5 best ODI partnership duos in the world currently

World cricket will miss the attacking opening pair of Brendon McCullum and Martin GuptillPartnerships between cricketers play a crucial role in the fortunes of a team's chances to win a game. It does not matter which format of the game is being played, a good partnership can result in a momentum shift of the outcome of a game.It is hard enough to stitch together good partnerships during the course of a game, as it heavily depends on the factors like pitch conditions, match situation, and the quality of the opposition.In One-Day cricket, the importance of a partnership might not be as important as it is in the Test format, however, it is much more significant than in the T20I format. Batsmen have to pace their innings in a responsible manner in order to help their sides post a competitive total or chase down a target.We take a look at some of the best batting pairs in ODI cricket based on the batting average that the partnership duo has. Only pairs who have scored at least 2000 partnership runs have been considered in this elite list. The duos that make the list are the ones who have been active in ODI cricket, and will be for the foreseeable future.Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan, who are establishing themselves as one of the best opening pairs with their recent form are one of the biggest names to miss out on making the list. Another pair that misses out on the list is Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, who have been India's best batting pair in the recent past.Here is the list of the best ODI partnership duos in the world currently:

#5 AB de Villiers & JP Duminy (South Africa)

It is a well-known fact that AB de Villiers is one of the most destructive batsmen in cricket currently. What makes him more threatening in the fifty-over format is his ability to pace his innings according to the demands of the match. This includes him being able to stay with other batsmen and build match-winning partnerships.

De Villiers' partnership with JP Duminy in this list might be a surprising one to many, but the duo has been instrumental in helping the South African middle-order score runs in plenty.

The pair have played 53 ODI innings with each other in the last seven years and scored 2289 runs at an average of 54.50. They have 6 century partnerships and 14 fifty-partnerships to their name. Their highest ODI partnership is 219 that the duo put on for the third wicket against Zimbabwe in 2010.

One of the reasons for their good average is that in the 53 innings, they have been unbeaten for 11 times, which is the highest for any pair in this list. While this increases the average, it also proves the pair's ability to finish innings.