Highest partnership for each wicket by Indian batsmen in World Cup history

2 - 318 by Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid against Sri Lanka at Taunton, 1999

Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid

Now, this is a partnership that no one who had been privileged enough to watch live is going to forget easily. The way the opening batsman, Sourav Ganguly, and number 3, Rahul Dravid, put the defending champions Sri Lanka to the sword on that day in Taunton in the 1999 World Cup, remains one of the high points for India in the tournament.

The pair came together in the first over and then batted till the 46th over, during the course of which they had put together a staggering 318 runs for the second wicket.

It remains the highest partnership for any wicket for the Indian team in World Cups, which absolutely destroyed the Sri Lankan bowling attack. Dravid got 145 (129 balls, 17 fours, 1 six), while Ganguly slammed an unforgettable 183 (158 balls, 17 fours, 7 sixes). India ended up making 373 and won the match comfortably.