So the master batsman, Sachin Tendulkar, was not to get a second opportunity to bat in this his 199th, and penultimate Test match at Kolkata, as India wrapped up a comfortable innings victory over the touring West Indies, inside three days.
India added a further 82 more runs to their overnight total, giving them a first innings lead of 219 runs.
Rohit Sharma took his debut innings in Test cricket to 177, before he was dismissed LBW by Permaul, while his partner in a match winning 280 run 7th wicket partnership, Ravichandran Ashwin, completed his second Test match century, making 124 before he was clean bowled by Shillingford.
The West Indies who had struggled to 234 all out in their first innings, looked as if they may put up more of a fight the second time around, as Chris Gayle scored the first 33 runs of the innings, before Kumar had him smartly caught by Kohli.
Gayle’s fellow opener, Kieran Powell took 31 deliveries to record his first run, but helped Darren Bravo to take the score to 101-1, before he was the next man out.
Although Bravo and Shivnarine Chanderpaul batted solidly, neither of them took their score past 40, with Chanderpaul remaining unbeaten with 31, the tail offered little resistance, and the innings quickly subsided to 168 all out.
Debutant Mohammed Shami finished with five wickets, including bowling West Indies captain Darren Sammy and Shane Shillingford in the same over, finishing with 5-47, to add to his 4-71 from the first innings. Shami, therefore, became the first Indian fast bowler to take nine wickets on his Test debut.
With spinner, Ravichandran Ashwin, also contributing three wickets, the Indians completed an innings and 51 victory inside three days at Eden Gardens, in the first of the two Test series.