Most fifty plus scores by Indian openers in international cricket

1. Rohit Sharma – 121

The current Indian skipper in the Test and ODI format recently became the Indian opener with the most fifty plus scores in international cricket after he smashed consecutive half-centuries in ODIs against Sri Lanka.

2. Sachin Tendulkar – 120

The Master Blaster was the first-ever Indian batter to score over a hundred fifty plus scores in international cricket. The Indian batter is arguably the best batter to ever grace the game. There is a reason why he was popularly nicknamed as the ‘God of Cricket’.

3. Virender Sehwag – 103

One of the finest openers to ever don the Indian jersey, Sehwag was a brilliant hard-hitter of the ball. With over 17,000 international runs he was one of the most important players in the Indian team for many years.

4. Sunil Gavaskar – 101

Gavaskar was one of the best openers in Test cricket history. He was also the first-ever player to cross the 10,000 run-mark in the longest format of the game. On many occasions, his knocks single-handedly carried India to victory.

5. Shikhar Dhawan – 79

With almost 10,000 international runs, Dhawan was an incredible opener for India during his prime. His opening partnerships with Rohit Sharma were crucial for India in setting up big scores or chasing massive targets.

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