Gautam Gambhir snubs Rohit Sharma from his all-time ODI XI, includes himself
Gautam Gambhir has picked his all-time ODI XI. He has picked himself as opener in place of the current India captain, Rohit Sharma.
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Current India head coach and former Indian cricketer, Gautam Gambhir, has recently named his all-time India XI in ODIs. He has picked himself and Virender Sehwag as the openers, for they have played together and opened the batting for India for a long time, and it has been one of the most successful opening partnerships.
However, the decision to snub, Rohit Sharma, the current India captain and one of the best ODI player has shocked many fans as Sharma has scored 10866 runs in the 257 ODI innings at an average of 49.16 and strike-rate of 92.4. Gambhir then went on name Rahul Dravid, the former India head coach, at number 3, who has scored 10889 runs in 318 ODI innings, at an average of 39.2 with 12 centuries and 83 half-centuries. He then named, Sachin Tendulkar at number 4 who is the highest run-scorer in ODI cricket with 49 centuries.
Gambhir named the modern master, Virat Kohli, at number 5, who is arguably the greatest ODI batter in ODI cricket history. He has recently gone past Tendulkar to score 50 ODI centuries. Till now, Kohli has played 283 ODI innings, scored 13906 runs, at a stunning average of 58.2 and 93.5 strike-rate. Besides his 50 centuries, he has smashed 72 half-centuries. However, he will not bat at his normal position at number 3.
Gautam Gambhir picked MS Dhoni as the captain of his all-time India ODI XI
At number 6, Gambhir picked Yuvraj Singh, who has been a match winner for India in ODI cricket. He was the man of the tournament in ODI World Cup 2011 for his stunning display with both the bat and the ball. Gambhir picked MS Dhoni as the wicket-keeper batter, captain and the finisher. Dhoni has won two 50-over tournaments as captain.
Captain Cool has played 297 ODI innings, scored 10773 runs, at an average of 50.6 and strike rate of 87.6. He has 10 ODI hundreds and 73 half-centuries. These are sensational stats for someone who has primarily batted at number 6 or number 7. Gambhir picked Ravichandran Ashwin and Anil Kumble as his two spinners, and Irfan Pathan and Zaheer Khan to round off his two pacers.
Gautam Gambhir’s all-time Indian ODI XI: Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni, Anil Kumble, Ravichandran Ashwin, Irfan Pathan, and Zaheer Khan.
Gambhir led India to a 3-0 series against Sri Lanka in his first T20I series as head coach. However, the team lost the ODI series by 2-0 against Sri Lanka. India will be back for a Test series against Bangladesh starting from September 19.
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