Stats: India's 10 best opening partnerships in ODIs outside Asia
In the emphatic victory over England at Birmingham, Ajinkya Rahane and Shikhar Dhawan were involved in India’s first 100-run partnership overseas in more than a year.
The last time an Indian opening partnership scored 100 or more runs away from home, was in July 2013, when Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan stitched a 123-run partnership in Port of Spain against West Indies. Here are the list of 10 best 100-run opening partnerships for India in ODIs outside the subcontinent:
| Batting Partners | Runs | Opposition | Ground | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar | 258 | v Kenya | Paarl | 2001 |
| Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag | 201* | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 2009 |
| Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar | 193 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 2001 |
| Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane | 183 | v England | Birminghgam | 2014 |
| Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar | 153 | v Sri Lanka | Johannesburg | 2003 |
| Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar | 150 | v England | The Oval | 2007 |
| Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar | 141 | v New Zealand | Nairobi | 2000 |
| Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar | 134 | v South Africa | Belfast | 2007 |
| Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar | 133 | v West Indies | Harare | 2001 |
| Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar | 130 | v Zimbabwe | Hobart | 2004 |
*Stats updated till September 2, 2014