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2. Sourav Ganguly
Sourav Ganguly was arguably the best left-handed opening batsman India has produced in ODI cricket. 'Dada' mesmerized fans across the world with his majestic offside play. The ‘Prince of Kolkata’ forged a lethal opening pair with Sachin Tendulkar amassing over with 11000 runs studded with 22 tons.
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The elegant left hander's penchant for scoring big hundreds and win games for India ranked him alongside the best openers of his time. He was known to come down the track and hit spinners for some towering sixes. A hardcore competitor, he overcame his limitations against the short delivery and held his ground to score over 11000 runs for India.
ODI Record
ODIs: 311
Runs: 11363
Avg: 41.02
100s: 22
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