india vs pakistan lahore test on this day virender sehwag rahul dravid historic partnership 410 runs

India vs Pakistan Lahore Test: Former Indian cricket team players Rahul Dravid and Virender Sehwag have played many historic innings during their career. Both of them have won India many times in Test as well as in ODI format. But in this, the partnership of 410 runs between Sehwag and Dravid in Lahore is most special. This partnership was historic. Although the test match was drawn. Both these players had increased the honor of India with their performance. Interestingly, this partnership took place on this day (January 16) in 2006.

The Indian team went on a tour of Pakistan in the year 2006. During this, the first match of the Test series was played between India and Pakistan in Lahore from 13 January. In this, batting first, Pakistan scored 679 runs at the loss of 7 wickets. After this the innings was declared. After this Dravid and Sehwag came to open for Team India. There was a partnership of 410 runs for the first wicket between these two. Sehwag scored 254 runs in 247 balls. Dravid scored an unbeaten 128 runs. Sehwag had hit 47 fours in his innings. While Dravid hit 19 fours.

Significantly, the first two matches of the three-match Test series played between India and Pakistan were drawn. After this, in the third Test, Pakistan won by 341 runs. Sehwag scored the most runs for India in this series. He scored 294 runs in 4 Test innings. While Dravid was in second place. He scored 241 runs in 5 innings. Mahendra Singh Dhoni was also playing in this series. He had scored 179 runs in 3 innings.

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