World Cup 2019: 6 reasons why Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan will be the best opening pair of the tournament  

#3 Complementing each other's game

India v Pakistan - 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup

The Indian openers generally like to take their time and assess the conditions. Once set, they raise the run-rate slowly and steadily and have a great understanding of each other's game.

Even if a player plays out a maiden, the other backs him and tries to keep the scoreboard ticking. However, this doesn't mean they end up playing rash shots owing to which Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan have formed one of the most successful and responsible opening partnerships of all-time in ODI cricket.

Their level of consistency speaks volumes about the quality they possess. They are the second most successful opening pair for India (behind Sachin and Ganguly) and fourth most successful overall. Till now, they have added 4586 runs in 103 innings together at an astounding average of 44.96.