Former Sri Lankan batsman Tikalaratne Dilshan has selected his best ODI XI, in which only one Indian player has got a place. Dilshan has chosen the greatest batsman in this team, Sachin Tendulkar.
Tendulkar, who played 463 ODIs for India, has scored 18,426 runs in this format with a strike of 86.23. During this, he also scored 96 fifties, including 49 centuries.
If you talk about the test, then in 200 matches this player scored 15,921 runs with the help of 51 centuries and 68 half-centuries. In Test cricket, Sachin is the only player to score more than 2 thousand fours. He has hit 2058 fours in Test matches.
Sachin Tendulkar made his international debut on 15 November 1989 against Pakistan, while the last match for India was played against the West Indies on 14 November 2013.
Dilshan, who has played 330 ODIs for Sri Lanka, has ranked compatriots Sanath Jayasuriya and Sachin Tendulkar as openers, while former West Indies captain Brian Lara is fourth and Mahela Jayawardene is at number five for batting.
The captain of this team has been assigned to Ricky Ponting. Apart from South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis, de Villiers is included in this team as a wicketkeeper-batsman.
Former Pakistan bowler Wasim Akram and West Indies Courtney Walsh have been selected as fast bowlers, while Muralitharan and Shane Warne have been selected as spinners in this playing XI.
In this team of Dilshan, Sri Lanka has 3, while Australia, South Africa and West Indies have 2–2 players. Apart from this, one former cricketer from India and Pakistan are present in this team.
