Zaheer's day out
Zaheer Khan scaled a few batting peaks on the third day at Dhaka and broke the world record for the highest score by a No
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Zaheer Khan scaled a few batting peaks on the third day at Dhaka and broke the world record for the highest score by a No. 11 batsman. Zaheer broke the 31-year-old record that was held by New Zealand's Richard Collinge, another left-arm fast bowler.
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| Batsman (Country) | Runs | Opposition | Venue (Year) |
| Zaheer Khan (Ind) | 75 | Bangladesh | Dhaka (2004) |
| Richard Collinge (NZ) | 68* | Pakistan | Auckland (1973) |
| Alfred Vogler (SA) | 62* | England | Cape Town (1906) |
| Glenn McGrath (Aus) | 61 | New Zealand | Brisbane (2004) |
| Wasim Bari (Pak) | 60* | West Indies | Barbados (1977) |
| John Snow (Eng) | 59* | West Indies | The Oval (1966) |
| Mushtaq Ahmed (Pak) | 59 | South Africa | Rawalpindi (1997) |
| Pat Symcox (SA) | 54 | Australia | Adelaide (1996) |
| Rodney Hogg (Aus) | 52 | West Indies | Georgetown (1984) |
| Fred Spofforth (Aus) | 50 | England | Melbourne (1885) |
| Ghulam Ahmed (Ind) | 50 | Pakistan | Delhi (1952) |
Zaheer also added 133 in an entertaining last-wicket stand with Sachin Tendulkar and they equalled the record for the second-highest partnership in Tests. The following list is the top ten partnerships for the last wicket.
| Partners (Country) | Runs | Opposition | Venue (Year) |
| Richard Collinge and Brian Hastings (NZ) | 151 | Pakistan | Auckland (1973) |
| Azhar Mahmood and Mushtaq Ahmed (Pak) | 151 | South Africa | Rawalpindi (1997) |
| Wasim Bari and Wasim Raja (Pak) | 133 | West Indies | Barbados (1977) |
| Sachin Tendulkar and Zaheer Khan (Ind) | 133 | Bangladesh | Dhaka (2004) |
| RE Foster and Wilfred Rhodes (Eng) | 130 | Australia | Sydney (1903) |
| Kenneth Higgs and John Snow (Eng) | 128 | West Indies | The Oval (1966) |
| Arthur Mailey and Johnny Taylor (Aus) | 127 | England | Sydney (1924) |
| Stephen Boock and John Bracewell (NZ) | 124 | Australia | Sydney (1985) |
| Warwick Armstrong and Reggie Duff (Aus) | 120 | England | Melbourne (1902) |
| Nathan Astle and Chris Cairns (NZ) | 118 | England | Christchurch (2002) |
| Peter Willey and Bob Willis (End) | 117* | West Indies | The Oval (1980) |
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