Top 5 current opening pairs in ODI cricket

#1 Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan (India)

India v Sri Lanka - ICC Champions Trophy

Despite a shaky lower middle order, India's batting lineup is still a formidable force to be reckoned with. That does not even come across as a surprise because their batting department largely depends on two towering figures to fly out of traps - Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan.

While the talismanic Virat Kohli is always there to make his presence felt, Rohit and Dhawan have been the mainstays of India's batting lineup for about six years.

Dhawan has been ruled out of play for three weeks owing to his thumb injury in the match against Australia. Presently, among all the opening pairs in the world, Rohit and Dhawan have scored the most runs, 4681, at an average of 45.89. They have got the second most century partnerships (16) as an opening pair, only behind the legendary duo of Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar.