Sehwag, Gambhir break many records

The 218-run partnership between Sehwag and Gambhir is now the second highest for India [ Images ] against all Test countries after the world record 413-run partnership between Vinoo Mankad [ Images ] and Pankaj Roy (v New Zealand [ Images ] at Madras in 1955-56).

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It is now the fifth highest opening wicket partnership on Indian soil and eighth highest against South Africa [ Images ] 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 [ Images ] (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 [ Images ]	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 [ Images ]	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 [ Images ]	1963-64
219	JL Langer	ML Hayden	Aus	Sydney [ Images ]	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 [ Images ]	1961-62
121	Pankaj Roy	NJ Contractor	Aus	Delhi	1959-60
108	S Ramesh	VVS Laxman [ Images ]	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 [ Images ]	1973-74
201	WM Lawry	RB Simpson	Aus	Eng	Old Trafford	1964

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