Matchup: Gambhir-Sehwag Vs. The Rest
Gambhir-Sehwag had been one of the best partnetships in the modern times, but where do they stand in the list when we compare the partnerships on basis of averages and total score? Well, let us take a look.
Test Openers with Best Partnership Averages:
| Batsmen | Period | Innings | Not Out(s) | Runs | HP | Ave | 100 | 50 |
| WM Lawry/RB Simpson (Aus) | 1961-1968 | 62 | 03 | 3596 | 382 | 60.94 | 09 | 18 |
| L Hutton/C Washbrook (Eng) | 1946-1951 | 51 | 03 | 2880 | 359 | 60.00 | 08 | 13 |
| HH Gibbs/GC Smith (SA) | 2002-2008 | 56 | 03 | 2983 | 368 | 56.28 | 07 | 10 |
| CPS Chauhan/SM Gavaskar (Ind) | 1973-1981 | 59 | 03 | 3010 | 213 | 53.75 | 10 | 10 |
| G Gambhir/V Sehwag (Ind) | 2004-2012 | 81 | 03 | 4110 | 233 | 52.69 | 10 | 24 |
| AJ Strauss/ME Trescothick (Eng) | 2004-2006 | 52 | 01 | 2670 | 273 | 52.35 | 08 | 12 |
| ML Hayden/JL Langer (Aus) | 2001-2007 | 113 | 04 | 5655 | 255 | 51.88 | 14 | 24 |
| MJ Slater/MA Taylor (Aus) | 1993-1999 | 78 | 02 | 3887 | 260 | 51.14 | 10 | 16 |
Test Openers With Highest Partnership Runs:
| Pair | Period | Inns | Not Out(s) | Runs | HP | Ave | 100 | 50 |
| CG Greenidge/DL Haynes (WI) | 1978-1991 | 148 | 11 | 6482 | 298 | 47.31 | 16 | 26 |
| ML Hayden/JL Langer (Aus) | 2001-2007 | 113 | 04 | 5655 | 255 | 51.88 | 14 | 24 |
| AN Cook/AJ Strauss (Eng) | 2006-2012 | 117 | 02 | 4711 | 229 | 40.96 | 12 | 18 |
| MS Atapattu/ST Jayasuriya (SL) | 1997-2007 | 118 | 07 | 4469 | 335 | 40.26 | 09 | 24 |
| G Gambhir/V Sehwag (Ind) | 2004-2012 | 81 | 03 | 4110 | 233 | 52.69 | 10 | 24 |
| MJ Slater/MA Taylor (Aus) | 1993-1999 | 78 | 02 | 3887 | 260 | 51.14 | 10 | 16 |
| WM Lawry/RB Simpson (Aus) | 1961-1968 | 62 | 03 | 3596 | 382 | 60.94 | 09 | 18 |
| JB Hobbs/H Sutcliffe (Eng) | 1924-1930 | 38 | 01 | 3249 | 283 | 87.81 | 15 | 10 |
| CPS Chauhan/SM Gavaskar (Ind) | 1973-1981 | 59 | 03 | 3010 | 213 | 53.75 | 10 | 10 |