The final days play in the Nottingham test was abandoned to provide the 14th occasion of a day’s play abandoned in England-India test series. It also provided the eleventh such occasion on England soil and the third such occasion on Indian soil.
It also provides the seventh occasion on the fifth day of the test in England-India test series. It also provides the fifth such occasion on English soil and also provides the second occasion of the fifth day’s play on Indian soil. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Team
Opp
Ground
Season
Day
Soil
1
Eng
Ind
Birmingham
1974
1
Eng
2
Eng
Ind
Southampton
2021
1
Eng
3
Eng
Ind
Leeds
1979
2
Eng
4
Eng
Ind
The Oval
1946
3
Eng
5
Eng
Ind
The Oval
1952
3
Eng
6
Eng
Ind
Southampton
2021
4
Eng
7
Eng
Ind
The Oval
1952
5
Eng
8
Eng
Ind
Manchester
1971
5
Eng
9
Eng
Ind
Manchester
1982
5
Eng
10
Eng
Ind
The Oval
2002
5
Eng
11
Eng
Ind
Nottingham
2021
5
Eng
No
Team
Opp
Ground
Season
Day
Soil
1
Ind
Eng
Delhi
1961-62
4
Ind
2
Ind
Eng
Delhi
1961-62
5
Ind
3
Ind
Eng
Bangalore
2001-02
5
Ind
No
Team
Opp
Ground
Season
Day
Soil
1
Eng
Ind
The Oval
1952
5
Eng
2
Eng
Ind
Manchester
1971
5
Eng
3
Eng
Ind
Manchester
1982
5
Eng
4
Eng
Ind
The Oval
2002
5
Eng
5
Eng
Ind
Nottingham
2021
5
Eng
No
Team
Opp
Ground
Season
Day
Soil
1
Ind
Eng
Delhi
1961-62
5
Ind
2
Ind
Eng
Bangalore
2001-02
5
Ind
England vs India : First test at Nottingham – Fifth day
The final day’s play in the Nottingham test was abandoned to provide the 313th occasion of a day’s play abandoned in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 76th such occasion on English soil and also provides the 60th occasion of the fifth day’s play abandoned in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Team
Opp
Ground
Season
Day
Soil
1
Eng
Aus
Manchester
1921
1
Eng
2
Eng
NZl
Manchester
1931
1
Eng
3
Eng
Pak
Lord’s
1954
1
Eng
4
Eng
SAF
Manchester
1960
1
Eng
5
Eng
Pak
Nottingham
1962
1
Eng
6
Eng
Aus
Nottingham
1964
1
Eng
7
Eng
Ind
Birmingham
1974
1
Eng
8
Eng
Aus
The Oval
1977
1
Eng
9
Eng
Pak
Lord’s
2001
1
Eng
10
Eng
Win
Ch-le-St
2007
1
Eng
11
Eng
Win
Birmingham
2012
1
Eng
12
Eng
Ind
Southampton
2021
1
Eng
13
Eng
Aus
Lord’s
1902
2
Eng
14
Eng
SAF
Manchester
1924
2
Eng
15
Eng
Aus
Nottingham
1926
2
Eng
16
Eng
NZl
Manchester
1931
2
Eng
17
Eng
SAF
Manchester
1851
2
Eng
18
Eng
Pak
Lord’s
1954
2
Eng
19
Eng
Pak
Manchester
1954
2
Eng
20
Eng
SAF
Manchester
1960
2
Eng
21
Eng
Ind
Leeds
1979
2
Eng
22
Eng
Pak
Lord’s
1987
2
Eng
23
Eng
Zim
Nottingham
2000
2
Eng
24
Eng
SAF
Birmingham
2003
2
Eng
25
Eng
WI
Manchester
2004
2
Eng
26
Eng
Win
Ch-le-St
2009
2
Eng
27
Eng
Win
Birmingham
2012
2
Eng
28
Eng
Aus
Leeds
1899
3
Eng
29
Eng
Aus
Lord’s
1902
3
Eng
30
Eng
Aus
Lord’s
1905
3
Eng
31
Eng
SAF
Lord’s
1907
3
Eng
32
Eng
Aus
Manchester
1912
3
Eng
33
Eng
Aus
Nottingham
1912
3
Eng
34
Eng
SAF
Manchester
1924
3
Eng
35
Eng
Aus
Nottingham
1926
3
Eng
36
Eng
SAF
Nottingham
1935
3
Eng
37
Eng
Ind
The Oval
1946
3
Eng
38
Eng
Ind
The Oval
1952
3
Eng
39
Eng
Pak
Lord’s
1954
3
Eng
40
Eng
Aus
Leeds
1956
3
Eng
41
Eng
NZl
The Oval
1958
3
Eng
42
Eng
Pak
Leeds
1978
3
Eng
43
Eng
Win
Manchester
1980
3
Eng
44
Eng
Win
The Oval
1980
3
Eng
45
Eng
Win
Leeds
1980
3
Eng
46
Eng
Pak
Lord’s
1987
3
Eng
47
Eng
Win
Leeds
2007
3
Eng
48
Eng
Aus
Birmingham
2009
3
Eng
49
Eng
Pak
Southampton
2021
3
Eng
50
Eng
NZl
Lord’s
2021
3
Eng
51
Eng
Aus
Manchester
1930
4
Eng
52
Eng
Aus
Manchester
1953
4
Eng
53
Eng
Pak
Manchester
1954
4
Eng
54
Eng
Aus
The Ovql
1956
4
Eng
55
Eng
NZl
The Oval
1958
4
Eng
56
Eng
Pak
Nottingham
1967
4
Eng
57
Eng
NZl
The Oval
1978
4
Eng
58
Eng
Aus
The Oval
2013
4
Eng
59
Eng
Win
Manchester
2020-21
4
Eng
60
Eng
Ind
Southampton
2021
4
Eng
61
Eng
Aus
The Oval
1930
5
Eng
62
Eng
SAF
Leeds
1951
5
Eng
63
Eng
Ind
The Oval
1952
5
Eng
64
Eng
Pak
Manchester
1954
5
Eng
65
Eng
Aus
The Oval
1964
5
Eng
66
Eng
Ind
Manchester
1971
5
Eng
67
Eng
Pak
Leeds
1974
5
Eng
68
Eng
Pak
Lord’s
1974
5
Eng
69
Eng
Aus
Leeds
1975
5
Eng
70
Eng
Ind
Manchester
1982
5
Eng
71
Eng
Pak
Manchester
1987
5
Eng
72
Eng
Pak
Lord’s
1987
5
Eng
73
Eng
SAF
Birmingham
1998
5
Eng
74
Eng
Ind
The Oval
2002
5
Eng
75
Eng
Win
Birmingham
2012
5
Eng
76
Eng
Ind
Nottingham
2021
5
Eng
No
Team
Opp
Ground
Season
Day
Soil
1
Aus
Eng
Melbourne
1881-82
5
Aus
2
Aus
Eng
Sydney
1907-08
5
Aus
3
Eng
Aus
The Oval
1930
5
Eng
4
Aus
Ind
Bribane
1947-48
5
Aus
5
Eng
SAF
Leeds
1951
5
Eng
6
Eng
Ind
The Oval
1952
5
Eng
7
Eng
Pak
Manchester
1954
5
Eng
8
Pak
NZl
Dacca
1955-56
5
Pak
9
Ind
Eng
Delhi
1961-62
5
Ind
10
Eng
Aus
The Oval
1964
5
Eng
11
Ind
Aus
Kolkata
1964-65
5
Ind
12
Eng
Ind
Manchester
1971
5
Eng
13
Aus
Eng
Sydney
1973-74
5
Aus
14
Eng
Pak
Leeds
1974
5
Eng
15
Eng
Pak
Lord’s
1974
5
Eng
16
NZl
Eng
Christchurch
1974-75
5
NZl
17
Eng
Aus
Leeds
1975
5
Eng
18
Ind
Win
Bengaluru*
1978-79
5
Ind
19
Ind
Win
Kanpur
1978-79
5
Ind
20
Pak
Win
Multan
1980-81
5
Pak
21
Eng
Ind
Manchester
1982
5
Eng
22
Pak
Ind
Lahore
1982-83
5
Pak
23
Aus
Pak
Brisbane
1983-84
5
Aus
24
NZl
Aus
Wellington
1985-86
5
NZl
25
Eng
Pak
Manchester
1987
5
Eng
26
Eng
Pak
Lord’s
1987
5
Eng
27
NZl
Eng
Wellington
1987-88
5
NZl
28
Win
Ind
Georgetown
1988-89
5
Win
29
NZl
Ind
Napier
1989-90
5
NZl
30
Pak
Srl
Gujranwala
1991-92
5
Pak
31
Win
Pak
St John’s
1992-93
5
Win
32
Srl
Ind
Kandy
1993-94
5
Srl
33
Srl
Win
Moratuwa
1993-94
5
Srl
34
Zim
Srl
Harare
1994-95
5
Zim
35
Ind
NZl
Chepauk
1995-96
5
Ind
36
SAF
Eng
Centurion
1995-96
5
SAF
37
SAF
Eng
Durban
1995-96
5
SAF
38
Zim
Eng
Harare
1996-97
5
Zim
39
SAF
Pak
Shiekupura
1997-98
5
Pak
40
Ind
Srl
Nagpur
1997-98
5
Ind
41
Eng
SAF
Birmingham
1998
5
Eng
42
Srl
Aus
Col-PSS
1999-00
5
Srl
43
Win
Pak
Georgetown
1999-00
5
Win
44
Srl
Pak
Kandy
2000-01
5
Srl
45
Srl
Pak
Kandy
2000-01
5
Srl
46
Ban
Zim
Mirpur
2001-02
5
Ban
47
Ind
Eng
Bangalore
2001-02
5
Ind
48
Win
Ind
Georgetown
2001-02
5
Win
49
Eng
Ind
The Oval
2002
5
Eng
50
Ind
Aus
Chepauk
2004-05
5
Ind
51
NZl
Win
Napier
2005-06
5
NZl
52
NZl
Win
Dunedin
2008-09
5
NZl
53
Srl
Win
Pallekele
2010-11
5
Srl
54
Eng
Win
Birmingham
2012
5
Eng
55
Ban
NZl
Mirpur
2013-14
5
Ban
56
SAF
Win
P Elizabeth
2014-15
5
SAF
57
Ban
SAF
Chittagong
2015
5
Ban
58
Win
Ind
Trinidad
2016
5
Win
59
SAF
NZl
Durban
2016
5
SAF
60
Eng
Ind
Nottingham
2021
5
Eng
It also provides a No day’s play for the first occasion in a Nottingham test between England and India and the eighth such occasion against all the oppositions.
JE Root of England scored 64 and 109 in this test to provide the 26th occasion of an England batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test against India. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the ninth occasion of an England captain scoring fifties in both innings of a test against India.
JE Root of England scored 64 and 109 in this test to provide the 12th occasion of an England batsman scoring half century and century in a including twin centuries in a test against India. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the second occasion of an England captain scoring fifties performing such a feat in a test against India.
JE Root scored 109 in England’s second innings of this test to provide his 21st century of his test career. The following table lists the England batsmen who have scored 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
08
08181
227
23
3
IR Bell
118
205
24
07727
235
22
4
G Boycott
108
193
23
08114
246*
22
5
MC Cowdrey
114
188
15
07624
182
22
6
WR Hammond
085
140
16
07249
336*
22
7
JE Root
106
195
14
08887
254
21
8
AJ Strauss
100
178
06
07037
177
21
9
KF Barrington
082
131
15
06806
256
20
10
GA Gooch
118
215
06
08900
333
20
JE Root scored 109 in England’s second innings of this test to provide his tenth century of his test career while leading England. He became the fourth England captain to score ten or more centuries. Others are – AN Cook {12}, GA Gooch {11} and PBH May {10}
JE Root’s aggregate of runs read 8887 at the end of this test. He now stands third in the list of England batsmen who have scored most runs in tests. Others are – AN Cook {12472} and GA Gooch {8900}
JE Root’s 64 and 109 in this test gave him an aggregate of 33 fifties while leading England. He is one of the three England captains who have scored 30 plus fifties. Others are – AN Cool {36} and MA Atherton {30}
JJ Bumrah returned with figures of 5 for 64 in England’s second innings to provide the 79th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test against England. It also provides the 32nd occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test against England
The following table lists the Indian bowlers who have captured five or more wickets against England at Nottingham. It was JJ Bumrah’s second five wicket haul against England and also against England at Nottingham after his 5 for 85 in Aug 2018
No
Player
W-R
I
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
Z Khan
5-72
3
Eng
Nottingham
Jul 2007
2
B Kumar
5-82
2
Eng
Nottingham
Jul 2014
3
HH Pandya
5-28
2
Eng
Nottingham
Aug 2018
4
JJ Bumrah
5-85
4
Eng
Nottingham
Aug 2018
5
JJ Bumrah
5-64
3
Eng
Nottingham
Aug 2021
The following table lists the JJ Bumrah’s five wickets hauls of his test career. His five for 64 in this test represent his best bowling figures in an innings against England.
No
Wkts
I
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
5-54
2
SAG
Johannesburg
Jan 2018
2
5-85
4
Eng
Nottingham
Aug 2018
3
6-33
2
Aus
Melbourne
Dec 2018
4
5-07
4
Win
North Sound
Aug 2019
5
6-27
2
Win
Kingston
Aug 2019
6
5-64
3
Eng
Nottingham
Aug 2021
Nine wickets haul in this test fetched JJ Bumrah an aggregate of 27 wickets against England. He became the 23rd Indian bowler to capture 25 plus wickets against England. He also became the ninth Indian pace bowler to capture 25 plus wickets against England.
84 and 26 in this test fetched KL Rahul an aggregate of 625 runs against England as an opening batsman. He became the ninth Indian opening batsman to total 600 plus runs against England.
No
Player
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
C
HC
1
Gavaskar
37
66
1
2483
221
4
16
2
M Vijay
11
21
0
756
146
3
02
3
V Sehwag
15
26
1
735
117
2
03
4
G Gambhir
11
19
0
733
179
1
04
5
Merchant
07
12
0
681
154
3
02
6
Jaisimha
09
14
0
639
129
2
04
7
KL Rahul
08
14
0
625
199
2
01
8
P Roy
14
25
1
620
140
2
01
9
Kunderan
07
13
0
607
192
2
01
SCJ Broad collected the first ball duck in England’s second innings to provide the 37th occasion of an England batsman colleting the first ball duck against India and also provides the 13th occasion of an England batsman colleting the first ball duck against India in England. It also provides the second occasion for SCJ Broad to suffer such an ignominy against India. The first such occasion was at Southampton in Aug 2018.
AM Rahane pouched his 50th catch on away soil when he caught OE Robinson off Mohammad Shami in England’s second innings. He became the sixth Indian fieldsman other than wicket keeper to pouch 50 plus catches on away soil. Others are – R Dravid {111}, VVS Laxman {74}, SR Tendulkar {57}, Azharuddin {57} and SM Gavaskar {53}. He also became the 38th fieldsman other than wicket keepers to pouch 50 plus catches on away soil.
AM Rahane has pouched 97 catches in his test career at the end of this test and needs three more for his 100 catches.
JE Root’s 109 in the second innings of this test provide the 123rd occasion of an England batsman scoring a century against India. It also provides the 73rd occasion of an England batsman scoring a century against India in England.
JE Root’s 109 in the second innings of this test provide his sixth century against India. He now holds the second place jointly with KP Pietersen who has also scored six centuries. AN Cook with seven centuries owns the record for most centuries against India.
England batsmen scoring a half century and a century including twin hundreds in a test against India
JE Root of England scored 64 and 109 in this test to provide the 12th occasion of an England batsman scoring half century and century in a including twin centuries in a test against India. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the second occasion of an England captain scoring fifties performing such a feat in a test against India.
No
Player
FI
SI
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
CF Walters
59
102
Ind
Chennai
Feb 1934
2
KF Barrington
151*
52*
Ind
Mumbai (BS)
Nov 1961
3
BW Luckhurst
78
101
Ind
Manchester
Aug 1971
4
GA Gooch
333
123
Ind
Lord’s
Jul 1990
5
MA Atherton
131
74
Ind
Manchester
Aug 1990
6
RA Smith
121*
61*
Ind
Manchester
Aug 1990
7
JP Crawley
64
100*
Ind
Lord’s
Jul 2002
8
AN Cook
60
104*
Ind
Nagpur
Mar 2006
9
AJ Strauss
123
108
Ind
Chennai
Dec 2008
10
MJ Prior
71
103*
Ind
Lord’s
Jul 2011
11
AN Cook
71
147
Ind
The Oval
Sep 2018
12
JE Root
64
109
Ind
Nottingham
Aug 2021
No
Player
FI
SI
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
GA Gooch
333
123
Ind
Lord’s
Jul 1990
2
JE Root
64
109
Ind
Nottingham
Aug 2021
England batsmen scoring twin fifties against India
JE Root of England scored 64 and 85 not out in this test to provide the 26th occasion of an England batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test against India. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the ninth occasion of an England captain scoring fifties in both innings of a test against India.
No
Player
FI
SI
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
DR Jardine
79
85*
Ind
Lord’s
Jun 1932
2
CF Walters
59
102
Ind
Chennai
Feb 1934
3
DCS Compton
51
71*
Ind
Manchester
Jul 1946
4
CJ Poole
55
69*
Ind
Kolkata
Dec 1951
5
RT Spooner
71
92
Ind
Kolkata
Dec 1951
6
JDB Robertson
77
56
Ind
Chennai
Feb 1952
7
KF Barrington
151*
52*
Ind
Mumbai (BS)
Nov 1961
8
ER Dexter
57
62
Ind
Kolkata
Dec 1961
9
BW Luckhurst
78
101
Ind
Manchester
Aug 1971
10
KWR Fletcher
69
60*
Ind
Kolkata
Jan 1982
11
GA Gooch
333
123
Ind
Lord’s
Jul 1990
12
MA Atherton
131
74
Ind
Manchester
Aug 1990
13
RA Smith
121*
61*
Ind
Manchester
Aug 1990
14
GA Gooch
85
88
Ind
The Oval
Aug 1990
15
MA Butcher
51
92
Ind
Ahmedabad
Dec 2001
16
JP Crawley
64
100*
Ind
Lord’s
Jul 2002
17
ME Trescothick
57
58*
Ind
The Oval
Sep 2002
18
AN Cook
60
104*
Ind
Nagpur
Mar 2006
19
A Flintoff
70
51
Ind
Mohali
Mar 2006
20
A Flintoff
50
50
Ind
Mumbai
Mar 2006
21
IR Bell
63
67
Ind
The Oval
Aug 2007
22
AJ Strauss
123
108
Ind
Chennai
Dec 2008
23
MJ Prior
71
103*
Ind
Lord’s
Jul 2011
24
AN Cook
95
70*
Ind
Southampton
Jul 2014
25
AN Cook
71
147
Ind
The Oval
Sep 2018
26
JE Root
64
85*
Ind
Nottingham
Aug 2021
No
Player
FI
SI
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
DR Jardine
79
85*
Ind
Lord’s
Jun 1932
2
ER Dexter
57
62
Ind
Kolkata
Dec 1961
3
KWR Fletcher
69
60*
Ind
Kolkata
Jan 1982
4
GA Gooch
333
123
Ind
Lord’s
Jul 1990
5
GA Gooch
85
88
Ind
The Oval
Aug 1990
6
A Flintoff
70
51
Ind
Mohali
Mar 2006
7
A Flintoff
50
50
Ind
Mumbai
Mar 2006
8
AN Cook
95
70*
Ind
Southampton
Jul 2014
9
JE Root
64
85*
Ind
Nottingham
Aug 2021
England – India : First Test at Nottingham – Third day
RA Jadeja of India completed 2000 runs of his test career when he was on 15 during the course of his innings in India’s first innings in the Nottingham test against England on the third day. Having already captured 221 wickets, he joined the elite list of all round cricketers who have completed the “Double of 2000 runs plus 200 wickets. At the end of India’s innings in this test, he has score 2041 runs. He became the 21st all rounder and also fifth Indian cricketer in the annals of test cricket to perform the feat. The following table furnished the list arranged in the descending order of wickets
No
Player
Team
Span
Mat
Runs
Wkts
1
JH Kallis
SAF
1995-2013
166
13289
292
2
GS Sobers
Win
1954-1974
093
8032
235
3
N Kapil Dev
Ind
1978-1994
131
5248
434
4
IT Botham
Eng
1977-1992
102
5200
383
5
DL Vettori
NZl
1997-2014
113
4531
362
6
S Al Hasan
Ban
2007-2021
058
3933
215
7
A Flintoff
Eng
1998-2009
079
3845
226
8
Imran Khan
Pak
1971-1992
088
3807
362
9
SM Pollock
SAF
1995-2008
108
3781
421
10
SCJ Broad
Eng
2007-2021
149
3370
523
11
CL Cairns
NZl
1989-2004
062
3320
218
12
SK Warne
Aus
1992-2007
145
3154
708
13
RJ Hadlee
NZl
1973-1990
086
3124
431
14
WPUJC Vaas
Srl
1994-2009
111
3089
355
15
Wasim Akram
Pak
1985-2002
104
2898
414
16
R Ashwin
Ind
2011-2021
079
2685
413
17
A Kumble
Ind
1990-2008
132
2506
619
18
Harbhajan
Ind
1998-2015
103
2224
417
19
R Benaud
Aus
1952-1964
063
2201
248
20
MG Johnson
Aus
2007-2015
073
2065
313
21
RA Jadeja
Ind
2012-2021
053
2041
221
No
Player
Team
Span
Mat
Runs
Wkts
1
N Kapil Dev
Ind
1978-1994
131
5248
434
2
R Ashwin
Ind
2011-2021
079
2685
413
3
A Kumble
Ind
1990-2008
132
2506
619
4
Harbhajan
Ind
1998-2015
103
2224
417
5
RA Jadeja
Ind
2012-2021
053
2041
221
RA Jadeja became the seventh left arm all rounder and also the first Indian left arm all rounder to perform the feat of scoring 2000 plus runs and 200 plus wickets
No
Player
Team
Span
Mat
Runs
Wkts
1
GS Sobers
Win
1954-1974
093
8032
235
2
DL Vettori
NZl
1997-2014
113
4531
362
3
S Al Hasan
Ban
2007-2021
058
3933
215
4
WPUJC Vaas
Srl
1994-2009
111
3089
355
5
Wasim Akram
Pak
1985-2002
104
2898
414
6
MG Johnson
Aus
2007-2015
073
2065
313
7
RA Jadeja
Ind
2012-2021
053
2041
221
RA Jadeja became the sixth left arm spin all rounder and also the first Indian left arm spin all rounder to perform the feat of scoring 2000 plus runs and 200 plus wickets after GS Sobers of West Indies.
No
Player
Team
Span
Mat
Runs
Wkts
1
GS Sobers
Win
1954-1974
093
8032
235
2
S Al Hasan
Ban
2007-2021
058
3933
215
3
RA Jadeja
Ind
2012-2021
053
2041
221
RA Jadeja became the 41st Indian batsman to score 2000 plus runs in his test career. He also became the fifth Indian left arm batsman to score 2000 plus runs. Others are – SC Ganguly {7212}, G Gambhir {4154}, S Dhawan {2315},and AL Wadekar {2113}.
KL Rahul’s 84 in this game fetched him an aggregate of 616 runs against England. He became the 35th Indian batsman to total 600 plus runs against England.
OE Robinson captured five for 85 in India’s first innings of this test to provide the 65th occasion of an England bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against India. It also provides the 35th occasion of an England bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against India in England
OE Robinson captured five for 85 in India’s first innings of this test to provide the fourth occasion of an England bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against India at Nottingham
No
Player
Wkts
I
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
JB Statham
5-32
3
Ind
Nottingham
Jun 1959
2
SCJ Broad
6-46
2
Ind
Nottingham
Jul 2011
3
TT Bresnan
5-48
4
Ind
Nottingham
Jul 2011
4
OE Robinson
5-85
2
Ind
Nottingham
Aug 2021
KL Rahul and RA Jadeja posted their 17th fifty of their test career when they scored 84 and 56 respectively in India’s innings. Their fifties also represent the third and fifth fifties against England.
JJ Bumrah scored 28 in India’s innings to provide the fifth occasion of Indian batsman scoring 28 plus runs while batting at number ten against England in England. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
SK Sharma
38
4
Eng
Lord’s
Jul 1990
2
KS More
36*
1
Eng
Leeds
Jun 1986
3
Venkataraghavan
28
2
Eng
Birmingham
Jul 1979
4
PL Mhambrey
28
1
Eng
Birmingham
Jun 1996
5
JJ Bumrah
28
2
Eng
Nottingham
Aug 2021
JJ Bumrah scored a boundary six in his knock of 28 in India’s innings to provide the second occasion of Indian batsman scoring a boundary six while batting at number ten against England in England. Prior to this S Venkataraghavan had scored two boundary sixes in his knock of 28 while battinng at number ten at Birmingham in Jul 1979 All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
Runs
6s
I
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
Venkataraghavan
28
2
2
Eng
Birmingham
Jul 1979
2
JJ Bumrah
28
1
2
Eng
Nottingham
Aug 2021
V Kohli owns the record for most ducks by an Indian captain
V Kohli’s duck in India’s first innings provides his ninth duck as India’s captain. He now holds the record for most ducks by an Indian captain. He went past MS Dhoni who was dismissed for eight ducks. The following table lists the ducks scored by these two captains.
No
Player
R
I
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
V Kohli
0
2
Aus
Pune
Feb 2017
2
V Kohli
0
1
Srl
Kolkata
Nov 2017
3
V Kohli
0
4
Eng
The Oval
Sep 2018
4
V Kohli
0
3
Aus
Melbourne
Dec 2018
5
V Kohli
0
3
Win
Kingston
Aug 2019
6
V Kohli
0
2
Ban
Indore
Nov 2019
7
V Kohli
0
1
Eng
Chennai
Feb 2021
8
V Kohli
0
2
Eng
Ahmedabad
Mar 2021
9
V Kohli
0
2
Eng
Nottingham
Aug 2021
No
Player
R
I
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
MS Dhoni
0
3
Eng
Mohali
Dec 2008
2
MS Dhoni
0
2
SAF
Cape Town
Jan 2011
3
MS Dhoni
0
1
Win
Kingston
Jun 2011
4
MS Dhoni
0
4
Eng
Nottingham
Jul 2011
5
MS Dhoni
0
2
Win
Delhi
Nov 2011
6
MS Dhoni
0
3
Eng
Kolkata
Dec 2012
7
MS Dhoni
0
3
Eng
The Oval
Aug 2014
8
MS Dhoni
0
3
Aus
Brisbane
Dec 2014
RA Jadeja’s feat – joins the list of all rounders who have scored 2000 plus runs and captured 200 plus wickets in tests.
RA Jadeja of India completed 2000 runs of his test career when he was on 15 during the course of his innings in India’s first innings in the Nottingham test against England on the third day. Having already captured 221 wickets, he joined the elite list of all round cricketers who have completed the “Double of 2000 runs plus 200 wickets. He became the 21st all rounder and also fifth Indian cricketers in the annals of test cricket to perform the feat. The following table furnished the list arranged in the descending order of wickets
No
Player
Team
Span
Mat
Runs
Wkts
1
JH Kallis
SAF
1995-2013
166
13289
292
2
GS Sobers
Win
1954-1974
093
8032
235
3
N Kapil Dev
Ind
1978-1994
131
5248
434
4
IT Botham
Eng
1977-1992
102
5200
383
5
DL Vettori
NZl
1997-2014
113
4531
362
6
Shakib Al Hasan
Ban
2007-2021
058
3933
215
7
A Flintoff
Eng
1998-2009
079
3845
226
8
Imran Khan
Pak
1971-1992
088
3807
362
9
SM Pollock
SAF
1995-2008
108
3781
421
10
SCJ Broad
Eng
2007-2021
149
3370
523
11
CL Cairns
NZl
1989-2004
062
3320
218
12
SK Warne
Aus
1992-2007
145
3154
708
13
RJ Hadlee
NZl
1973-1990
086
3124
431
14
WPUJC Vaas
Srl
1994-2009
111
3089
355
15
Wasim Akram
Pak
1985-2002
104
2898
414
16
R Ashwin
Ind
2011-2021
079
2685
413
17
A Kumble
Ind
1990-2008
132
2506
619
18
Harbhajan
Ind
1998-2015
103
2224
417
19
R Benaud
Aus
1952-1964
063
2201
248
20
MG Johnson
Aus
2007-2015
073
2065
313
21
RA Jadeja
Ind
2012-2021
053
2041
221
No
Player
Team
Span
Mat
Runs
Wkts
1
N Kapil Dev
Ind
1978-1994
131
5248
434
2
R Ashwin
Ind
2011-2021
079
2685
413
3
A Kumble
Ind
1990-2008
132
2506
619
4
Harbhajan
Ind
1998-2015
103
2224
417
5
RA Jadeja
Ind
2012-2021
053
2000
221
RA Jadeja became the seventh left arm all rounder and also the first Indian left arm all rounder to perform the feat of scoring 2000 plus runs and 200 plus wickets
No
Player
Team
Span
Mat
Runs
Wkts
1
GS Sobers
Win
1954-1974
093
8032
235
2
DL Vettori
NZl
1997-2014
113
4531
362
3
Shakib Al Hasan
Ban
2007-2021
058
3933
215
4
WPUJC Vaas
Srl
1994-2009
111
3089
355
5
Wasim Akram
Pak
1985-2002
104
2898
414
6
MG Johnson
Aus
2007-2015
073
2065
313
7
RA Jadeja
Ind
2012-2021
053
2041
221
RA Jadeja became the third left arm spin all rounder and also the first Indian left arm spin all rounder to perform the feat of scoring 2000 plus runs and 200 plus wickets after GS Sobers of West Indies and Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh
No
Player
Team
Span
Mat
Runs
Wkts
1
GS Sobers
Win
1954-1974
093
8032
235
2
Shakib Al Hasan
Ban
2007-2021
058
3933
215
3
RA Jadeja
Ind
2012-2021
053
2041
221
England – India : First Test at Nottingham – Second day
V Kohli was dismissed for a duck by the first ball in India’s first innings in this test to provide the 125th occasion of a captain dismissed by the first ball in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 26th occasion of a captain collecting a first ball duck in an innings against England.
V Kohli collected the first ball duck against England on two occasions. The other occasion was at The Oval in Sep 2018. He became the second captain to collect the first ball duck on two occasions against England after GS Sobers of West Indies.
No
Player
R
BF
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
V Kohli
0
1
4
Ind
Eng
The Oval
Sep 2018
2
V Kohli
0
1
2
Ind
Eng
Nottingham
Aug 2021
1
GS Sobers
0
1
3
Win
Eng
The Oval
Aug 1966
2
GS Sobers
0
1
2
Win
Eng
Kingston
Feb 1968
It also provides the 14th occasion of an Indian captain collecting the first ball duck in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
R
BF
I
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
L Amarnath
0
1
2
Aus
Melbourne
Jan 1948
2
L Amarnath
0
1
3
Aus
Adelaide
Jan 1948
3
AL Wadekar
0
1
2
Win
Port of Spain
Mar 1971
4
SM Gavaskar
0
1
2
Win
Bengaluru
Dec 1978
5
Venkataraghavan
0
1
1
Eng
Lord’s
Aug 1979
6
N Kapil Dev
0
1
1
Win
Bridgetown
Apr 1983
7
N Kapil Dev
0
1
1
Eng
Leeds
Jun 1986
8
SC Ganguly
0
1
4
Eng
Lord’s
Jul 2002
9
SC Ganguly
0
1
2
Win
Chennai
Oct 2002
10
V Sehwag
0
1
3
Srl
Ahmedabad
Dec 2005
11
MS Dhoni
0
1
4
Eng
Nottingham
Jul 2011
12
V Kohli
0
1
4
Eng
The Oval
Sep 2018
13
V Kohli
0
1
3
Win
Kingston
Aug 2019
14
V Kohli
0
1
2
Eng
Nottingham
Aug 2021
V Kohli’s first ball duck in this test provides the third occasion of his collecting the first ball duck. He now owns the record for most first ball ducks in an innings by an Indian captain. Other captains to collect two first ball ducks in an innings are – L Amarnath, N Kapil Dev and SC Ganguly.
No
Player
R
BF
I
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
L Amarnath
0
1
2
Aus
Melbourne
Jan 1948
L Amarnath
0
1
3
Aus
Adelaide
Jan 1948
2
N Kapil Dev
0
1
1
Win
Bridgetown
Apr 1983
N Kapil Dev
0
1
1
Eng
Leeds
Jun 1986
3
SC Ganguly
0
1
4
Eng
Lord’s
Jul 2002
SC Ganguly
0
1
2
Win
Chennai
Oct 2002
4
V Kohli
0
1
4
Eng
The Oval
Sep 2018
V Kohli
0
1
3
Win
Kingston
Aug 2019
V Kohli
0
1
2
Eng
Nottingham
Aug 2021
V Kohli’s first ball duck in this test provides the third occasion of his collecting the first ball duck. He became the ninth captain in the annals of test cricket to be dismissed for a duck by the first ball of an innings. The following table furnishes the performance of all these nine captains.
No
Player
R
BF
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
GS Chappell
0
1
2
Aus
Win
Adelaide
Jan 1980
GS Chappell
0
1
4
Aus
Ind
Melbourne
Feb 1981
GS Chappell
0
1
1
Aus
Win
Melbourne
Dec 1981
GS Chappell
0
1
4
Aus
Win
Sydney
Jan 1982
GS Chappell
0
1
2
Aus
Eng
Melbourne
Dec 1982
2
Jayasuriya
0
1
1
Srl
Aus
Galle
Sep 1999
Jayasuriya
0
1
2
Srl
Aus
Col-SSC
Sep 1999
Jayasuriya
0
1
4
Srl
SAF
Kandy
Jul 2000
Jayasuriya
0
1
3
Srl
Eng
Kandy
Mar 2001
3
RT Ponting
0
1
1
Aus
SAF
Perth
Dec 2008
RT Ponting
0
1
1
Aus
SAF
Sydney
Jan 2009
RT Ponting
0
1
1
Aus
Pak
Sydney
Jan 2010
RT Ponting
0
1
1
Aus
Eng
Adelaide
Dec 2010
4
F du Plessis
0
1
4
SAF
Eng
The Oval
Jul 2017
F du Plessis
0
1
1
SAF
Aus
Jo’burg
Mar 2018
F du Plessis
0
1
2
SAF
Pak
Centurion
Dec 2018
5
SP Fleming
0
1
2
NZl
Aus
Hobart
Nov 1997
SP Fleming
0
1
2
NZl
Aus
Brisbane
Nov 2001
SP Fleming
0
1
2
NZl
Aus
Wellington
Mar 2005
6
JO Holder
0
1
2
Win
Aus
Melbourne
Dec 2015
JO Holder
0
1
3
Win
Eng
Birmingham
Aug 2017
JO Holder
0
1
1
Win
NZl
Wellington
Dec 2017
7
R Illingworth
0
1
3
Eng
NZl
Lord’s
Jul 1969
R Illingworth
0
1
1
Eng
Aus
The Oval
Aug 1972
R Illingworth
0
1
2
Eng
Win
Lord’s
Aug 1973
8
V Kohli
0
1
4
Ind
Eng
The Oval
Sep 2018
V Kohli
0
1
3
Ind
Win
Kingston
Aug 2019
V Kohli
0
1
2
Ind
Eng
Nottingham
Aug 2021
9
GS Sobers
0
1
3
Win
Eng
The Oval
Aug 1966
GS Sobers
0
1
2
Win
Eng
Kingston
Feb 1968
GS Sobers
0
1
4
Win
Ind
Trinidad
Apr 1971
AM Rahane was dismissed run out for 5 in India’s first innings to provide the 70th occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out in an innings against England. It also provides the 31st occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out in an innings against England in England
AM Rahane was dismissed run out for 5 in India’s first innings to provide the 25th occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out in an innings against England for a single digit score {Zero to nine}. It also provides the 13th occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out in an innings against England in England for a single digit score {Zero to nine}
KL Rahul scored 57 not out in this test at the end of the second day’s play to provide the 102nd occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a fifty in an innings against England. It also provides the 47th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a fifty in an innings against England in England.
RG Sharma-KL Rahul posted 97 runs for the first wicket in this test to provide the second occasion of Indian opening batsmen posting a partnership between 90 to 99 runs for the first wicket against England. The other occasion was at The Oval in Aug 1946 when V Merchant and S Mushtaq Ali partnered 94 runs for the first wicket.
RG Sharma-KL Rahul posted 97 runs for the first wicket in this test to provide the 35th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a partnership between 90 to 99 runs for the various wickets against England. It also provides the 20th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a partnership between 90 to 99 runs for the various wickets against England in England.
RG Sharma opened the India’s innings for the first time against England in England to become the 42nd India’s opening batsman to open India’s innings against England in England.