India has had a history of producing world-class batsmen. There have been several eras and generations that have witnessed several world-class Indian batters’ bat together. Thus, this has led to several iconic and memorable partnerships.
Partnerships are crucial in cricket, as only when the two batsmen develop a partnership can they keep the scoreboard moving. Here, you can find some of the exciting partnership records in cricket.
There have been several game-changing partnerships in the history of Indian cricket. Many of these partnerships have helped India win matches that are cherished even today.
In this article, we’ll look at the top 10 highest partnerships for India in Test cricket.
Highest Partnerships for India in Test Cricket
| Partners | Partnership | For Wicket | Against | Venue | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pankaj Roy & Vinoo Mankad | 413 | 1st | New Zealand | Chennai | 1956 |
| Virender Sehwag & Rahul Dravid | 410 | 1st | Pakistan | Lahore | 2006 |
| VVS Laxman & Rahul Dravid | 376 | 5th | Australia | Eden Gardens | 2001 |
| Murali Vijay & Cheteshwar Pujara | 370 | 2nd | Australia | Hyderabad | 2013 |
| Virat Kohli & Ajinkya Rahane | 365 | 4th | New Zealand | Indore | 2016 |
| VVS Laxman & Sachin Tendulkar | 353 | 4th | Australia | Sydney | 2004 |
| Sunil Gavaskar & Dilip Vengsarkar | 344* | 2nd | West Indies | Eden Gardens | 1978 |
| Virender Sehwag & Sachin Tendulkar | 336 | 3rd | Pakistan | Multan | 2004 |
| Mayank Agarwal & Rohit Sharma | 317 | 1st | South Africa | Visakhapatnam | 2019 |
| Gundappa Viswanath & Yashpal Sharma | 316 | 3rd | England | Chennai | 1982 |
Key Insights
Vinoo Mankad and Pankaj Roy recorded the highest Test partnership for India, aggregating 413 runs for the first wicket against New Zealand in 1956.
This was the first-ever instance of an opening pair stitching a 400-plus run partnership in Tests. Now, this remains the second highest opening partnership in this format.
The 410-run partnership between Rahul Dravid and Virender Sehwag is the highest by an Indian pair in an away Test match.
The 376-run stand between Dravid and VVS Laxman is the third highest by a pair for the fifth wicket in Test cricket. It helped India win the 2001 Kolkata Test after Australia asked them to follow on, the third instance of a team winning after a follow on in this format.
Dravid and Laxman is the only pair to share two partnerships of 300 or more runs for India in Tests. Their other stand of 303 was also historic as it helped India beat Australia in the 2003 Adelaide Test.
Dravid shared 20 partnerships of 100 or more runs with Sachin Tendulkar, the most by a pair in Test cricket. The duo stitched 18 of those stands for the third wicket, again the most by a pair in this format.
Dravid and Tendulkar also scored 6920 partnership runs together in 143 innings, the most by a batting duo in Tests.
Dravid-Tendulkar, Dravid-Sehwag, and Tendulkar-Sourav Ganguly are the three pairs with four double-century partnerships each for India in Tests.
Tendulkar forged two or more double century partnerships with five different partners, the most by an Indian batter in Tests.
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