Ishant outscores Kapil Dev in Barbados

India may have lost an opportunity to win a Test in Barbados but speedster Ishant Sharma entered record books with his ten wicket haul.

Statistical Highlights of Barbados Test

- Ishant Sharma (10/108) has become the first Indian bowler to claim ten wickets in a Test match in the Caribbean, outstripping Kapil Dev's figures of 8 for 118 at Kensington in February 1983.

- Ishant has produced his career best figures in a Test match, obliterating the 7 for 58 against New Zealand at Nagpur in November 2010.

- Ishant is the fifth Indian bowler to capture ten wickets in a Test match against the West Indies, joining Narendra Hirwani, Bhagwat Chandrasekhar, Kapil Dev and Subhash Gupte.

- On his Test debut, Hirwani had claimed 16 wickets for 136 runs in the 1987-88 Chennai Test against the West Indies - the best figures by any bowler in a Test match against the West Indies.

- Ishant is the third bowler to bag ten wickets in a Test match against the West Indies at Bridgetown, joining Andre Nel (South Africa - 10 for 88 in April 2005) and Greville Stevens (England - 10 for 195 in January 1930).

- Ishant, with his first instance of ten wickets in a Test match, has become the seventh Indian speedster to capture ten wickets in a Test match.

- Ishant's excellent figures are the best by an Indian speedster away from home (excluding Bangladesh and Zimbabwe).

- Ishant has been adjudged the Man of the Match for the first time in Tests.

- In just two Tests, Ishant has captured 16 wickets at 13.62 runs apiece - the most on either side in the present series.

- Fidel Edwards (5/76) has produced his best bowling figures against India, surpassing the 4 for 56 at Kingston in the present series.

- Edwards' first instance of five wickets in an innings  against India is his ninth in Tests.

- VVS Laxman (87) has posted his highest innings at Bridgetown in Tests, obliterating the 85 in the first innings of the same Test match.

- Laxman is averaging 52.23 against the West Indies - 1358 in 18 Tests, including three centuries and nine fifties.

- Laxman's match aggregate of 172 (85 & 87) is the second highest by an Indian at Bridgetown, Barbados, next only to the 174 by Dilip Sardesai (150 + 24) in April 1971.

- Virat Kohli (27) has registered his highest Test innings, bettering the 15 at Kingston in the present series.

- The top three run-getters in the series are - Rahul Dravid (212), VVS Laxman (184) and Suresh Raina (174).

- The top three wicket-takers in the series so far are - Ishant (16), Edwards (13) and Bishoo (10).

- Mahendra Singh Dhoni, in his last seven innings, has scored 35, 21, 0, 0, 16, 2 & 5.

- Darren Bravo (73) has posted his highest innings in the West Indies.

- Bravo's aforesaid innings is his second highest in Tests, next only to the 80 against Sri Lanka at Colombo (RPS) in November 2010.

- Bravo's first fifty against India is his fifth in Tests.

- Carlton Baugh (46 not out) has recorded his highest innings in the caribbean.

- Baugh's above innings is his highest against India, eclipsing the 27 at Kingston in June in the present series.

- Darren Sammy's first duck against India is his fourth in Tests.

- Mahendra Singh Dhoni enjoys a winning % of 57.69 - won 15, lost 3 and drawn 8 out of 26 played.

- Under Sammy, West Indies have won just one Test, lost two and drawn four out of seven contested - winning % 14.28.

- Harbhajan Singh is the sixth Indian bowler to capture 50 wickets or more against the West Indies, joining Kapil Dev (89), Anil Kumble (74), Venkataraghavan (68), Chandrasekhar (65) and Bishan Singh Bedi (62).