Batting pairs who are historically poor in running between the wickets make for an interesting read because it does not necessarily reflect upon their cricketing talent. Mostly a failure to communicate, the consequences of which are sometimes historical, sometimes heartbreaking but almost always comic.
A statistical deep dive into these pairings is bound to throw up a few usual suspects, but there might be a few pairings that will surprise you.
On that note, let us try to find out the five batting pairs who had a poor understanding of running between the wickets. Note: The list is in no particular order.
5 batting pairs with a poor understanding of running between the wickets
#1 Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are two of the modern-day greats of the game. The duo play together in the Indian top order.
While one of them is a supreme athlete, the other pretty much impersonates the term 'lazy elegance'. Together their batting has carved out mountains of runs for the team.
All of this might have people questioning this claim of them running poorly between the wickets poorly when in the company of each other. But statistically, there was a period between 2011 and 2018 during which they’d been involved in seven run outs while batting together. That is miscommunication almost worthy of a record of sorts, but not quite.
#2 Sanath Jayasuriya & Romesh Kaluwitharna
Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharna of Sri Lanka are often credited with revolutionising the opener's role in one-day cricket. Their belligerent batting has earned the island nation many a victory.
However, what is often overlooked is their miserable record when running between the wickets. Thirteen is considered an unlucky number in many circumstances, but nowhere is it more appropriate than in the case of this batting pair.
These two giants of the game often found themselves a few strides short of safety when batting together; well, thirteen times to be exact.
#3 Kumar Sangakkara and Tillakaratne Dilshan
Kumar Sangakkara and Tillakaratne Dilshan are two of the biggest batting stalwarts in Sri Lankan cricket.
These two men usually earned rave reviews for their athleticism and speed while running between the wickets. The two batted with each other innumerable times and struck gold more often than not, except on eight occasions.
In the overall scheme of things, eight might be an insignificant number. However, for this article, eight run-outs make this batting pair one of the leading ones in modern-day cricket to have suffered the ignominy of a run-out.
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