Kohli, Rahul Break 27-Year-Old India ODI Record vs Pakistan

India's Asia Cup 2023 Super Four Stage clash vs Pakistan was pushed into the reserve day

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It was a delayed start on the reserve day with KL Rahul and Virat Kohli hoping to build on the good start by openers

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And what followed was a record-breaking effort from the pair as they bossed over Pakistan's much vaunted pace attack

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Together Rahul and Kohli stitched an unbroken partnership of 233 runs for the third wicket in Colombo

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And thus created a new record for the highest partnership for India in an ODI against Pakistan

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Both Rahul and Kohli went on to score their centuries as India posted a mammoth 356/2

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They thus broke the previous record of 231 set by Sachin Tendulkar and Navjot Singh Sidhu in 1996

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Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma have the third best India partnership record of 210 vs Pakistan

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Rahul Dravid and Virender Sehwag have the next best - 201 vs Pakistan in Kochi

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233* is the 2nd best stand for 3rd wicket in ODIs for India after 237* between Tendulkar & Dravid vs Kenya in 1999

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