Statistical highlights

4th Test, Day 2 at St John's, Antigua

** The 65 run partnership between Rahul Dravid and Saurav Ganguly was India's best for the 4th wkt at this venue bettering the previous best of 62 runs between Dilip Vengsarkar and Ravi Shastri during the 1983 series.

** Dravid's 91 was his 5th score in the nineties. He now equals the tally of Sunil Gavaskar - the maximum such scores by an Indian batsman in Tests.

** Playing in his 34th Test and 56th innings, VVS Laxman (124 not out), when on 28, became the 27th Indian and the 214th batsman overall to aggregate 2000 Test runs.

** Laxman, who registered his 3rd Test hundred of his career, became the third Indian batsman after Mohinder Amarnath (116) and Ravi Shastri (102) - both in 1983 - to make hundreds at this venue.

** Ajay Ratra (93 not out) recorded his highest first-class score of his career. His previous highest was the 77 he made against Jammu & Kashmir at Jammu in 2000-01.

** The unbeaten 205 runs partnership between Laxman and Ratra was the best for India against the West Indies obliterating the previous best of 186 runs between Dilip Sardesai and Eknath Solkar at Bridgetown in 1971.

** The above partnership was also the highest for the seventh wicket by any team against the West Indies eclipsing the 197 runs put on by Englishmen Mike Smith and Jim Parks at Port of Spain in March 1960.

** It was also by far the best for the seventh wicket at this venue bettering the 118 runs by Englishmen Jack Russell and Chris Lewis in April 1994.

** India's 462-6 was the highest score by the team at the venue. India had made 457 runs during the 1983 tour.

** The last occasion India had batted for more than 180 overs in an innings in an away Test match was also against the West Indies at Port of Spain in 1997. Indian had then made 436 in 183.4 overs.

Day 1 highlights