1. Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid, 1999 – 331 runs
After Sourav Ganguly departed early, both Tendulkar and Dravid took it upon themselves to carry India to a great total and that is exactly what they did. An incredible partnership which saw both the batters hit impressive centuries took India to a gigantic total of 376/2 after 50 overs. Dravid would depart in the 48th over after scoring 153 runs while Tendulkar would finish the innings unbeaten on 186.
Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid
2. Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid, 1999 – 318 runs
During the group stage match in the ODI World Cup 1999 between India and Sri Lanka, the pair of Ganguly and Dravid absolutely shattered the Lankan bowling attack with their outstanding partnership of over 300 runs. Both the batters smashed amazing tons to help India reach a massive total of 373/6 after 50 overs. Ganguly got dismissed for 183 while Dravid lost his wicket after scoring 145.
Ishan Kishan and Virat Kohli
3. Ishan Kishan and Virat Kohli, 2022 – 290 runs
After losing Shikhar Dhwan early in the innings, Kishan and Kohli went to form a partnership for the ages and destroyed the Bangladesh bowling attack with their incredible power-hitting. Kishan in particular, proved to be an absolute nightmare for the opposing bowlers as he would go on to score a magnificent double-ton while Kohli would also score a great ton. The former got dismissed for 210 while the latter lost his wicket for 113 as India posted a huge total 409/8 after 50 overs.
Mohammad Azharuddin and Ajay Jadeja
4. Mohammad Azharuddin and Ajay Jadeja, 1998 – 275 runs
After getting restricted to 26/3 in the early stages of the match, the Indian team was looking in a lot of trouble. However, the partnership between Azharuddin and Jadeja not only steadied the innings but also took them to a really good total. Both the batters would hit amazing knocks as India would finish on 301/3 after 50 overs with Azharuddin remaining unbeaten on 153 and Jadeja remaining unbeaten on 116.
Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar
5. Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar, 2001 – 258 runs
The opening pair of Ganguly and Tendulkar gave an outstanding start to India with their incredible partnership. This partnership still stands as the highest opening partnership for India in one-day cricket. The pair dismantled the Kenya bowling attack and scored fantastic centuries. Ganguly would get dismissed on 111 while Tendulkar would lose his wicket on 146 as India reached a mammoth total of 351/3 after 50 overs.
