Most prolific batting pairs for Australia across all three formats

#2 Adam Gilchrist and Matthew Hayden

They are possibly the most celebrated opening pair in limited overs cricket and for the better part of a decade (2001-2009), the left-handed pair of Matthew Hayden and Adam Gilchrist unleashed mayhem.

While their exploits in ODIs and T20s are well documented, the partnerships they enjoyed in Test cricket were no less damaging to the opposition. Considering the fact that Hayden opened the innings and Gilchrist batted at number 7, they did not bat together often enough but when they did, sparks flew.

Their famous decimation of India's spin attack at Mumbai back in 2001 is a case in point. They added 197 in just over 32 overs and turned the game on its head. Hayden-Gilchrist is the second most prolific pair in Australian cricket history across formats with a combined total of 6451 runs in 137 partnerships. They added 100 or more 20 times and crossed the 50 run mark 31 times.