Sachin Tendulkar - Rahul Dravid pair most successful in Tests

Most runs partnership in test cricket.

Most successful test pair in test cricket.

The duo surpassed the previous record of West Indies legendary pair of Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes who have together shared 6482 runs in partnerships in test cricket

Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar put on 55 for the third wicket at The Oval (2011) to become test cricket's most prolific partnership

Tendulkar-Dravid have amassed 19 centuries in tandem, also the highest for any Test partnership.

After Sachin and Darvid here are the most successful pairs in Test

1. G Greenidge and D Haynes (WI) - 6482 runs
2. Matthew Hayden & Justin Langer (AUS) - 6081 runs
3. Mahela Jayawardene & Kumar Sangakkara (SL) - 5261 runs
4. Matthew Hayden & Ricky Ponting (AUS) - 4765 runs
5. Alistair Cook & Andrew Strauss (ENG) - 4635 runs
6. Marvan Atapattu & Sanath Jayasuriya (SL) - 4533 runs
7. Sourav Ganguly & Sachin Tendulkar (IND) - 4173 runs
8. Rahul Dravid & VVS Laxman (IND) - 3902 runs
9. Michael Slater & Mark Taylor (AUS) - 3887 runs

Tendulkar's ton of tons will come in ODIs: Ganguly

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has backed Sachin Tendulkar to complete his elusive hundredth international hundred in the forthcoming five-match ODI series against England.

Tendulkar was dismissed lbw by Tim Bresnan for 91 on the final day of the fourth Test on Monday. "His dismissal (by Bresnan) proved that cricket is a one-ball game. It doesn't matter how much you have your eye in, one good ball can get you out,"

Indeed! Tendulkar had concentrated for 235 minutes in India's pursuit to draw the Test: "I know the entire nation is disappointed. A century from his blade would have at least given some respite to them since it has been a forgettable tour."

Ganguly expressed confidence that Tendulkar will score heavily in the ODIs. "I am pretty confident that his hundred will come in the one-dayers. Let's not foget Tendulkar is only human after all. He has reached 99 hundreds, so obviously he will get to the 100 mark. I cannot stop being proud of him," said Ganguly, a close friend of the Little Master.

Ganguly got nostalgic while recalling his first meeting with Tendulkar. "When I went to England for the first time with Kailash Gattani's Star Cricket Club as a teenager, Sachin was part of that team too. I observed him and had no doubts that he would blossom into a great player. It's been an incredible journey," said Ganguly, before defending Tendulkar's performance in the four Tests (273 runs from 8 innings). "In fact, he has not had a bad Test series in England. He started batting well at Lord's itself. It's just one those series when things don't click," said Dada admitting he was fortunate to have seen Tendulkar's greatest efforts first hand. "According to me, his best knocks have been Perth (1991-92), Cape Town (1996-97), Chennai (1998-99 & 2008-09) and Headingley (2002). I was fortunate to witness them from close quarters. He still has some great knocks left in him," concluded Ganguly.

England PM David Cameron salutes Sachin Tendulkar, terms meeting with the legend as an honour

England Prime Minister, David Cameron, recently visited the Oval Cricket Stadium in order to enjoy the ongoing fourth Test between England and India.

Despite the fact that Cameron was extremely delighted over a fantastic performance by his side, his meeting with the legendary batsman, Sachin Tendulkar, doubled his joy.

Cameron ‘s meeting with the Master Blaster came as a result of PM’s special request, as he disclosed that he is huge of fan of Tendulkar.

After embracing the Little Master, Cameron expressed his delight and said that it is an honour to see Tendulkar, who has a number of International records under his belt.

“It’s an honour to have met with and spoken to (Sachin) Tendulkar... I’ve been his fan,” said Cameron.

Meanwhile, he disclosed that he is huge fan of cricket and has been following the ongoing series keenly.
Tendulkar was also grateful to the English Prime Minister and expressed gratitude for the given respect.

“The Prime Minister had just come to say hello... He said that I was welcome in the UK anytime,” shared the batting maestro who is just a hundred away from completing his ton of International centuries.