#3 Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar - 13
One of India's finest opening pairs, Sehwag and Tendulkar tormented the opposing bowlers courtesy of his drastically different approach to the game. While one was keen on sending every ball to the fence, the other was keen on punishing any mistake that the opposition made while setting the ideal platform for those that followed.
And that worked wonders for India as Sehwag and Tendulkar are India's second-most prolific pair in ODI history. They are also one of only four Indian pairs to put on more than 4,000 runs together in ODIs. In total, they managed 4,387 runs at an average of just under 40 with 13 century partnerships and 18 fifty partnerships.
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