In their very first innings, Murali Vijay and Shikhar put on a massive stand of 289 in 2013

1,511 runs in 38 innings

Average – 40.84, 100 – 2 and 50 – 5

Highest – 289

Yet another pair of one partner calm with the other far more aggressive. Murali Vijay and Shikhar Dhawan have formed a formidable combination for India at the top ever since Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir were shown the door for inconsistency in 2013. In their very first innings together, the left-right pair bashed a mountainous 289 against Australia at Mohali in 2013, which till date remains their highest.