The veteran India pacer Sreesanth, who is all set to complete his seven-year ban on September later this year, has been in the news for quite some time now. He has been hogging the timelines with his remarks on his career, his relationship with MS Dhoni, predicting the IPL 2020 winner. Recently, Sreesanth sat down to pick his all-time ODI XI.
The two-time World Cup winner is currently gearing up for his return amid the current lockdown. He is training hard in the makeshift gym in his house day in and day out to get better with his fitness. Recently, the aggressive fast bowler from Kerala followed the bandwagon to reveal his all-time ODI XI.
Sourav Ganguly to lead Sreesanth’s all-time ODI XI
Sreesanth picked Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly to open in his XI. The former Indian duo is arguably the best opening pair to play in 50-overs cricket dominating the statistics chart. The left hand-right hand combination gave some hard times to the bowlers during their prime. Ganguly is also the skipper of the side.
The stylish left-hander from the Caribbean Brian Lara will come next at No. 3 followed by current India skipper Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers. The middle-order possess a lot of talent who also has the ability to up the ante whenever required. Kohli and de Villiers are the modern-day greats while Lara is arguably the best left-handed batsman to grace the game.
Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh follows the pack with the legendary wicket-keeper batsman MS Dhoni joining him next. The best-ever cricketer to play the game, Jacques Kallis comes at No. 8 followed by legendary spinner Shane Warne; the only spinner in Sreesanth’s all-time ODI XI.
Former fast bowlers Allan Donald and Glenn McGrath are two the specialist fast bowlers in the XI with Sreesanth naming himself as the 12th man in his all-time ODI XI.
Sreesanth’s all-time best ODI XI:
Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly (C), Brian Lara, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni (WK), Jacques Kallis, Shane Warne, Allan Donald, Glenn McGrath, Sreesanth (12th man)