Eden Gardens hosted a Test after more than two and a half years. The last one played here was also between India and Pakistan (March 16-20, 2005)

Younis Khan led Pakistan in a Test for the third time

This was Danish Kaneria’s 50th Test. He became the 25th Pakistani to achieve this feat

Rahul Dravid has now been involved in 68 100-plus partnerships in Tests. The most by any player. Steve Waugh is close second with 64

Sachin Tendulkar (when on 25) completed 1000 runs against Pakistan in Tests. He has now scored 1000-plus runs against all Test-playing nations except Zimbabwe & Bangladesh

1994 — Vs Eng in 22 matches @ 62.31; 100s: 6; 50s: 10

1859 — Vs Aus in 21 matches @ 53.11; 100s: 7; 50s: 7

1328 — Vs WI in 16 matches @ 57.74; 100s: 3; 50s: 7

1313 — Vs SL in 16 matches @ 69.11; 100s: 7; 50s: 3

1202 — Vs SA in 19 matches @ 36.42; 100s: 3; 50s: 5

1062 — Vs NZ in 16 matches @ 48.27; 100s: 3; 50s: 5

1057 — Vs Pak in 18 matches @ 44.04; 100s: 2; 50s: 7

Sachin (when on 26) also completed 5000 runs on Indian soil. He now has 5056 runs — 11 short of Sunil Gavaskar (5067)

Wasim Jaffer scored his fifth Test century. Interestingly, all his five hundreds have come against different oppositions

212 — Vs WI (St John’s, 2006)

138* — Vs Ban (Mirpur, 2007)

116 — Vs SA (Cape Town, 2006-07)

100 — Vs Eng (Nagpur, 2005-06)

192* — Vs Pak (Calcutta, 2007-08)

Jaffer’s century was also the 100th scored by an Indian opener

Jaffer also bettered the previous highest by an opener at Eden — 188* by Saeed Anwar in 1998-99

Jaffer’s 192 (batting) at the end of Day I is the third highest by an Indian in any day of a Test. The top three are:

228* — V. Sehwag vs Pak (Multan, March 2004)

195 — V. Sehwag vs Aus (Melbourne, Dec 2003)

192* — W. Jaffer vs Pak (Calcutta, Nov 2007)

India’s total of 352/3 is now the second highest in a day at the Eden. The following is the list of India’s 350-plus scores on Day I of a Test:

372/7 — Vs SA (Bloemfontein, 2001-01)

361/4 — Vs WI (Gros Islet, 2006)

356/2 — Vs Pak (Multan, 2003-04)

352/3 — Vs Pak (Calcutta, 2007-08)

351/3 — Vs SL (Colombo, 1998-99)

The following is the list of most runs by a subcontinent batsman on Day I of a Test:

228* — Virender Shewag (309), Ind vs Pak, Multan (March 28, 2004)

205 — Aamer Sohail (205), Pak vs Eng, Manchester (July 2, 1992)

195 — Sehwag (195), Ind vs Aus, Melbourne (Dec. 26, 2003)

192* — Jaffer (192*), Ind vs Pak, Calcutta (Nov. 30, 2007)

184* — Inzamam-ul Haq (184), Pak vs Ind, Bangalore (March 24, 2005)

180 — Sehwag (180), Ind vs WI, Gros Islet (June 10, 2006)

176* — Vinod Kambli (227), Ind vs Zim, Delhi (March, 13, 1993)