Karun Nair returns to India's Test XI after 77 Tests and 3,010 days, featuring in the Headingley Test against England. Parthiv Patel (83 Tests), Dinesh Karthik (87 Tests) and Jaydev Unadkat (118) had a longer gap among Indians between Test appearances. The world record is held by England's Gareth Batty, who missed 142 Tests between 2005 and 2016.