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#1 Nathan Astle
The free-spirited, aggressive right-handed batsman, Nathan Astle has been the most successful ODI opener to play for New Zealand in last 43 years.
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Between 1995 and 2007, Astle opened the innings for the Black Caps in 191 ODIs and scored 6,176 runs at an average of 34.89, including 14 tons and 37 fifties.
Astle brought up his highest score of 145* as an opener in the fifty-over format in 2004 against the USA at the Oval in London.
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Edited by Tanya Rudra
