R Dravid-VVS Laxman share an unique partnership in test cricket
The following are the six pair of batsmen who have partnered 300 plus runs in a test innings on two or more occasions for the same wicket in the annals of test cricket.
South Africa pairs – HH Gibbs-GC Smith and HM Amla-JH Kallis- are the only pair of batsmen to achieve the captioned feat on three occasions.
The only Indian pair -R Dravid-VVS Laxman-stand out as a unique pair in the captioned list due to the following facts. They are the only pair in the annals of test cricket to partner 300 plus runs on two occasions for the fifth wicket against the same opposition – Australia – on home soil and away soil.
No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Mon/Yr |
1 | HH Gibbs, GC Smith | 1 | 368 | 1 | SAF | Pak | Cape Town | Jan 03 |
2 | HH Gibbs, GC Smith | 1 | 338 | 1 | SAF | Eng | Birmingham | Jul 03 |
3 | HH Gibbs, GC Smith | 1 | 301 | 1 | SAF | Win | Centurion | Jan 04 |
1 | HM Amla, JH Kallis | 3 | 330 | 3 | SAF | NZl | Jo’burg | Nov 07 |
2 | HM Amla, JH Kallis | 3 | 340 | 1 | SAF | Ind | Nagpur | Feb 10 |
3 | HM Amla, JH Kallis | 3 | 377* | 2 | SAF | Eng | The Oval | Jul 12 |
1 | M Jaya’dene, Sangakkara | 3 | 624 | 2 | Srl | SAF | Col-SSC | Jul 06 |
2 | M Jaya’dene, Sangakkara | 3 | 311 | 2 | Srl | Ban | Kandy | Jul 07 |
1 | Mohd Yousuf, Younis Khan | 3 | 319 | 1 | Pak | Ind | Lahore | Jan 06 |
2 | Mohd Yousuf, Younis Khan | 3 | 363 | 2 | Pak | Eng | Leeds | Aug 06 |
1 | MJ Clarke, RT Ponting | 4 | 352 | 1 | Aus | Pak | Hobart | Jan 10 |
2 | MJ Clarke, RT Ponting | 4 | 386 | 1 | Aus | Ind | Adelaide | Jan 12 |
1 | R Dravid, VVS Laxman | 5 | 376 | 3 | Ind | Aus | Kolkata | Mar 01 |
2 | R Dravid, VVS Laxman | 5 | 303 | 2 | Ind | Aus | Adelaide | Dec 03 |