Top 10 Australian ODI openers of all time

#1 Adam Gilchrist

Adam Gilchrist, one of the most prominent members of the formidable Australian team in the late 90s and the early 2000s, scored 9,176 runs at an average of 36.55 as an opener.

Owing to his aggressive approach towards batting, the winner of Allan Border Medal in 2003, hit 16 centuries and 53 fifties at the top of the order.

Voted as 'World's Scariest Batsman' in a poll by international bowlers, Gilchrist brought up his highest ODI score of 172 against Zimbabwe in a 2004 50-over game at Hobart.