R Dravid was concerned in two three figure partnerships in the first test at Ahmeadabad against Sri Lanka on the first day on 16.11.09. He added 125 runs for the fifth wicket with Yuvraj Singh and 224 runs for the sixth wicket with MS Dhoni. These two three figure stands gave R Dravid 78 three figure partnerships – most in the annals of test cricket.

His stand with MS Dhoni which yielded 224 runs for the sixth wicket provides the second occasion of his being a partner in a three figure stand for the sixth wicket, the first occasion being the 166 runs stand with M Azharuddin against South Africa at Kanpur in. Dec 96

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	V Sehwag	1	410	Pak	Lahore	13/01/06
2	SR Tendulkar	1	127	Ban	Mirpur	25/05/07
3	W Jaffer	1	106*	Ban	Mirpur	25/05/07
4	G Gambhir	2	314	Aus	Mohali	19/12/08
5	V Sehwag	2	268	SAF	Chennai	26/03/08
6	G Gambhir	2	259	Ban	Chittagong/M	17/12/04
7	S Ramesh	2	232	Srl	Col/SSC	24/02/99
8	VVS Laxman	2	197	Pak	Faisalabad	21/01/06
9	VVS Laxman	2	175	Aus	Sydney	02/01/08
10	NS Sidhu	2	171	Win	Port of Spain	14/03/97
11	D Dasgupta	2	171	SAF	P Elizabeth	16/11/01
12	SB Bangar	2	170	Aus	Leeds	22/08/02
13	G Gambhir	2	170	NZl	Wellington	03/04/09
14	W Jaffer	2	167	Aus	Nagpur	01/03/06
15	SS Das	2	155	Zim	Nagpur	25/11/00
16	W Jaffer	2	155	Win	St John’s	10/05/02
17	NS Sidhu	2	147	Srl	Col/RPS	02/08/97
18	NS Sidhu	2	137	Srl	Nagpur	26/11/97
19	V Sehwag	2	137	Aus	Melbourne	26/12/03
20	W Jaffer	2	136	Pak	Kolkata	30/11/07
21	G Gambhir	2	133	NZl	Napier	26/03/09
22	SS Das	2	130	Zim	Nagpur	21/02/02
23	PA Patel	2	129	Pak	Rawalpindi	13/04/04
24	W Jaffer	2	129	Aus	Nagpur	01/03/06
25	V Sehwag	2	127	SAF	Kolkata	28/11/04
26	KD Karthik	2	127	Aus	The Oval	09/08/07
27	V Sehwag	2	126	Aus	Lord’s	25/07/02
28	KD Karthik	2	124	Ban	Chittagong/Z	18/05/07
29	G Gambhir	2	123	Zim	Harare	20/09/05
30	SS Das	2	107	Zim	Delhi	18/11/00
31	V Sehwag	2	105*	Aus	Mohali	09/03/06
32	G Gambhir	2	105	NZl	Hamilton	18/03/09
33	V Sehwag	2	103	Pak	Mohali	08/03/05
34	A Jadeja	2	101	Win	St John’s	04/04/97
35	SR Tendulkar	3	249	Zim	Nagpur	25/11/00
36	SR Tendulkar	3	229	NZl	Mohali	10/10/99
37	SR Tendulkar	3	213	Zim	Delhi	18/11/00
38	W Jaffer	3	203	Win	St John’s	02/06/06
39	SC Ganguly	3	194*	NZl	Hamilton	02/01/99
40	SR Tendulkar	3	170	Win	Bridgetown	27/03/97
41	SR Tendulkar	3	163	Win	Georgetown	17/04/97
42	SR Tendulkar	3	163	Aus	Nottingham	08/08/02
43	SC Ganguly	3	160	Srl	Mumbai	03/12/97
44	SC Ganguly	3	152	Pak	Bangalore	08/12/07
45	SR Tendulkar	3	150	Aus	Leeds	22/08/02
46	SR Tendulkar	3	140	Aus	Kolkata	18/03/98
47	V Sehwag	3	139	Win	Gros Islet	10/06/06
48	SR Tendulkar	3	139	Aus	Perth	16/01/08
49	SR Tendulkar	3	138*	Aus	Sydney	02/01/04
50	D Dasgupta	3	136	Aus	Mohali	03/12/01
51	VVS Laxman	3	130	Zim	Bulawayo	13/09/05
52	SR Tendulkar	3	124	Win	Port of Spain	19/04/02
53	SR Tendulkar	3	122	Pak	Kolkata	16/03/05
54	SR Tendulkar	3	113	Aus	Chennai	06/03/98
55	SR Tendulkar	3	109	NZl	Hamilton	02/01/99
56	VVS Laxman	3	100	Win	Basseterre	22/06/06
57	SC Ganguly	4	145	SAF	Johannesburg	16/01/97
58	SC Ganguly	4	135	Aus	Nottingham	08/08/02
59	VVS Laxman	4	131	Pak	Rawalpindi	13/04/04
60	VVS Laxman	4	130	NZl	Ahmedabad	08/10/03
61	SC Ganguly	4	110*	Zim	Delhi	18/11/00
62	SC Ganguly	4	108	SAF	Johannesburg	16/01/97
63	SC Ganguly	4	105	Aus	The Oval	05/09/02
64	VVS Laxman	5	376	Aus	Kolkata	11/03/01
65	VVS Laxman	5	303	Aus	Adelaide	12/12/03
66	SC Ganguly	5	182	NZl	Ahmedabad	08/10/03
67	M Kaif	5	179	Win	Gros Islet	10/06/06
68	SR Tendulkar	5	169	Aus	Chennai	18/03/01
69	KD Karthik	5	165	Pak	Kolkata	16/03/05
70	SC Ganguly	5	131	Pak	Rawalpindi	13/04/04
71	Yuvraj Singh	5	125	Srl	Ahmedabad	16/11/09
72	VVS Laxman	5	119	Win	Georgetown	11/04/02
73	VVS Laxman	5	113	Aus	The Oval	05/09/02
74	VVS Laxman	5	105	Win	Mumbai	09/10/02
75	MS Dhoni	6	224	Srl	Ahmedabad	16/11/09
76	M Azharuddin	6	165	SAF	Kanpur	08/12/96
77	J Srinath	8	144	NZl	Hamilton	02/01/99
78	Sarandeep Singh	8	120*	Win	Georgetown	11/04/02

R Dravid was concerned in two three figure partnerships – he added 125 runs for the fifth wicket with Yuvraj Singh and 224 runs for the sixth wicket with MS Dhoni, providing the 12^th occasion of his being involved in two or more three figure partnerships in the same innings of a test match. The following table lists out all the 12 occasions.

No	Partner	Wkt	Runs	Inns	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Tendulkar	3	109	2	NZl	Hamilton	02/01/99
2	JSrinath	8	144	2	NZl	Hamilton	02/01/99
1	SSDas	2	107	2	Zim	Delhi	18/11/00
2	Tendulkar	3	213	2	Zim	Delhi	18/11/00
1	SSDas	2	155	1	Zim	Nagpur	25/11/00
2	Tendulkar	3	249	1	Zim	Nagpur	25/11/00
1	Laxman	5	119	2	Win	G’town	11/04/02
2	S’deepSingh	8	120*	2	Win	G’town	11/04/02
1	Tendulkar	3	163	3	Eng	Not’ham	08/08/02
2	Ganguly	4	135	3	Eng	Not’ham	08/08/02
1	Bangar	2	170	1	Eng	Leeds	22/08,02
2	Tendulkar	3	150	1	Eng	Leeds	22/08,02
1	Ganguly	4	105	2	Eng	TheOval	05/09/02
2	Laxman	5	113	2	Eng	TheOval	05/09/02
1	Laxman	4	130	1	NZl	Ahm’bad	08/10/03
2	Ganguly	5	182	1	NZl	Ahm’bad	08/10/03
1	PAPatel	2	129	2	Pak	R’pindi	13/04/04
2	Laxman	4	131	2	Pak	R’pindi	13/04/04
3	Ganguly	5	131	2	Pak	R’pindi	13/04/04
1	Sehwag	3	139	1	Win	GrosIslet	10/06/06
2	MKaif	5	179	1	Win	GrosIslet	10/06/06
1	Tendulkar	1	127	1	Ban	Mirpur	25/05/07
2	WJaffer	1	106*	1	Ban	Mirpur	25/05/07
1	YuvrajSingh	5	125	1	Srl	Ahm’bad	16/11/09
2	MS Dhoni	6	224	1	Srl	Ahm’bad	16/11/09