ENG vs IND: Stats Preview ahead of the England vs India First Test at Headingley, Leeds

The first match of the five-match Test series between England and India will take place at Headingley, Leeds, on June 20 at 3:30 PM IST.

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ENG vs IND 1st Test 2023-25, Approaching Milestones and Records: It is time for the new World Test Championship cycle to begin as the India cricket team are all set to face the England cricket team in a five-match Test series. These two teams will be facing each other in the first tests, starting at 3:30 PM IST on Friday at Headingley, Leeds.

This series will play a major role for these two sides in the qualification of the final of the WTC 2025-27 final. But it needs a good start. India will be without their key players, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Ravichandran Ashwin, who have already retired. Shubman Gill will take the Test team forward and will be looking to start his captaincy journey with a win.

But it won't be easy, as India have to find the right balance in their playing XI. Meanwhile, England have already confirmed their playing XI for the first game and will be looking to dominate the visitors. This is going to be a great battle between two teams. Below, we will talk about big records and milestones which are lined up and can be achieved in the England vs India 1st Test at Headingley, Leeds.

ENG vs IND 1st Test: Approaching Test Records and Test Cricket Milestones Ahead of the first Test at Headingley, Leeds

8 - Joe Root is among the top ten run scorers in international cricket. He is at no. 9 with 21,025 runs. But he has a chance to go to no. 8 and needs 8 more runs to replace Sanath Jayasuriya (21032) from the position.

52 - Rishabh Pant has been named India's vice-captain and will have a lot of responsbility on his shoulders. He currently has 2948 runs and needs 52 more to complete 3000 runs in Tests.

3 - Star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja will have a big role to play. His bowling will be crucial. Jadeja currently has 608 international wickets and is just three wickets away from becoming India's third-highest wicket-taker in international cricket, going past Zaheer Khan (610).

2 - Jasprit Bumrah has 443 wickets in international cricket and needs two more to surpass Shoaib Akhtar's tally of 444 wickets.

6 - Rishabh Pant's form will be important for India. He deals in boundaries and attacks the opposition. He has hit 73 sixes in 43 games and needs six more sixes to surpass MS Dhoni and have the third-most test sixes for India.

1 - Joe Root has 36 Test centuries, and if he scores one more, he will surpass Steve Smith and will have the fifth-most Test centuries ever.

1 - Root has 65 fifties in Tests, and if he can score one more, he will equal West Indies' Shivnarine Chanderpaul with the second-most Test half-centuries ever.