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Which country has the best opening partnership in tests? (i listed most of the countries' opening pair)?

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Here is the list. Some might not be the most accurate. I got these from the last game each country played

Australia- Simon Katich and Phil Jaques

West Indies- Sewnarine Chattergoon and Chris Gayle

India- Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir

Sri Lanka- Sanath Jayasuriya and Kumara Sangakkara

New Zealand- Jamie How and Brendan McCullum

England- Ian Bell and Andrew Strauss

South Africa- Graeme Smith and Neil McKenzie

Pakistan- Salman Butt and Younis Khan

plz don't give biased answers

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It could hardly be the two you mentioned for Australia! Try Gilchrist & Hayden or Langer & Hayden & that woul be my choice. But Katich & Jaques have seldom opened together. I'll go for Hayden & Langer.
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Pakistan- Salman Butt and Younis Khan when they play against india i think this partenship not broken costs d most...
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Sri Lanka
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Dont RSA have the highest partnership against Bangladesh??
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I am not biase. I know that one of Sri Lanka's Partnerships is the record. Try looking in the Guiness World Records.
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In a single test innings,South Africa- Graeme Smith and Neil McKenzie scored 415 against Bangladesh

You add the point consistent

In test history,

DLHyndes and CGGreenidge of West Indies scored 6482 runs in148 innings......

M Hayden and J Langer of Australia has scored 5655 runs in 113 innings
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South Africa- Graeme Smith and Neil McKenzie
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jaysuria and atapatu against india, when they scored over 1000 runs
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The SA pair. They have got the world record of highest run in opening.
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Sri Lanka- Sanath Jayasuriya and Kumara Sangakkara
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Virender Sewhag and Gautam Gambhir against Pakistan!!!
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some of these arnt test opening pairs and jayasuriya is retired from tests

I would have to go with the south african pair though
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Desmond Haynes and Gordon Grenidge of the mighty WI are the all time best in history of cricket.
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