5 longest Test knocks against India 

#2 Roshan Mahanama - 561 balls

1st Test, India tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Aug 2-6, 1997

Mahanama scored 225 runs while putting on a then world record partnership alongside Sanath Jayasuriya

The Colombo Test between Sri Lanka and India in 1997 was a bowler's graveyard with runs being scored for fun and with no prospect of a result, batsmen from both sides decided to make the most of a drab surface to boost their batting averages.

It was India's turn first as Navjot Singh Sidhu, Sachin Tendulkar and Mohammad Azharuddin all scored centuries to help the visitors pile on 537 in the first innings before declaring their innings before the close of play on Day 2.

Sri Lanka lost Marvan Atapattu relatively early on but any hopes India might have had about making more inroads into the home batting line-up quickly evaded as Roshan Mahanama and Sanath Jayasuriya toiled with the Indian bowling with their stubborn batting display.

The duo put on a mammoth 576-run stand for the 2nd wicket - a then world record for the highest partnership in Test history - with Mahanama scoring 225 runs during his stay at the crease which lasted 561 deliveries and 753 minutes.

Jayasuriya's stay at the crease was a bit longer - in fact, still, the longest Test innings played by an opposition player in terms of balls faced and minutes spent at the crease - and let's have a look at it in detail next.