Sehwag-Dravid miss record

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Virender Sehwag [ Images ] and Rahul Dravid [ Images ] missed a golden chance of breaking the 50-year world record for the opening wicket partnership by four runs on the fifth and final day of the first Test against Pakistan in Lahore [ Images ] on Tuesday.

The Indian opening pair had put on 410 runs when Sehwag was dismissed for 254, caught behind by wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal off medium pacer Rana Naved-ul Hasan.

The world record stands in the name of India's [ Images ] Vinoo Mankad [ Images ] and Pankaj Roy who made 413 runs against New Zealand [ Images ] in Chennai in 1955-56.

Only two overs were possible before Dravid and new batsman V V S Laxman [ Images ] took the light and walked back to the pavilion.

India had resumed at 403 for no loss on a weather-hit day which saw the entire morning session being ruined.