Before him were Sir Garfield Sobers 1965, Clive Lloyd, Sir Vivian Richards, the 1980s and Jimmy Adams at the turn of this new milenium.

 

Denesh Ramdin, the 26-year-old Trinidad and Tobago national had the distinction of being a winning West Indies team captain in a milestone match -the 500th- a clinical 296-run beating for Bangladesh.

 

Ramdin made a first-ball duck  but he had six catches as wicketkeeper in the match and moreover he as the 35th West Indies Test Cricket captain had overseen a West Indies triumph.

Ramdin had a lot to say when the 5ooth match was over.