In the 2nd Test match between India vs England at Visakhapatnam, India winning the toss opted to bat first and posted a decent total of 366 runs on board for the loss of six wickets at the end of 1st day with the help of a stunning century from Yashasvi Jaiswal (179*). Among England bowlers, both Rehan Ahmed and Shoaib Bashir took two wickets each while James Anderson and Tom Hartley took 1 wicket each respectively.

Numbers and Stats from IND vs ENG 2nd Test, Day 1:

5 - James Anderson has dismissed Shubman Gill for 5th time in Test cricket.

Shubman Gill vs James Anderson in Test cricket:

  • Inns - 7
  • Runs - 39
  • Balls - 72
  • Dismissals - 5

22 - James Anderson has taken at least one Test wicket for 22 calendar years consecutively from 2003.

179 - Yashasvi Jaiswal has recorded his highest score in Test cricket.

Yashasvi Jaiswal centuries in Test cricket:

  • 171 vs West Indies in Roseau, 2023
  • 179* vs England in Visakhapatnam, 2024

Highest Score as an opener for IND vs ENG in Test cricket:

  • Sunil Gavaskar - 221 in The Oval, 1979
  • KL Rahul - 199 in Chennai, 2016
  • Budhi Kunderan - 192 in Chennai, 1964
  • Ravi Shastri - 187 in The Oval, 1990
  • Vinoo Mankad - 184 in Lord's, 1952
  • Gautam Gambhir - 179 in Mohali, 2008
  • Yashasvi Jaiswal - 179 in Visakhapatnam, 2024 - still batting

309 - Rajat Patidar became the 309th player to debut for India in Test cricket.

Oldest Player to debut for India in Test cricket since 2000:

  • Saba Karim - 32 yrs & 362d vs Bangladesh in Dhaka, 2000
  • Sameer Dighe - 32 yrs & 161d vs Australia in Chennai, 2001
  • Suryakumar Yadav - 32 yrs & 148d vs Australia in Nagpur, 2023
  • Naman Ojha - 32 yrs & 39d vs Sri Lanka in Colombo(SSC), 2015
  • Rajat Patidar - 30 yrs & 246d vs England in Visakhapatnam, 2024

707 - Shoaib Bashir became the 707th player to debut for England in Test cricket.

Bowlers to dismiss Rohit Sharma in their debut Test match:

  • Jimmy Neesham (2014)
  • Alzarri Joseph (2016)
  • Alick Athanaze (2023)
  • Tom Hartley (2024)
  • Shoaib Bashir (2024)
From the above list bowlers like Jimmy Neesham, Alick Athanaze and Shoaib Bashir took Rohit Sharma as their maiden wicket in Test cricket.

1000 - Ravichandran Ashwin completes the milestone of reaching 1000 runs (1004) against England in Test cricket.