Younis Khan reached another Test milestone at Sabina Park on Sunday, becoming the first Pakistan player to reach 10,000 runs in the longest format.
Younis, 39, marked the moment with a broad smile, and by raising his arms to mild applause from his team-mates and a modest crowd in Kingston - perhaps the most low-key environment imaginable for such an achievement.
Pakistan trails by 161 runs in the first innings after earlier dismissing West Indies for 286.
Younis had been Pakistan's leading run-scorer in Tests since October 2015, when he went past Javed Miandad's tally of 8832 runs during the Abu Dhabi Test against England.
On resumption, Younis became the first Pakistan player to cross 10,000 Test runs while a couple of deliveries later Azam reached his half-century.
He fell for 58, when he drove Shannon Garbiel to cover, and departed to another standing ovation from his team-mates.
However Babar Azam and Younis Khan steadied the ship adding 131 runs for the third wicket.
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Younus, playing his 116th Test, will retire from internationals after the three-match series in the Caribbean, having made his debut in 2000.
Younis was circumspect with 10,000 runs on his mind as he took 47 minutes before scoring his first run off his 19th delivery.
In January, Younis also became the first cricketer in Test history to score centuries in 11 countries when he smashed his 34th hundred in the third Test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), tying him with Sunil Gavaskar, Mahela Jayawardene and Brian Lara in the all-time list at sixth place. The pacer finished with 6 for 44 - his career-best figures and the best by a Pakistani since Mohammad Asif's 6 for 41 against Australia in 2010.
He then bowled Alzarri Joseph without scoring to achieve his first five-wicket haul since returning to global cricket last year following a five-year ban for spot-fixing.
Play had started 90 minutes later than scheduled due to the effects of torrential rain on a damp outfield which reduced play to just 55 minutes on the second day.
Pakistan started their reply brightly with Azhar Ali looking ominous before he chased a wide delivery from Alzarri Joseph to give a catch to wicketkeeper Shane Dowrich tumbling in front of first slip.
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