Stats: India's highest partnership for each wicket in Tests

7th wicket - Rohit Sharma and Ravichandran Ashwin - 280

It took Rohit a long time to enter the Test arena, especially after having suffered a heartbreaking pre-game injury in 2010 against South Africa, the game that was supposed to be his debut in the India whites.

When the debut did eventually come, in 2013, Sharma made sure that it counted, pulling together a crucial seventh-wicket partnership of 280 to rest his case. Ashwin continued in merriment against the West Indies, officially his most favoured opponents while batting, scoring a 124, which, along with Rohit's 177, helped the side recover from 83-5.

Popular opinion could be divided on Rohit's skills in the longest format, but the 177 at Kolkata remains his highest Test score till date.