Indian batsmen batting at number six scoring centuries in a test innings – R Ashwin’s rare feat
R Ashwin scored 118 in the ongoing test against West Indies at Gros Islet to provide the 27th occasion of an Indian batsman batting at number six scoring a century in a test innings on away soil. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | PR Umrigar | 172* | 3 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 04 Apr 1962 |
| 2 | MAK Pataudi | 148 | 3 | v England | Leeds | 08 Jun 1967 |
| 3 | ML Jaisimha | 101 | 4 | v Australia | Brisbane | 19 Jan 1968 |
| 4 | DN Sardesai | 150 | 2 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 01 Apr 1971 |
| 5 | BP Patel | 115* | 2 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 24 Mar 1976 |
| 6 | SM Patil | 174 | 2 | v Australia | Adelaide | 23 Jan 1981 |
| 7 | RJ Shastri | 102 | 1 | v West Indies | St John’s | 28 Apr 1983 |
| 8 | RJ Shastri | 139 | 1 | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 24 Oct 1984 |
| 9 | SV Manjrekar | 108 | 1 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 07 Apr 1989 |
| 10 | SR Tendulkar | 119* | 4 | v England | Manchester | 09 Aug 1990 |
| 11 | SR Tendulkar | 148* | 2 | v Australia | Sydney | 02 Jan 1992 |
| 12 | M Azharuddin | 106 | 4 | v Australia | Adelaide | 25 Jan 1992 |
| 13 | PK Amre | 103 | 2 | v South Africa | Durban | 13 Nov 1992 |
| 14 | SC Ganguly | 147 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 09 Aug 1997 |
| 15 | M Azharuddin | 103* | 1 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 26 Dec 1998 |
| 16 | V Sehwag | 105 | 1 | v South Africa | Bloemfontein | 03 Nov 2001 |
| 17 | VVS Laxman | 130 | 1 | v West Indies | St John’s | 10 May 2002 |
| 18 | VVS Laxman | 148 | 2 | v Australia | Adelaide | 12 Dec 2003 |
| 19 | Yuvraj Singh | 112 | 1 | v Pakistan | Lahore | 05 Apr 2004 |
| 20 | MS Dhoni | 148 | 2 | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 21 Jan 2006 |
| 21 | Yuvraj Singh | 122 | 4 | v Pakistan | Karachi | 29 Jan 2006 |
| 22 | M Kaif | 148* | 1 | v West Indies | Gros Islet | 10 Jun 2006 |
| 23 | SK Raina | 120 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 26 Jul 2010 |
| 24 | VVS Laxman | 103* | 4 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 03 Aug 2010 |
| 25 | V Kohli | 116 | 2 | v Australia | Adelaide | 24 Jan 2012 |
| 26 | R Ashwin | 113 | 1 | v West Indies | North Sound | 21 Jul 2016 |
| 27 | R Ashwin | 118 | 1 | v West Indies | Gros Islet | 09 Aug 2016 |
VVS Laxman with three centuries to his credit holds the record for most centuries by an Indian batsman batting at number six on away soil. M Azharuddin, R Ashwin, RJ Shastri, SR Tendulkar and Yuvraj Singh are the other batsmen who have accomplished the feat with two centuries to their credit. R Ashwin joined this elite list with his 118 against West Indies in the ongoing test at Gros Islet
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | M Azharuddin | 106 | 4 | v Australia | Adelaide | 25 Jan 1992 |
| 2 | M Azharuddin | 103* | 1 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 26 Dec 1998 |
| 1 | R Ashwin | 113 | 1 | v West Indies | North Sound | 21 Jul 2016 |
| 2 | R Ashwin | 118 | 1 | v West Indies | Gros Islet | 09 Aug 2016 |
| 1 | RJ Shastri | 102 | 1 | v West Indies | St John’s | 28 Apr 1983 |
| 2 | RJ Shastri | 139 | 1 | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 24 Oct 1984 |
| 1 | SR Tendulkar | 119* | 4 | v England | Manchester | 09 Aug 1990 |
| 2 | SR Tendulkar | 148* | 2 | v Australia | Sydney | 02 Jan 1992 |
| 1 | VVS Laxman | 130 | 1 | v West Indies | St John’s | 10 May 2002 |
| 2 | VVS Laxman | 148 | 2 | v Australia | Adelaide | 12 Dec 2003 |
| 3 | VVS Laxman | 103* | 4 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 03 Aug 2010 |
| 1 | Yuvraj Singh | 112 | 1 | v Pakistan | Lahore | 05 Apr 2004 |
| 2 | Yuvraj Singh | 122 | 4 | v Pakistan | Karachi | 29 Jan 2006 |
The following table lists out the nine occasions of Indian batsmen batting at number six scoring centuries against West Indies on away soil.
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | PR Umrigar | 172* | 3 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 04 Apr 1962 |
| 2 | DN Sardesai | 150 | 2 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 01 Apr 1971 |
| 3 | BP Patel | 115* | 2 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 24 Mar 1976 |
| 4 | RJ Shastri | 102 | 1 | v West Indies | St John’s | 28 Apr 1983 |
| 5 | SV Manjrekar | 108 | 1 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 07 Apr 1989 |
| 6 | VVS Laxman | 130 | 1 | v West Indies | St John’s | 10 May 2002 |
| 7 | M Kaif | 148* | 1 | v West Indies | Gros Islet | 10 Jun 2006 |
| 8 | R Ashwin | 113 | 1 | v West Indies | North Sound | 21 Jul 2016 |
| 9 | R Ashwin | 118 | 1 | v West Indies | Gros Islet | 09 Aug 2016 |
It is observed that R Ashwin is the only Indian batsman to score two centuries against West Indies on away soil – 113 at North Sound in July 2016 and 118 at Gros Islet in Aug 2016. What is more interesting is that R Ashwin’s feat of scoring two centuries are in the same series which no Indian batsman has achieved against West Indies or as a matter of fact in any series against any opposition in this category of statistics.
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | R Ashwin | 113 | 1 | v West Indies | North Sound | 21 Jul 2016 |
| 2 | R Ashwin | 118 | 1 | v West Indies | Gros Islet | 09 Aug 2016 |