India batting order and playing 11, ODI 2004
India most often opened with Sourav Ganguly and Virender Sehwag in ODI 2004, with VVS Laxman at No. 3.
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Batting order
Each batter at their most frequent position this season
| Pos | Batter | Positions batted (innings) | Inns | Runs | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sourav GangulyMoved around | 1 (7), 3 (4), 4 (4), 5 (4), 2 (3) | 22 | 670 | 72.2 |
| 1 | Virender Sehwag | 1 (13), 2 (4), 4 (1) | 18 | 462 | 86.5 |
| 1 | Parthiv PatelMoved around | 1 (1), 2 (1), 7 (1) | 3 | 60 | 83.3 |
| 2 | Sachin Tendulkar | 2 (13), 1 (1) | 14 | 576 | 83.8 |
| 3 | VVS Laxman | 3 (15), 4 (3), 2 (1) | 19 | 616 | 77.3 |
| 4 | Rahul DravidMoved around | 4 (11), 5 (9), 6 (1) | 21 | 653 | 70.1 |
| 6 | Yuvraj Singh | 6 (13), 5 (6), 3 (1), 4 (1) | 21 | 655 | 92.5 |
| 6 | Sridharan Sriram | 6 (1) | 1 | 3 | 60.0 |
| 7 | Mohammad KaifMoved around | 7 (5), 5 (3), 6 (3), 4 (2), 3 (1) | 14 | 399 | 75.7 |
| 7 | Rohan Gavaskar | 7 (5), 6 (3) | 8 | 93 | 57.4 |
| 7 | Hemang Badani | 7 (3), 3 (1) | 4 | 94 | 72.9 |
| 7 | MS Dhoni | 7 (2) | 2 | 7 | 233.3 |
| 7 | Dinesh Karthik | 7 (1) | 1 | 1 | 8.3 |
| 7 | Sanjay Bangar | 7 (1) | 1 | 3 | 60.0 |
| 8 | Ajit Agarkar | 8 (7) | 7 | 158 | 78.2 |
| 8 | Ramesh Powar | 8 (2) | 2 | 32 | 110.3 |
| 9 | Irfan Pathan | 9 (9), 8 (6) | 15 | 168 | 88.4 |
| 9 | Zaheer KhanMoved around | 9 (1), 10 (1), 11 (1) | 3 | 34 | 121.4 |
| 9 | Murali Kartik | 9 (1), 10 (1) | 2 | 55 | 83.3 |
| 10 | Lakshmipathy BalajiMoved around | 10 (5), 11 (3), 9 (1) | 9 | 80 | 75.5 |
| 10 | Anil Kumble | 10 (3), 9 (1), 11 (1) | 5 | 22 | 57.9 |
| 10 | Harbhajan SinghMoved around | 10 (2), 8 (1), 9 (1) | 4 | 60 | 82.2 |
| 10 | Joginder Sharma | 10 (1) | 1 | 5 | 250.0 |
| 11 | Ashish Nehra | 11 (6) | 6 | 24 | 150.0 |
Quick answers
Who opened the batting for India in ODI 2004?
India most often opened with Sourav Ganguly and Virender Sehwag in ODI 2004, with VVS Laxman at No. 3.
Who batted as India's finisher?
Yuvraj Singh batted most often at No. 6 (21 innings, 655 runs).
How settled was the India top order?
Sourav Ganguly batted at No. 1 in 32% of their innings; Virender Sehwag batted at No. 1 in 72% of their innings.