Kohli and Rahane had 10 century stands and 19 fifty plus partnerships while playing Tests for India. Their best stand was 365 against New Zealand at Indore where Kohli struck 211 and Rahane notched up his career-best 188. The safest pair of hands in the slips and my favourite Test batting partner. Tendulkar remembered the first time when he batted with a talented youngster while playing Ranji Trophy for Mumbai. Rahane stood in for Virat Kohli and scripted a historic 2-1 series win for India with a heavily depleted side.