An Indian opening batsman collects a pair in a test at home after forty years
S Dhawan collected a pair at Mohali in the first test against South Africa to provide the fifth occasion of an Indian batsman collecting a pair in tests. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian opening batsman collecting a pair at home. The first such occasion was FM Engineer’s pair against West Indies at Mumbai in Jan 1975. Thus after almost after forty years an Indian opening batsman collected a pair on home soil
| No | Player | FI | SI | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | P Roy | 0 | 0 | v England | Manchester | 17 Jul 1952 |
| 2 | FM Engineer | 0 | 0 | v West Indies | Mumbai | 23 Jan 1975 |
| 3 | W Jaffer | 0 | 0 | v Bangladesh | Chittagong | 18 May 2007 |
| 4 | V Sehwag | 0 | 0 | v England | Birmingham | 10 Aug 2011 |
| 5 | S Dhawan | 0 | 0 | v South Africa | Mohali | 05 Nov 2015 |
S Dhawan’s pair in this test provide the 54th occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed for a pair in a test. It also provides the fourth occasion of an Indian batsman collecting a pair in a test against South Africa.
| No | Player | FI | SI | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | J Srinath | 0 | 0 | v South Africa | Mumbai | 24 Feb 2000 |
| 2 | Z Khan | 0 | 0 | v South Africa | Bloemfontein | 03 Nov 2001 |
| 3 | A Mishra | 0 | 0 | v South Africa | Nagpur | 06 Feb 2010 |
| 4 | S Dhawan | 0 | 0 | v South Africa | Mohali | 05 Nov 2015 |