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

#1 Experience

Rohit and Shikhar will be opening in their second World Cup together.

Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan have been opening the batting for India for the past six years now in limited overs cricket. They have been providing strong starts consistently over the years.

They are known to raise their game a few levels up in the ICC tournaments. They are no strangers to the big stage and certainly, the pressure of playing in the World Cup will be lesser for them as compared to their counterparts because of having played and performing well before.

They were the best opening pair in 2017 champions trophy with an incredible average of 77 in 5 outings. Shikhar scored 338 runs in 5 innings while Rohit scored 304 runs in as many innings. Both scored one century and two half-centuries in the tournament two years back and had a one-two finish in the leading run-scorers chart.