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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.
Of the seven occasions when Wasim Jaffer has scored 75 or more runs in an innings, India has won one and lost one. On remaining four occasions the match has ended in a draw.
India's total of 616 for five is their second highest against Pakistan in all matches. It is also the fifth highest for any side against Pakistan and also India's fifth highest against all countries at home soil.
The leg-spinner became only the seventh Indian to win a Test on his captaincy debut.
India's six-wicket victory over Pakistan in the first Test in Delhi is only the sixth instance of India winning a Test after chasing a fourth innings target of 200 runs or more.
Sachin Tendulkar, playing in his 142nd match, surpassed former Australian skipper Allan Border's aggregate of 11,174 runs when he reached 24 in the second innings on the fourth evening of the first Test against Pakistan.
When Rahul Dravid snapped up Salman Butt in first slip off the bowling of Anil Kumble, it provided the 50th instance for 'c Dravid b Kumble' entry to appear in a Test scorecard.
The ace spinner appeared in 118 Tests before making his captaincy debut. Steve Waugh led Australia for the first time after playing 111 Tests.
Career Statistics of Marvan Atapattu after he retired from Test cricket.
All the interesting one-day international statistics that you wanted to know related to India and Pakistan.
India has now equalled South Africa's world record of most consecutive wins in Twenty20 Internationals.
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