5 Test openers who played with the most number of batting partners

Saeed Anwar – 17 partners

One of Pakistan’s most dependable opening batsmen, Saeed Anwar saw musical chairs being played on the other side of the pitch, with as many as 17 opening partners in the space of the 53 Tests he played. He scored over 4000 runs, including 11 centuries, but couldn’t attain huge scores in the longest format, highlighted by the fact that his highest ODI score (194) is more than that in Test (188).

He opened in the company of Shoaib Mohammad on his debut in 1990, and ended it with fellow left-hander Taufeeq Umar by his side in 2001.

Partners:

Shoaib Mohammad, Aamer Sohail, Basit Ali, Shakeel Ahmed (Jr) ,Shadab Kabir, Zahoor Elahi, Ali Naqvi, Ijaz Ahmed, Azhar Mahmood, Naved Ashraf, Shahid Afridi, Wajahatullah Wasti, Mohammad Wasim, Imran Nazir, Saleem Elahi, Abdul Razzaq, Taufeeq Umar