The unbroken 185 run-partnership between Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir at the end of day three is the third highest opening wicket partnership for India since Sunil Gavaskar's retirement from Test cricket.
Overall this partnership is now the tenth highest for India for the opening wicket against all countries.
| Runs | Batsmen | Vs | Venue | Series | |
| 413 | MH Mankad | Pankaj Roy | NZ | Madras (Corp) | 1955-56 |
| 213 | SM Gavaskar | CPS Chauhan | Eng | The Oval | 1979 |
| 203 | VM Merchant | Mushtaq Ali | Eng | Old Trafford | 1936 |
| 201 | SB Bangar | V Sehwag | WI | Mumbai (WS) | 2002-03 |
| 200 | SM Gavaskar | K Srikkanth | Pak | Madras (MAC) | 1986-87 |
| 192 | SM Gavaskar | CPS Chauhan | Pak | Lahore | 1978-79 |
| 192 | SM Gavaskar | CPS Chauhan | Aus | Bombay (WS) | 1979-80 |
| 191 | SM Gavaskar | K Srikkanth | Aus | Sydney | 1985-86 |
| 191 | VVS Laxman | NS Sidhu | Aus | Kolkata | 1997-98 |
| 185* | V Sehwag | G Gambhir | SA | Kanpur | 2004-05 |
The Sehwag-Gambhir partnership is the highest opening partnership for India and 12th highest in all Tests against South Africa.
The previous highest opening stand for India was a paltry 90 between Vikram Rathore and Nayan Mongia at Johnnesburg in 1996-97
| Runs | Batsmen | For | Venue | Series | |
| 359 | L Hutton | C Washbrook | Eng | Ellis Park | 1948-49 |
| 290 | G Pullar | MC Cowdrey | Eng | The Oval | 1960 |
| 268 | JB Hobbs | H Sutcliffe | Eng | Lord's | 1924 |
| 233 | WA Brown | JHW Fingleton | Aus | Cape Town | 1935-36 |
| 221 | JB Hobbs | W Rhodes | Eng | Cape Town | 1909-10 |
| 219 | WM Lawry | IR Redpath | Aus | Melbourne | 1963-64 |
| 219 | JL Langer | ML Hayden | Aus | Sydney | 2001-02 |
| 214 | AR Morris | J Moroney | Aus | Ellis Park | 1949-50 |
| 202 | JL Langer | ML Hayden | Aus | Melbourne | 2001-02 |
| 193 | MS Atapattu | ST Jayasuriya | SL | Galle | 2000-01 |
| 190 | CC McDonald | JW Burke | Aus | Cape Town | 1957-58 |
| 185* | V Sehwag | G Gambhir | Ind | Kanpur | 2004-05 |
The Sehwag-Gambhir partnership is the ninth highest opening partnership on Indian soil as shown in the following table:
| Runs | Batsmen | For | Vs | Venue | Series | |
| 413 | MH Mankad | Pankaj Roy | Ind | NZ | Madras (Corp) | 1955-56 |
| 239 | AF Rae | JB Stollmeyer | WI | Ind | Madras (MAC) | 1948-49 |
| 236 | AC Hudson | G Kirsten | SA | Ind | Kolkata | 1996-97 |
| 231 | MH Richardson | L Vincent | NZ | Ind | Mohali | 2003-04 |
| 201 | SB Bangar | V Sehwag | Ind | WI | Mumbai (WS) | 2002-03 |
| 200 | SM Gavaskar | K Srikkanth | Ind | Pak | Madras (MAC) | 1986-87 |
| 192 | SM Gavaskar | CPS Chauhan | Ind | Aus | Bombay (WS) | 1979-80 |
| 191 | VVS Laxman | NS Sidhu | Ind | Aus | Kolkata | 1997-98 |
| 185* | V Sehwag | G Gambhir | Ind | SA | Kanpur | 2004-05 |
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