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Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja guided India out of trouble, shining with the bat on Day 1 of the first Test between India and Bangladesh at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

India were reeling at 144 for 6 in the second session after losing their top-order stars to a spirited bowling show from the visiting Bangladesh team.

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Just when it looked like India would struggle to post a decent first-innings total, Ashwin and Jadeja stepped up and added 195* runs for the seventh wicket, just 40 runs short of entering the list of overall highest seventh-wicket partnerships in Test cricket.

Their partnership, however, comfortably made it into India's top 10 highest seventh-wicket stands.

India's Top 10 Seventh-Wicket Partnerships in Tests

Here’s a list of the top 10 highest seventh-wicket partnerships in Test Cricket for India:

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PartnersRunsOppositionGround
RG Sharma, R Ashwin280West IndiesKolkata
VVS Laxman, MS Dhoni259*South AfricaKolkata
RJ Shastri, SMH Kirmani235EnglandMumbai
VVS Laxman, MS Dhoni224West IndiesKolkata
VVS Laxman, A Ratra217West IndiesSt John's
RR Pant, RA Jadeja204AustraliaSydney
CA Pujara, WP Saha199AustraliaRanchi
RA Jadeja, R Ashwin195*BangladeshChennai
DN Sardesai, ED Solkar186West IndiesBridgetown
SC Ganguly, IK Pathan178PakistanBengaluru

Overall Top 10 Seventh Wicket Partnerships in Tests

Here’s a list of the overall top 10 highest seventh-wicket partnerships in Test Cricket:

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PartnersRunsTeamOppositionVenue
DS Atkinson, CC Depeiaza347West IndiesAustraliaBridgetown
Waqar Hasan, Imtiaz Ahmed308PakistanNew ZealandLahore
SO Dowrich, JO Holder295*West IndiesEnglandBridgetown
RG Sharma, R Ashwin280IndiaWest IndiesEden Gardens
BJ Watling, MJ Santner261New ZealandEnglandMount Maunganui
VVS Laxman, MS Dhoni259*IndiaSouth AfricaEden Gardens
Yousuf Youhana, Saqlain Mushtaq248PakistanNew ZealandChristchurch
DJ McGlew, ARA Murray246South AfricaNew ZealandWellington
JM Bairstow, J Overton241EnglandNew ZealandLeeds
RJ Shastri, SMH Kirmani235IndiaEnglandWankhede

Ashwin and Jadeja are currently 40 runs short of making it to the overall top 10 list for the seventh wicket in Test cricket.

Their current partnership of 195* stands as one of India's best, further cementing their legacy as formidable all-rounders.

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Saurav Goyal is a content producer for The Sporting News’ India edition.