Only Agatha Christie could have dreamed up a start more dramatic, and that would have involved some species of cyanide poisoning

West Indian opener Stuart Williams and wicket-keeper Junior Murray were making a comeback into the West Indian side after more than three years, missing 36 and 34 Tests respectively

Vijay Bharadwaj was making a comeback into the Indian side after a gap of 28 months

Vijay Bharadwaj was making a comeback into the Indian side after a gap of 28 months

Murali Kartik,the slow left-arm bowler from Railways, became the 144th player to represent India in an ODI

Andy Flower was missing a one-dayer for only the fifth time in his career since making his debut way back in February 1992

Saurav Ganguly's 84 was his fourth successive fifty in oneday internationals

India's dismal performance at Faridabad continued with their loss to Zimbabwe

It was the 1559th Test match in cricket history

It was the 1558th Test match in cricket history

It was 1558th Test in cricket history

It was the 1556th Test match in cricket history

It was the 1555th Test match in cricket history

It was the 1554th Test in cricket history

It was the 1744th ODI in cricket history

Sanath Jayasuriya became the second Sri Lankan and 14th batsman in ODI history to be left stranded on 99 when he spooned a simple catch to his Indian counterpart off the bowling of Shewag in the final of the Coca- Cola Cup

It was the 1742nd ODI in cricket history

It was the 1743rd ODI in cricket history

It was the 1741st ODI in cricket history

Hamilton Masakadza became second Zimbabwean and 68th batsman in Test cricket history to score a century on Test debut when he notched up a brilliant 115* on the third day of second Test against Zimbabwe at Harare