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Zaheer sets world record with bat

Last updated on: December 13, 2004 12:46 IST

Zaheer Khan got his name written into record books with his innings of 75 in Dhaka Test on Sunday.

His innings is the highest ever by any number 11 batsman in Tests putting into shade New Zealander Richard Collinge's unbeaten 68 way back in 1972-73. Zaheer is also only the second Indian batsman to score a fifty at number 11 after Ghulam Ahmed.

The accompanying table lists the highest innings played by all number 11 batsmen in Test cricket:

Runs Batsman For Vs Venue Season
75 Zaheer Khan Ind BD Dhaka 2004-05
68* Richard Collinge NZ Pak Auckland 1972-73
62* Bert' Vogler SA Eng Cape Town 1905-06
61 Glenn McGrath Aus NZ Brisbane 2004-05
60* Wasim Bari Pak WI Bridgetown 1976-77
59* John Snow Eng WI The Oval 1966
59 Mushtaq Ahmed Pak SA Rawalpindi 1997-98
54 Pat Symcox SA Aus Adelaide 1997-98
52 Rodney Hogg Aus WI Georgetown 1983-84
50* Wesley Hall WI Ind Port-of-Spain 1961-62
50 Ghulam Ahmed Ind Pak Delhi 1952-53
50 Fred Spofforth Aus Eng Melbourne 1884-85

The tenth wicket partnership of 133 runs between Sachin Tendulkar and Zaheer Khan is India's best for this wicket against all countries. In fact the Tendulkar-Zaheer partnership is the joint second highest partnership for tenth wicket in Test cricket.

Overall it is the 18th instance of a century partnership for tenth wicket in Test chronicles -- second such instance for India. The details:

Runs Batsmen For Vs Venue Season From To %Cont.
151 BF Hastings RO Collinge NZ Pak Auckland 1972-73 251-9 402 37.56
151 Azhar Mahmood Mushtaq Ahmed Pak SAf Rawalpindi 1997-98 305-9 456 33.11
133 Wasim Raja Wasim Bari Pak WI Bridgetown 1976-77 158-9 291 45.70
133 SR Tendulkar Zaheer Khan Ind BD Dhaka 2004-05 393-9 526 25.28
130 RE Foster W Rhodes Eng Aus Sydney 1903-04 447-9 577 22.53
128 K Higgs JA Snow Eng WI The Oval 1966 399-9 527 24.29
127 JM Taylor AA Mailey Aus Eng Sydney 1924-25 325-9 452 28.10
124 JG Bracewell SL Boock NZ Aus Sydney 1985-86 169-9 293 42.32
120 RA Duff WW Armstrong Aus Eng Melbourne 1901-02 233-9 353 33.99
118 NJ Astle CL Cairns NZ Eng Christchurch 2001-02 333-9 451 26.16
117* P Willey RGD Willis Eng WI The Oval 1980 92-9 209-9 55.98
114 JN Gillespie GD McGrath Aus NZ Brisbane 2004-05 471-9 585 19.49
109 HR Adhikari Ghulam Ahmed Ind Pak Delhi 1952-53 263-9 372 29.30
106* NJ Astle DK Morrison NZ Eng Auckland 1996-97 142-9 248-9 42.74
106 CL Hooper CA Walsh WI Pak St. John's 1992-93 332-9 438 24.20
104 Zulfiqar Ahmed Amir Elahi Pak Ind Madras 1952-53 240-9 344 30.23
103 HG Owen-Smith AJ Bell SAf Eng Headingley 1929 172-9 275 37.45
103 AJ Stewart AR Caddick Eng Aus Edgbaston 2001 191-9 294 35.03
Rajneesh Gupta