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