World's best under-25 XI in ODI cricket

The general notion is that a youngster is best suited for limited overs cricket. Especially with the influx of T20, we have been seeing more runs being scored in the 50 over format. Players have become agile and their fielding prowess is also being taken into consideration. So keeping that in mind, we decided to find out the world’s best under-25 eleven. The criteria to make it to the list is that a player should be aged 25 and below. They have been picked based on their performances in the ODI arena over the past 12 to 18 months. New Zealand’s Trent Boult didn’t make the cut since he will be turning 26 in a few days time. 

#1 Paul Stirling

Stirling can also bowl tidy spells

We start off with a player from an associate nation! Irish opener Paul Stirling’s presence is vital as he can also bowl decent off-spin (which is crucial as you will find out later). His career economy is 4.5 and has picked up 29 wickets so far. He is an explosive opener and can take the game away from you if he is let off the hook in the initial overs.

He has two one day hundreds against Pakistan in his career and also made a match winning 92 against the Windies in the recently concluded World Cup.