An all-time ODI XI with players from all ten major ODI nations
Only one of Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan made it to the XIDisclaimer: This team selection is entirely based on the writer's opinion. ODI cricket is now being played by a number of nations around the world with the 2015 World Cup witnessing as many as 14 teams contesting it out for the biggest prize in the sport. But ten nations have had a considerable history in ODI cricket. These nations are Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, England, South Africa, Zimbabwe and West Indies.All these nations have produced players that have left an indelible impression on the game. These quality players have transcended their nations boundary and entertained fans all around the world.So let’s envisage an all time ODI XI which has players from all these ten ODI nations. So there will be only one nation that has two players in the team and all the other nations will have one player representing their country.
#1 Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar is arguably the best batsman the world has seen after Sir Don Bradman. Born with immense talent, he made full use of it and shouldered the Indian batting for years and his wicket was a bell of loss for the Indian team in the 90’s.
Sachin had an exceptional ODI career which spanned for more than 22 years. He scored a mammoth 18426 runs from 463 matches at an average of 44.83 and with a strike rate of 86.23. The records he has broken in the game is more than enough to warranty his place in the side as an opener.