[1][2] Prior to their matches against England, India played New Zealand in the 2021 ICC World Test Championship Final at the Rose Bowl in Southampton in June 2021.

[8] The first Test of the series ended in a draw, after more than two days of play was lost across the duration of the match to rain.

[16] Clarification on the result of the series was sent to the International Cricket Council (ICC), and the match referee Chris Broad.

[22] India also named Abhimanyu Easwaran, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan, and Arzan Nagwaswalla as standby players.

[36] Prasidh Krishna, one of India's standby players, was added to the main squad for the fourth Test match.

[40] Saqib Mahmood was also added to England's squad for the second Test, as cover for James Anderson and Stuart Broad.

[42] Dom Bess and Ollie Pope were both released from England's squad, allowing them to play in the 2021 Royal London One-Day Cup.

[47] Mark Wood was ruled out of England's squad for the third Test after suffering a shoulder injury in the previous match.

[49] Jos Buttler missed the match due the birth of his second child, with Jonny Bairstow keeping wicket, Sam Billings added as wicket-keeper cover.

[55] On 22 May 2022, the BCCI named their squad for the rescheduled match against England, with Rohit Sharma leading the Test side.

[60] Sharma was ruled out of the match, with Jasprit Bumrah named as India's captain and Rishabh Pant as the team's vice-captain.

[69] On 14 July 2021, both cricket boards agreed to a three-day match against a County Select XI side as part of India's preparation for the Test series.