Ajinkya Rahane’s 106 at Birmingham created a new record for India in One-day International (ODI) cricket. He become the first Indian opener to score an ODI hundred against England in England. The previous best was Sachin Tendulkar‘s 99 at Bristol in 2007. Rahane’s opening partner, Shikhar Dhawan‘s career saving 97 not out in the same match (Birmingham) is third in the top five list. Parthiv Patel’s 95 in Chester-le-Street in the 2011 tour is in the fourth position in the top five list.
Here are the top five scores by an Indian opener against England in England:
(Sandipan Banerjee is a reporter at CricketCountry. Cricket has been the biggest passion for him since his childhood. So, when it came to choosing his career, he chose to turn his passion into his profession. Apart from cricket he likes mountain trekking, river rafting and photography. His twitter handle is @im_sandipan)
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