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DAY V HIGHLIGHTS

Virender Sehwag became the 11th Indian (and 96th overall) to aggregate 4000 Test runs when he reached 3 in the second innings of his 48th match. He is the second-quickest (with Rahul Dravid) among Indians to touch the 400-run mark, Sunil Gavaskar having done it in 43 Tests. In terms of innings, Sehwag is the joint-quickest (with Gavaskar), both having taken 81 innings

Sehwag’s 65 was only his fourth second-innings half-century in Tests. He now has 732 runs @ 26.14 in the second innings, with a highest of 90. His first-innings record is far superior ?3330 runs @ 69.38, with 12 hundreds and 8 fifties

Dravid’s unbeaten 68 took his Test tally to 8900, placing him at joint-sixth position (with Graham Gooch) among top run-getters. Those ahead of Dravid and Gooch are Brian Lara (11468), Allan Border (11174), Steve Waugh (10927), Sachin Tendulkar (10469) and Gavaskar (10122)

Dravid’s current average of 58.55 is the third-best among the 66 batsmen who have aggregated 5000 or more runs in Test history. Only Don Bradman (6996 runs @ 99.94) and Ken Barrington (6806 runs @ 58.67) have better averages. For the record, among contemporary players with at least 1000 Test runs, only Mike Hussey (1139 runs @ 75.93) exceeds the Indian captain’s average

The third-wicket partnership of 100 between V.V.S. Laxman and Dravid was the pair’s tenth century stand in Tests. Only Dravid-Tendulkar (14 ) and Gavaskar-Chetan Chauhan (11) have more century stands among Indians

Anil Kumble became the 11th bowler in Test history (on Day IV) to claim 200 ‘away’ victims in 53 matches. The only other Indian in the list is Kapil Dev with 215 wickets in 66 matches. Shane Warne leads the pack with 389 wickets in 76 Tests

The last time India did as well or better in the fourth innings was against England at Lord’s in 2002, when they made 397 (and still lost by 170 runs)

A total of 357 runs were scored on the final day for the loss of six wickets. The only occasion when more runs were scored on Day V of a Test in the Caribbean also involved India ? in the 1971 Georgetown Test when 367 runs were scored

The last time India were involved in three drawn Tests in a row was in October-December 2003

Seventeen sixes were hit in this Test, including 14 by the home team. So far, 35 sixes have been hit in this series ? 22 by the West Indians and 13 by Indians

In the last six away Tests, the Indian bowlers have been hit for 59 sixes ? 37 in Pakistan and 22 in the West Indies. Add the 16 hit by English batsman in India, the total swells to 75 overboundaries conceded by Kumble & Co. in the last nine Tests!

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