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Gayle, Harbhajan reach a milestone

By Mohandas Menon

** The first wicket partnership of 111 runs between Chris Gayle and Wavell Hinds was the first 100-plus opening stand at Sabina Park since February 1994 when Englishmen Mike Atherton & Alec Stewart put on 121runs. The last time the home side had put a 100-plus opening partnership here was when Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes added 118 against Australia in March 1991.

** The above partnership was the best for the West Indies against India at this venue obliterating the previous high of 105 between Roy Fredericks and Lawrence Rowe in April 1976

** The last occasion a West Indian opening pair put on 100-plus against India was in December 1987 at Calcutta when Greenidge and Haynes put on 114.

** Playing in his 21st Test match and 35th innings Chris Gayle (68, when on 61) became the 43rd West Indian batsman and the 378th batsmen in Test cricket to reach 1000 runs. At 22 years, 239 days Gayle is the fifth youngest West Indian and the youngest West Indian opener to do so.

** Playing in his 25th Test, Harbhajan Singh claimed his 100th Test wicket, when he dismissed Hinds. He becomes the 14th Indian and the 125th bowler in Tests to reach this milestone.

** By achieving the above milestone at the age of 21 years, 319 days, Harbhajan becomes the fourth youngest to do so in Test cricket history after former Indian pace bowler Kapil Dev (21 years, 23 days in 1980), New Zealand left-arm spinner Daniel Vettori (21, years 44 days in 2000) and Pakistani fast bowler Waqar Younis (21 years, 47 days in 1993).

** Harbhajan is the youngest off-spinner to reach this landmark, bettering the previous record of 22 years, 356 days held by Pakistani Saqlain Mushtaq since 1999.

** Ashish Nehra becomes the first left-arm pace bowler to claim the prized wicket of Brian Lara on three separate occasions. The others, who have done it twice, are Australians Mike Whitney & Brendon Julian, and Pakistani Wasim Akram.

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