India batting order and playing 11, ODI 2005
India most often opened with Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir in ODI 2005, with MS Dhoni 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 | Virender Sehwag | 1 (11), 2 (2), 3 (2) | 15 | 428 | 109.2 |
| 1 | Gautam Gambhir | 1 (3), 6 (1) | 4 | 132 | 97.8 |
| 2 | Sachin Tendulkar | 2 (11) | 11 | 396 | 82.8 |
| 2 | Sourav GangulyMoved around | 2 (2), 4 (2), 1 (1) | 5 | 80 | 59.3 |
| 3 | MS DhoniMoved around | 3 (5), 6 (5), 7 (2), 4 (1), 8 (1) | 14 | 571 | 99.1 |
| 3 | Mohammad KaifMoved around | 3 (4), 7 (3), 6 (2), 1 (1), 4 (1), 5 (1) | 12 | 345 | 66.7 |
| 3 | Irfan PathanMoved around | 3 (2), 7 (2), 10 (1) | 5 | 174 | 104.8 |
| 3 | Suresh RainaMoved around | 3 (1), 7 (1), 8 (1) | 3 | 87 | 106.1 |
| 4 | Rahul Dravid | 4 (10), 5 (4), 6 (1) | 15 | 618 | 81.1 |
| 5 | Yuvraj Singh | 5 (9), 4 (2), 6 (2), 3 (1) | 14 | 560 | 83.2 |
| 6 | Yalaka Venugopal Rao | 6 (3), 2 (1), 5 (1) | 5 | 79 | 67.5 |
| 7 | Ajit AgarkarMoved around | 7 (2), 8 (2), 9 (2) | 6 | 48 | 70.6 |
| 7 | Dinesh Mongia | 7 (2) | 2 | 33 | 103.1 |
| 8 | Jai Prakash Yadav | 8 (3), 3 (1) | 4 | 12 | 46.2 |
| 8 | Harbhajan SinghMoved around | 8 (1), 9 (1), 10 (1) | 3 | 68 | 89.5 |
| 9 | Lakshmipathy Balaji | 9 (1) | 1 | 17 | 130.8 |
| 9 | Murali Kartik | 9 (1) | 1 | 8 | 57.1 |
| 10 | Zaheer Khan | 10 (2), 8 (1) | 3 | 25 | 147.1 |
| 10 | RP Singh | 10 (1), 11 (1) | 2 | 10 | 111.1 |
| 11 | Ashish Nehra | 11 (2) | 2 | 1 | 9.1 |
Quick answers
Who opened the batting for India in ODI 2005?
India most often opened with Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir in ODI 2005, with MS Dhoni at No. 3.
Who batted as India's finisher?
Yuvraj Singh batted most often at No. 5 (14 innings, 560 runs).
How settled was the India top order?
Virender Sehwag batted at No. 1 in 73% of their innings; Gautam Gambhir batted at No. 1 in 75% of their innings.