#9 Chetan Chauhan - Sunil Gavaskar

The first Indian opening pair that managed to set the cricketing world on fire with their batting style, the duo of Chetan Chauhan and Sunil Gavaskar occupy the ninth spot on this list.
Between 1973 and 1981, the period in which Indian Cricket was starting to make an impact in World Cricket, the duo shared 60 stands with each other.
Staying unbeaten in three innings, this pair accumulated 3127 runs together at a stunning average of 54.85.
In addition to that, the duo has eleven 100+ partnerships and ten other 50+ stands to their name, which includes a personal best stand of 213 runs. No doubt these two were the first pair to actually show everyone that Indians can play cricket as well.
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