The 218-run partnership between Sehwag and Gambhir is now the second highest for India against all Test countries after the world record 413-run partnership between Vinoo Mankad and Pankaj Roy (v New Zealand at Madras in 1955-56).
It is now the fifth highest opening wicket partnership on Indian soil and eighth highest against South Africa in all Tests.
More interestingly this is now the first double century opening partnership for India between a right-handed and a left-handed batsman.
Highest opening partnerships for India:
| Runs | Batsmen | Vs | Venue | Season | |
| 413 | MH Mankad | Pankaj Roy | NZ | Madras (Corp) | 1955-56 |
| 218 | V Sehwag | G Gambhir | SA | Kanpur | 2004-05 |
| 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 |
Highest opening partnerships on Indian soil:
| Runs | Batsmen | For | Vs | Venue | Season | |
| 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 |
| 218 | V Sehwag | G Gambhir | Ind | SA | Kanpur | 2004-05 |
| 201 | SB Bangar | V Sehwag | Ind | WI | Mumbai (WS) | 2002-03 |
| 200 | SM Gavaskar | K Srikkanth | Ind | Pak | Madras (MAC) | 1986-87 |
Highest opening partnerships against South Africa:
| Runs | Batsmen | For | Venue | Season | |
| 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 |
| 218 | V Sehwag | G Gambhir | Ind | Kanpur | 2004-05 |
| 214 | AR Morris | J Moroney | Aus | Ellis Park | 1949-50 |
| 202 | JL Langer | ML Hayden | Aus | Melbourne | 2001-02 |
Highest opening partnerships for India between left-right combination:
| Runs | Batsmen | Vs | Venue | Season | |
| 218 | V Sehwag | G Gambhir | SA | Kanpur | 2004-05 |
| 162 | DJ Gandhi | S Ramesh | NZ | Kanpur | 1999-00 |
| 149* | WV Raman | M Prabhakar | NZ | Auckland | 1989-90 |
| 137 | DJ Gandhi | S Ramesh | NZ | Mohali | 1999-00 |
| 123 | SS Das | S Ramesh | Aus | Madras (MAC) | 2000-01 |
| 121 | ML Jaisimha | NJ Contractor | Eng | Delhi | 1961-62 |
| 121 | Pankaj Roy | NJ Contractor | Aus | Delhi | 1959-60 |
| 108 | S Ramesh | VVS Laxman | Pak | Kolkata | 1998-99 |
| 107 | SS Das | S Ramesh | SL | Colombo (SSC) | 2001-02 |
Highest opening partnerships between left-right combination against South Africa:
| Runs | Batsmen | For | Vs | Venue | Season | |
| 290 | G Pullar | MC Cowdrey | Eng | SA | The Oval | 1960 |
| 219 | WM Lawry | IR Redpath | Aus | SA | Melbourne | 1963-64 |
| 218 | V Sehwag | G Gambhir | Ind | SA | Kanpur | 2004-05 |
| 214 | AR Morris | J Moroney | Aus | SA | Ellis Park | 1949-50 |
Highest opening partnerships between left-right combination in Test cricket:
| Runs | Batsmen | For | Vs | Venue | Season | |
| 382 | WM Lawry | RB Simpson | Aus | WI | Bridgetown | 1964-65 |
| 329 | GR Marsh | MA Taylor | Aus | Eng | Trent Bridge | 1989 |
| 290 | G Pullar | MC Cowdrey | Eng | SA | The Oval | 1960 |
| 276 | CS Dempster | JE Mills | NZ | Eng | Wellington | 1929-30 |
| 260 | MA Taylor | MJ Slater | Aus | Eng | Lord's | 1993 |
| 244 | RB Simpson | WM Lawry | Aus | Eng | Adelaide | 1965-66 |
| 239 | AF Rae | JB Stollmeyer | WI | Ind | Madras (MAC) | 1948-49 |
| 236 | AC Hudson | G Kirsten | SA | Ind | Kolkata | 1996-97 |
| 234 | G Boycott | RW Barber | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 1965-66 |
| 228 | MA Taylor | MJ Slater | Aus | SL | Perth | 1995-96 |
| 223 | G Fowler | CJ Tavare | Eng | NZ | The Oval | 1983 |
| 223 | BC Broad | CWJ Athey | Eng | Aus | Perth | 1986-87 |
| 219 | WM Lawry | IR Redpath | Aus | SA | Melbourne | 1963-64 |
| 218 | V Sehwag | G Gambhir | Ind | SA | Kanpur | 2004-05 |
| 214 | CM Spearman | RG Twose | NZ | Zim | Auckland | 1995-96 |
| 214 | AR Morris | J Moroney | Aus | SA | Ellis Park | 1949-50 |
| 208 | MJ Slater | MA Taylor | Aus | Eng | Sydney | 1994-95 |
| 206 | RC Fredericks | LG Rowe | WI | Eng | Kingston | 1973-74 |
| 201 | WM Lawry | RB Simpson | Aus | Eng | Old Trafford | 1964 |
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