The Hindu : Dravid's maiden Test hundred against West Indies

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Tuesday, Apr 16, 2002

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Dravid's maiden Test hundred against West Indies

By Mohandas Menon

** Rahul Dravid's unbeaten 144 was his 10th hundred of his career in 56 matches. It was also his 6th hundred in 28 away Test matches. Playing in his 161st first-class match he also registered his 34th hundred.

** It was Dravid's first Test hundred against the West Indies. The last three figure score against this team by an Indian was 201 by Navjot Singh Sidhu at Port of Spain in March 1997.

** Meanwhile, Dravid became only the second Indian batsman to register a hundred at this ground. Sunil Gavaskar, the only other, has two — 116 in March 1971 and an unbeaten 147 in April 1983. ** Dravid's unbeaten 144 was the highest by a number five Indian batsman against the West Indies obliterating the 130 by Polly Umrigar at Port of Spain in January 1953.

** It was also the highest by a visiting batsman at this venue at number five eclipsing the previous highest of 124 by Australian Craig Serjeant in April 1978.

** The 119-run partnership between Dravid and V.V.S. Laxman for the fifth wicket was their only second three figure partnership in Tests together after their record breaking effort of 376 runs also for the same wicket against Australia at Kolkata in March 2001.

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