36 No. of 100s scored by Rahul Dravid in 159 Tests. It was his 5th vs WIndies in 22 Tests. Now only Sachin (51), J Kallis (40) and R Ponting (39) have scored more centuries...

36 Number of centuries scored by Rahul Dravid in 159 Tests. It was his 5th vs West Indies in 22 Tests. Now only Sachin Tendulkar (51), Jacques Kallis (40) and Ricky Ponting (39) have scored more centuries than Dravid in Tests.

64.24 Is the batting average of Rahul Dravid against West Indies, In 22 Tests he accumulated 1863 runs which includes 5 tons and 12 half-centuries.

10215 Number of runs scored by Rahul Dravid at number 3 at an avg of 54.04 with the help of 28 centuries.. Most by any batsman.

952 Number of runs scored by Rahul Dravid at an avg of 59.50 in 10 matches which includes 5 tons in year 2011. Most by any batsman.

17 Number of half-centuries scored by Gautam Gambhir in 43 matches. It was his first against West Indies in 2 matches.

12 Number of times Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman are involved in 100 or more runs partnerships in Tests.

4 VVS Laxman became the 4th Indian batsman to aggregate 1500 or more runs against West Indies. Laxman achieved this milestone when his scored reached 24. Sunil Gavaskar, Rahul Dravid and Dilip Vengsarkar are the others.Till the end of the first day play at Eden Gardens he has so far collected 1549 runs at an avg of 55.32 against West Indies which includes 5 tons and 12 fifties.

56 Number of half-centuries scored by VVS Laxman in 129 Tests. It was his 12th against West Indies in 21 Tests.

12 Number of times when Ishant Sharma failed to open his account. It was his first duck vs West Indies in 5 matches.

1114 Number of runs scored by VVS Laxman at Eden Gardens which includes 4 tons and 4 half-centuries. He averaged 101.27 at this venue.

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17 No. of 100s scored by VVS Laxman in 129 Tests. It was his 5th at this venue and 1st in year 2011. 6 No. of times when Laxman scored 150 or more runs during an innings......

631-7 dec Is the India's highest score against West Indies at Eden Gardens. Their previous best was 565 in 1987-88.Overall, it was the fifth time when India manage to score 600 or more runs during an innings at Eden Gardens.

176* Is the highest score of VVS Laxman against West Indies . His previous best was 154* at the same venue in 2002-03 series. Overall, it was his 4th hundred against West Indies in 21 Tests and the first in 15 months.His last hundred came against Sri Lanka at Colombo in Aug 2010 when he scored an unbeaten 103 runs.

17 Number of centuries scored by VVS Laxman in 129 Tests. It was his 5th at this venue and first in year 2011.

144 Is the highest score of MS Dhoni against West Indies. His previous best was 74 at Roseau in 2011. Overall, it was his 5th hundred in his 63rd Test. The 4th as a captain in 33 Tests and the 2nd at Eden Gardens.

1652 Number of runs scored by VVS Laxman at an avg of 59.00 against West Indies in 21 Tests which includes 4centuries and 11 half-centuries.

6 Number of times when VVS Laxman scored 150 or more runs during an innings. The 2nd time against West Indies.

2 After Sachin Tendulkar , VVS Laxman became the 2nd Indian to score 176 runs against West Indies at Eden Gardens. In the 2002-03 series Sachin also scored the same number of runs against the West Indies.

707 Number of runs scored by VVS Laxman in 2011 at an avg of 47.13 in 10 Tests which includes one century and 6 half-centuries.

224 Number of runs added by VVS Laxman and MS Dhoni for the 7th wicket. This is a new seventh wicket record for India against West Indies. The previous best was in the name of VVS Laxman and Ajay Ratra who added 217 runs for the same wicket in St John's in 2001series.

10 Number of wickets claimed by R. Ashwin at an avg of 14.90. Most by any bowler off the either side.

Highest average at a single venue (Minimum Qualification : 1000 or more runs)

India's highest innings totals at Eden Gardens

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153 Is the lowest score of West Indies against the India at Eden Gardens. Their previous lowest was 224 in 1974-75 series. 3/23 Is the best bowling figures of Umesh Yadav.....

5 Number of times when India have enforced the follow-on to West Indies in Tests.

153 Is the lowest score of West Indies against the India at Eden Gardens. Their previous lowest was 224 in 1974-75 series.

33 Playing in his 13th Test, left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha became the 33rd Indian to capture 50 or more wickets in Tests. Ojha achieved this milestone when he dismissed Kirk Edwards in the first innings. Ojha is now the fastest Indian left arm spinner to completes 50 wickets in Tests. He erased the record of Salim Durrani who took 14 Tests to complete his first 50 wickets in Tests.

3/23 Is the best bowling figures of Umesh Yadav in his 2nd Test. His previous best was 2/36 in the second innings of the Kotla Test.

4 Shivnaraine Chanderpaul became the 4th batsman to aggregate 2000 or more runs against India. Chanderpaul achieved this milestone in the 2nd innings when he scored his 9th runs. Clive Lloyd ( 2344 runs in 28 Tests), Javed Miandad (2228 runs in 28 Tests) and Ricky Ponting (2011 runs in 25 Tests) are the others. Till the end of the 3rd day's play Chanderpaul has so far aggregated 2012 runs at an avg of 67.06 in 23 Tests which includes 7 centuries and 10 half-centuries.

3 Number of half-centuries scored by Adrian Barath in 8 Tests. It was his 2nd against India in 4 Tests.

2 Number of half-centuries scored by Kirk Edwards in 5 Tests. It was his first against India in 3 Tests. Prior to this he has also scored a hundred against India on his debut.

54.66 Is the batting average of Kirk Edwards in Tests. In 5 matches he scored 492 runs which includes 2 centuries and 2 half-centuries. When India enforce the follow-on to West Indies.

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136 is the highest score of D Bravo against the India. His previous best was 73 in Bridgetown in 2011. It was his 2nd 100 in his 12th Test. The 1st against India in 5 matches.

4/80 Is the best bowling figures of Umesh Yadav in his 2nd Test. His previous best was 3/23 in the first innings.

136 Is the highest score of Darren Bravo against the India. His previous best was 73 in Bridgetown in 2011. Overall, it was his 2nd hundred in his 12th Test. The first against India in 5 matches.

47.05 Is the batting average of Darren Bravo in Tests. In 12 Tests he has so far aggregated 941 runs which includes 2 hundreds and 6 half-centuries.

12 Number of half-centuries scored by Marlon Samuels in 36 Tests. It was his 3rd half-century against the India in 7 Tests. Prior to this he has also scored 104 runs at the same venue in the 2002-03 series.

17 Number of matches won by India under the leadership of MS Dhoni in 33 Tests. Now only Sourav Ganguly (21) in 49 Tests.has won more matches as a captain of India than MS Dhoni .

14 Number of matches won by India against the West Indies in 87 Tests.

6 Number of times VVS Laxman declared Man of the Match in 129 Tests. The 2nd time against the West Indies.

6 Number of bilateral series won by India against the West Indies. Earlier , they beat WI 1-0 in WI in 1970-71, 1-0 in Ind in 1978-79, 2-0 in Ind in 2002-03, 1-0 in WI in 2006, 1-0 in 2011.

10 Number of matches won by India in Kolkata in 37 Tests.This was their 2nd victory against the West Indies in 9 Tests.

A Unique Similarity - Lara and Bravo

47.05 Is the batting average of Darren Bravo in Tests. In 12 Tests he has so far aggregated 941 runs which includes 2 hundreds and 6 half-centuries.

47.05 Is also the batting of Brain Lara in his 12Tests. In 12 Tests Lara also scored same number of runs . The main difference was Lara scored only one hundred while Darren Bravo scored two hundreds. Lara scored 277 runs against Australia at Sydney.

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Ground's name : Wankhede Stadium, First Test played: Between India v/s West Indies in 1974-75, Total Tests played : 21, Sides batting First: Have won 10 matches, Drawn : 6,...

Ground's name : Wankhede Stadium
First Test played : Between India v/s West Indies in 1974-75
Total Tests played : 21

Sides batting first : Have won 10 matches
Sides batting second : Have won 5 matches
Drawn : 6

India played : 21 matches
Won : 9
Lost : 6
Drawn : 6

West Indies played : 6 matches
Won : 1
Lost : 2
Drawn : 3

Highest innings totals
604-6 dec, West Indies v/s India , 1974-75
For India : 591 v/s England , 1992-93

Lowest innings totals
93, Australia v/s India, 2004-05
For India : 100 v/s England, 2005-06
For West Indies : 157 v/s India, 2002-03

Highest individual scores
242*, C. Lloyd, West Indies v/s India, 1974-75
For India : 224, V. Kambli v./s England, 1992-93

Best bowling figures in an innings
7-48, I. Botham, England v/s India, 1979-80
7-48, Harbhajan Singh , India v/s West Indies, 2002-03 For West Indies : 7-98, L. Gibbs, West Indies v/s India, 1974-75

Best bowling figures in a match
13-106, I. Botham, England v/s India, 1979-80
For India : 12-181, L. Sivaramakrishanan v/s England,1984-85
For West Indies : 9-94, C. Walsh v/s India, 1987-88

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