The 218-run partnership between Sehwag and Gambhir is now the second highest for India against all Test countries after the world record 413-run partnership between Vinoo Mankad and Pankaj Roy (v New Zealand at Madras in 1955-56).

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It is now the fifth highest opening wicket partnership on Indian soil and eighth highest against South Africa in all Tests.

More interestingly this is now the first double century opening partnership for India between a right-handed and a left-handed batsman.

Highest opening partnerships for India:

Runs	Batsmen		Vs	Venue	Season
413	MH Mankad	Pankaj Roy	NZ	Madras (Corp)	1955-56
218	V Sehwag	G Gambhir	SA	Kanpur	2004-05
213	SM Gavaskar	CPS Chauhan	Eng	The Oval	1979
203	VM Merchant	Mushtaq Ali	Eng	Old Trafford	1936
201	SB Bangar	V Sehwag	WI	Mumbai (WS)	2002-03
200	SM Gavaskar	K Srikkanth	Pak	Madras (MAC)	1986-87

Highest opening partnerships on Indian soil:

Runs	Batsmen		For	Vs	Venue	Season
413	MH Mankad	Pankaj Roy	Ind	NZ	Madras (Corp)	1955-56
239	AF Rae	JB Stollmeyer	WI	Ind	Madras (MAC)	1948-49
236	AC Hudson	G Kirsten	SA	Ind	Kolkata	1996-97
231	MH Richardson	L Vincent	NZ	Ind	Mohali	2003-04
218	V Sehwag	G Gambhir	Ind	SA	Kanpur	2004-05
201	SB Bangar	V Sehwag	Ind	WI	Mumbai (WS)	2002-03
200	SM Gavaskar	K Srikkanth	Ind	Pak	Madras (MAC)	1986-87

Highest opening partnerships against South Africa:

Runs	Batsmen		For	Venue	Season
359	L Hutton	C Washbrook	Eng	Ellis Park	1948-49
290	G Pullar	MC Cowdrey	Eng	The Oval	1960
268	JB Hobbs	H Sutcliffe	Eng	Lord's	1924
233	WA Brown	JHW Fingleton	Aus	Cape Town	1935-36
221	JB Hobbs	W Rhodes	Eng	Cape Town	1909-10
219	WM Lawry	IR Redpath	Aus	Melbourne	1963-64
219	JL Langer	ML Hayden	Aus	Sydney	2001-02
218	V Sehwag	G Gambhir	Ind	Kanpur	2004-05
214	AR Morris	J Moroney	Aus	Ellis Park	1949-50
202	JL Langer	ML Hayden	Aus	Melbourne	2001-02

Highest opening partnerships for India between left-right combination:

Runs	Batsmen		Vs	Venue	Season
218	V Sehwag	G Gambhir	SA	Kanpur	2004-05
162	DJ Gandhi	S Ramesh	NZ	Kanpur	1999-00
149*	WV Raman	M Prabhakar	NZ	Auckland	1989-90
137	DJ Gandhi	S Ramesh	NZ	Mohali	1999-00
123	SS Das	S Ramesh	Aus	Madras (MAC)	2000-01
121	ML Jaisimha	NJ Contractor	Eng	Delhi	1961-62
121	Pankaj Roy	NJ Contractor	Aus	Delhi	1959-60
108	S Ramesh	VVS Laxman	Pak	Kolkata	1998-99
107	SS Das	S Ramesh	SL	Colombo (SSC)	2001-02

Highest opening partnerships between left-right combination against South Africa:

Runs	Batsmen		For	Vs	Venue	Season
290	G Pullar	MC Cowdrey	Eng	SA	The Oval	1960
219	WM Lawry	IR Redpath	Aus	SA	Melbourne	1963-64
218	V Sehwag	G Gambhir	Ind	SA	Kanpur	2004-05
214	AR Morris	J Moroney	Aus	SA	Ellis Park	1949-50

Highest opening partnerships between left-right combination in Test cricket:

Runs	Batsmen		For	Vs	Venue	Season
382	WM Lawry	RB Simpson	Aus	WI	Bridgetown	1964-65
329	GR Marsh	MA Taylor	Aus	Eng	Trent Bridge	1989
290	G Pullar	MC Cowdrey	Eng	SA	The Oval	1960
276	CS Dempster	JE Mills	NZ	Eng	Wellington	1929-30
260	MA Taylor	MJ Slater	Aus	Eng	Lord's	1993
244	RB Simpson	WM Lawry	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	1965-66
239	AF Rae	JB Stollmeyer	WI	Ind	Madras (MAC)	1948-49
236	AC Hudson	G Kirsten	SA	Ind	Kolkata	1996-97
234	G Boycott	RW Barber	Eng	Aus	Sydney	1965-66
228	MA Taylor	MJ Slater	Aus	SL	Perth	1995-96
223	G Fowler	CJ Tavare	Eng	NZ	The Oval	1983
223	BC Broad	CWJ Athey	Eng	Aus	Perth	1986-87
219	WM Lawry	IR Redpath	Aus	SA	Melbourne	1963-64
218	V Sehwag	G Gambhir	Ind	SA	Kanpur	2004-05
214	CM Spearman	RG Twose	NZ	Zim	Auckland	1995-96
214	AR Morris	J Moroney	Aus	SA	Ellis Park	1949-50
208	MJ Slater	MA Taylor	Aus	Eng	Sydney	1994-95
206	RC Fredericks	LG Rowe	WI	Eng	Kingston	1973-74
201	WM Lawry	RB Simpson	Aus	Eng	Old Trafford	1964

Also read:
Statistical highlights, Day 3
Hall creates unique record
Approaching milestones in India - South Africa Test series
Ind-SA Test encounters
Ganguly's troubled times