* Virender Sehwag scored the second fastest double century in Tests 182 balls) during the course of his magnificent 254 in the Lahore Test against Pakistan at Lahore today .

* Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman share the distinction of being involved in three 300-plus partnerships,two of which the duo registered while batting together. They added 376 vs Australia at Kolkata in 2000-01 and 303 also against Australia at Sydney in 2003-04 ( both for the fifth wicket ).Laxman added a third 300-plus stand to his kitty when he was involved in a fourth wicket association of 353 with Sachin Tendulkar at Sydney in 2003-04. Dravid drew level with Laxman by compiling a first-wicket stand of 410 with Sehwag at Lahore in 2005-06.

* Virender Sehwag remains the only Indian player to score a triple hundred - 309 vs Pakistan at Multan in 2003-04.

* Sachin Tendulkar has the distinction of scoring the highest number of Test hundreds (35).

* Scahin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid are the only Indians and two of only five batsmen to score centuries against all nine Test-playing nations.

* Rahul Dravid remains the only Indian player to score hundreds IN all nine Test-playing nations.

* Sachin Tendulkar is India's highest run-getter, and the fourth-highest of all time.

* Sachin Tendulkar is the fastest (in terms of innings) to reach the milestones of 8000 and 10000 runs.

* Sourav Ganguly is India's most successful captain, with 21 wins from 49 Tests.

* Sourav Ganguly led India to a sensational series win over world champion Australia at home in the 2000-01 season. India clinched the series 2-1 despite a defeat in the first Test. The loss remains Australia's only one of the new millennium, besides the 2005 Ashes series.

* India are only the second team (England have done it twice) to win a Test after being asked to follow-on. They achieved this remarkable feat against Australia at Kolkata.

* Anil Kumble became the first Indian and second player of all time after England's Jim Laker to claim all ten wickets in a Test innings. His phenomenal figures of 26.3-9-74-10 were registered against Pakistan at New Delhi in February 1999.

* Harbhajan Singh is India's highest wicket-taker in a three-match series. He took 32 at an average of 17.03 against Australia in 2000-01.

* Anil Kumble is India's highest wicket-taker (485) and fifth in the all-time list.