By IANS
Perth : The 75-run seventh-wicket partnership between V.V.S. Laxman and Mahednra Singh Dhoni in India’s second innings of the Perth Test Friday is India’s best for the seventh wicket at the Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, obliterating the 44 between Dhoni and Irfan Pathan in the first innings here in the third Test.
Laxman and Rudra Pratap Singh put on 51 runs for the ninth wicket, which is India’s second best at Perth, next only to the 81-run stand between Tendulkar and Kiran More in February 1992.
Dhoni (38) registered his highest score against Australia, bettering his 35 at Sydney in the second Test of the current series.
Rudra Pratap (30) recorded his career-best score, surpassing his 17 against England at Lord’s in 2007.
Sourav Ganguly registered his 10th duck – his first against Australia, though he has three ducks against South Africa.
When Anil Kumble failed to open his account in the second innings here, he recorded his 16th duck in Test cricket and his second against Australia. Only Bhagwat Chandrasekhar (23), Bishan Singh Bedi (20) and Zaheer Khan(17) have recorded more ducks than Kumble.