Top 5 ODI batsmen with most runs while batting at No.5 & below

#1 MS Dhoni (India)

England v India - Second Royal London One Day International - Lord's

10,000 ODI runs, 107 stumpings, 110 ODI wins as a captain, and the list continues. Do I need to give a more extensive introduction for MS Dhoni? No, right? He has built a repute of being one of the most reliable batsmen in limited-overs cricket, taking India to victory continually from the clasps of defeat. However, of late, Dhoni has fared a bit of criticism owing to his failure to finish the matches at will.

No matter what, MS Dhoni is undoubtedly the best middle order batsman in the history of cricket. He is the only batsman to score as many as 70 percentages of his ODI centuries while batting at No.5 and below.

Thus, having mastered the art of chase, MS has been the linchpin of India's middle order in the limited overs format, especially in ODIs and proves to be a reliable option for the upcoming World Cup as well.

While batting at No.5 and below, MS Dhoni has featured in 274 ODI matches and has scored 7683 runs at a staggering average of 48.32 and a strike-rate of 86.04 which also include seven centuries and 49 half-centuries with the highest score being 139*. Hence, with almost 7600 runs, MS Dhoni tops this list.