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RR Pant has effected 69 dismissals prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England.  He needs six more dismissals which would fetch him 75 dismissals. If he effects it, he would then become the seventh Indian wicket keeper to effect 75 plus dismissals  Others are – MS Dhoni {294}, SMH Kirmani {198} and KS More {130}, NR Mongia {107}, WP Saha {103} and FM Engineer {82}

RA Jadeja has an aggregate of 1954 runs prior to the start of the first Test against England at Chennai against England. He requires 46 more runs for his 2000 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the 41st Indian batsman to total 2000 plus runs in tests.  RA Jadeja has already taken 220 wickets in tests. If he scores 2000 runs, then he would become the fifth Indian all rounder to score 2000 runs and capture 200 plus wickets.

No	Player	Mat	Runs	Wkts
1	A Kumble	132	2506	619
2	N Kapil Dev	131	5248	434
3	Harbhajan Singh	103	2224	417
4	R Ashwin	073	2467	377
5	RA Jadeja	050	1954	220

If he scores 46 runs, then he would become the 21^st all rounder in the history of test cricket to score 2000 plus runs and capture 200 plus wickets. The following table lists all the 21 cricketers.

No	Player	Team	Mat	Runs	Wkts
1	SK Warne	Aus	145	3154	708
2	A Kumble	Ind	132	2506	619
3	SCJ Broad	Eng	143	3335	514
4	N Kapil Dev	Ind	131	5248	434
5	RJ Hadlee	NZl	086	3124	431
6	SM Pollock	SAF	108	3781	421
7	Harbhajan Singh	Ind	103	2224	417
8	Wasim Akram	Pak	104	2898	414
9	IT Botham	Eng	102	5200	383
10	R Ashwin	Ind	074	2467	377
11	Imran Khan	Pak	088	3807	362
12	DL Vettori	NZl	113	4531	362
13	WPUJC Vaas	Srl	111	3089	355
14	MG Johnson	Aus	073	2065	313
15	JH Kallis	SAF	166	13289	292
16	R Benaud	Aus	063	2201	248
17	GS Sobers	Win	093	8032	235
18	A Flintoff	Eng	079	3845	226
19	CL Cairns	NZl	062	3320	218
20	RA Jadeja	Ind	050	1926	216
21	Shakib Al Hasan	Ban	056	3862	210

I Sharma has an aggregate of 98 wickets on home soil prior to the start of the first Test against England at Chennai against England. He requires two more wickets for his 100 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the twelfth Indian bowler to capture 100 plus test wickets on home soil.

No	Player	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts
1	A Kumble	63	3465.2	895	8710	350
2	Harbhajan Singh	55	2831.3	565	7624	265
3	R Ashwin	43	2092.3	463	5792	254
4	N Kapil Dev	65	2035.1	467	5803	219
5	RA Jadeja	33	1470.3	414	3307	157
6	BS Chandrasekhar	32	1530.5	408	3933	142
7	BS Bedi	30	1731.5	649	3287	137
8	J Srinath	32	1005.0	248	2874	108
9	Z Khan	38	1218.1	258	3731	104
10	MH Mankad	23	1294.3	416	2733	103
11	PP Ojha	20	1070.1	262	2779	101
12	I Sharma	37	1056.4	235	3076	098

I Sharma has an aggregate of 98 wickets on home soil prior to the start. He requires two more wickets for his 100 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the fourth Indian pace bowler to capture 100 plus test wickets on home soil.

No	Player	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts
1	N Kapil Dev	65	2035.1	467	5803	219
2	J Srinath	32	1005.0	248	2874	108
3	Z Khan	38	1218.1	258	3731	104
4	I Sharma	37	1056.4	235	3076	098

R Ashwin has an aggregate of 42 wickets against England in India prior to the start of the first Test against England at Chennai against England. He requires eight more wickets for his 50 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the fourth Indian bowler to capture 50 plus test wickets against England in India. Others are –BS Chandrasekhar {64}, A Kumble {56} and BS Bedi {50}.

V Kohli has a run aggregate of 1570 runs against England prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England.  He requires 30 more runs for his 1600 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the fifth Indian batsman to score 1600 plus runs against England. Others are – SR Tendulkar {2525}, SM Gavaskar {2483}, R Dravid {1950} and GR Viswanath {1880}

CA Pujara has a run aggregate of 1339 runs against England prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England.  He requires 161 more runs for his 1500 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the seventh Indian batsman to score 1500 plus runs against England. Others are – SR Tendulkar {2525}, SM Gavaskar {2483}, R Dravid {1950} and GR Viswanath {1880}, DB Vengsarkar {1589} and V Kohli {1570}

CA Pujara has scored eight fifties against England prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England.  He requires two more fifties for his ten fifties. If he scores them, then he would become the ninth Indian batsman to score ten or more fifties against England.

No	Player	Mat	I	NO	Runs	HS	C	HC	50+
1	SM Gavaskar	38	67	2	2483	221	4	16	20
2	SR Tendulkar	32	53	4	2535	193	7	13	20
3	GR Viswanath	30	54	4	1880	222	4	12	16
4	R Dravid	21	37	5	1950	217	7	08	15
5	MS Dhoni	21	37	2	1157	99	0	12	12
6	DB Vengsarkar	26	43	6	1589	157	5	06	11
7	N Kapil Dev	27	39	6	1355	116	2	08	10
8	V Kohli	19	35	3	1570	235	5	05	10
9	CA Pujara	18	33	3	1339	206*	5	03	08

AM Rahane has pouched 87 catches prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England.  He requires three more catches for his 90 catches. If he pouches them, then he would become the seventh Indian fieldsman other than the wicket keepers to pouch 90 plus catches.  Others are – R Dravid {209}, VVS Laxman {135}, SR Tendulkar {115}, SM Gavaskar {108}, M Azharuddin {105} and V Sehwag {90}.

V Kohli has pouched 84 catches prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England.  He requires six more catches for his 90 catches. If he pouches them, then he would become the eighth Indian fieldsman other than the wicket keepers to pouch 90 plus catches.  Others are – R Dravid {209}, VVS Laxman {135}, SR Tendulkar {115}, SM Gavaskar {108}, M Azharuddin {105}, V Sehwag {90} and AM Rahane {87}

V Kohli has pouched nine catches as captain against England prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England.  He requires one more catch for his ten catches. If he pouches it, then he would become the third Indian captain other than the wicket keepers to pouch 10 plus catches against England.   Others are – SM Gavaskar {14} and R Dravid {11}. V Kohli would go past MAK Pataudi and AL Wadekar who have pouched nine catches against England as Indian skippers.

V Kohli has scored nine fifties as captain against England prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England. He needs one more fifty for his ten fifties. If he scores it, he would become the first Indian captain to score ten fifties against England. He also would join the following nine captains who have scored ten or more fifties against England.

No	Player	Team	M	I	NO	Runs	C	HC	50+
1	AR Border	Aus	29	48	9	2276	05	12	17
2	DG Bradman	Aus	19	32	5	2432	10	06	16
3	GC Smith	SAF	21	39	3	2051	07	07	14
4	IM Chappell	Aus	16	30	1	1181	02	09	11
5	CH Lloyd	Win	18	24	1	1103	02	09	11
6	IVA Richards	Win	19	26	2	1102	01	10	11
7	HW Taylor	SAF	15	27	2	1287	04	07	11
8	RT Ponting	Aus	19	33	2	1433	04	06	10
9	GS Sobers	Win	13	23	5	1417	05	05	10
10	V Kohli	Ind	10	18	2	1248	04	05	09

V Kohli has scored four centuries as captain against England prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England. He needs one more century for his five centuries. If he scores it, he would become the first Indian captain to score five centuries against England. He also would become the sixth captain to score five or more centuries against England. Others are – DG Bradman {10}, GA Smith {07}, AR Border {05}, DPMD Jayawardene {05} and GS Sobers {05}.

V Kohli has scored 14 fifties as captain on home soil prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England. Two more fifties would fetch him  16 fifties and with it he would occupy the second place amongst the Indian captains who have scored most fifties on home soil. The first place is occupied by SM Gavaskar who has scored 18 fifties. V Kohli would go past MS Dhoni on his way to occupy the second place. MS Dhoni has scored 15 fifties while leading India on home soil

V Kohli has scored 23 fifties on home soil prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England. Two more fifties would fetch him 25 fifties and with it he would ninth Indian batsman to score 25 plus fifties on home soil.

No	Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	C	HC	50+
1	SR Tendulkar	94	153	16	7216	22	32	54
2	R Dravid	70	120	11	5598	15	27	42
3	SM Gavaskar	65	108	07	5067	16	23	39
4	VVS Laxman	57	091	18	3767	08	24	32
5	V Sehwag	52	089	03	4656	13	19	32
6	CA Pujara	41	064	06	3471	10	18	28
7	DB Vengsarkar	54	080	13	3725	13	15	28
8	GR Viswanath	48	081	07	3502	10	15	25
9	V Kohli	39	060	08	3558	13	10	23

V Kohli has scored 10 centuries as captain on home soil prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England. One more century would fetch him 11 centuries and with it he would share the record for most centuries by a captain home soil with RT Ponting. RT Ponting has scored eleven centuries on home soil while leading Australia. V Kohli would go past GS Chappell and SPD Smith who have scored ten centuries while leading Australia, on his way to share the record.

V Kohli has scored 10 centuries as captain on home soil prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England. Two more centuries would fetch him 12 centuries and with it he would own the record for most centuries by a captain home soil. V Kohli would go past RT Ponting on his way to own the record. RT Ponting has scored eleven centuries on home soil while leading Australia.

CA Pujara has scored four centuries against England on home soil prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England. One more century would fetch him his fifth century. He would then become the first Indian batsman to score five centuries against England on home soil. He would go past M Azharuddin who has scored four centuries against England on home soil.

I Sharma has an aggregate of 297 wickets prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England. Three more wickets would fetch him 300 wickets. He would then become the 35^th bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 300 wickets. He also would become the 26^th pace bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 300 wickets.

I Sharma has an aggregate of 297 wickets prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England. Three more wickets would fetch him 300 wickets. He would then become the sixth Indian bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 300 wickets. Others are – A Kumble {619}, Kapil Dev {434}, Harbhajan Singh {417}, R Ashwin {377} and Z Khan {311}.

He also would become the third Indian pace bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 300 wickets after Kapil Dev and Z Khan. Kapil Dev and Z Khan have captured 434 and 311 wickets respectively.

R Ashwin has scored 2467 runs and captured 377 wickets prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England. He needs 33 more runs for his 2500 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the third Indian all rounder to score 2500 runs and capture 375 plus wickets. Others are – Kapil Dev {5248 runs and 434 wickets} and A Kumble {2506 runs and 619 wickets}

He also would become the ninth all rounder in the annals of test cricket to score 2500 plus runs and capture 375 wickets.

No	Player	Team	Mat	Runs	Wkts
1	N Kapil Dev	Ind	131	5248	434
2	IT Botham	Eng	102	5200	383
3	SM Pollock	SAF	108	3781	421
4	SCJ Broad	Eng	144	3346	517
5	SK Warne	Aus	145	3154	708
6	RJ Hadlee	NZl	086	3124	431
7	Wasim Akram	Pak	104	2898	414
8	A Kumble	Ind	132	2506	619
9	R Ashwin	Ind	74	2467	377

JE Root has played 99 tests prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against India. First test of the series would be the 100th test for him. He will become the 15^th England cricketer to make 100 test appearances and would become the 69^th cricketer in the annals of test cricket to appear in 100 plus tests.

First test at Chennai would witness three England cricketers with 100 plus test appearances. JM Anderson {158}, SCJ Broad {145} and JE Root {100}. It will be for the first time in the annals of test cricket a team has fielded three cricketers with 100 plus appearances.

JE Root has scored 68 fifties prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against India. He shares the second place with IR Bell for most fifties by an England batsman. First place is occupied by AN Cook who has scored 90 fifties. JE Root needs one more fifty to occupy the second place.

JE Root has scored 49 half centuries prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against India. One more half century would fetch him 50 half centuries. If he scores it, he would then become the second England batsman to score 50 half centuries after AN Cook. AN Cook has scored 57 half centuries

JE Root has scored nine half centuries prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against India. One more half century would fetch him ten half centuries. If he scores it, he would then become the first England batsman to score 10 half centuries against India. He would go past KF Barrington and AN Cook who have scored nine half centuries against India.

JE Root has an aggregate of 1421 runs against India prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against India.  He needs 79 more runs for his 1500 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the fourth England batsman to score 1500 plus runs against India. Others are AN Cook {2431}, GA Gooch {1725} and KP Pietersen {1581}

JE Root has scored 13 fifties against India prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against India. He needs one more fifty which would fetch him his 14th fifty. If he scores it, he would then occupy the second place in the list of batsmen who have scored most fifties against India. The first place is occupied by AN Cook who has scored 16 fifties. JE Root would go past GA Gooch on his way to second place. GA Gooch has also scored 13 fifties.

JE Root has scored 05 half centuries against India in India prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against India. He needs one more half century which would fetch him his sixth half century. If he scores it, he would then share the record with KW Fletcher most half centuries by an England batsman against India in India. JE Root would go past A Flintoff and DI Gower on his way to share the record. A Flintoff and DI Gower has scored five half centuries against India in India

JE Root has scored 05 half centuries against India in India prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against India. Two more half centuries would fetch him his seventh half century. If he scores it, he would then own the record for most half centuries by an England batsman against India in India. JE Root would go past KW Fletcher on his way to own the record. KW Fletcher has scored six half centuries against India in India.

JE Root has scored 22 half centuries on away soil prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against India. Two more half centuries would fetch him his 24th half century. If he scores it, he would then own the second place for record for most half centuries by an England batsman on away soil. The first place is occupied by G Boycott who has scored 27 half centuries on away soil.

JE Root has an aggregate of 3614 runs on away soil prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against India. He needs 386 runs for his 4000 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the fourth England batsman to score 4000 plus runs on away soil. Others are – AN Cook {5295}, WR Hammond {4245} and MC Cowdrey {4087}. He also would become the 26^th batsman in the annals of test cricket to total 4000 plus runs on away soil.

JE Root has scored 19 centuries prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against India. One more century would fetch him 20 centuries. If he scores them, then he would become the tenth England batsman to score 20 plus centuries.

No	Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	C
1	AN Cook	161	291	16	12472	294	33
2	KP Pietersen	104	181	8	8181	227	23
3	IR Bell	118	205	24	7727	235	22
4	G Boycott	108	193	23	8114	246*	22
5	MC Cowdrey	114	188	15	7624	182	22
6	WR Hammond	85	140	16	7249	336*	22
7	AJ Strauss	100	178	6	7037	177	21
8	KF Barrington	82	131	15	6806	256	20
9	GA Gooch	118	215	6	8900	333	20
10	JE Root	99	181	14	8249	254	19

JE Root has scored 30 fifties while leading England prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against India. One more fifty would fetch him his 31^st fifty. If he scores it, it would fetch him 31 fifties. If he scores it, he would then occupy the second place among the England captains who have scored most fifties. The first place is occupied by AN Cook who has scored 36 fifties. JE Root would go past MA Atherton on his way to occupy the second place. MA Atherton has scored 30 fifties while leading England.

JE Root has scored eight centuries on away soil while leading England prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against India.  Two more centuries would fetch him ten centuries and with it he would become the seventh  England captain to score ten or more centuries on away soil. Others are – AN Cook {17}, KF Barrington {14}, MC Cowdrey {13}, WR Hammond {13}, AJ Strauss {11} and JB Hobbs {10}

JE Root will be leading England for the first time against India in India and would become the 17^th England captain to lead England against India in India when he leads England against India in the first test at Chennai.

V Kohli will be leading India against England in India for the sixth occasion in the first test at Chennai. He will become third Indian captain to lead India on six or more occasions against England at home. Others are – SM Gavaksar {11} and MS Dhoni {06}

V Kohli has an aggregate of 2699 runs while leading India prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against India. One more run would fetch him 2700 runs and with it he would become the seventh captain to score 2700 plus runs. He would also become the first Indian captain to score 2700 runs.

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	26	40	05	2699

CA Pujara has scored 28 fifties on home soil prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England. Two more fifties would fetch him 30 fifties and with it he would sixth Indian batsman to score 30 plus fifties on home soil.

No	Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	C	HC	50+
1	SR Tendulkar	94	153	16	7216	22	32	54
2	R Dravid	70	120	11	5598	15	27	42
3	SM Gavaskar	65	108	7	5067	16	23	39
4	VVS Laxman	57	91	18	3767	8	24	32
5	V Sehwag	52	89	3	4656	13	19	32
6	CA Pujara	41	64	6	3471	10	18	28

HDRL Thirimanne of Sri Lanka became the fourteenth fieldsman and also the first Sri Lankan fieldsman other than wicket keepers to pouch five catches in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Ct	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	VY Richardson	5	3	Aus	SAF	Durban	Feb 1936
2	Yajurvindra Singh	5	2	Ind	Eng	Bengaluru	Jan 1977
3	M Azharuddin	5	1	Ind	Pak	Karachi	Nov 1989
4	K Srikkanth	5	1	Ind	Aus	Perth	Feb 1992
5	SP Fleming	5	1	NZl	Zim	Harare	Sep 1997
6	GC Smith	5	4	SAF	Aus	Perth	Nov 2012
7	DJG Sammy	5	2	Win	Ind	Mumbai	Nov 2013
8	DM Bravo	5	2	Win	Ban	Kingstown	Sep 2014
9	AM Rahane	5	3	Ind	Srl	Galle	Aug 2015
10	J Blackwood	5	3	Win	Srl	Col-PSS	Oct 2015
11	Imrul Kayes	5	2	Ban	NZl	Wellington	Jan 2017
12	SPD Smith	5	1	Aus	SAF	Cape Town	Mar 2018
13	BA Stokes	5	2	Eng	SAF	Cape Town	Jan 2020
14	HDRL Thirimanne	5	2	Srl	Eng	Galle	Jan 2021

He also became the second fieldsman to perform the feat against England after Yajurvindra Singh of India. Yajurvindra Singh had taken five catches against England at Bengaluru in Jan 1977. HDRL Thirimanne emulated the feat of Yajurvindra Singh in taking five catches against England in a test innings after a gap of 44 years.

HDRL Thiriamanne’s feat is unique in the annals of test cricket as he took of five catches of the same bowler L Embuldeniya who returned with figures of 7 for 137 in England’s first innings and the second innings of the test.

JE Root of England was dismissed run out for 186 against Sri Lanka in the just concluded test at Galle to provide the 20^th occasion of a batsman dismissed run out for  175 plus runs in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	M Leyland	187	1	Eng	Aus	The Oval	Aug 1938
2	AR Morris	196	2	Aus	Eng	The Oval	Aug 1948
3	AD Nourse	208	1	SAF	Eng	Nottingham	Jun 1951
4	CC Hunte	260	2	Win	Pak	Kingston	Feb 1958
5	GS Sobers	198	3	Win	Ind	Kanpur	Dec 1958
6	CA Davis	183	3	Win	NZl	Bridgetown	Mar 1972
7	RB Richardson	185	1	Win	NZl	Georgetown	Apr 1985
8	DM Jones	216	1	Aus	Win	Adelaide	Feb 1989
9	SV Manjrekar	218	1	Ind	Pak	Lahore	Dec 1989
10	BC Lara	277	2	Win	Aus	Sydney	Jan 1993
11	R Dravid	180	3	Ind	Aus	Kolkata	Mar 2001
12	R Dravid	217	2	Ind	Eng	The Oval	Sep 2002
13	ML Hayden	177	3	Aus	Win	St John’s	May 2003
14	L Vincent	224	2	NZl	Srl	Wellington	Apr 2005
15	Younis Khan	199	1	Pak	Ind	Lahore	Jan 2006
16	Samaraweera	214	1	Srl	Pak	Lahore	Mar 2009
17	Taufeeq Umar	236	2	Pak	Srl	Abu Dhabi	Oct 2011
18	AN Cook	190	2	Eng	Ind	Kolkata	Dec 2012
19	BA Stokes	258	1	Eng	SAF	Cape Town	Jan 2016
20	JE Root	186	2	Eng	Srl	Galle	Jan 2021

R Dravid remains the only batsman to be dismissed run out after scoring 175 plus runs on two occasions in the annals of test cricket. Both such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	R Dravid	180	3	Ind	Aus	Kolkata	Mar 2001
2	R Dravid	217	2	Ind	Eng	The Oval	Sep 2002

The following table lists ten batsmen who have dismissed run out after scoring 200 plus runs.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	AD Nourse	208	1	SAF	Eng	Nottingham	Jun 1951
2	Samaraweera	214	1	Srl	Pak	Lahore	Mar 2009
3	DM Jones	216	1	Aus	Win	Adelaide	Feb 1989
4	R Dravid	217	2	Ind	Eng	The Oval	Sep 2002
5	SV Manjrekar	218	1	Ind	Pak	Lahore	Dec 1989
6	L Vincent	224	2	NZl	Srl	Wellington	Apr 2005
7	Taufeeq Umar	236	2	Pak	Srl	Abu Dhabi	Oct 2011
8	BA Stokes	258	1	Eng	SAF	Cape Town	Jan 2016
9	CC Hunte	260	2	Win	Pak	Kingston	Feb 1958
10	BC Lara	277	2	Win	Aus	Sydney	Jan 1993

JE Root became the fourth England batsman to be dismissed run out after scoring 175  plus runs after M Leyland, AN Cook and BA Stokes.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	M Leyland	187	1	Eng	Aus	The Oval	Aug 1938
2	AN Cook	190	2	Eng	Ind	Kolkata	Dec 2012
3	BA Stokes	258	1	Eng	SAF	Cape Town	Jan 2016
4	JE Root	186	2	Eng	Srl	Galle	Jan 2021

JE Root became the third batsman to be dismissed run out after scoring 175 plus  against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	L Vincent	224	2	NZl	Srl	Wellington	Apr 2005
2	Taufeeq Umar	236	2	Pak	Srl	Abu Dhabi	Oct 2011
3	JE Root	186	2	Eng	Srl	Galle	Jan 2021

Sri Lanka became the fifth team in the annals of test cricket to dismiss three batmen run out after they had scored 175 runs. Other teams are –Australia, England, India and Pakistan.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	M Leyland	187	1	Eng	Aus	The Oval	Aug 1938
2	BC Lara	277	2	Win	Aus	Sydney	Jan 1993
3	R Dravid	180	3	Ind	Aus	Kolkata	Mar 2001
1	AR Morris	196	2	Aus	Eng	The Oval	Aug 1948
2	AD Nourse	208	1	SAF	Eng	Nottingham	Jun 1951
3	R Dravid	217	2	Ind	Eng	The Oval	Sep 2002
1	GS Sobers	198	3	Win	Ind	Kanpur	Dec 1958
2	Younis Khan	199	1	Pak	Ind	Lahore	Jan 2006
3	AN Cook	190	2	Eng	Ind	Kolkata	Dec 2012
1	CC Hunte	260	2	Win	Pak	Kingston	Feb 1958
2	SV Manjrekar	218	1	Ind	Pak	Lahore	Dec 1989
3	Samaraweera	214	1	Srl	Pak	Lahore	Mar 2009
1	L Vincent	224	2	NZl	Srl	Wellington	Apr 2005
2	Taufeeq Umar	236	2	Pak	Srl	Abu Dhabi	Oct 2011
3	JE Root	186	2	Eng	Srl	Galle	Jan 2021

JE Root became the third captain in the annals of test cricket to be dismissed run out after scoring 175 plus runs after AD Nourse of South Africa and AN Cook of England. He also became the second England captain after AN Cook to suffer such an ignominy. The following table lists all these three captains.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	AD Nourse	208	1	SAF	Eng	Nottingham	Jun 1951
2	AN Cook	190	2	Eng	Ind	Kolkata	Dec 2012
3	JE Root	186	2	Eng	Srl	Galle	Jan 2021

JM Anderson of England captured six for 40 in Sri Lanka’s first innings in the ongoing test at Galle. This was his 30^th five wickets in an innings haul in test cricket. He earned the distinction of become the first pace bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture five plus wickets in an innings on 30 occasions. The following table lists all such occasions.

No	W-R	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	5-073	2	Zim	Lord’s	May 03
2	5-102	2	SAF	Nottingham	Aug 03
3	5-042	2	Ind	Lord’s	Jul 07
4	5-073	2	NZl	Wellington	Mar 08
5	7-043	2	NZl	Nottingham	Jun 08
6	5-087	2	Win	Ch-le-St	May 09
7	5-080	1	Aus	Birmingham	Jul 09
8	5-063	1	SAF	Cape Town	Jan 10
9	5-054	2	Pak	Nottingham	Jul 10
10	6-017	4	Pak	Nottingham	Jul 10
11	5-065	4	Ind	Lord’s	Jul 11
12	5-072	1	Srl	Galle	Mar 12
13	5-047	2	NZl	Lord’s	May 13
14	5-085	2	Aus	Nottingham	Jul 13
15	5-073	4	Aus	Nottingham	Jul 13
16	5-053	2	Ind	Southampton	Jul 14
17	6-042	2	Win	Bridgetown	May 15
18	6-047	1	Aus	Birmingham	Jul 15
19	5-016	2	Srl	Leeds	May 16
20	5-029	3	Srl	Leeds	May 16
21	5-058	3	Srl	Ch-le-St	May 16
22	5-072	1	SAF	Nottingham	Jul 17
23	5-076	2	Win	Leeds	Aug 17
24	7-042	3	Win	Lord’s	Sep 17
25	5-043	3	Aus	Adelaide	Dec 17
26	5-0	1	Ind	Lord’s	Aug 18
27	5-046	1	Win	Bridgetown	Jan 19
28	5-040	2	SAF	Cape Town	Jan 20
29	5-056	2	Pak	Southampton	Aug 20
30	6-040	1	Srl	Galle	Jan 21

The break up of these 30 occasions – on home soil and away soil – read thus. 22 Home Soil Performances and 08 Away soil performances are listed below

No	W-R	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	5-073	2	Zim	Lord’s	May 03
2	5-102	2	SAF	Nottingham	Aug 03
3	5-042	2	Ind	Lord’s	Jul 07
4	7-043	2	NZl	Nottingham	Jun 08
5	5-087	2	Win	Ch-le-St	May 09
6	5-080	1	Aus	Birmingham	Jul 09
7	5-054	2	Pak	Nottingham	Jul 10
8	6-017	4	Pak	Nottingham	Jul 10
9	5-065	4	Ind	Lord’s	Jul 11
10	5-047	2	NZl	Lord’s	May 13
11	5-085	2	Aus	Nottingham	Jul 13
12	5-073	4	Aus	Nottingham	Jul 13
13	5-053	2	Ind	Southampton	Jul 14
14	6-047	1	Aus	Birmingham	Jul 15
15	5-016	2	Srl	Leeds	May 16
16	5-029	3	Srl	Leeds	May 16
17	5-058	3	Srl	Ch-le-St	May 16
18	5-072	1	SAF	Nottingham	Jul 17
19	5-076	2	Win	Leeds	Aug 17
20	7-042	3	Win	Lord’s	Sep 17
21	5-0	1	Ind	Lord’s	Aug 18
22	5-056	2	Pak	Southampton	Aug 20

No	W-R	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	5-073	2	NZl	Wellington	Mar 08
2	5-063	1	SAF	Cape Town	Jan 10
3	5-072	1	Srl	Galle	Mar 12
4	6-042	2	Win	Bridgetown	May 15
5	5-043	3	Aus	Adelaide	Dec 17
6	5-046	1	Win	Bridgetown	Jan 19
7	5-040	2	SAF	Cape Town	Jan 20
8	6-040	1	Srl	Galle	Jan 21

It also represents his sixth five for against Sri Lanka. It is his best performance against Sri Lanka, improving upon his five for 16 at Leeds in May 16. It also represents his best performance against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka. His previous best was five for 72 at Galle in Mar 2012. All his performances against Sri Lanka are listed below.

No	W-R	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	5-072	1	Srl	Galle	Mar 12
2	5-016	2	Srl	Leeds	May 16
3	5-029	3	Srl	Leeds	May 16
4	5-058	3	Srl	Ch-le-St	May 16
5	6-040	1	Srl	Galle	Jan 21

JM Anderson became the second pace bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 30 plus five wicket hauls in an innings after RJ Hadlee of New Zealand. RJ Hadlee had captured 36 five wicket hauls

Shubman Gill scored 91 in India’s second innings to provide the 24^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a ninety against Australia. It also provides the

Ninth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a ninety against Australia in Australia and also provides the first such occasion at Brisbane.

Shubman Gill scored 91 in India’s second innings to provide the eleventh occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a ninety against Australia. It also provides the third occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a ninety against Australia in Australia and also provides the first such occasion at Brisbane.

Shubman Gill scored 91 in India’s second innings to provide the 50th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a ninety against Australia. It also provides the 23^rd occasion of an opening batsman scoring a ninety against Australia in Australia and the second such occasion at Brisbane. Aamir Sohail had scored 99 at Brisbane in Nov 1995.

Shubman Gill scored 91 in India’s second innings to provide the 35th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a ninety in the fourth innings of a test. It also provides the 18th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a ninety against on away soil.

Shubman Gill scored 91 in India’s second innings to provide the ninth occasion of an opening batsman scoring a ninety against Australia in the fourth innings of a test.  It also provides the sixth occasion of an opening batsman scoring a ninety against Australia in Australia and the first such occasion at Brisbane.

Shubman Gill scored 91 in India’s second innings to provide the third occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a ninety against Australia in the fourth innings of a test.  All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	SM Gavaskar	90	4	Ind	Aus	Chennai	Sep 1986
2	M Vijay	99	4	Ind	Aus	Adelaide	Dec 2014
3	Shubman Gill	91	4	Ind	Aua	Brisbane	Jan 2021

Shubman Gill and CA Pujara added 114 runs for the second wicket in India’s second innings in this test to provide the 106th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings against Australia. It also provides the 54^th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings against Australia in Australia and the seventh such occasion at Brisbane.

Shubman Gill and CA Pujara added 114 runs for the second wicket in India’s second innings in this test to provide the 10th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings against Australia in the fourth innings of a test. It also provides the sixth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings against Australia in Australia and the second such occasion at Brisbane. The other occasion was the 119 runs partnership between CG Borde and ML Jaisimha in Jan 1968.

India won this test by three wickets chasing 328 runs to provide the 33^rd occasion of a team winning a test by chasing 300 plus runs in fourth innings of a test.

It also provides the ninth occasion of a team winning a test by chasing 300 plus runs in the fourth innings of a test against Australia.

It also provides the third occasion of India winning a test by chasing 300 plus runs in the fourth innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Res	Margin	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	India	won	6 wkts	Win	Trinidad	Apr 1976
2	India	won	6 wkts	Eng	Chennai	Dec 2008
3	India	won	3 wkts	Aua	Brisbane	Jan 2021

RR Pant scored 89 not out in this game to provide the 22nd occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty against Australia. It also provides the ninth occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty against Australia in Australia

RR Pant scored 89 not out in this game to provide the ninth occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty against Australia in a winning test. It also provides the first occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty against Australia in Australia 

Australia lost its 226^th test when it lost the Brisbane test against India by three wickets. It also provides its 101^st loss on home soil. It also provides its ninth loss at Brisbane. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Res	Margin	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	Aus	lost	6 wickets	Eng	Brisbane	Feb 1933
2	Aus	lost	322 runs	Eng	Brisbane	Dec 1936
3	Aus	lost	125 runs	Win	Brisbane	Dec 1968
4	Aus	lost	7 wickets	Eng	Brisbane	Dec 1978
5	Aus	lost	8 wickets	Win	Brisbane	Nov 1984
6	Aus	lost	inns & 41 runs	NZl	Brisbane	Nov 1985
7	Aus	lost	7 wickets	Eng	Brisbane	Nov 1986
8	Aus	lost	9 wickets	Win	Brisbane	Nov 1988
9	Aus	lost	3 wickets	Ind	Brisbane	Jan 2021

J Hazzlewood captured 5 for 57 in India’s first innings to provide the 62^nd occasion of an Australian bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against India. It also provides the 28^th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against India on home soil. It also provides the fifth occasion of an Australian bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against India at Brisbane.

No	Player	W-R	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	ERH Toshack	5-02	2	Ind	Brisbane	Nov 1947
2	ERH Toshack	6-29	3	Ind	Brisbane	Nov 1947
3	CJ McDermott	5-54	1	Ind	Brisbane	Nov 1991
4	JR Hazlewood	5-68	1	Ind	Brisbane	Dec 2014
5	JR Hazlewood	5-57	2	Ind	Brisbane	Jan 2021

MS Wade was dismissed for a duck in Australia’s second innings to provide the 182^nd occasion of an Australian batsman dismissed for a duck in an innings against India. He became the 100^th Australian batsman to be dismissed for a duck in a test innings against India.

It also provides the 82^nd occasion of an Australian batsman dismissed for a duck in an innings against India in Australia. He became the 54^th Australian batsman to be dismissed for a duck in a test innings against India in Australia.

MS Wade was dismissed for a duck after playing three deliveries in Australia’s second innings to provide the 14th occasion of an Australian batsman dismissed for a three ball duck in an innings against India. He became the eighth occasion of an Australian batsman to be dismissed for a three ball duck in a test innings against India in Australia

SPD Smith has a run aggregate of 7449 runs prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He required 51 more runs for his 7500 runs. He scored 91 runs in this test – 36 and 55. At the end of this test, his run aggregate read 7540 runs. He became the ninth Australian batsman to score 7500 plus runs in Tests. Others are – RT Ponting {13378}, AR Border {11178}, SR Waugh {10927}, MJ Clarke {8643}, ML Hayden {8625} and ME Waugh {8029}, JL Langer {7696} and MA Taylor {7525}

SPD Smith scored 36 and 55 in this test which fetched him an aggregate of 1082 runs against India at home. He now stands second in the list of Australian batsmen who have scored most runs against India at home. The first place is occupied by RT Ponting who has an aggregate of 1893 runs. SPD Smith went past MJ Clark who has an aggregate of 1077 runs on his way to occupy the second place.

SPD Smith’s 55 in Australia’s second innings represent his 58^th fifty, his 28th fifty on home soil, his 13^th fifty against India and his ninth fifty against India at home.

Mohd Siraj captured five for 73 in Australia’s second innings to provide the 72^nd occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against Australia. It also provides the 31st occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against Australia in Australia. It also provides the fifth occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against Australia at Brisbane.

No	Player	Wkts	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	EAS Prasanna	6-104	3	Aus	Brisbane	Jan 1968
2	BS Bedi	5-055	1	Aus	Brisbane	Dec 1977
3	S Madan Lal	5-072	3	Aus	Brisbane	Dec 1977
4	Z Khan	5-095	1	Aus	Brisbane	Dec 2003
5	Mohd Siraj	5-073	3	Aus	Brisbane	Jan 2021

AM Rahane scored 37 in India’s first innings to provide the 73^rd occasion of a captain scoring 37 in a test innings {Note 37 and 73 are reverse numbers}

It also provides the fifth occasion of an Indian captain scoring 37 in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	SM Gavaskar	37	3	Pak	Lahore	Oct 1984
2	M Azharuddin	37	4	Eng	Lord’s	Jul 1990
3	SC Ganguly	37	1	Aus	Melbourne	Dec 2003
4	R Dravid	37	2	Eng	Nottingham	Jul 2007
5	AM Rahane	37	2	Aus	Brisbane	Jan 2021

AM Rahane is the second Indian captain to score 37 in a test innings against Australia after SM Ganguly.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	SC Ganguly	37	1	Aus	Melbourne	Dec 2003
2	AM Rahane	37	2	Aus	Brisbane	Jan 2021

It also provides the 15^th occasion of a captain scoring 37 in a test innings against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	WR Hammond	37	3	Eng	Aus	Sydney	Dec 1946
2	AD Nourse	37	2	SAF	Aus	P Elizabeth	Mar 1950
3	PBH May	37*	3	Eng	Aus	The Oval	Aug 1956
4	PBH May	37	2	Eng	Aus	Adelaide	Jan 1959
5	TW Graveney	37	2	Eng	Aus	Leeds	Jul 1968
6	CH Lloyd	37	2	Win	Aus	Melbourne	Jan 1976
7	Mushtaq Mohd	37	3	Pak	Aus	Adelaide	Dec 1976
8	RB Richardson	37	2	Win	Aus	St John’s	Apr 1995
9	MA Atherton	37	1	Eng	Aus	Lord’s	Jul 2001
10	MV Boucher	37	3	SAF	Aus	Cape Town	Mar 2002
11	SC Ganguly	37	1	Ind	Aus	Melbourne	Dec 2003
12	JH Kallis	37	1	SAF	Aus	Jo’burg	Mar 2006
13	GC Smith	37	2	SAF	Aus	Cape Town	Nov 2011
14	F du Plessis	37	1	SAF	Aus	Perth	Nov 2016
15	AM Rahane	37	2	Ind	Aus	Brisbane	Jan 2021

SPD Smith has pouched 119 catches prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He requires one more catch for his 120 catches. He took three catches in India’s first innings and his aggregate of catches read 122. He become the ninth Australian fieldsman, other than the wicket keepers to catch 120 plus catches.

SPD Smith has pouched 18 catches against India prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He required two more catches for his 20 catches. He took three catches in India’s first innings and his aggregate of catches read 21. He became the seventh Australian fieldsman, other than the wicket keepers to catch 20 plus catches against India. Others are – RT Ponting {36}, MJ Clarke {29}, ME Waugh {29}, ML Hayden {23}, RB Simpson {21} and MEK Hussey {20}

Washington Sundar and SN Thakur added 123 runs for the seventh wicket in India’s first innings to provide the 105th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings against Australia. It also provides the 53rd occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings against Australia in Australia.

It also provides the eighth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings for the seventh wicket against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	RA Jadeja, RR Pant	7	204	1	Aus	Sydney	Jan 2019
2	CA Pujara, WP Saha	7	199	2	Aus	Ranchi	Mar 2017
3	HR Adhikari, VS Hazare	7	132	3	Aus	Adelaide	Jan 1948
4	W Sundar, SN Thakur	7	123	1	Aus	Brisbane	Jan 2021
5	MS Dhoni, SC Ganguly	7	109	1	Aus	Mohali	Oct 2008
6	MS Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh	7	108	3	Aus	Nagpur	Nov 2008
7	M Kaif, PA Patel	7	102	2	Aus	Chennai	Oct 2004
8	M Azharuddin, M Prabhakar	7	101	4	Aus	Adelaide	Jan 1992

It also provides the fourth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the seventh wicket against Australia in Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	RA Jadeja, RR Pant	7	204	1	Aus	Sydney	Jan 2019
2	HR Adhikari, VS Hazare	7	132	3	Aus	Adelaide	Jan 1948
3	W Sundar, SN Thakur	7	123	1	Aus	Brisbane	Jan 2021
4	M Azharuddin, M Prabhakar	7	101	4	Aus	Adelaide	Jan 1992

It also represents the ground record at Brisbane. The previous best was 58 runs partnership between N Kapil Dev and M Prabhakar at Brisbane in Nov 1991

Washington Sundar and SN Thakur added 123 runs for the seventh wicket in India’s first innings to provide the 584th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings.  It also provides the 266th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings on away soil

It also provides the 38th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings for the seventh wicket. It also provides the 18^th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings for the seventh wicket on away soil

Washington Sundar scored 62 and captured three wickets in this test to become the fifth Indian cricketer to score a fifty and capture three or more wickets in an innings on test debut. He is second Indian cricketer to perform the feat against Australia after DG Phadkar. DG Phadkar had scored 51 and captured three wickets at Sydney in Dec 1947

No	Player	FI	SI	W	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	L Amar Singh	–	51	4	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 1932
2	DG Phadkar	51	–	3	Aus	Sydney	Dec 1947
3	GH Vihari	56	–	3	Eng	The Oval	Sep 2018
4	SC Ganguly	131	–	3	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 1996
5	W Sundar	62	–	3	Aus	Brisbane	Jan 2021

Washington Sundar scored 62 in this test to become the 46th Indian batsman to score a fifty in an innings on test debut. He is sixth Indian batsman to perform the feat against Australia

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	DG Phadkar	51	1	Aus	Sydney	Dec 1947
2	GR Viswanath	137	3	Aus	Kanpur	Nov 1969
3	CA Pujara	72	4	Aus	Bengaluru	Oct 2010
4	S Dhawan	187	2	Aus	Mohali	Mar 2013
5	MA Agarwal	76	1	Aus	Melbourne	Dec 2018
6	Washington Sundar	62	2	Aus	Brisbane	Jan 2021

Washington Sundar scored 62 in this test to become the 55th batsman to score a fifty in an innings on test debut while batting at number seven. He is fifth Indian batsman to perform the feat while batting at number seven

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	Dilawar Hussain	57	3	Eng	Kolkata	Jan 1934
2	Yuvraj of Patiala	60	4	Eng	Chennai	Feb 1934
3	RG Nadkarni	68*	2	NZl	Delhi	Dec 1955
4	R Dravid	95	2	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 1996
5	Washington Sundar	62	2	Aus	Brisbane	Jan 2021

Washington Sundar {62} and SN Thakur {67} scored fifties in India’s first innings to provide the 158^th occasion of batsmen scoring fifties while batting at number seven and eight. It also provides the 29^th such occasion against Australia in a test innings. It also provides the fifth such occasion by Indian against Australia in a test innings. It also provides 16th such occasion by Indian batsmen in a test innings.

DA Warner has a run aggregate of 4492 runs as an opening batsman on home soil prior to the start of the Australia’s second innings in Brisbane Test. He required seven more runs for his 4500 runs. He completed 4500 runs when he was on eight during his knock of 20 not out in Australia’s second innings. His run aggregate read 4512 at stumps on the third day of the test. He became the second Australian opening batsman to score 4500 plus runs on home soil after ML Hayden. ML Hayden has an aggregate of 5210 runs.

DA Warner has a run aggregate of 4492 runs as a left hand opening batsman on home soil prior to the start of Australia’s second innings in the Brisbane Test. He requires eight more runs for his 4500 runs. He completed 4500 runs when he was on eight during his knock of 20 not out in Australia’s second innings. His run aggregate read 4512 at stumps on the third day of the test. He became the second Australian left hand opening batsman to score 4500 plus runs on home soil after ML Hayden. ML Hayden has an aggregate of 5210 runs.

JE Root scored 228 against Sri Lanka at Galle in the ongoing test to provide the 386^th occasion of a batsman scoring a double century in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 60th occasion of an England batsman scoring a double century in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	RE Foster	287	2	Aus	Sydney	Dec 1903
2	JB Hobbs	211	2	SAF	Lord’s	Jun 1924
3	WR Hammond	251	2	Aus	Sydney	Dec 1928
4	WR Hammond	200	2	Aus	Melbourne	Dec 1928
5	EH Hendren	205*	3	Win	Port of Spain	Feb 1930
6	A Sandham	325	1	Win	Kingston	Apr 1930
7	WR Hammond	227	1	NZl	Christchurch	Mar 1933
8	WR Hammond	336*	2	NZl	Auckland	Mar 1933
9	WR Hammond	217	1	Ind	The Oval	Aug 1936
10	WR Hammond	231*	1	Aus	Sydney	Dec 1936
11	E Paynter	216*	1	Aus	Nottingham	Jun 1938
12	WR Hammond	240	1	Aus	Lord’s	Jun 1938
13	L Hutton	364	1	Aus	The Oval	Aug 1938
14	E Paynter	243	1	SAF	Durban	Jan 1939
15	WJ Edrich	219	4	SAF	Durban	Mar 1939
16	J Hardstaff jnr	205*	2	Ind	Lord’s	Jun 1946
17	DCS Compton	208	1	SAF	Lord’s	Jun 1947
18	L Hutton	206	2	NZl	The Oval	Aug 1949
19	L Hutton	202*	2	Win	The Oval	Aug 1950
20	L Hutton	205	2	Win	Kingston	Mar 1954
21	DCS Compton	278	2	Pak	Nottingham	Jul 1954
22	PBH May	285*	3	Win	Birmingham	May 1957
23	TW Graveney	258	1	Win	Nottingham	Jul 1957
24	ER Dexter	205	2	Pak	Karachi	Feb 1962
25	KF Barrington	256	2	Aus	Manchester	Jul 1964
26	JH Edrich	310*	1	NZl	Leeds	Jul 1965
27	G Boycott	246*	1	Ind	Leeds	Jun 1967
28	DL Amiss	262*	3	Win	Kingston	Feb 1974
29	D Lloyd	214*	2	Ind	Birmingham	Jul 1974
30	KWR Fletcher	216	1	NZl	Auckland	Feb 1975
31	DL Amiss	203	2	Win	The Oval	Aug 1976
32	DI Gower	200*	1	Ind	Birmingham	Jul 1979
33	IT Botham	208	1	Ind	The Oval	Jul 1982
34	G Fowler	201	2	Ind	Chennai	Jan 1985
35	MW Gatting	207	2	Ind	Chennai	Jan 1985
36	DI Gower	215	2	Aus	Birmingham	Aug 1985
37	GA Gooch	333	1	Ind	Lord’s	Jul 1990
38	GA Gooch	210	2	NZl	Nottingham	Jun 1994
39	N Hussain	207	2	Aus	Birmingham	Jun 1997
40	GP Thorpe	200*	3	NZl	Christchurch	Mar 2002
41	ME Trescothick	219	2	SAF	The Oval	Sep 2003
42	RWT Key	221	1	Win	Lord’s	Jul 2004
43	PD Collingwood	206	1	Aus	Adelaide	Dec 2006
44	KP Pietersen	226	1	Win	Leeds	May 2007
45	IJL Trott	226	1	Ban	Lord’s	May 2010
46	AN Cook	235*	3	Aus	Brisbane	Nov 2010
47	KP Pietersen	227	2	Aus	Adelaide	Dec 2010
48	IJL Trott	203	2	Srl	Cardiff	May 2011
49	KP Pietersen	202*	1	Ind	Lord’s	Jul 2011
50	AN Cook	294	2	Ind	Birmingham	Aug 2011
51	IR Bell	235	1	Ind	The Oval	Aug 2011
52	JE Root	200*	1	Srl	Lord’s	Jun 2014
53	AN Cook	263	2	Pak	Abu Dhabi	Oct 2015
54	BA Stokes	258	1	SAF	Cape Town	Jan 2016
55	JE Root	254	1	Pak	Manchester	Jul 2016
56	AN Cook	243	1	Win	Birmingham	Aug 2017
57	AN Cook	244*	2	Aus	Melbourne	Dec 2017
58	JE Root	226	2	NZl	Hamilton	Nov 2019
59	Z Crawley	267	1	Pak	Southampton	Aug 2020
60	JE Root	228	2	Srl	Galle	Jan 2021

JE Root became the fourth England batsman to score four or more double centuries in a test innings. Others are – WR Hammond {07}, AN Cook {05} and L Hutton {04}. The following table lists the centuries scored by these four batsmen.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	WR Hammond	251	2	Aus	Sydney	Dec 1928
2	WR Hammond	200	2	Aus	Melbourne	Dec 1928
3	WR Hammond	227	1	NZl	Christchurch	Mar 1933
4	WR Hammond	336*	2	NZl	Auckland	Mar 1933
5	WR Hammond	217	1	Ind	The Oval	Aug 1936
6	WR Hammond	231*	1	Aus	Sydney	Dec 1936
7	WR Hammond	240	1	Aus	Lord’s	Jun 1938
1	AN Cook	235*	3	Aus	Brisbane	Nov 2010
2	AN Cook	294	2	Ind	Birmingham	Aug 2011
3	AN Cook	263	2	Pak	Abu Dhabi	Oct 2015
4	AN Cook	243	1	Win	Birmingham	Aug 2017
5	AN Cook	244*	2	Aus	Melbourne	Dec 2017
1	JE Root	200*	1	Srl	Lord’s	Jun 2014
2	JE Root	254	1	Pak	Manchester	Jul 2016
3	JE Root	226	2	NZl	Hamilton	Nov 2019
4	JE Root	228	2	Srl	Galle	Jan 2021
1	L Hutton	364	1	Aus	The Oval	Aug 1938
2	L Hutton	206	2	NZl	The Oval	Aug 1949
3	L Hutton	202*	2	Win	The Oval	Aug 1950
4	L Hutton	205	2	Win	Kingston	Mar 1954

JE Root became the 26^th batsman in the annals of test cricket to score four or more double centuries. The following table lists them.

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	200+
1	DG Bradman	Aus	12	12	1	3033	334	12
2	KC Sangakkara	Srl	11	11	2	2614	319	11
3	BC Lara	Win	9	9	1	2339	400*	9
4	WR Hammond	Eng	7	7	2	1702	336*	7
5	M Jayawardene	Srl	7	7	2	1784	374	7
6	V Kohli	Ind	7	7	1	1560	254*	7
7	MS Atapattu	Srl	6	6	3	1297	249	6
8	Javed Miandad	Pak	6	6	2	1431	280*	6
9	RT Ponting	Aus	6	6	0	1342	257	6
10	V Sehwag	Ind	6	6	1	1577	319	6
11	SR Tendulkar	Ind	6	6	3	1324	248*	6
12	Younis Khan	Pak	6	6	2	1411	313	6
13	AN Cook	Eng	5	5	2	1279	294	5
14	R Dravid	Ind	5	5	1	1142	270	5
15	GC Smith	SAF	5	5	0	1202	277	5
16	HM Amla	SAF	4	4	2	973	311*	4
17	GS Chappell	Aus	4	4	1	887	247*	4
18	MJ Clarke	Aus	4	4	2	1028	329*	4
19	SM Gavaskar	Ind	4	4	1	882	236*	4
20	CG Greenidge	Win	4	4	1	876	226	4
21	L Hutton	Eng	4	4	1	977	364	4
22	BB McCullum	NZl	4	4	0	953	302	4
23	Mohd Yousuf	Pak	4	4	1	832	223	4
24	JE Root	Eng	4	4	1	908	254	4
25	KS Williamson	NZl	4	4	2	931	251	4
26	Zaheer Abbas	Pak	4	4	1	964	274	4

JE Root became the seventh batsman and first England batsman to score a double century against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka. The following table lists all the seven batsmen.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	BC Lara	221	1	Win	Srl	Col-SSC	Nov 2001
2	SP Fleming	274*	1	NZl	Srl	Col-PSS	Apr 2003
3	V Sehwag	201*	1	Ind	Srl	Galle	Jul 2008
4	SR Tendulkar	203	2	Ind	Srl	Col-SSC	Jul 2010
5	CH Gayle	333	1	Win	Srl	Galle	Nov 2010
6	Mushfiqur Rahim	200	2	Ban	Srl	Galle	Mar 2013
7	JE Root	228	2	Eng	Srl	Galle	Jan 2021

JE Root scored 228 against Sri Lanka at Galle in the ongoing test to provide the 83^rd occasion of a captain scoring a double century in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the ninth occasion of an England captain scoring a double century in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	WR Hammond	240	1	Aus	Lord’s	Jun 1938
2	L Hutton	205	2	Win	Kingston	Mar 1954
3	PBH May	285*	3	Win	Birmingham	May 1957
4	ER Dexter	205	2	Pak	Karachi	Feb 1962
5	DI Gower	215	2	Aus	Birmingham	Aug 1985
6	GA Gooch	333	1	Ind	Lord’s	Jul 1990
7	AN Cook	263	2	Pak	Abu Dhabi	Oct 2015
8	JE Root	226	2	NZl	Hamilton	Nov 2019
9	JE Root	228	2	Srl	Galle	Jan 2021

JE Root became the first England captain to score double century on two occasions. Prior to this, he had scored 226 against New Zealand at Hamilton in Nov 2019. Both the occasions are tabulated below. His 228 in this test is his highest individual innings.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	JE Root	226	2	NZl	Hamilton	Nov 2019
2	JE Root	228	2	Srl	Galle	Jan 2021

JE Root became the third captain to score a double century in a test innings on Sri Lankan soil after SP Fleming of New Zealand and Mushfiqur Rahim of Bangladesh.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	SP Fleming	274*	1	NZl	Srl	Col-PSS	Apr 2003
2	Mushfiqur Rahim	200	2	Ban	Srl	Galle	Mar 2013
3	JE Root	228	2	Eng	Srl	Galle	Jan 2021