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#2 Hashim Amla (6848 runs)
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South Africa Opening batsmen - Hashim Amla
Hashim Amla is considered as one of the best ODI batsmen of this generation due to his impeccable record and consistency. He holds the record for fastest batsmen to reach 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000, and 7000 runs. He has been a prolific runscorer for the South African ODI side since his debut and chaperoned them to many memorable victories. He is one of the best ODI openers right now around the world and has formed a lethal partnership with Quinton de Kock at the top of the order.
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He is one of those players who has the ability to score runs at a good pace without employing extravagant innovative strokes. He relies mostly on conventional cricketing shots to score his runs in ODI cricket.
He has played 147 matches during this period and scored 6848 runs at an impressive average of 49.98 including 25 centuries and 30 fifties.
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Balakrishna has been a cricket writer at Sportskeeda for almost seven years. A sport that he has been following and playing since he was eight, Balakrishna enjoys the intensity of the sport, skills and strategies applied to get a result out of nowhere, and the thrill that it gives. He also played as a medium pace bowling all-rounder in four inter-college tournaments, winning twice.
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