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Stats: Most balls faced for the 10th wicket partnership for India

Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohammed Shami

Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohammed Shami created a new record by facing the most number of deliveries for any 10th wicket partnership for India in Test cricket.

On Wednesday, in the 1st Test of the ongoing England vs India Test series at Trent Bridge, Bhuvneshwar and Shami faced 229 balls to break the previous record which was held by Sachin Tendulkar and Zaheer Khan. Tendulkar and Zaheer had set the previous record when they scored 133 runs in 186 balls against Bangladesh in 2004.

The fast bowling duo came together when India were 347/9, after having lost 4 wickets for 2 runs. The 111-run partnership will give India hope of winning a Test overseas for the first time since June 2011.

Here is the top ten:

Partners Wicket Runs Balls Opposition Ground Year
Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami 10 111 229 England Nottingham 2014
Zaheer Khan, Sachin Tendulkar 10 133 186 Bangladesh Dhaka 2004
Pragyan Ojha, Ishant Sharma 10 39 173 Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 2010
Harbhajan Singh, S Sreesanth 10 105 158 New Zealand Hyderabad 2010
Anil Kumble, Ishant Sharma 10 58 122 Australia Adelaide 2008
Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma 10 51 122 Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 2008
Anil Kumble, VVS Laxman 10 53 114 Pakistan Bangalore 2005
Ajit Agarkar, Ashish Nehra 10 63 109 England Lord's 2002
VVS Laxman, Ishant Sharma 10 35 108 Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 2008
Mohammed Shami, Rohit Sharma 10 80 106 West Indies Mumbai 2013
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