Top 10 most 100 plus partnerships by opening batsmen in ODI cricket

Top 10 most 100 plus partnerships by opening batsmen in ODI cricket: In our top 10 lists we bring to you some really interesting, rare statistics of the commendable feats which have been achieved in the game of cricket. On our way to yet another mission here is the feature of the top 10 most 100 plus partnerships by opening batsmen in ODI cricket. Openers play an important role in cricket. A good start to the innings changes the entire dressing room atmosphere and things suddenly start to look all bright and positive. It also lays the foundation for the team to carry on and build the innings into a huge one. While chasing a good start eases the pressure off the others who come in, in the later. The openers for all the teams are the most striking duo that they have in the team. And here are the ten best payers who have enjoyed unprecedented success together in ODI cricket. 10. David Boon/ Geoff Marsh (Australia) 7 David Boon and Geoff Marsh have added together 7 partnerships of hundred or more.(Photo Source: AFP) David Boon came into the Australian team as a middle order player, but due to the sudden vacuum at the slot created by retirement of Kepler Wessels was promoted to open the batting for Australia. Geoff Marsh batted along Boon to form one of the best Australian opening pair and they played a huge role in Australia’s victory in the 1987 World Cup. The two have added together 7 partnerships of hundred or more. 9. Herschelle Gibbs/ Graeme Smith (South Africa) 8 Herschelle Gibbs and Graeme Smith, this hot and cool duo ensured South Africa had a very strong top order, meanwhile also scored 8 hundred plus partnerships.(Photo Source: Getty Images) Herschelle Gibbs the right hand batsman opened the batting for South Africa and made sure every time that he went out, the pressure of scoring or chasing was Pascal’s more on the opposition than him or his team. He had a controlled, complete and gifted left hander Graeme Smith as his batting partner. This hot and cool duo ensured South Africa had a very strong top order, meanwhile also scored 8 hundred plus partnerships. 8. Adam Gilchrist/ Mark Waugh (Australia) 8 As openers Adam Gilchrist and Mark Waugh have added as many as 8 hundred run stands. (Photo Souce: Getty Images ) Adam Gilchrist is one of the most explosive openers the world of cricket has seen, and if we are talking specifically about Australian cricket, it would be rather impossible to fill in his shoes, those are huge. Right from the first ball he had his eyes set on the goal and went about it in his own style. His batting partner Mark Waugh is one of the better stroke makers that have played the game and a really elegant batsman, oppositely but equally complemented the style of Gilly. As openers the two have added as many as 8 hundred run stands. 7. Marvan Atapattu/ Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) 8 Playing together at the top of the order Atapattua and Jayasuriya have scored 8 100+ partnerships. (Photo Source: ESPNcricinfo Ltd) Marvan Atapattu better known for his stint as the captain of Sri Lankan team was also the man who opened the innings for them in ODI cricket along with a volatile, sparky, flashing star Sanath Jayasuriya. If I am not wrong the two not only sensationalized the opening batting for Sri Lanka but showed the world how the job had to be taken care off. Playing together at the top of the order Atapattua and Jayasuriya have scored 8 100+ partnerships. 6. Tillakaratne Dilshan/ Upul Tharanga (Sri Lanka) 9 In their opening career together Tilakaratne Dilshan and Upul Tharanga have built 9 hundred plus stands.(Photo Source: AFP) Tillakaratne Dilshan is towards the twilight of his career now and still opponents’ chalk out special strategies to neutralize him; he was a more than threatening batsman at his peak and literally ran away with games on his day. When Dilshan and his partner in crime Upul Tharanga struck the cords right high scoring, tough looking matches would turn one sided affair and landed those into the laps of their team at ease. In their opening career together they have built 9 hundred plus stands. 5. Herschelle Gibbs/ Gary Kirsten (South Africa) 9 Kirsten a class act himself complemented his partner Herschelle Gibbs and the two hold the record for 9 opening partnerships of minimum hundred runs.(Photo Source: AFP) Herschelle Gibbs batted in his own space and with complete control, and freedom of shaping his and the teams innings the way he assessed the circumstances and thus making him a filler, someone who could be attached with any other partner to sail South Africa’s boat. For a considerable part of his career he also went into the match with Gary Kirsten at the other end. Kirsten a class act himself complemented his partner and the two hold the record for 9 opening partnerships of minimum hundred runs. 4. Sachin Tendulkar/ Virender Sehwag (India) 12 Sachin and Sehwag horrified the bowlers and have as many as 12 100 plus partnerships in ODI cricket. (Photo Source:AFP) Sachin Tendulkar is the most complete cricketer the world has seen, unmatched in terms of skill, temperament, commitment, Sachin also possessed the great quality of team spirit and until the result was in favor of India nothing else would matter to him. He had the basher Virender Sehwag at his other end, who walked out with his head clear and no backlog of runs or talks, with one mindset to clear the fielders and hit the ball to its destination (the boundary). Sachin and Sehwag horrified the bowlers and have as many as 12 100 plus partnerships in ODI cricket. 3. Gordon Greenidge/ Desmond Haynes (West Indies) 15 These potentially thrilling opening partners Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes did what the West Indian culture of the time taught. (Photo Source: PA Photos) These potentially thrilling opening partners Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes did what the West Indian culture of the time taught. Walk out on the park with one intention of knocking the opposition as hard as you could and possibly out of the game. The two had a similar batting style while Gordon was a real destructor; Desmond holds the tag of a smiling killer. There has been no better opening combination for the West Indies in ODI cricket as their record of 15 100 partnerships and 4 200s still stands tall way beyond the rest. 2. Adam Gilchrist/ Mathew Hayden (Australia) 16 Hayden and Gilchrist have combined along to hit 16 hundred plus stands in ODI cricket. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Australia found in Adam Gilchrist and Mathew Hayden probably the two most capable openers. As their bond grew it matured and developed into something which is still recalled as a formidable act. Hayden and Gilly would match each other shot for shot and the bowlers were often left helpless. The best thing one could do to not go for runs was not to bowl. Hayden did the thinker’s job framing plans while Gilchrist was clearer in approach of just striking the ball out of the park. Haydos and Gilly have combined along to hit 16 hundred plus stands in ODI cricket. 1. Sachin Tendulkar/ Sourav Ganguly (India) 21 Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly are undoubtedly the best two that have started the innings for India and probably the premiers in world cricket.(Photo Source: AFP) Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly are undoubtedly the best two that have started the innings for India and probably the premiers in world cricket. If Sachin was ice, Sourav breathe fire, a perfectly balanced combination who complemented each to play there in the most comfortable fashion, which further improved the way they batted along. Once Sourav and Sachin got their eyes in, it would last long and more often than not would go beyond the team hundred and as a result the two hold this record for most hundred plus opening partnerships in ODI cricket which sums to 21. (*Stats Updated Till 20th Feb 2015)