Near miss milestone as Sehwag and Dravid's epic partnership falls just short

On this day in 2006, Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid put up a 410-run partnership in Lahore, falling short of the world record by just three runs.

On this day in 2006, during the first Test between India and Pakistan at Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium, openers Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid put up a monumental 410-run partnership, while narrowly missing the world record for the highest opening stand in Test cricket by just three runs.

The existing record for the highest opening partnership was set by India's Pankaj Roy and Vinoo Mankad, who amassed 413 runs against New Zealand in 1956. Sehwag and Dravid's partnership seemed poised to surpass this milestone as they dominated the Pakistani bowling attack on a flat deck.