1. Four Indian batsmen together put on an opening partnership of 408 runs for the first wicket
This incident took place in 2007. India and Bangladesh locked horns at the Shere Bangla Stadium. India batted first and posted a total of 610/3. They lost their first wicket when the scorecard was 408 runs. When the first wicket fell not two but 4 batters had played till then.
Wasim Jaffer and Dinesh Karthik opened the batting for India. But then, Dinesh Karthik decided to get ‘retired’ during the Tea break on Day 1 as he could not withstand the extreme heat. So, Rahul Dravid walked out and joined Jaffer out in the middle. And, when the Indian scorecard read 281, Wasim Jaffer could not carry on any further due to exhaustion, and he too retired when he was batting on 138. And, the iconic Sachin Tendulkar joined Dravid.
Dravid and Tendulkar made merry at the expense of the Bangladesh bowlers. But then, with the scorecard reading 408, Dravid was the first Indian batsman to be dismissed and hit Mohammed Rafique to the fielder who was stationed at point. And as a result, the first Indian wicket fell with the scorecard reading 408. Dinesh Karthik came back to bat once again and completed his century. He was dismissed for 129.
