R Ashwin joins the elite list of batsmen to score two or more centuries while batting at number six in an away series
R Ashwin feat of scoring two centuries against West Indies in the ongoing test series while batting at number six in West Indies makes him the eleventh batsman to score two or more centuries in an away series while batting at number six. GS Sobers of West Indies holds the record in this category of statistics having score three centuries against England in England in 1966. The feats of all the eleven batsmen are listed below. R Ashwin became the first Indian batsman to accomplish such a feat
| No | Player | Team | 100 | Away Series |
| 1 | GS Sobers | Win | 3 | The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 1966 |
| 2 | OG Smith | Win | 2 | West Indies in England Test Series, 1957 |
| 3 | CH Lloyd | Win | 2 | The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1975/76 |
| 4 | Asif Iqbal | Pak | 2 | Pakistan in Australia Test Series, 1976/77 |
| 5 | AR Border | Aus | 2 | Australia in Pakistan Test Series, 1979/80 |
| 6 | CH Lloyd | Win | 2 | West Indies in India Test Series, 1983/84 |
| 7 | SR Waugh | Aus | 2 | The Ashes (Australia in England), 1989 |
| 8 | TM Dilshan | Srl | 2 | Sri Lanka in Bangladesh Test Series, 2008/09 |
| 9 | MJ North | Aus | 2 | The Ashes (Australia in England), 2009 |
| 10 | AD Mathews | Srl | 2 | Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2014 |
| 11 | R Ashwin | Ind | 2 | India in West Indies Test Series, 2016 |