While playing any sport, the main motive of a player is to win. But while playing, they also develop countless memories and emotional attachments. Cricket, for instance, might be dominated by hitting consecutive boundaries or taking multiple wickets; however, many times players develop an amiable and unique bond with their mates. No matter whether they play for their national team or domestically, we have many times witnessed great bonds of friendship and bromance in Cricket. So, let’s look at some of the most famous duos in cricket.
1. Anderson-Broad
The Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad duo is considered one of the best and most successful duos, not just by English fans but by the entire cricket world. Both of them are pace bowlers who play for England. They have played together for the past 15 years and have taken around 1,017 wickets together. Moreover, they are always seen rejoicing over each other’s successes.
2. Ganguly-Tendulkar
The second-most famous cricket duo is that of Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar. While the former is known as “the God of off-side”, the latter is known as “the God of Cricket”. They retain the record for the highest runs in partnership in a career, which is 8,227 runs.
3. Sangakkara-Jayawardene
On the third position is the famous duo of Sri Lankan batters, Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene. Sangakkara has served as the president of the MCC and has an ICC Cricket Hall of Fame inductee. Both of them are famous for their 624-run stand against South Africa in July 2006, which is the highest partnership in Test cricket.
4. Kohli-De Villiers
Though both Virat Kohli and AB De’Villiers play for different nations, their duo is renowned for playing together in the IPL for the RCB. They have made several records while playing together; for instance, their 229-run stand against Gujarat in 2016 remains the highest partnership in the IPL.
5. Ponting-Hayden
Next on the list is the duo of aggressive Australian batters, Ricky Ponting and Matthew Hayden. There was no respite for the bowlers when these two played together. Both of them had put up several hundred partnerships for Australia in Tests.
6. Gilchrist-Hayden
On the sixth spot, we again have a pair of Australian batters, Adam Gilchrist and Matthew Hayden. They were known for playing aggressive shots. Together they have made 5,409 runs, among which the most vital partnership was the 105 runs that came against India during the 2003 World Cup.
7. Dhoni- Raina
The next famous cricket duo is that of M.S. Dhoni and Suresh Raina. Both of them have played together not only for India but even for CSK in the IPL. Both are known for their tranquil personalities. They have always shared a sweet bond with each other and even declared their retirement together.
8. Smith-Labuschagne
The duo of Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne has lately become quite famous, especially in Test cricket. They have highly impacted Australian Test cricket. Even Labuschagne once stated that his batting has been highly influenced by Steve Smith.
9. Tendulkar-Sehwag
The second-last famous cricket duo is that of another Indian opener, Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag. While Sehwag debuted in 1999, Tendulkar made his debut in 1989. In total they have scored 5,694 runs together in 138 innings.
10. Taylor-Williamson
The last famous cricket duo in this list is Ross Taylor and Kane Williamson. They are both Kiwi batters and are considered one of the most successful batting combinations in New Zealand cricket. They have around 24 hundred partnerships and 37 half-century stands.
