Partnerships are a crucial factor in a cricket match. And they become even more important when the teams are playing in the ODI World Cup.
Indian batters have been aware of its importance and have stitched together some formidable partnerships to help the team score huge runs or chase down the target.
In this article, let’s take a look at the top 10 highest partnerships for India in the ODI World Cup.
Highest Partnerships For India in ODI World Cups
| Players | Runs | Wicket | Against | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid (IND) | 318 | 2nd | Sri Lanka | Taunton | 26 May 1999 |
| Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly (IND) | 244 | 2nd | Namibia | Pietermaritzburg | 23 Feb 2003 |
| Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid (IND) | 237* | 3rd | Kenya | Bristol | 23 May 1999 |
| KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer (IND) | 208 | 4th | Netherlands | Bengaluru | 12 Nov 2023 |
| Virender Sehwag, Virat Kohli (IND) | 203 | 3rd | Bangladesh | Mirpur | 19 Feb 2011 |
| Virender Sehwag, Sourav Ganguly (IND) | 202 | 2nd | Bermuda | Port of Spain | 19 Mar 2007 |
| Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni (IND) | 196* | 5th | Zimbabwe | Auckland | 14 Mar 2015 |
| Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul (IND) | 189 | 1st | Sri Lanka | Leeds | 6 Jul 2019 |
| Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli (IND) | 189 | 2nd | Sri Lanka | Wankhede | 2 Nov 2023 |
| Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul (IND) | 180 | 1st | Bangladesh | Birmingham | 2 Jul 2019 |
Key Stats
1: India is one of the two teams that has been involved in a 300-plus run partnership in the World Cup. The other 300-plus partnership (372) belongs to Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels from the West Indies, which is also the highest partnership in the ODI World Cup history.
318: This is the highest-ever partnership achieved for India in the 50-over tournament. Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid were at the helm and helped India recover from 6/1 to 373/6. This was the then-highest partnership for India in ODI cricket, which was later breached by Sachin Tendulkar and Dravid in November 1999.
5: Sachin Tendulkar, who has scored the most runs in the World Cup, contributed to five 150-plus partnerships with different partners. This is the most times an Indian batter features in 150-plus partnerships.
3: Three Indian batters — Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar, and Rohit Sharma — feature in three 170-plus partnerships, with all of them coming at the top of the order.
