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

5th wicket - VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid - 376

A partnership of a lifetime, the Laxman-Dravid marathon at Kolkata was a stand that defined Indian cricket over the next decade and a half, giving it a fighting spirit that carried into the next two years, with the NatWest Series win, the Champions Trophy triumph and the runners-up finish in the 2003 World Cup.

With their backs to the wall, the Indian side, the 'Final Frontier' according to Steve Waugh, started their second innings in the 2nd Test of the series, having been shot down for 171 in response to Australia's 445.

Laxman, who top-scored in the first innings, played a knock filled with delightful strokes and a will of steel, ably matched by Rahul Dravid, who shrugged off poor form with a delectable 180. Australia eventually lost the match, despite imposing a follow-on on the hosts.