Six or more double hundred partnerships by opening batsmen : Sehwag joins the select band of ML Hayden, GC Smith and JL Langer
Virender Sehwag and M Vijay added 221 runs in the third test at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai for the first wicket which gave V Sehwag, the sixth double hundred stand in his test career which are listed below
| V Sehwag | ||||||
| Partners | Wkt | Runs | Opp | Ground | Mon | Yr |
| SBBangar | 1 | 201 | Win | Mumbai | Oct | 02 |
| GGambhir | 1 | 218 | SAF | Kanpur | Nov | 04 |
| RDravid | 1 | 410 | Pak | Lahore | Jan | 06 |
| WJaffer | 1 | 213 | SAF | Chennai | Mar | 08 |
| GGambhir | 1 | 233 | Srl | Kanpur | Nov | 09 |
| MVijay | 1 | 221 | Srl | Mumbai/BS | Dec | 09 |
V Sewag became the fourth opening batsman in the world to have six or more double hundred stands for the first wicket. Others are ML Hayden of Australia {07}, GC Smith of South Africa {07} and JL Langer of Australia {06}
| ML Hayden | ||||||
| Partners | Wkt | Runs | Opp | Ground | Mon | Yr |
| JLLanger | 1 | 224 | NZl | Brisbane | Nov | 01 |
| JLLanger | 1 | 223 | NZl | Hobart | Nov | 01 |
| JLLanger | 1 | 202 | SAF | Melbourne | Dec | 01 |
| JLLanger | 1 | 219 | SAF | Sydney | Jan | 02 |
| JLLanger | 1 | 242 | Win | St John’s | May | 03 |
| JLLanger | 1 | 255 | Srl | Cairns | Jul | 04 |
| MEKHussey | 1 | 231 | Win | Hobart | Nov | 05 |
| GC Smith | ||||||
| Partners | Wkt | Runs | Opp | Ground | Mon | Yr |
| HHGibbs | 1 | 368 | Pak | CapeTown | Jan | 03 |
| HHGibbs | 1 | 338 | Eng | Birmingham | Jul | 03 |
| HHGibbs | 1 | 301 | Win | Centurion | Jan | 04 |
| ABdeVilliers | 1 | 217 | Zim | CapeTown | Mar | 05 |
| ABdeVilliers | 1 | 245 | Win | St John’s | Apr | 05 |
| NDMcKenzie | 1 | 415 | Ban | Chittagong | Feb | 08 |
| NDMcKenzie | 1 | 204 | Eng | Lord’s | Jul | 08 |
| JL Langer | ||||||
| Partners | Wkt | Runs | Opp | Ground | Mon | Yr |
| MLHayden | 1 | 224 | NZl | Brisbane | Nov | 01 |
| MLHayden | 1 | 223 | NZl | Hobart | Nov | 01 |
| MLHayden | 1 | 202 | SAF | Melbourne | Dec | 01 |
| MLHayden | 1 | 219 | SAF | Sydney | Jan | 02 |
| MLHayden | 1 | 242 | Win | St John’s | May | 03 |
| MLHayden | 1 | 255 | Srl | Cairns | Jul | 04 |