoring a century in an innings on home soil
RG Sharma scored 131 in the first innings of this test to provide the second occasion of an Indian captain opening batsman scoring a century in an innings against England. The other was – SM Gavaskar who had scored 172 at Bengaluru in Dec 1981. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian captain opening batsman scoring a century in an innings on home soil against England. The other was – SM Gavaskar who had scored 172 at Bengaluru in Dec 1981.
RG Sharma scored 131 in the first innings of this test to provide the 77th occasion of an Indian captain scoring a century in an innings. It also provides the 45th occasion of an Indian captain scoring a century in an innings on home soil
RG Sharma scored 131 in the first innings of this test to provide the 14th occasion of an Indian captain scoring a century in an innings against England. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian captain scoring a century in an innings on home soil against England.
RA Jadeja scored 110 not out at the end of the first day in the first innings of this test to provide the 543rd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings. It also provides the 291st occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings on home soil
RA Jadeja scored 110 not out at the end of the first day in the first innings of this test to provide the 543rd occasion of an Indian left hand batsman scoring a century in an innings. It also provides the 291st occasion of an Indian left hand batsman scoring a century in an innings on home soil
RA Jadeja scored 110 not out at the end of the first day in the first innings of this test to provide the 112th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings againstt England, It also provides the 64th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings on home soil against England.
RA Jadeja scored 110 not out at the end of the first day in the first innings of this test to provide the 13th occasion of an Indian left hand batsman scoring a century in an innings. It also provides the sixth occasion of an Indian left hand batsman scoring a century in an innings on home soil against England
RG Sharma-RA Jadeja added 204 runs for the fourth wicket in India’s first innings to provide the 119th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings against England. It also provides the 70th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings against England on home soil.
RG Sharma-RA Jadeja added 204 runs for the fourth wicket in India’s first innings to provide the 18th occasion of Indian batsmen posting 200 plus partnership in an innings against England. It also provides the ninth occasion of Indian batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnership in an innings against England on home soil.
RG Sharma-RA Jadeja added 204 runs for the fourth wicket in India’s first innings to provide the 18th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings against England for the fourth wicket. It also provides the seventh occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings against England on home soil for the fourth wicket
RG Sharma-RA Jadeja added 204 runs for the fourth wicket in India’s first innings to provide the third occasion of Indian batsmen posting 200 plus partnership in an innings against England for the fourth wicket. It also provides the first occasion of Indian batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnership in an innings against England on home soil for the fourth wicket.
RG Sharma-RA Jadeja added 204 runs for the fourth wicket in India’s first innings to provide the record partnership by Indian batsmen against England on home soil for the fourth wicket. The previous best was the 190 runs partnership between M Amaranath and M Azharuddin at Chennai in Jan 1985
Indian score board read 3-33 at one stage in its first innings to provide the sixth occasion of India losing its three wickets for thirty three runs in an innings against all oppositions. It also provides the third occasion of India losing its three wickets for thirty three runs in an innings against all oppositions on home soil
Indian score board read 3-33 at one stage in its first innings to provide the second occasion of India losing its three wickets for thirty three runs in an innings against England It also provides the second occasion of India losing its three wickets for thirty three runs in an innings against all oppositions on home soil against England. The two occasions were witnessed in the test at Wanhede in Mar 2006 {4th innings of the test} and at Rajkot in Feb 2024 {1st innings of the testa}
Test cricket has witnessed five occasions of teams posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket after it had lost its first three wickets for 33 runs. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Wkt | Runs | In | Out | I | Team | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 4 | 204 | 3/33 | 4/237 | 1 | India | v England | Rajkot | 15 Feb 2024 |
| 2 | 4 | 179 | 3/33 | 4/212 | 1 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Abu Dhabi | 20 Nov 2010 |
| 3 | 4 | 109 | 3/33 | 4/142 | 1 | England | v India | Chennai | 14 Jan 1977 |
| 4 | 4 | 106 | 3/33 | 4/139 | 3 | Australia | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 08 Mar 1974 |
| 5 | 4 | 106 | 3/33 | 4/139 | 2 | West Indies | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1992 |
India is the only team to post 200 plus runs for the fourth wicket after it had lost three wickets for 33 runs. India posted 204 runs for the fourth wicket in its first innings after it had lost three wickets for thiry three runs in this test. India’s 204 runs partnership in this test not only represents the first occasion of a team posting 200 plus runs for the fourth wicket, but also represents the highest partnership for the fourth wicket after a team had lost its three wickets for thirty three runs. The previous best was 179 runs by South Africa against Pakistan at Abu Dhabi in Nov 2010
BA Stokes was playing his 100th test in this test. He became the 16th England cricketer to achieve the distinction of playing 100 plus tests. He also became the 76th cricketer in the annals of test cricket to appear in 100 plus tests
RA Jadeja’s run aggregate read 3003 at the end of the first day’s play. He has captured 280 wickets in tests. He became the 17th cricketer in the annals of test cricket to score 3000 plus runs and capture 200 plus wickets
| No | Player | Span | Mat | Runs | Wkts |
| 1 | JH Kallis (ICC/SA) | 1995-2013 | 166 | 13289 | 292 |
| 2 | GS Sobers (WI) | 1954-1974 | 93 | 8032 | 235 |
| 3 | N Kapil Dev (IND) | 1978-1994 | 131 | 5248 | 434 |
| 4 | IT Botham (ENG) | 1977-1992 | 102 | 5200 | 383 |
| 5 | DL Vettori (ICC/NZ) | 1997-2014 | 113 | 4531 | 362 |
| 6 | Shakib Al Hasan (BAN) | 2007-2023 | 66 | 4454 | 233 |
| 7 | A Flintoff (ENG/ICC) | 1998-2009 | 79 | 3845 | 226 |
| 8 | Imran Khan (PAK) | 1971-1992 | 88 | 3807 | 362 |
| 9 | SM Pollock (SA) | 1995-2008 | 108 | 3781 | 421 |
| 10 | SCJ Broad (ENG) | 2007-2023 | 167 | 3662 | 604 |
| 11 | CL Cairns (NZ) | 1989-2004 | 62 | 3320 | 218 |
| 12 | R Ashwin (IND) | 2011-2024 | 98 | 3271 | 499 |
| 13 | SK Warne (AUS) | 1992-2007 | 145 | 3154 | 708 |
| 14 | Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ) | 1973-1990 | 86 | 3124 | 431 |
| 15 | MM Ali (ENG) | 2014-2023 | 68 | 3094 | 204 |
| 16 | WPUJC Vaas (SL) | 1994-2009 | 111 | 3089 | 355 |
| 17 | RA Jadeja (IND) | 2012-2024 | 70 | 3003 | 280 |
He also became the the third Indian cricketer in the annals of test cricket to score 3000 plus runs and capture 200 plus wickets.
| No | Player | Span | Mat | Runs | Wkts |
| 1 | N Kapil Dev (IND) | 1978-1994 | 131 | 5248 | 434 |
| 2 | R Ashwin (IND) | 2011-2024 | 98 | 3271 | 499 |
| 3 | RA Jadeja (IND) | 2012-2024 | 70 | 3003 | 280 |
RG Sharma’s 131 in this game represent his eleventh century in an innings against all oppositions. It also represents his eighth century in an innings as an opening batsman against all oppositions. His third century as a captain opening batsman against all oppositions, his third century as captain in an innings against all oppositions
RG Sharma’s 131 in this game represent his ninth century in an innings against all oppositions on home soil. It also represents his sixth century in an innings as an opening batsman against all oppositions on home soil. It also represents his second century as a captain opening batsman against all oppositions on home soil and his second century as captain in an innings against all oppositions on home soil.
RG Sharma’s 131 in this game represent his third century in an innings against England. It also represents his third century in an innings as an opening batsman against England. His first century as a captain opening batsman against England, his first century as captain in an innings against England
RG Sharma’s 131 in this game represent his second century in an innings against all against England on home soil. It also represents his second century in an innings as an opening batsman against England on home soil. It also represents his first century as a captain opening batsman against England on home soil and his first century as captain in an innings against England on home soil.
RG Sharma’s 131 in the first innings of this test represent his highest individual score as a captain against all oppositions. It also represents his highest individual score against all oppositions as captain opening batsman. The previous best was 120 against Australia at Chennai in Feb 2023 as captain and as captain opening batsman against all oppositions.
RA Jadeja’s 110 not at the end of the first day’s play in India’s first innings represent his fourth test century against all oppositions and his second century against England. His first century against England was his 104 at Birmingham in Jul 2022. Thus his 110 not out in this test represents his highest individual innings against England
RA Jadeja’s 110 not at the end of the first day’s play in India’s first innings represent his second test century against all oppositions at Rajkot. His first century at Rajkot was his 100 not out against West Indies in Oct 2018. Thus his 110 not out in this test represents his highest individual innings against all oppositions in a test at Rajkot.
DR Jurel became the 36th wicket keeper to represent India in tests. He also became the 18th wicket keeper to make his debut on home soil
DR Jurel became the twelfth wicket keeper to represent India in tests against England. He also became the fifth wicket keeper to make his debut on home soil against England. The last occasion when an Indian wicket keeper made his test debut against England on home soil was in 1961. FM Engineer had made his test debut at Kanpur in Dec 1961. The interval between DR Jurel and FM Engineer making their test debut against England on home soil is 63 years.