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8226;Anil Kumble became the seventh Indian captain after Polly Umrigar, Sunil Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and Virender Sehwag to win his first Test match as captain
8226;India’s six-wicket win over Pakistan on Monday was first under Kumble, who set a new world record of leading the side after playing the highest number of Test matches. He played 118 Test matches before becoming the India’s 30th captain in Test cricket
Overall, India have won 9 out of 57 played against Pakistan, lost 12 and drawn 36
Tendulkar has been on the winning side 45 times now — the most by an Indian player
Anil Kumble has been adjudged the Man of the Match for the tenth time — the second time against Pakistan. Kumble has now equalled Sachin Tendulkar’s Indian record for most Man of the Match awards
India registered their seventh victory in succession at Ferozeshah Kotla between March 13, 1993 038; Nov 26, 2007
India’s win is their 10th in 29 Tests at Ferozeshah Kotla — the second highest by India at one ground, next only to the 11 victories at Chepauk, Chennai
Ferozeshah Kotla is the only ground in the world where India have recorded seven Test victories in succession
India’s triumph on Monday is their third in 5 Tests against Pakistan at Ferozeshah Kotla