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SR Tendulkar and R Dravid were concerned in a 222 runs unfinished stand for the third wicket against Bangladesh at Mirpur. This stand provided SR Tendulkar the fifteenth 200 plus runs partnership for various wickets in a test innings. With this partnership, Tendulkar is on par with RT Ponting of Australia who is also one of the partners in 200 plus runs partnerships on 15 occasions.

SR Tendulkar and RT Ponting are the only two batsmen who have fifteen 200 plus runs partnerships to their credit in the annals of test cricket.

The following table lists out the 200 runs partnerships of these two batsmen with details of partners, wickets for which runs were added, runs, innings, opposition, ground, month and year arranged in the chronological order

SR Tendulkar of Australia
No	Partner	Wkt	Runs	Inns	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	MAzharuddin	5	202	1	Win	Nagpur	Dec 1994
2	SCGanguly	3	255	1	Eng	Nottingham	Jul 1996
3	MAzharuddin	6	222	2	SAF	Cape Town	Jan 1997
4	MAzharuddin	4	221	1	Srl	Col- RPS	Aug 1997
5	SCGanguly	4	256	1	Srl	Mumbai	Dec 1997
6	SCGanguly	4	281	1	NZl	Ahmedabad	Oct 1999
7	RDravid	3	229	3	NZl	Mohali	Oct 1999
8	RDravid	3	249	1	Zim	Nagpur	Nov 2000
9	RDravid	3	213	2	Zim	Delhi	Nov 2000
10	VSehwag	5	220	1	SAF	Bloemfontein	Nov 2001
11	SCGanguly	4	249	1	Eng	Leeds	Aug 2002
12	VVSLaxman	5	214	3	Win	Kolkata	Oct 2002
13	VVSLaxman	4	353	1	Aus	Sydney	Jan 2004
14	VSehwag	3	336	1	Pak	Multan	Mar 2004
15	RDravid	3	222*	2	Ban	Dhaka	Jan 2010
RT Ponting of Australia
No	Partner	Wkt	Runs	Inns	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	MTGElliott	5	268	2	Eng	Leeds	Jul 1997
2	SRWaugh	5	281	1	Win	Bridgetown	Mar 1999
3	JLLanger	5	327	2	Pak	Perth	Nov 1999
4	SRWaugh	5	239	1	Ind	Adelaide	Dec 1999
5	MEWaugh	3	221	1	Eng	Leeds	Aug 2001
6	MLHayden	2	272	1	Eng	Brisbane	Nov 2002
7	DRMartyn	3	242	2	Eng	Adelaide	Nov 2002
8	DSLehmann	3	315	1	Win	Trinidad	Apr 2003
9	JLLanger	2	248	2	Win	Georgetown	Apr 2003
10	MLHayden	2	234	2	Ind	Melbourne	Dec 2003
11	MLHayden	2	201	3	SAF	Durban	Mar 2006
12	MEKHussey	4	209	1	Eng	Brisbane	Nov 2006
13	MJClarke	4	210	2	Ind	Adelaide	Jan 2008
14	SMKatich	2	239	2	Eng	Cardiff	Jul 2009
15	MJClarke	4	352	1	Pak	Hobart	Jan 2010

Mirpur Test : Second day’s highlights

R Dravid’s 111 retd hurt in this test represents his 23^rd hundred and 68^th fifty while batting at number three. Only RT Ponting {70 fifties – 32 C plus 38 HC} has scored more fifties than R Dravid while batting at number three

R Dravid’s 111 retd hurt in this test represent his 12^th hundred on away soil while batting at number three. RT Ponting with 13 hundreds to his credit on away soil has scored more hundreds than R Dravid while batting at number three

R Dravid’s 111 retd hurt in this test represent his 17^th hundred on away soil, while SR Tendulkar’s 143 represents his 26^th hundred on away soil. SM Gavaskar {18} has scored more hundreds than R Dravid on away soil. SR Tendulkar remains the only batsman in the annals of test cricket to score 26 hundreds on away soil

SR Tendulkar’s 143 in this test represent his 56^th fifty {26 C plus 30 HC} on away soil. R Dravid’s 111 retd hurt in this test represent his 51^st fifty {17C plus 34 HC}. SR Tendulkar and R Dravid are the only two batsmen who have scored 50 fifties on away soil in the annals of test cricket.

SR Tendulkar with his 143 in this test registered his 99^th fifty. It was his 45^th hundred. He has scored 54 half centuries.

R Dravid with his 111 retd hurt in this test registered his 87^th fifty. It was his 29^th hundred. He has scored 58 half centuries.

R Dravid and SR Tendulkar were concerned in 222 runs stand for the third wicket in this game providing their 17^th three figure partnerships, which is a world record for most number of three figure partnerships between a pair. The previous record was 16 three figure partnerships between CG Greenidge-DL Haynes and ML Hayden-RT Ponting.

R Dravid and SR Tendulkar added 222 runs for the third wicket against Bangladesh at Mirpur in India’s first innings. This partnership gave SR Tendulkar another world record as he became the only batsman in the annals of test cricket to forge 200 plus runs partnerships on four occasions with two partners – SC Ganguly and R Dravid.

The following are the six pairs of batsmen who have posted the 200 plus runs partnerships on four or more occasions. R Dravid and SR Tendulkar pair is the new entrant to this list and became the sixth pair

No	Partner1	Partner2	Team	200+
1	MLHayden	JLLanger	Aus	06
2	MAAtherton	GAGooch	Eng	04
3	RDravid	SRTendulkar	Ind	04
4	SCGanguly	SRTendulkar	Ind	04
5	CGGreenidge	DLHaynes	Win	04
6	MohdYousuf	Younis Khan	Pak	04

G Gambhir’s 68 in India’s first innings against Bangladesh at Mirpur made him the second batsman in the annals of test cricket to register eleven fifties in consecutive test matches. Gambhir emulated IVA Richards of West Indies who had achieved the distinction of registering eleven fifties in consecutive test matches.

G Gambhir went past JH Edrich of England who had scored ten fifties in consecutive matches. Gambhir now holds the record for an opening batsman who has scored eleven fifties in consecutive matches. He wrested the record from JH Edrich who had scored ten fifties in consecutive matches

G Gambhir {68}, V Sehwag {56}, R Dravid {111} and SR Tendulkar {143} scored fifties in this game providing the 67th occasion of four or more Indian batsmen registering fifties in a test innings.

R Dravid’s 111 retd hurt in this test provide the eleventh occasion of a batsman retiring hurt after scoring a hundred in the annals of test cricket

R Dravid remains the only batsman to have retired hurt with a hundred to his credit on two occasions. Apart from this test in which he retired hurt after scoring 111, he was retired hurt after scoring exact 100 against West Indies at Mumbai {WS} in Oct 2002

R Dravid and SR Tendulkar added 222 runs unfinished stand for the third wicket in this test providing Dravid his 81^st three figure partnership – most by a batsman in the annals of test cricket and Tendulkar his 73^rd three figure partnership.

R Dravid’s 111 retd hurt in this test provide the eleventh occasion of a batsman retiring hurt after scoring a hundred in the annals of test cricket

No	Batsmen	Runs	Inns	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	C Bannerman	165*	1	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	Mar1877
2	L Hutton	122*	1	Eng	Aus	Sydney	Feb1947
3	CG Greenidge	154*	2	Win	Ind	St John’s	Apr1983
4	DBVengsarkar	102*	2	Ind	Win	Kolkata	Dec1987
5	DL Houghton	104*	2	Zim	NZl	Auckland	Jan1996
6	N Hussain	107*	2	Eng	Ind	Nottingham	Jul1996
7	JL Langer	102*	1	Aus	Eng	The Oval	Aug2001
8	InzamamulHaq	105*	2	Pak	Ban	Multan	Aug2001
9	R Dravid	100*	1	Ind	Win	Mumbai	Oct2002
10	W Jaffer	138*	1	Ind	Ban	Dhaka	May2007
11	R Dravid	111*	2	Ind	Ban	Dhaka	Jan2010

R Dravid remains the only batsman to have retired hurt with a hundred to his credit on two occasions. Apart from this test in which he retired hurt after scoring 111, he was retired hurt after scoring exact 100 against West Indies at Mumbai {WS} in Oct 2002

No	Batsmen	Runs	Inns	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	R Dravid	100*	1	Ind	Win	Mumbai	Oct 2002
2	R Dravid	111*	2	Ind	Ban	Dhaka	Jan 2010

R Dravid is the second batsman to retire hurt after scoring a hundred against Bangladesh, the other being W Jaffer who had retired hurt after scoring 138 at Dhaka in May 2007

No	Batsmen	Runs	Inns	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	W Jaffer	138*	1	Ind	Ban	Dhaka	May 2007
2	R Dravid	111*	2	Ind	Ban	Dhaka	Jan 2010

R Dravid’s 111 retd hurt in this test provides the fourth occasion of an Indian batsman retired hurt after scoring a hundred. All the four occasions are listed below

No	Batsmen	Runs	Inns	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	DB Vengsarkar	102*	2	Ind	Win	Kolkata	Dec 1987
2	R Dravid	100*	1	Ind	Win	Mumbai	Oct 2002
3	W Jaffer	138*	1	Ind	Ban	Dhaka	May 2007
4	R Dravid	111*	2	Ind	Ban	Dhaka	Jan 2010

G Gambhir’s 68 in India’s first innings against Bangladesh at Mirpur made him the second batsman in the annals of test cricket to register eleven fifties in consecutive test matches. Gambhir emulated IVA Richards of West Indies who had achieved the distinction of registering eleven fifties in consecutive test matches.

G Gambhir went past JH Edrich of England who had scored ten fifties in consecutive matches. Gambhir now holds the record for an opening batsman who has scored eleven fifties in consecutive matches. He wrested the record from JH Edrich who had scored ten fifties in consecutive matches

The following table shows the performances of IVA Richards and G Gambhir

IVA Richards of West Indies
No	1st	2nd	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	30	101	Aus	Adelaide	Jan 1976
2	50	98	Aus	Melbourne	Jan 1976
3	142	–	Ind	Bridgetown	Mar 1976
4	130	20	Ind	Trinidad	Mar 1976
5	177	23	Ind	Trinidad	Apr 1976
6	64	DNB	Ind	Kingston	Apr 1976
7	232	63	Eng	Nottingham	Jun 1976
8	4	135	Eng	Manchester	Jul 1976
9	66	38	Eng	Leeds	Jul 1976
10	291	DNB	Eng	The Oval	Aug 1976
11	32	92	Pak	Bridgetown	Feb 1977
G Gambhir of India
No	1st	2nd	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	67	104	Aus	Mohali	Oct 2008
2	206	36	Aus	Delhi	Oct 2008
3	19	66	Eng	Chennai	Dec 2008
4	179	97	Eng	Mohali	Dec 2008
5	72	30*	NZl	Hamilton	Mar 2009
6	16	137	NZl	Napier	Mar 2009
7	23	167	NZl	Wellington	Apr 2009
8	1	114	Srl	Ahmedabad	Nov 2009
9	167	–	Srl	Kanpur	Nov 2009
10	23	116	Ban	Chittagong	Jan 2010
11	68		Ban	Mirpur	Jan 2010

R Dravid and SR Tendulkar added 222 runs in an unfinished stand for the third wicket {before R Dravid was retired hurt} against Bangladesh at Mirpur in India’s first innings. This partnership gave SR Tendulkar another world record as he became the only batsman in the annals of test cricket to forge 200 plus runs partnerships on four occasions with two partners – SC Ganguly and R Dravid. The following table lists out his 200 plus runs partnerships with SC Ganguly and R Dravid

With SC Ganguly
No	Wkt	Runs	Inns	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	3	255	1	Eng	Nottingham	Jul 1996
2	4	256	1	Srl	Mumbai	Dec 1997
3	4	281	1	NZl	Ahmedabad	Oct 1999
4	4	249	1	Eng	Leeds	Aug 2002
With R Dravid
No	Wkt	Runs	Inns	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	3	229	3	NZl	Mohali	Oct 1999
2	3	213	2	Zim	Delhi	Nov 2000
3	3	249	1	Zim	Nagpur	Nov 2000
4	3	222*	2	Ban	Dhaka	Jan 2010

The following are the six pairs of batsmen who have shared the 200 plus runs partnerships on four or more occasions. R Dravid and SR Tendulkar pair is the new entrant to this list and became the sixth pair

No	Partner1	Partner2	Team	200+
1	MLHayden	JLLanger	Aus	06
2	MAAtherton	GAGooch	Eng	04
3	RDravid	SRTendulkar	Ind	04
4	SCGanguly	SRTendulkar	Ind	04
5	CGGreenidge	DLHaynes	Win	04
6	MohdYousuf	Younis Khan	Pak	04

K Vijayaraghavan, known as Raja to his freinds, was born in a family of cricketers. His brothers- “Balaji” Srinivasan has played against Commonwealth Eleven that toured India under Frank Worrell and represented Karnataka {known as Mysore during his playing days} with distinction. K Sridhar has played for the then Mysore. His first cousin – G Kasturirangan is still a house hold name in Karnataka cricket circles.

He has penned an interesting article – Silly Point – for the visitors of crickick.com in which he shares two anecdotes pertaining to India-Sri Lanka one day series which was conlcuded recently. Read on …..

This is my debut to publish my opinions mainly on Cricket and incidentally on a few non allied subjects. The need for a proper title led me to one which has a close relation to the game namely – Silly point.

I researched a number of Cricket rule books and found no convincing explanation for some of the names of the fielding positions. For e.g. Slip, Gully and Silly point etc. Take Silly point. Let me offer a theory. It was silly for a fielder to agree to field at that position unless one had 360 degree vision to see if the bowler has commenced his run up, watch if the batsman is ready and look for the captain (could be fielding anywhere), has any last second suggestion {not last minute, but last second} and had superb anticipation and great agility to catch or avoid being hit. For the also played it was sheer luck to survive and for fielder it depended on the ball catching the hand {also known as BCH in cricket parlance – the ball just latching on to the hands unintentionally when one ducks for protection or tries to avoid the same}. My points of view would be analogous to BCH and would be silly .

If it inadvertently makes any sense please trust me it was not intended. Let me open my innings.

In Cricket all the main stake holders, the competing teams, local administrative body, the sponsors and the spectators have their axes to grind. Evolving Technology is being used to enhance the value for all the above. (The third umpire, hawk eyes etc), bats, balls and cricket equipment all have been upgraded by technology. So also the 22 yard Cricket pitch. It is expected that bowlers and batsmen have a win win set up.

Let us see what happens when one of them has an undue advantage. It happened in the recent India vs Sri Lanka ODI series.

The first one was in Cuttack where 800 runs were scored in a day to the very excitement of crowd and batsmen but at the expense of bowlers. Reputed bowlers were reduced to tears and driven to extreme despair. It was said that the wicket was a bowlers’ grave yard and a batsman’s paradise. An indeed a rare situation when one found a Grave yard and Paradise were at the same venue at the same time. This type of situation can wreck bowler’s careers and demoralize a few. The culprit was the pitch. The dice was loaded fanatically in favour of batsmen. It will take some counseling for some bowlers to agree to visit let alone bowl at Cuttack

Let me cite the second one also. This was the Kotla ground where the match had to be abandoned in a hurry .A lot has been said and written in the media. The pitch was the culprit again. The bowlers were now calling the shots so much so the batsmen were literally being grounded .This shouldn’t have been done to one of our friendlier neighbors and enthusiastic spectators .How and when will more than 25000 spectators get their refund? (remember Union Carbide tragedy at Bhopal)

Was there a solution for both the fiasco? Yes, there is one – based on Technology. A Bowling machine which is used in the practice and coaching sessions. The Bowling Machines are designed to recreate all the aspects of any bowling attack. From the bouncers and Yorkers of the speed bowlers to the subtle spin of the slow bowlers the machines can give you as many variations as one wants to suit all the aspects of the game, which includes the pitch.

In both instances the bowlers could have been replaced by the machines. In Cuttack a neutral umpire could have operated the unit providing the same type of deliveries to both the teams. The team which scored more could have been the winner. The bowler’s reputation and confidence would have stayed in tact . In fact the bowler could have been an extra fielder

In Kotla again the Machine in place of the bowlers could have been programmed to deliver less bouncy balls, there by not making the game dangerous for the batsmen. Spectators could have witnessed the complete game. The administrators could have kept the money instead of refunding. BCCI and DDCA had less to explain to ICC. Holding the world Cup 2011 at Kotla need not be debated (with a bowling machine as a standby). The batsmen need not wear armors next time

Why did not the organizers and curators opt for this silly solution ? Perhaps they must have thought that it is too silly to adapt to the technology.

R Dravid and SR Tendulkar scripted a world record for most number of three figure partnership by a pair of batsmen when they were concerned in a three figure partnership – 222 runs – for the third wicket against Bangladseh at Mirpur. The three figure partnership in this test represent the 17th three figure partnership between the two.

They went past the 16 three figure partnerships registered between CG Greendige-DL Haynes and ML Hayden-RT Ponting.

The seventeen three figure partnerships between R Dravid and SR Tendulkar are listed below

No	Wkt	Runs	Inns	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	3	170	2	Win	Bridgetown	Mar 1997
2	3	163	1	Win	Georgetown	Apr 1997
3	3	113	3	Aus	Chennai	Mar 1998
4	3	140	2	Aus	Kolkata	Mar 1998
5	3	109	2	NZl	Hamilton	Jan 1999
6	3	229	3	NZl	Mohali	Oct 1999
7	3	213	2	Zim	Delhi	Nov 2000
8	3	249	1	Zim	Nagpur	Nov 2000
9	5	169	2	Aus	Chennai	Mar 2001
10	3	124	1	Win	Trinidad	Apr 2002
11	3	163	3	Eng	Nottingham	Aug 2002
12	3	150	1	Eng	Leeds	Aug 2002
13	3	138*	3	Aus	Sydney	Jan 2004
14	3	122	1	Pak	Kolkata	Mar 2005
15	1	127	1	Ban	Dhaka	May 2007
16	3	139	1	Aus	Perth	Jan 2008
17	3	222*	2	Ban	Dhaka	Jan 2010

MS Dhoni’s five dismissals in the first innings of this test provide the eleventh occasion of a captain-cum-wicket keeper effecting five or more dismissals in a test innings. It was the second occasion for MS Dhoni to achieve this distinction. He had effected six dismissals {all caught} against New Zealand at Wellington in Apr 09. All the eleven occasions are listed below

No	Wicketkeepers	Dis	Ct	St	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	ImtiazAhmed	5	4	1	Pak	Aus	Lahore	Nov/59
2	FCMAlexander	5	5	0	Win	Eng	Bridgetown	Jan/60
3	IDS Smith	5	5	0	NZl	Srl	Auckland	Mar/91
4	Rashid Latif	6	6	0	Pak	Zim	Bulawayo	Mar/98
5	AJ Stewart	5	5	0	Eng	SAF	Lord’s	Jun/98
6	AJ Stewart	5	5	0	Eng	SAF	Nottingham	Jul/98
7	A Flower	5	5	0	Zim	Eng	Nottingham	Jun/00
8	AC Gilchrist	5	5	0	Aus	Eng	Leeds	Aug/01
9	AC Gilchrist	5	5	0	Aus	Srl	Darwin	Jul/04
10	MS Dhoni	6	6	0	Ind	NZl	Wellington	Apr/09
11	MS Dhoni	5	3	2	Ind	Ban	Dhaka	Jan/10

Out of these eleven occasions in which a captain-cum-wicket keeper have effected five or more dismissals, all the nine occasions are all caught dismissals while only two have stumping dismissals – Imtiaz Ahmed {01} and MS Dhoni {02}.

No	Wicketkeepers	Dis	Ct	St	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	ImtiazAhmed	5	4	1	Pak	Aus	Lahore	Nov/59
2	MS Dhoni	5	3	2	Ind	Ban	Dhaka	Jan/10

MS Dhoni became the third captain-cum-wicket keeper to effect five or more dismissals in a test innings on two occasions. Others are AJ Stewart of England and AC Gilchrist of Australia.

No	Wicketkeepers	Dis	Ct	St	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	AJ Stewart	5	5	0	Eng	SAF	Lord’s	Jun/98
2	AJ Stewart	5	5	0	Eng	SAF	Nottingham	Jul/98
1	AC Gilchrist	5	5	0	Aus	Eng	Leeds	Aug/01
2	AC Gilchrist	5	5	0	Aus	Srl	Darwin	Jul/04
1	MS Dhoni	6	6	0	Ind	NZl	Wellington	Apr/09
2	MS Dhoni	5	3	2	Ind	Ban	Dhaka	Jan/10

At the end of Bangladesh first innings, Dhoni has effected 20 stumpings in his test career which makes him the 20^th wicket keeper in the annals of test cricket to effect 20 or more stumping dismissals. All the 20 occasions are listed below

No	Wicketkeepers	Team	Mat	Inns	Dis	Ct	St
1	WASOldfield	Aus	54	101	130	78	52
2	TGEvans	Eng	91	175	219	173	46
3	SMHKirmani	Ind	88	151	198	160	38
4	ACGilchrist	Aus	96	191	416	379	37
5	IAHealy	Aus	119	224	395	366	29
6	WasimBari	Pak	81	146	228	201	27
7	RSKaluwitharana	Srl	48	85	119	93	26
8	JMBlackham	Aus	32	57	59	35	24
9	ATWGrout	Aus	51	98	187	163	24
10	LEGAmes	Eng	44	81	95	72	23
11	MVBoucher	SAF	130	248	491	469	22
12	KamranAkmal	Pak	48	90	181	159	22
13	AFALilley	Eng	35	67	92	70	22
14	HCarter	Aus	28	55	65	44	21
15	MSDhoni	Ind	41	76	125	105	20
16	PJayawardene	Srl	30	53	81	61	20
17	JJKelly	Aus	36	67	63	43	20
18	MoinKhan	Pak	66	118	147	127	20
19	KSMore	Ind	49	90	130	110	20
20	KCSangakkara	Srl	48	90	144	124	20

MS Dhoni became the third Indian wicket keeper to effect 20 or more stumping dismissals after SMH Kirmani {38} and KS More {20}

No	Wicketkeepers	Team	Mat	Inns	Dis	Ct	St
1	SMHKirmani	Ind	88	151	198	160	38
2	KSMore	Ind	49	90	130	110	20
3	MSDhoni	Ind	41	76	125	105	20

Second Test at Mirpur : First day’s highlights

MS Dhoni effected five dismissals {03 ct plus 02 ct} in Bangladesh’s first innings providing the 154^th occasion of a wicket keeper effecting five or more dismissals in an innings in the annals of test cricket.

MS Dhoni became the sixth wicket keeper in the annals of test cricket to effect two or more stumpings when a wicket keeper has effected five dismissals in a test innings. Others are KS More of India – five dismissals {all five stumpings}, WAS Oldfieled of Australia – five dismissals {01 ct plus 04 st}, GRA Langley of Australia – five dismissals {02 ct plus 03 st}, BK Kunderan of India – five dismissals {03 ct plus 02 st and JM Parks of England – five dismissals {03 ct plus 02 st}

MS Dhoni effected five dismissals {03 ct plus 02 ct} in Bangladesh’s first innings providing the third occasion of his effecting five or more dismissals in a test innings. The other two occasions are – against New Zealand at Wellington in Apr 09 {six dismissals – all caught} and against Australia at Perth in Jan 08 {five dismissals – all caught}.

At the end of the first innings in this test, MS Dhoni has an aggregate of 125 dismissals {105 caught and 20 stumped}.

MS Dhoni’s five dismissals in the first innings of this test provide the ninth occasion of an Indian wicket keeper effective five or more dismissals in a test innings

MS Dhoni becomes the first Indian wicket keeper to effect five or more dismissals on three occasions. SMH Kirmani and NR Mongia have effected five or more dismissals on two occasions.

At the end of Bangladesh first innings, Dhoni has effected 20 stumpings in his test career which makes him the 20^th wicket keeper in the annals of test cricket to effect 20 or more stumping dismissals. All the 20 occasions are listed below

No	Wicketkeepers	Team	Mat	Inns	Dis	Ct	St
1	WASOldfield	Aus	54	101	130	78	52
2	TGEvans	Eng	91	175	219	173	46
3	SMHKirmani	Ind	88	151	198	160	38
4	ACGilchrist	Aus	96	191	416	379	37
5	IAHealy	Aus	119	224	395	366	29
6	WasimBari	Pak	81	146	228	201	27
7	RSKaluwitharana	Srl	48	85	119	93	26
8	JMBlackham	Aus	32	57	59	35	24
9	ATWGrout	Aus	51	98	187	163	24
10	LEGAmes	Eng	44	81	95	72	23
11	MVBoucher	SAF	130	248	491	469	22
12	KamranAkmal	Pak	48	90	181	159	22
13	AFALilley	Eng	35	67	92	70	22
14	HCarter	Aus	28	55	65	44	21
15	MSDhoni	Ind	41	76	125	105	20
16	PJayawardene	Srl	30	53	81	61	20
17	JJKelly	Aus	36	67	63	43	20
18	MoinKhan	Pak	66	118	147	127	20
19	KSMore	Ind	49	90	130	110	20
20	KCSangakkara	Srl	48	90	144	124	20

MS Dhoni became the third Indian wicket keeper to effect 20 or more stumping dismissals after SMH Kirmani {38} and KS More {20}

No	Wicketkeepers	Team	Mat	Inns	Dis	Ct	St
1	SMHKirmani	Ind	88	151	198	160	38
2	KSMore	Ind	49	90	130	110	20
3	MSDhoni	Ind	41	76	125	105	20

MS Dhoni’s five dismissals in the first innings of this test provide the eleventh occasion of a captain-cum-wicket keeper effecting five or more dismissals in a test innings. It was the second occasion for MS Dhoni to achieve this distinction. He had effected six dismissals {all caught} against New Zealand at Wellington in Apr 09.

Out of these eleven occasions in which a captain-cum-wicket keeper have effected five or more dismissals, all the nine occasions are all caught dismissals while only two have stumping dismissals – Imtiaz Ahmed {01} and MS Dhoni {02}.

MS Dhoni became the third captain-cum-wicket keeper to effect five or more dismissals in a test innings on two occasions. Others are AJ Stewart of England and AC Gilchrist of Australia.

With five dismissals to his credit in this innings, MS Dhoni has effected 42 dismissals {36 ct plus 06 st} as captain-cum-wicket keeper. He became the fourth wicket keeper in the annals of test cricket to effect 40 plus dismissals as captain-cum-wicket keeper. Others are – FCM Alexander of West Indies – 70 dismissals {65 ct plus 05 st}, A Flower of Zimbabwe – 56 dismissals {all caught} and AJ Stewart – 48 dismissals {47 ct plus 01 st}.

MS Dhoni’s six stumping dismissals as captain-cum- wicket keeper places him second in the list of those captain-cum-wicket keepers who have effected five or more stumping dismissals. PM Sherwell of South Africa has effected 16 stumping dismissals, while FCM Alexander of West Indies and HB Cameron of South Africa have effected five stumping dismissals each.

Mohammad Ashraful was playing his 100^th test innings in this test. He made 39 in his 100^th test innings.

Mohammad Ashraful became the first Bangladesh batsmen to play 100 test innings {52 tests}. The previous record was held by Habibul Bashar who had played 99 test innings {50 tests}

R Dravid at the end of Bangladesh first innings extended his total tally of catches to 193 – 101 on away soil and 92 on home soil.

R Dravid became the first fieldsman in the annals of test cricket to pouch 100 catches on away soil. His 100^th victim was Raquibul Hasan of Ishant Sharma for 4. At the end of the first innings, Dravid had an aggregate of 101 catches.

Mahmudullah scored 96 not out in Bangladesh’s first innings providing the sixth occasion of Bangladesh batsman registering a ninety in a test innings. Others are – Habibul Basahr – 97 vs Pakistan at Peshawar in Aug 03, Mohammad Ashraful – 98 vs Zimbabwe at Harare in Feb 2004, Habibul Bashar – 94 vs Zimbabwe at Chittagong in Jan 2005, Shakib Al Hasan – 96 vs Sri Lanka at Dhaka in Dec 2008, Shakib Al Hasan – 96* vs West Indies at St George’s in Jul 2009.

Mahmudullah scored 96 not out in Bangladesh’s first innings providing the first occasion of Bangladesh batsman registering a ninety in a test innings against India.

Mahmudullah with his 96 not out in the first innings of this test became the second Bangladesh batsman to register ninety in the first innings of a test match, the other being Habibul Basahr who had scored 97 vs Pakistan at Peshawar in Aug 03 and 94 vs Zimbabwe at Chittagong in Jan 2005. Thus Mahmudullah’s 96 not out represent the third occasion of Bangladesh batsman registering ninety in the first innings of a test match.