Test cricket, widely known as the purest form of the game, has always been a stage for legendary partnerships. Be it for fighting comebacks or for building massive leads, strong alliances between batters have turned many matches on their head.
India and England, two proud Test-playing nations, have witnessed many such remarkable stands over the years.
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Let’s take a look at the top 10 highest partnerships ever recorded between India and England in Test cricket.
Which are the biggest partnerships in IND vs ENG Tests?
Below is the list of the ten most memorable and high-scoring stands between India and England in Test matches, across all wickets.
| Partners | Wkt | Runs | Ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Bell & Kevin Pietersen (ENG) | 3rd | 350 | The Oval |
| Gundappa Viswanath & Yashpal Sharma (IND) | 3rd | 316 | Chennai |
| Rahul Dravid & Gautam Gambhir (IND) | 2nd | 314 | Mohali |
| Graham Gooch & Allan Lamb (ENG) | 3rd | 308 | Lord's |
| Harry Brook & Jamie Smith (ENG) | 6th | 303 | Birmingham |
| Jonny Bairstow & Joe Root (ENG) | 4th | 269* | Birmingham |
| Walter Hammond & Thomas Worthington (ENG) | 4th | 266 | The Oval |
| Alastair Cook & Joe Root (ENG) | 3rd | 259 | The Oval |
| Sourav Ganguly & Sachin Tendulkar (IND) | 3rd | 255 | Nottingham |
| Keith Fletcher & Anthony Greig (ENG) | 5th | 254 | Brabourne |
In the ongoing second Test at Edgbaston, Jamie Smith and Harry Brook added 303 runs for the sixth wicket, helping England recover from 84/5. Their partnership now sits fifth on the all-time list of highest stands between India and England.
What makes their effort even more special is the situation they walked into- under pressure, against the run of play and the flair with which they turned things around.
Jamie Smith even raced to a century in just 80 balls, joining Harry Brook himself in the record books for one of England's fastest Test tons.