4 Indians in Jaffer’s all-time one-day team, World Cup winner Captain Ponting replaced 12th player
Wasim Jaffer’s all-time one-day team has a total of four Indian players, including Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni. Dhoni was given the command of the team
new Delhi. Former Indian cricketer Wasim Jaffer on Saturday revealed his all-time ODI team. In which four Indian players were given a place. Jaffer handed over the command of the ODI team to MS Dhoni (MS Dhoni), the captain of the World Cup 2011 World Cup winning team. Opening batsman Jaffer has named two-time World Cup winner Ricky Ponting as the 12th player in his team, which surprised everyone. Ponting is the third player to score the most runs in the history of ODI cricket.
The 42-year-old veteran has selected Sachin Tendulkar and Rohit Sharma as openers. Sachin is the most run-scorer in the history of ODI cricket. He also holds the record for scoring the most centuries. Jaffer has selected West Indies great batsman Viv Richards at number three. In the 80s, this batsman was in awe of the bowlers.
After the name of Viv Richards, the current captain of the Indian team is Virat Kohli. 31-year-old Kohli is considered one of the greatest players of all time and it is believed that he can break Sachin’s ODI record. Former South African captain AB de Villiers is at number five. De Villiers holds the record for the fastest century and 150-run innings in this format. Jaffer selected English player Ben Stocks as the all-rounder. In the World Cup held last year, Stocks contributed to England’s title. After him Jaffer added Dhoni, who is considered to be the finest finisher in the world. However, he has been away from cricket since the World Cup.
Wasim Akram in lower order
Jaffer placed former Pakistani fast bowler Wasim Akram at number eight. Akram is the only fast bowler to take 500 wickets in ODI cricket. Even today Akram can break the batting order of any team. At the same time, Wasim Jaffer appeared to be embroiled between Shane Warne and Saklen Mushtaq for the ninth position. At number 10, Jaffer placed Wet Indies fast bowler Joey Garner and at number 11 Australia’s great swing bowler Gleen McGrath.
