Test
* Scored a century on Test debut
* Scored a century in each of his first two Tests
* Captained India in a record 49 Test matches
* Led India to a record 21 Test wins
ODIs
* Second fastest player to reach 10,000, 11,000 ODI runs
* Fastest to reach multiples of 7,000, 8,000, 9,000 ODI Runs
* Holds the record, shared with Mahendra Singh Dhoni, for the second highest score by an Indian cricketer in an ODI — 183, against Sri Lanka in 1999.
* Held the record, shared with Sachin Tendulkar, for the highest first wicket partnership for India in a ODI match, 258, against Kenya in 2001. This record was bettered by Sri Lankan opening pair of Jayasuriya and Tharanga in 2006 at Headingley.
* Was involved in the first 300 run ODI partnership with Rahul Dravid.
* Sixth on the all time list with 31 man of the match awards.
* He is also the only player to win 4 consecutive man of the match awards in ODIs.
* India's most successful ODI captain.
* First Indian to score a ODI century against Australia in Australia.
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