The highest opening partnership for India was 258 runs, scored by Saurav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar against Kenya at Paarl on October 24, 2001. The first 200+ runs for the first wicket for India were amassed by the batters in 1998. At Colombo, Saurav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar made their first 200+ runs together against Sri Lanka. After three years, Sachin Tendulkar and Saurav Ganguly broke their own record by putting together a 252-run partnership for the first wicket. Most recently Rohit Sharma and Shubhman Gill registered the 5th highest opening partnership for India in their history. So Let’s have a look at the top 10 Highest Opening Partnerships for India in ODI. Read More: Holkar Cricket Stadium Indore Pitch Report and ODI Stats
Let’s have a look at the top 10 Highest Opening Partnerships for India in ODI:
| Players | Runs | Wicket | Against | Venue | Date |
| SC Ganguly & SR Tendulkar | 258 | 1st | Kenya | Paarl | 24 Oct 2001 |
| SC Ganguly & SR Tendulkar | 252 | 1st | Sri Lanka | Colombo | 7 July 1998 |
| AM Rahane & S Dhawan | 231 | 1st | Sri Lanka | Cuttack | 2 Nov 2014 |
| RG Sharma & KL Rahul | 227 | 1st | West Indies | Visakhapatnam | 18th Dec 2019 |
| RG Sharma & S Gill | 212 | 1st | New Zealand | Indore | 24 Jan 2023 |
| RG Sharma & S Dhawan | 210 | 1st | Pakistan | Dubai | 23 Sep 2018 |
| G Gambhir & V Sehwag | 201 | 1st | New Zealand | Hamilton | 11 Mar 2009 |
| SC Ganguly & SR Tendulkar | 197 | 1st | Zimbabwe | Sharjah | 13 Nov 1998 |
| SC Ganguly & V Sehwag | 196 | 1st | West Indies | Rajkot | 12 Nov 2002 |
| SC Ganguly & SR Tendulkar | 193 | 1st | South Africa | Johannesburg | 5 Oct 2001 |
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