256Rohan Kanhai holds the record for the highest individual score in West Indies-India Tests with 256 in Kolkata in 1958. The next three top scores are all by West Indians. Sunil Gavaskar's 236 in Chennai in 1983-84 is the highest score by an Indian batsman against West Indies

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Among bowlers who have taken at least 100 wickets in the first innings of Tests, Imran Khan has the best average of 19.71, followed by Shaun Pollock (19.80). In the same list, Harbhajan Singh has the highest average (40.90) followed by Anil Kumble, who has an average of 34.50

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Records

Representing two countries - Test matches

Player	Team	Span	Mat	Runs	HS	Ave	100	Wkts	BBI	Ave	5	Ct	St
WE Midwinter	Australia	1877-1887	8	174	37	13.38	0	14	5/78	23.78	1	5	0
	England	1881-1882	4	95	36	13.57	0	10	4/81	27.20	0	5	0
WL Murdoch	Australia	1877-1890	18	896	211	32.00	2	-	-	-	-	14	0
	England	1892-1892	1	12	12	12.00	0	-	-	-	-	0	1
JJ Ferris	Australia	1887-1890	8	98	20*	8.16	0	48	5/26	14.25	4	4	0
	England	1892-1892	1	16	16	16.00	0	13	7/37	7.00	2	0	0
SMJ Woods	Australia	1888-1888	3	32	18	5.33	0	5	2/35	24.20	0	1	0
	England	1896-1896	3	122	53	30.50	0	5	3/28	25.80	0	4	0
F Hearne	England	1889-1889	2	47	27	23.50	0	-	-	-	-	1	0
	South Africa	1892-1896	4	121	30	15.12	0	2	2/40	20.00	0	2	0