D Bishoo joins the elite list of West Indies bowlers who have captured eight plus wickets in an innings
D Bishoo of West Indies returned with figures of 8 for 49 in the third innings of the ongoing test against Pakistan at Dubai {DSC} to provide the 92nd occasion of a bowler capturing eight or more wickets in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the seventh such occasion by a West Indies bowler. All such seven occasions are listed below in the chronological order
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Inns | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | AL Valentine | 50.0 | 14 | 104 | 8 | 1 | Eng | Manchester | 08 Jun 1950 |
| 2 | LR Gibbs | 53.3 | 37 | 38 | 8 | 3 | Ind | Bridgetown | 23 Mar 1962 |
| 3 | JM Noreiga | 49.4 | 16 | 95 | 9 | 2 | Ind | Port of Spain | 06 Mar 1971 |
| 4 | MA Holding | 33.0 | 9 | 92 | 8 | 2 | Eng | The Oval | 12 Aug 1976 |
| 5 | CEH Croft | 18.5 | 7 | 29 | 8 | 1 | Pak | Port of Spain | 04 Mar 1977 |
| 6 | CEL Ambrose | 22.4 | 10 | 45 | 8 | 4 | Eng | Bridgetown | 05 Apr 1990 |
| 7 | D Bishoo | 13.5 | 1 | 49 | 8 | 3 | Pak | Dubai (DSC) | 13 Oct 2016 |
D Bishoo became the second West Indies bowler to capture eight wickets in a test innings against Pakistan after CEH Croft. CEH Croft had returned with figures of 8 for 29 at Port of Spain in Mar 1977
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Inns | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | CEH Croft | 18.5 | 7 | 29 | 8 | 1 | Pak | Port of Spain | 04 Mar 1977 |
| 2 | D Bishoo | 13.5 | 1 | 49 | 8 | 3 | Pak | Dubai (DSC) | 13 Oct 2016 |
D Bishoo became the 13th bowler to capture eight or more wickets in a test innings against Pakistan. All such occasions are furnished below in the chronological order
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | MH Mankad | 47.0 | 27 | 52 | 8 | 2 | Ind | Pak | Delhi | 16 Oct 1952 |
| 2 | AA Mallett | 23.6×8 | 6 | 59 | 8 | 3 | Aus | Pak | Adelaide | 22 Dec 1972 |
| 3 | DL Underwood | 34.5 | 17 | 51 | 8 | 3 | Eng | Pak | Lord’s | 08 Aug 1974 |
| 4 | CEH Croft | 18.5 | 7 | 29 | 8 | 1 | Win | Pak | Port of Spain | 04 Mar 1977 |
| 5 | IT Botham | 20.5 | 8 | 34 | 8 | 3 | Eng | Pak | Lord’s | 15 Jun 1978 |
| 6 | N Kapil Dev | 30.5 | 7 | 85 | 8 | 1 | Ind | Pak | Lahore | 23 Jan 1983 |
| 7 | JR Ratnayeke | 23.2 | 5 | 83 | 8 | 2 | Srl | Pak | Sialkot | 27 Oct 1985 |
| 8 | NA Foster | 46.2 | 15 | 107 | 8 | 2 | Eng | Pak | Leeds | 02 Jul 1987 |
| 9 | A Kumble | 26.3 | 9 | 74 | 10 | 4 | Ind | Pak | Delhi | 04 Feb 1999 |
| 10 | J Srinath | 27.0 | 6 | 86 | 8 | 3 | Ind | Pak | Kolkata | 16 Feb 1999 |
| 11 | GD McGrath | 16.0 | 8 | 24 | 8 | 4 | Aus | Pak | Perth | 16 Dec 2004 |
| 12 | HMRKB Herath | 33.1 | 3 | 127 | 9 | 2 | Srl | Pak | Col-SSC | 14 Aug 2014 |
| 13 | D Bishoo | 13.5 | 1 | 49 | 8 | 3 | Win | Pak | Dubai (DSC) | 13 Oct 2016 |