The master batsman was unable to score a hundred on Australian soil in his 37 previous innings, but delivered the knock-out punch when it mattered the most.
The ongoing CB tri-series is turning out to be worst of Sachin Tendulkar's distinguished ODI career.
A detailed statistical analysis of the four-match series.
Anil Kumble on Thursday became the third bowler in Test history to complete 600 wickets when he had Andrew Symonds caught by Rahul Dravid.
It is the first time since 1990 that both sides aggregated more than 1600 runs in a result-oriented game. Interestingly India was involved in that game too.
ICC might now look at the possibility of adding new mode of dismissal in the rule books - Bucknored. This is the mode that genuinely describes Rahul Dravid's dismissal on Sunday.
Daniel Vettori's five-wicket haul (5/7) against Bangladesh in the third ODI took the spinner's career total to 207, surpassing Chris Harris as New Zealand's highest wicket-taker in one-day internationals.
It was the sixth time India was losing a Test by 300 runs margin.
Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday will become only the seventh Indian to complete a century of Test matches and he will be the oldest among Indians to accomplish this feat.
Records and statistics of former India captain Sourav Ganguly.
Rajneesh Gupta presents all the figures of the just-concluded inaugural Indian Cricket League Twenty20 tournament.
Sourav Ganguly on Tuesday became only the third Indian batsman to aggregate 500 runs in a three-match series. At the end of the fourth day's play, Ganguly's series aggregate stands at 506 runs at an average of 101.20.
The duo have aggregated 1372 runs in just nine innings - in which they have batted together against India - at a mind blowing average of 171.50.
Irfan Pathan reached his maiden Test hundred on Sunday in style - hitting Danish Kaneria for a six to move from 96 to 102. He, in the course, became only the seventh Indian to reach the three-figure mark with a six.
Sourav Ganguly completed his maiden double century in Bangalore Test. His innings is now the seventh highest by an Indian batsman.
Ganguly-Yuvraj partnership in the third Test against Pakistan is now the second highest partnership for the fifth wicket on Indian soil.
Yuvraj, who scored 169 against Pakistan on day one of the third Test, performed a rare feat of scoring a century in a single session.
Jaffer on Monday became only the fifth Indian batsman to score a double century and a fifty in the same Test. And he is only the second Indian opener after Sunil Gavaskar to perform this feat.
The sixth wicket partnership of 207 runs between Misbah-ul-Haq and Kamran Akmal is the joint second highest for any side for this wicket against India. This is also Pakistan's third highest for the sixth wicket against all opponents.
A look at Muttiah Muralitharan's wicket ways after the Sri Lankan off-spinner claimed a world record 709 Test wickets.
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