This was the 26th time India have enforced the follow-on. With Sunday’s victory over Bangladesh, they have now won on 16 occasions while the other 10 have ended in draws. Bangladesh were following on for the eighth time on Sunday. They have lost on occasions.

India secured a first innings lead of 492 runs. This figures ninth in the list of biggest first innings leads. For the record, the biggest lead taken by any side in a Test was 702, when England defeated Australia at The Oval in 1938.

However, it is the biggest first innings lead by India in a Test. In Calcutta (1997-98), India had a 400-run lead over Australia.

Anil Kumble went past the 550-wicket mark on Sunday. He now has 552 wickets in 115 Tests.

Kumble also equalled Shane Warne’s record of most lbw victims. Both are tied on 138. Warne, however, reached the target in 145 matches to Kumble’s 115.

Mohammed Rafique, when on nine in first innings, completed 1000 Test runs. He became the fifth Bangladeshi batsman to do so. He also has 93 wickets.

Javed Omar’s king pair (out first ball in both innings) was the 12th such instance in Test cricket. Interestingly, the last two instances of a king pair have been against India. Adam Gilchrist in Calcutta (2000-01) and now Omar in Dhaka (2006-07).

Omar also has the dubious distinction of becoming the first opening batsman to grab a king pair.

Mohammed Ashraful (67 off 41 balls) got to his 50 in 26 balls. He equalled Ian Botham (Delhi, 1981-82) and Shahid Afridi (Bangalore, 2004-05), all of whom got to 50 in 26 balls against India.

Ashraful now has the fastest 50 by a Bangladesh batsman. He eclipsed Tapash Baisya, who scored a half-century off 35 balls against New Zealand in Chittagong. South Africa’s Jacques Kallis holds the record with his 50 off 24 balls versus Zimbabwe in Cape Town (2004-05).

Rajin Saleh, when on two in the second innings, completed 1000 runs in Tests. He is the sixth Bangladesh batsman to reach the milestone. It took him 19 matches.

Sunday’s victory was India’s sixth three-day win and their first against Bangladesh. They now have three-day wins against the following nations:

• Vs Pak (Delhi, Oct. 18, 1952)
• Vs NZ (Bangalore, Oct. 20, 1995)
• Vs Aus (Mumbai, Nov. 05, 2004)
• Vs Zim (Harare, Sept. 22, 2005)
• Vs WI (Kingston, July 2, 2006)
• Vs Ban (Dhaka, May 27, 2007)

India’s win by an innings and 239 runs is their biggest in Tests. Their previous record was against Australia (an innings & 219 runs, Calcutta, 1997-98).

This was the fourth time Bangladesh have lost by an innings and 200-plus runs.

India’s biggest win against Bangladesh came in 2004-05, when Bangladesh were beaten by an innings & 140 runs in Dhaka (2004-05).