3 Indians in ICC 'dream team' of ODI greats
Sachin Tendulkar and Virender
Sehwag won a massive
endorsement from fans on
Wednesday when they were
effectively declared the finest
one-day international (ODI)
opening pair ever. On a day
when the 50-over game
celebrated its 40th anniversary,
the International Cricket Council
(ICC) announced the results ofits online poll - in which 600,000
fans from 97 countries took part
- conducted to select an all time
'dream ODI team'.
Only one other Indian found a
place in this dream XI - all
rounder Kapil Dev who led India
to its sole ODI World Cup victory
in 1983. Like India, Australia too
have three members in the
dream team: Ricky Ponting as
middle order batsman, Adam
Gilchrist as wicket keeper and
Glenn McGrath as one of the
pacers.
The West Indies have two: Viv
Richards and Brian Lara, both in
the middle order. South Africa,
Sri Lanka and Pakistan have Alan
Donald (pacer), Muthiah
Muralitharan (spinner) and
Wasim Akram (pacer)
respectively. No one from
England or New Zealand made it
to the dream team.
Fans have also picked the best
game in one-day history: the
sensational South African victory
over Australia in Johannesburg in
2006. Batting first, Australia
amassed a record 434-4, but
South Africa were able to
overhaul even this mammoth
total.
The team: Sachin Tendulkar,
Virender Sehwag, Viv Richards,
Brian Lara, Ricky Ponting, Kapil
Dev, Adam Gilchrist, Alan
Donald, Wasim Akram, Glenn
McGrath, Muthiah Muralitharan.
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