List of Indian batsmen with 5000 ODI runs in won matches for India

List of Indian batsmen with 5000 ODI runs in won matches for India: The following lost consists of players from India who have scored 5000 or more runs for India in their wins. Batsmen who have contributed the most to India winning the most number of matches by making the highest number of runs. 6. MS Dhoni – 5056 Runs: Dhoni has made 5056 runs in India’s ODI wins.(© Getty Images) The Indian ODI captain completed 5000 runs for India in won matches against Zimbabwe during his innings of 85*. He now has 5056 runs in his account in 146 matches the team has won. Dhoni has been the reason India has become a chasing powerhouse over the years. No target is big enough till he is there in the middle. An average of 73.27 makes Dhoni the best finisher the game has seen. His best score of 183* also came against Sri Lanka while chasing and he ensured India sailed over the target comfortably. Dhoni’s most famous ODI knock is the 91* he scored in the World Cup 2011 final and lifted the trophy as an Indian captain after 28 years. Quick Link: Top 10 Batsmen with Highest Average Batting Away (min. 50 inns) in ODIs 5. Virender Sehwag – 5605 Runs: Virender Sehwag. (© Getty Images) Destructive, smashing and no-nonsense are some of the words that come to mind when describing Virender Sehwag. India’s premier opener featured in 129 matches and made 5605 runs in the ODIs India has won. He could maul any attack into submission and was brutal on spinners. Out of the 15 ODI hundreds that he has scored 14 in the matches that team India has won. After being an Indian international from 2001, Sehwag announced his retirement in November 2015. 4. Yuvraj Singh – 5622 Runs: Yuvraj Singh scored 5622 runs in India’s wins.(Photo Source: AFP) Player of the Tournament of the World Cup 2011, Yuvraj Singh is one of the most destructive forces in cricket when in good form and good health. Yuvraj has scored 5622 runs in 164 matches that he has been a part of and the Men in Blue have won. One of the best number 4 or 5 batsmen in the world during his peak, he could destroy any attack on his day, batting first or second didn’t matter to Yuvi. He was also instrumental in India continuing their dominance in ODIs after the World Cup 2011. 3. Rahul Dravid – 5729 Runs: Rahul Dravid made 5729 runs in India’s ODI wins. (Photo Source: PA Photos) Rahul Dravid scored 5729 runs in India’s ODI wins from 142 innings which includes 8 hundreds and 47 half-centuries. He who was stereotyped as a Test batsman, but transformed himself into one of India’s best ODI batsmen. Always dependable in any situation, Dravid also holds a 21-ball 50 in 50 overs cricket. He played ODI cricket for India from 1996 until 2009 and has 10889 runs, which makes him one among eleven batsmen who have crossed the milestone in the history of the game. 2. Sourav Ganguly – 6818 Runs: Sourav Ganguly scored 6818 runs in India’s ODI wins. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly hit 6818 runs in the ODIs India won. Ganguly formed the greatest opening partnerships in ODIs with Sachin Tendulkar. He featured in 147 won 50 overs matches for India and hit 18 centuries and 40 half’s. Ganguly could counter attack and defend with ease and was a equally good player against both pace and spin. Silky and smooth on the fast bowlers and brutal on spinners, Sourav Ganguly took India to 2003 World Cup finals, the highest point of his ODI career. 1. Sachin Tendulkar – 11157 Runs: Sachin Tendulkar made 11157 runs in India’s ODI wins. (Photo Source: AFP) Probably the greatest batsman in the world in ODI cricket, Sachin Tendulkar made 11157 runs from 234 ODIs that India won. He has also played in most wins that India got in his career from 1989-2012. More than 18000 runs and 49 centuries out of which 33 have come in these matches, there are no more words and sentences to describe the genius of this man. *All Stats updated till 19th Nov 2015. Quick Link : 12 Memorable and Signature Cricket shots