3 Indian batsmen with the most runs at No. 4 in ODI cricket

#2 Yuvraj Singh (3,415 runs)

Yuvraj Singh was the Man of the Tournament in the 2011 World Cup that India won at home

Former Indian batsman Yuvraj Singh is second on the list of Indian batsmen with the most ODI runs at #4, with 108 innings at his favourite position yielding 3,415 runs at an impressive average of 35.21.

The flamboyant southpaw was known for his big-hitting abilities, so his strike rate at #4 of 89.44 (his highest at any position barring #7, where he played only 3 innings) doesn't come as a surprise. Yuvraj also tallied 17 fifties and 6 hundreds at #4, with his career-high at the position of 150 coming in that memorable partnership with MS Dhoni against England in 2017.

However, a dip in form towards the end of his career meant that the 2011 World Cup Man of the Tournament finished his career without a farewell match, a career over the course of which he scored 8,701 ODI runs in 278 matches.

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#1 Mohammad Azharuddin (4,605 runs)

Former Indian captain Mohammad Azharuddin's wristy flicks were class personified

Former Indian captain Mohammad Azharuddin was a regular at the #4 spot in ODIs, playing 137 games at the position and scoring 4,605 runs at an average of 40.39. He also scored these runs at a strike rate of 77.58, with 33 fifties and 3 tons, and has scored over 1,000 runs more than Yuvraj Singh in second place.

The elegant right-hander, known for his prowess on the leg-side, also played 83 games at #5, but his average of 29.69 and strike rate of 68.8 pale in comparison to those at one spot higher in the batting order. Just like Yuvraj, Azharuddin's career-best score came at #4 - a stroke-filled 153*.

After a life ban was imposed on him due to an ugly fixing scandal, Azharuddin was forced into retirement after having scored 9,378 runs in ODIs at a career average of 36.92 and striker rate of 74.02. He also managed 58 fifties and 7 hundreds in the 50-over format, and hung up his boots as one of India's greatest-ever batsmen.

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