Stats: India's highest partnership for each wicket in Tests

3rd wicket - Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar - 336

The master and the apprentice joined hands for several memorable innings throughout the 2000s, but the most cherished one was the 336-run stand at Multan, the home to Virender Sehwag's (and India's) first triple century.

Taking the Pakistani bowling attack by the scruff of the neck, Sehwag used his natural game to devastating effect, effectively ending Saqlain Mushtaq's career in one of the most authoritative Test innings played till date.

Rarely does it happen, but Sachin Tendulkar played second-fiddle, helping himself to an unbeaten 194, when Rahul Dravid, the stand-in captain, in a rather controversial decision, called the batsmen back to declare the innings.