Here are the Top 5 Opening Pairs in ODIs in the Modern Era

2. Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan (India)

This opening pair from India has been phenomenal for a long time. Both Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan have played 116 innings together as of now. In those innings, they scored 5170 runs. Those runs have come at a decent average of 45.35. These players have put up 18 hundred partnerships and 15 fifty partnerships.

Meanwhile, their highest partnership of 210 runs came against Pakistan in Asia Cup 2018. India was chasing a target of 238 runs. Rohit scored 111* runs off 119 balls while Dhawan scored 114 runs off 100 balls. Their partnership ensured that India chased down the target in just 39.3 overs, with nine wickets in the bag.