Bangladesh vs India Test Series : Mirpur Test : SR Tendulkar's distinction

Bangladesh vs India Test Series : Mirpur Test : SR Tendulkar's distinction

R Dravid and SR Tendulkar added 222 runs in an unfinished stand for the third wicket {before R Dravid was retired hurt} against Bangladesh at Mirpur in India’s first innings. This partnership gave SR Tendulkar another world record as he became the only batsman in the annals of test cricket to forge 200 plus runs partnerships on four occasions with two partners – SC Ganguly and R Dravid. The following table lists out his 200 plus runs partnerships with SC Ganguly and R Dravid

With SC Ganguly
No Wkt Runs Inns Opp Ground Mon/Yr
1 3 255 1 Eng Nottingham Jul 1996
2 4 256 1 Srl Mumbai Dec 1997
3 4 281 1 NZl Ahmedabad Oct 1999
4 4 249 1 Eng Leeds Aug 2002
With R Dravid
No Wkt Runs Inns Opp Ground Mon/Yr
1 3 229 3 NZl Mohali Oct 1999
2 3 213 2 Zim Delhi Nov 2000
3 3 249 1 Zim Nagpur Nov 2000
4 3 222* 2 Ban Dhaka Jan 2010

The following are the six pairs of batsmen who have shared the 200 plus runs partnerships on four or more occasions. R Dravid and SR Tendulkar pair is the new entrant to this list and became the sixth pair

No Partner1 Partner2 Team 200+
1 MLHayden JLLanger Aus 06
2 MAAtherton GAGooch Eng 04
3 RDravid SRTendulkar Ind 04
4 SCGanguly SRTendulkar Ind 04
5 CGGreenidge DLHaynes Win 04
6 MohdYousuf Younis Khan Pak 04

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