The Indian duo achieved this feat during the second T20I of the three-match series against South Africa.
Pakistan's opening pair of Babar Azam-Mohammad Rizwan held the record (14) for the most 50-plus partnerships in T20Is but were overtaken by the Indian pair of Rohit and Rahul.
KL Rahul picked up from where he left off in the last game and caressed a superbly timed boundary on the very first ball of the innings off Kagiso Rabada, opening the Indian scoreboard with four runs.
While there were expectations of rain during the match, it was the snake who took the all highlights in the seventh over of India's innings as the match was put on hold temporarily.
Indian head coach Rahul Dravid is yet to rule out pacer Jasprit Bumrah for the upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022. Bumrah had "sustained" a back injury and was being monitored by their medical team at the NCA.
Tight spells from pace duo of David Willey and Sam Curran coupled with opener Phil Salt's ruthless assault on Pakistan bowlers powered England to a dominant eight-wicket win over Pakistan in the sixth T20I of seven-match series in Lahore on Saturday.
BCCI president's comments come on the back of a BCCI media release earlier in the day which stated that Bumrah had "sustained" a back injury and was being monitored by their medical team at the NCA.
With his half-century against England in the sixth T20I of the seven-match series, the Pakistani captain became the first player to score 3000 T20I runs from Pakistan. Azam was expected to lead the Pakistani innings in the absence of wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan who was not playing i