Sunil Gavaskar was the first player to achieve the feat of scoring centuries in both innings of a Test match on three separate occasions.

Hanif Mohammad batted for 970 minutes (over 16 hours) to score 337 against the West Indies in 1958.

Virat Kohli became the fastest to 10,000 ODI runs, achieving the milestone in 205 innings.

Australia holds the record for the most consecutive Test wins (16), achieving the feat twice (1999-2001 and 2005-2008).

Mohammad Yousuf scored 1788 runs in 2006, breaking Viv Richards' record for the most Test runs in a calendar year.

The West Indies successfully chased 418 runs against Australia in 2003, which remains the highest successful run chase in Tests.

Sir Donald Bradman scored 12 double centuries in his Test career, a record that still stands.

West Indies pacer Courtney Walsh was the first bowler to reach the 500-wicket milestone in Test cricket.

Bangladesh's Mohammad Ashraful became the youngest Test centurion at 17 years and 61 days against Sri Lanka in 2001.

Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara share the world record partnership of 624 runs for the 3rd wicket against South Africa in 2006.