India-Australia combined ODI XI of the 21st century
Since the start of this 21st century, the Aussies have won 45 out of the 80 ODI games that the two sides have played while India won just 28.
12th man: Sachin Tendulkar
It’s tough to leave Sachin Tendulkar out of most XIs of the 21st century. The master blaster churned out runs consistently across both formats, Tests and ODIs. There is hardly a need for his introduction and the records he’s broken and set in world cricket.
However, one of the main reasons why he didn’t make it to the XI was his dip in form against Australia post-2000. Overall, Tendulkar had fabulous numbers against them. He has amassed 3077 runs at an average of 44.59, including nine hundreds and 15 half-centuries. However, in the 21st century, while Tendulkar scored runs against the Aussies, they didn’t come as consistently as before.
Since January 2000, he scored 1803 runs at an average of 39.19. Moreover, he scored just four tons from 48 ODIs against the mighty Australians. Despite middling returns, Tendulkar is the second-most on the list of most runs in India-Australia encounters since 2000.
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