Test performance of India has seen a huge dip in past years and the Indian cricket team has struggled to win Test matches in away matches. But the partnership between Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane has brought back a hope for the Indian fan as after a long time Indian teams batting has actually proved why Sachin Tendulkar has called it a major strength of the team.
The 262 runs partnership between Virat and Rahane is one of the highest for India in overseas matches, however we will take a look a list of highest partnerships for India in away test matches:
|
Partners |
Runs |
Wicket |
Innings |
Opposition |
Ground |
Match Date |
|
Rahul Dravid, Virender Sehwag |
410 |
1 |
2 |
Pakistan |
Lahore |
13 Jan 2006 |
|
VVS Laxman, Sachin Tendulkar |
353 |
4 |
1 |
Australia |
Sydney |
2 Jan 2004 |
|
Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar |
336 |
3 |
1 |
Pakistan |
Multan |
28 Mar 2004 |
|
Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman |
303 |
5 |
2 |
Australia |
Adelaide |
12 Dec 2003 |
|
Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane |
262 |
4 |
2 |
Australia |
Melbourne |
26 Dec 2014 |
|
Rahul Dravid, Gautam Gambhir |
259 |
2 |
1 |
Bangladesh |
Chittagong |
17 Dec 2004 |
|
Suresh Raina, Sachin Tendulkar |
256 |
5 |
2 |
Sri Lanka |
Colombo (SSC) |
26 Jul 2010 |
|
Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar |
255 |
3 |
1 |
England |
Nottingham |
4 Jul 1996 |
|
Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar |
249 |
4 |
1 |
England |
Leeds |
22 Aug 2002 |
|
VL Manjrekar, P Roy |
237 |
2 |
3 |
West Indies |
Kingston |
28 Mar 1953 |
Stat updated till 28 December 2014
The partnership of Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane of 262 runs 5th best partnership for India in away Tests and 3rd best against Australia in Australia. 410 runs is the highest ever partnership for India in away Test matches and this feat was by Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid against Pakistan at Lahore.
The best era for India in terms of batting in away Test has come during the 2002-06 as many of the best performances have come during this season and Sachin Tendulkar is the most frequent name we would come across in this name and no one question can why.
When we take a look at best partnership for India in Test away from Asia, then the partnership of VVS Laxman and Sachin Tendulkar tops the list with 353 runs at Sydney against Australia in 2004.