IND vs ENG, 4th Test: List Of Records Broken By England In Manchester As They Pile Misery On Team India

England broke a plethora of records during the ongoing fourth Test against Team India at the Old Trafford in Manchester, putting themselves on the verge of a massive win. Having been bowled out for 669, England hold a 311-run lead and the tourists will need a mighty batting effort to salvage a draw.

Here are some of the records broken by England in Manchester:

1) England ended Jasprit Bumrah's streak of not conceding 100 runs in a Test innings until now in his 47-Test career. The last time he had given away 100 runs in a first-class game was in 2017 during a Ranji Trophy match.

2) India have conceded 600+ runs for the first time in a Test innings since 2014. The previous instance was Wellington 2014 when Brendon McCullum's 302 propelled New Zealand to 680/8.

3) India have also conceded over 500 runs for the first time in a overseas Test innings since the 2015 Sydney Test against Australia. The Sydney Test in 2015 saw the Asian Giants conceding 572/7 as the high-scoring encounter resulted in a draw.

4) On Day 3, Joe Root passed Rahul Dravid, Jacques Kallis and Ricky Ponting to become the second-highest run-getter in Test cricket. Only Sachin Tendulkar's tally of 15921 runs.

5) Joe Root's tally of 38 Test hundreds also meant that he has levelled with Kumar Sangakkara for tally of tons in the format. Only Ricky Ponting (41) and Jacques Kallis (45) stand above the Yorkshire batter.

6) On Day 4, Ben Stokes mustered a hundred to go with a fifer on Day 2. As a result, he became the first England captain to achieve the feat. He joined Imran Khan, Mushtaq Mohammed, Gary Sobers and Denis Atkinson as the captains to achieve the feat.

7) Stokes is also the third all-rounder to take 200 wickets and 7000 runs in Test cricket, joining Gary Sobers and Jacques Kallis.

8) England's total of 669 is the highest at Old Trafford Cricket Ground, surpassing Australia's tally of 656 in 1964.

"The focus has to be about winning games" - Joe Root

With Sachin Tendulkar's tally of 15921 runs in sight, Root said the records will take care of itself but his focus is to do everything he can to make England win plenty of games. The former captain told BBC Test Match Special:

"Those sort of things should look after themselves. The focus has to be about winning games, setting them up if we're earlier on in the Test match and if we need to chase something down, figuring out how to play that situation well. It might sound a little bit boring and methodical, but ultimately that's what I need to do to help England win and that's why we play the game."

With 13409 runs, Root is still over 2000 runs away from taking over Tendulkar.

Published on: Saturday, July 26, 2025, 05:51 PM IST