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The best ODI opening partnership
Using 1500 runs as a benchmark, which opening partnership is the most successful in ODI cricket, present and past alike?

Is it Greenidge and Haynes? Or is it Gilchrist and Hayden? Or is it Tendulkar and Sehwag?

Or is it Chanderpaul and Gayle?

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I'd say it would be Hayden and Gilchrist.Two really good batsmen who add lots of runs for themselves and also build big starts for the team.
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Tony Cozier was just on the commentary saying that, using 1500 runs as the benchmark, that the most successful opening partnership in ODI history is....

Chanderpaul and Gayle!
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I would say Hayden & Gilchrist due to thier consistancy
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Old 23-01-2007, 09:35 AM in reply to Scottish&Proud's post starting "I would say Hayden & Gilchrist due..."
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Gilchrist and Mark Waugh.
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What about Tendulkar and Ganguly?

I think they are up there with Haynes and Greenidge - the two that really dominated limited overs opening before the fielding restrictions.
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Old 23-01-2007, 10:27 AM in reply to Milo's post starting "What about Tendulkar and Ganguly? I..."
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Loye and Strauss ?
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Surely Strauss and Bell was even better, for their wonderful strike rate and the way they really go after the bowling in those early PowerPlay overs. Or maybe not!
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It would have been a joy to watch Hussain open up with Bell.
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Here's the story....

http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/co...ry/266709.html

Chanderpaul and Gayle average 58.

In their time, Greenidge and Haynes averaged 52, Gilchrist and Hayden averaged 49, and Ganguly and Tendulkar averaged 48.

I hope Shiv and Chris can keep it up....
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