Deadly duos: Some of the finest opening pairs in cricket's history

Haynes-Greenidge, Tendulkar-Ganguly, Hayden-Gilchrist, Jayasuria-Atapattu

Today we celebrate the birthday of one of the finest opening batsmen in cricket - Desmond Haynes. He was also famously known for his brilliant opening partnership with Gordon Greenidge. On this day, we look at the most deadliest of opening pairs in cricket.

Desmond Haynes - Gordon Greenidge (1978-1991)

Team - West Indies. In Tests: Runs - 6482. Highest partnership - 298. 100s/50s - 16/26
In ODIs: Runs - 5150. Highest partnership - 192'. 100s/50s - 15/24

Sachin Tendulkar - Sourav Ganguly (1996-2007)

Team - India. In ODIs: Runs - 6609. Highest partnership- 258. 100s/50s - 21/23. (Pic/ AFP)

Adam Gilchrist - Matthew Hayden (2001-2008)

Team - Australia. In ODIs: Runs - 5372. Highest partnership - 172. 100s/ 50s - 16/29. (Pic/ AFP)

Sanath Jayasuriya - Marvan Atapattu (1997-2007)

Team - Sri Lanka. In Tests: Runs - 4469, Highest partnership - 335. 100s/ 50s - 9/24
In ODIs: Runs - 3382. Highest partnership - 237. 100s/ 50s - 8/19. (Pic/ AFP)

Sachin Tendulkar - Virender Sehwag (2002-2012)
Team - India. In ODIs: Runs - 3919. Highest partnership - 182. 100s/ 50s - 12/18.

Gary Kirsten - Herschelle Gibbs (1996-2003)

Team - South Africa. In ODIs: Runs - 2838. Highest partnership - 235. 100s/ 50s - 9/12. (Pic/ AFP)

Adam Gilchrist - Mark Waugh (1998-2002)
Team - Australia. In ODIs: Runs - 3853. Highest partnership - 206. 100s/50s - 8/20

Alastair Cook - Andrew Strauss (2006-2012)
Team - England. In Tests: Runs - 4711. Highest partnership - 229. 100s/50s - 12/18.

Gautam Gambhir - Virender Sehwag (2004-2012)

Team - India. In Tests: Runs - 4412. Highest partnership - 233. 100s/50s - 11/25. (Pic/ AFP)

Mathew Hayden - Justin Langer (2001-2007)

Team - Australia. In Tests: Runs - 5655. Highest partnership - 255. 100s/50s - 14/24. (Pic/ AFP)

Aamer Sohail - Saeed Anwar (1990-2000)
Team - Pakistan. In ODIs: Runs - 2856. Highest partnership - 173. 100s/50s - 3/20