No play on a day’s play in England-India test series

No play on a day’s play in England-India test series

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

NoTeamOppGroundSeasonDaySoil
1EngIndBirmingham19741Eng
2EngIndSouthampton20211Eng
3EngIndLeeds19792Eng
4EngIndThe Oval19463Eng
5EngIndThe Oval19523Eng
6EngIndSouthampton20214Eng
7EngIndThe Oval19525Eng
8EngIndManchester19715Eng
9EngIndManchester19825Eng
10EngIndThe Oval20025Eng
11EngIndNottingham20215Eng
       
NoTeamOppGroundSeasonDaySoil
1IndEngDelhi1961-624Ind
2IndEngDelhi1961-625Ind
3IndEngBangalore2001-025Ind

NoTeamOppGroundSeasonDaySoil
1EngIndThe Oval19525Eng
2EngIndManchester19715Eng
3EngIndManchester19825Eng
4EngIndThe Oval20025Eng
5EngIndNottingham20215Eng
       
NoTeamOppGroundSeasonDaySoil
1IndEngDelhi1961-625Ind
2IndEngBangalore2001-025Ind
England vs India : First test at Nottingham – Fifth day

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

NoTeamOppGroundSeasonDaySoil
1EngAusManchester19211Eng
2EngNZlManchester19311Eng
3EngPakLord’s19541Eng
4EngSAFManchester19601Eng
5EngPakNottingham19621Eng
6EngAusNottingham19641Eng
7EngIndBirmingham19741Eng
8EngAusThe Oval19771Eng
9EngPakLord’s20011Eng
10EngWinCh-le-St20071Eng
11EngWinBirmingham20121Eng
12EngIndSouthampton20211Eng
13EngAusLord’s19022Eng
14EngSAFManchester19242Eng
15EngAusNottingham19262Eng
16EngNZlManchester19312Eng
17EngSAFManchester18512Eng
18EngPakLord’s19542Eng
19EngPakManchester19542Eng
20EngSAFManchester19602Eng
21EngIndLeeds19792Eng
22EngPakLord’s19872Eng
23EngZimNottingham20002Eng
24EngSAFBirmingham20032Eng
25EngWIManchester20042Eng
26EngWinCh-le-St20092Eng
27EngWinBirmingham20122Eng
28EngAusLeeds18993Eng
29EngAusLord’s19023Eng
30EngAusLord’s19053Eng
31EngSAFLord’s19073Eng
32EngAusManchester19123Eng
33EngAusNottingham19123Eng
34EngSAFManchester19243Eng
35EngAusNottingham19263Eng
36EngSAFNottingham19353Eng
37EngIndThe Oval19463Eng
38EngIndThe Oval19523Eng
39EngPakLord’s19543Eng
40EngAusLeeds19563Eng
41EngNZlThe Oval19583Eng
42EngPakLeeds19783Eng
43EngWinManchester19803Eng
44EngWinThe Oval19803Eng
45EngWinLeeds19803Eng
46EngPakLord’s19873Eng
47EngWinLeeds20073Eng
48EngAusBirmingham20093Eng
49EngPakSouthampton20213Eng
50EngNZlLord’s20213Eng
51EngAusManchester19304Eng
52EngAusManchester19534Eng
53EngPakManchester19544Eng
54EngAusThe Ovql19564Eng
55EngNZlThe Oval19584Eng
56EngPakNottingham19674Eng
57EngNZlThe Oval19784Eng
58EngAusThe Oval20134Eng
59EngWinManchester2020-214Eng
60EngIndSouthampton20214Eng
61EngAusThe Oval19305Eng
62EngSAFLeeds19515Eng
63EngIndThe Oval19525Eng
64EngPakManchester19545Eng
65EngAusThe Oval19645Eng
66EngIndManchester19715Eng
67EngPakLeeds19745Eng
68EngPakLord’s19745Eng
69EngAusLeeds19755Eng
70EngIndManchester19825Eng
71EngPakManchester19875Eng
72EngPakLord’s19875Eng
73EngSAFBirmingham19985Eng
74EngIndThe Oval20025Eng
75EngWinBirmingham20125Eng
76EngIndNottingham20215Eng
       
NoTeamOppGroundSeasonDaySoil
1AusEngMelbourne1881-825Aus
2AusEngSydney1907-085Aus
3EngAusThe Oval19305Eng
4AusIndBribane1947-485Aus
5EngSAFLeeds19515Eng
6EngIndThe Oval19525Eng
7EngPakManchester19545Eng
8PakNZlDacca1955-565Pak
9IndEngDelhi1961-625Ind
10EngAusThe Oval19645Eng
11IndAusKolkata1964-655Ind
12EngIndManchester19715Eng
13AusEngSydney1973-745Aus
14EngPakLeeds19745Eng
15EngPakLord’s19745Eng
16NZlEngChristchurch1974-755NZl
17EngAusLeeds19755Eng
18IndWinBengaluru*1978-795Ind
19IndWinKanpur1978-795Ind
20PakWinMultan1980-815Pak
21EngIndManchester19825Eng
22PakIndLahore1982-835Pak
23AusPakBrisbane1983-845Aus
24NZlAusWellington1985-865NZl
25EngPakManchester19875Eng
26EngPakLord’s19875Eng
27NZlEngWellington1987-885NZl
28WinIndGeorgetown1988-895Win
29NZlIndNapier1989-905NZl
30PakSrlGujranwala1991-925Pak
31WinPakSt John’s1992-935Win
32SrlIndKandy1993-945Srl
33SrlWinMoratuwa1993-945Srl
34ZimSrlHarare1994-955Zim
35IndNZlChepauk1995-965Ind
36SAFEngCenturion1995-965SAF
37SAFEngDurban1995-965SAF
38ZimEngHarare1996-975Zim
39SAFPakShiekupura1997-985Pak
40IndSrlNagpur1997-985Ind
41EngSAFBirmingham19985Eng
42SrlAusCol-PSS1999-005Srl
43WinPakGeorgetown1999-005Win
44SrlPakKandy2000-015Srl
45SrlPakKandy2000-015Srl
46BanZimMirpur2001-025Ban
47IndEngBangalore2001-025Ind
48WinIndGeorgetown2001-025Win
49EngIndThe Oval20025Eng
50IndAusChepauk2004-055Ind
51NZlWinNapier2005-065NZl
52NZlWinDunedin2008-095NZl
53SrlWinPallekele2010-115Srl
54EngWinBirmingham20125Eng
55BanNZlMirpur2013-145Ban
56SAFWinP Elizabeth2014-155SAF
57BanSAFChittagong20155Ban
58WinIndTrinidad20165Win
59SAFNZlDurban20165SAF
60EngIndNottingham20215Eng

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.

aaNoTeamOppGroundSeasonDaySoil
1EngAusNottingham19641Eng
2EngAusNottingham19262Eng
3EngZimNottingham20002Eng
4EngAusNottingham19123Eng
5EngAusNottingham19263Eng
6EngSAFNottingham19353Eng
7EngPakNottingham19674Eng
8EngIndNottingham20215Eng
England – India: First Test at Nottingham – Fourth day

England – India: First Test at Nottingham – Fourth day

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

NoPlayerMatInnsNORunsHSC
1AN Cook161291161247229433
2KP Pietersen104181080818122723
3IR Bell118205240772723522
4G Boycott1081932308114246*22
5MC Cowdrey114188150762418222
6WR Hammond0851401607249336*22
7JE Root106195140888725421
8AJ Strauss100178060703717721
9KF Barrington082131150680625620
10GA Gooch118215060890033320

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

NoPlayerW-RIOppGroundMon/Year
1Z Khan5-723EngNottinghamJul 2007
2B Kumar5-822EngNottinghamJul 2014
3HH Pandya5-282EngNottinghamAug 2018
4JJ Bumrah5-854EngNottinghamAug 2018
5JJ Bumrah5-643EngNottinghamAug 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.

NoWktsIOppGroundMon/Year
15-542SAGJohannesburgJan 2018
25-854EngNottinghamAug 2018
36-332AusMelbourneDec 2018
45-074WinNorth SoundAug 2019
56-272WinKingstonAug 2019
65-643EngNottinghamAug 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.

NoPlayerMatInnsNORunsHSCHC
1Gavaskar376612483221416
2M Vijay11210756146302
3V Sehwag15261735117203
4G Gambhir11190733179104
5Merchant07120681154302
6Jaisimha09140639129204
7KL Rahul08140625199201
8P Roy14251620140201
9Kunderan07130607192201

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

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.

NoPlayerFISIOppGroundMon/Year
1CF Walters59102IndChennaiFeb 1934
2KF Barrington151*52*IndMumbai (BS)Nov 1961
3BW Luckhurst78101IndManchesterAug 1971
4GA Gooch333123IndLord’sJul 1990
5MA Atherton13174IndManchesterAug 1990
6RA Smith121*61*IndManchesterAug 1990
7JP Crawley64100*IndLord’sJul 2002
8AN Cook60104*IndNagpurMar 2006
9AJ Strauss123108IndChennaiDec 2008
10MJ Prior71103*IndLord’sJul 2011
11AN Cook71147IndThe OvalSep 2018
12JE Root64109IndNottinghamAug 2021
       
NoPlayerFISIOppGroundMon/Year
1GA Gooch333123IndLord’sJul 1990
2JE Root64109IndNottinghamAug 2021
England batsmen scoring twin fifties against India

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.

NoPlayerFISIOppGroundMon/Year
1DR Jardine7985*IndLord’sJun 1932
2CF Walters59102IndChennaiFeb 1934
3DCS Compton5171*IndManchesterJul 1946
4CJ Poole5569*IndKolkataDec 1951
5RT Spooner7192IndKolkataDec 1951
6JDB Robertson7756IndChennaiFeb 1952
7KF Barrington151*52*IndMumbai (BS)Nov 1961
8ER Dexter5762IndKolkataDec 1961
9BW Luckhurst78101IndManchesterAug 1971
10KWR Fletcher6960*IndKolkataJan 1982
11GA Gooch333123IndLord’sJul 1990
12MA Atherton13174IndManchesterAug 1990
13RA Smith121*61*IndManchesterAug 1990
14GA Gooch8588IndThe OvalAug 1990
15MA Butcher5192IndAhmedabadDec 2001
16JP Crawley64100*IndLord’sJul 2002
17ME Trescothick5758*IndThe OvalSep 2002
18AN Cook60104*IndNagpurMar 2006
19A Flintoff7051IndMohaliMar 2006
20A Flintoff5050IndMumbaiMar 2006
21IR Bell6367IndThe OvalAug 2007
22AJ Strauss123108IndChennaiDec 2008
23MJ Prior71103*IndLord’sJul 2011
24AN Cook9570*IndSouthamptonJul 2014
25AN Cook71147IndThe OvalSep 2018
26JE Root6485*IndNottinghamAug 2021
       
NoPlayerFISIOppGroundMon/Year
1DR Jardine7985*IndLord’sJun 1932
2ER Dexter5762IndKolkataDec 1961
3KWR Fletcher6960*IndKolkataJan 1982
4GA Gooch333123IndLord’sJul 1990
5GA Gooch8588IndThe OvalAug 1990
6A Flintoff7051IndMohaliMar 2006
7A Flintoff5050IndMumbaiMar 2006
8AN Cook9570*IndSouthamptonJul 2014
9JE Root6485*IndNottinghamAug 2021
England – India : First Test at Nottingham – Third day

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

NoPlayerTeamSpanMatRunsWkts
1JH KallisSAF1995-201316613289292
2GS SobersWin1954-19740938032235
3N Kapil DevInd1978-19941315248434
4IT BothamEng1977-19921025200383
5DL VettoriNZl1997-20141134531362
6S Al HasanBan2007-20210583933215
7A FlintoffEng1998-20090793845226
8Imran KhanPak1971-19920883807362
9SM PollockSAF1995-20081083781421
10SCJ BroadEng2007-20211493370523
11CL CairnsNZl1989-20040623320218
12SK WarneAus1992-20071453154708
13RJ HadleeNZl1973-19900863124431
14WPUJC VaasSrl1994-20091113089355
15Wasim AkramPak1985-20021042898414
16R AshwinInd2011-20210792685413
17A KumbleInd1990-20081322506619
18Harbhajan  Ind1998-20151032224417
19R BenaudAus1952-19640632201248
20MG JohnsonAus2007-20150732065313
21RA JadejaInd2012-20210532041221

NoPlayerTeamSpanMatRunsWkts
1N Kapil DevInd1978-19941315248434
2R AshwinInd2011-20210792685413
3A KumbleInd1990-20081322506619
4Harbhajan  Ind1998-20151032224417
5RA JadejaInd2012-20210532041221

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

NoPlayerTeamSpanMatRunsWkts
1GS SobersWin1954-19740938032235
2DL VettoriNZl1997-20141134531362
3S Al HasanBan2007-20210583933215
4WPUJC VaasSrl1994-20091113089355
5Wasim AkramPak1985-20021042898414
6MG JohnsonAus2007-20150732065313
7RA JadejaInd2012-20210532041221

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.

NoPlayerTeamSpanMatRunsWkts
1GS SobersWin1954-19740938032235
2S Al HasanBan2007-20210583933215
3RA JadejaInd2012-20210532041221

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

NoPlayerWktsIOppGroundMon/Year
1JB Statham5-323IndNottinghamJun 1959
2SCJ Broad6-462IndNottinghamJul 2011
3TT Bresnan5-484IndNottinghamJul 2011
4OE Robinson5-852IndNottinghamAug 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.

NoPlayerRunsIOppGroundStart Date
1SK Sharma384EngLord’sJul 1990
2KS More36*1EngLeedsJun 1986
3Venkataraghavan282EngBirminghamJul 1979
4PL Mhambrey281EngBirminghamJun 1996
5JJ Bumrah282EngNottinghamAug 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.

NoPlayerRuns6sIOppGroundMon/Year
1Venkataraghavan2822EngBirminghamJul 1979
2JJ Bumrah2812EngNottinghamAug 2021
V Kohli owns the record for most ducks by an Indian captain

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.

NoPlayerRIOppGroundMon/Year
1V Kohli02AusPuneFeb 2017
2V Kohli01SrlKolkataNov 2017
3V Kohli04EngThe OvalSep 2018
4V Kohli03AusMelbourneDec 2018
5V Kohli03WinKingstonAug 2019
6V Kohli02BanIndoreNov 2019
7V Kohli01EngChennaiFeb 2021
8V Kohli02EngAhmedabadMar 2021
9V Kohli02EngNottinghamAug 2021
       
NoPlayerRIOppGroundMon/Year
1MS Dhoni03EngMohaliDec 2008
2MS Dhoni02SAFCape TownJan 2011
3MS Dhoni01WinKingstonJun 2011
4MS Dhoni04EngNottinghamJul 2011
5MS Dhoni02WinDelhiNov 2011
6MS Dhoni03EngKolkataDec 2012
7MS Dhoni03EngThe OvalAug 2014
8MS Dhoni03AusBrisbaneDec 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’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

NoPlayerTeamSpanMatRunsWkts
1JH KallisSAF1995-201316613289292
2GS SobersWin1954-19740938032235
3N Kapil DevInd1978-19941315248434
4IT BothamEng1977-19921025200383
5DL VettoriNZl1997-20141134531362
6Shakib Al HasanBan2007-20210583933215
7A FlintoffEng1998-20090793845226
8Imran KhanPak1971-19920883807362
9SM PollockSAF1995-20081083781421
10SCJ BroadEng2007-20211493370523
11CL CairnsNZl1989-20040623320218
12SK WarneAus1992-20071453154708
13RJ HadleeNZl1973-19900863124431
14WPUJC VaasSrl1994-20091113089355
15Wasim AkramPak1985-20021042898414
16R AshwinInd2011-20210792685413
17A KumbleInd1990-20081322506619
18Harbhajan  Ind1998-20151032224417
19R BenaudAus1952-19640632201248
20MG JohnsonAus2007-20150732065313
21RA JadejaInd2012-20210532041221

NoPlayerTeamSpanMatRunsWkts
1N Kapil DevInd1978-19941315248434
2R AshwinInd2011-20210792685413
3A KumbleInd1990-20081322506619
4Harbhajan  Ind1998-20151032224417
5RA JadejaInd2012-20210532000221

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

NoPlayerTeamSpanMatRunsWkts
1GS SobersWin1954-19740938032235
2DL VettoriNZl1997-20141134531362
3Shakib Al HasanBan2007-20210583933215
4WPUJC VaasSrl1994-20091113089355
5Wasim AkramPak1985-20021042898414
6MG JohnsonAus2007-20150732065313
7RA JadejaInd2012-20210532041221

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

NoPlayerTeamSpanMatRunsWkts
1GS SobersWin1954-19740938032235
2Shakib Al HasanBan2007-20210583933215
3RA JadejaInd2012-20210532041221
England – India : First Test at Nottingham – Second day

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.

NoPlayerRBFITeamOppGroundMon/Year
1V Kohli014IndEngThe OvalSep 2018
2V Kohli012IndEngNottinghamAug 2021
         
1GS Sobers013WinEngThe OvalAug 1966
2GS Sobers012WinEngKingstonFeb 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.

NoPlayerRBFIOppGroundMon/Year
1L Amarnath012AusMelbourneJan 1948
2L Amarnath013AusAdelaideJan 1948
3AL Wadekar012WinPort of SpainMar 1971
4SM Gavaskar012WinBengaluruDec 1978
5Venkataraghavan011EngLord’sAug 1979
6N Kapil Dev011WinBridgetownApr 1983
7N Kapil Dev011EngLeedsJun 1986
8SC Ganguly014EngLord’sJul 2002
9SC Ganguly012WinChennaiOct 2002
10V Sehwag013SrlAhmedabadDec 2005
11MS Dhoni014EngNottinghamJul 2011
12V Kohli014EngThe OvalSep 2018
13V Kohli013WinKingstonAug 2019
14V Kohli012EngNottinghamAug 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.

NoPlayerRBFIOppGroundMon/Year
1L Amarnath012AusMelbourneJan 1948
 L Amarnath013AusAdelaideJan 1948
        
2N Kapil Dev011WinBridgetownApr 1983
 N Kapil Dev011EngLeedsJun 1986
        
3SC Ganguly014EngLord’sJul 2002
 SC Ganguly012WinChennaiOct 2002
        
4V Kohli014EngThe OvalSep 2018
 V Kohli013WinKingstonAug 2019
 V Kohli012EngNottinghamAug 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.

NoPlayerRBFITeamOppGroundMon/Year
1GS Chappell012AusWinAdelaideJan 1980
 GS Chappell014AusIndMelbourneFeb 1981
 GS Chappell011AusWinMelbourneDec 1981
 GS Chappell014AusWinSydneyJan 1982
 GS Chappell012AusEngMelbourneDec 1982
         
2Jayasuriya011SrlAusGalleSep 1999
 Jayasuriya012SrlAusCol-SSCSep 1999
 Jayasuriya014SrlSAFKandyJul 2000
 Jayasuriya013SrlEngKandyMar 2001
         
3RT Ponting011AusSAFPerthDec 2008
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4F du Plessis014SAFEngThe OvalJul 2017
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5SP Fleming012NZlAusHobartNov 1997
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6JO Holder012WinAusMelbourneDec 2015
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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.