Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli have proved their consistency with five successive partnerships of 45 or more for the third wicket – the sequence being 126 vs New Zealand at Auckland in February 2014; 51 vs England at Southampton in July 2014; 227 vs Sri Lanka at Galle in August 2015; 45 vs South Africa at Nagpur in November 2015 and 105 vs West Indies at North Sound in July 2016.
In the history of Test cricket, just seven pairs have managed average stand of 100-plus for the third wicket (minimum 500 runs)
India’s Highest average partnership for the third wicket in Tests (Minimum 500 runs)
