Best ODI XI of the decade
No decade has been as eventful as this one in ODI history.
6. MS Dhoni (C & wk)
One of the three captains lucky enough to go all way and lift a World Cup trophy, MS Dhoni’s status as a modern-day superstar turned into a cult legend in this decade. He had some tough patches where he couldn’t muster runs the way he should’ve, but he has been their main man in the middle order for a long time now.
We might’ve seen the last of MS Dhoni in the 2019 World Cup, with no signs of him coming back. But it’s important to recognize the efforts he put in to establish himself as the finest finisher of all time. He came out to bat numerous times with the team losing 3 or 4 wickets early in the innings and steadied the ship with calmness and skill.
He will be the captain of this honorary XI having achieved so much for the country in this format. In 196 matches, he piled up 5640 runs at an average of 50.35 and a strike-rate just in excess of 85. He piled up 4 centuries in the process and also minted 39 half-centuries, most of which came while he batted at number 5 or below.
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