List of World XI ODI cricketers

The ICC World ODI XI was a team chosen by the International Cricket Council (ICC), representing the most talented One Day International cricketers playing international cricket at the time. A One Day International (ODI) is an international cricket match between two representative teams, each having ODI status, as determined by the ICC. An ODI differs from a Test match in that the number of overs per team is limited, and that each team has only one innings. The ICC World XI has played four matches, one for the 2005 World Cricket Tsunami Appeal (where the World XI was made up of the best non-Asian players), and three in the 2005 ICC Super Series (where the World XI was made up of the best non-Australian players). The list is arranged in the order in which each player won his first ODI cap. In cases in which more than one player won his first ODI cap in the same match, these players are listed alphabetically by surname. All these players have represented their respective national teams too, but only the records of their games for the ICC World XI are given.

West Indian Chris Gayle playing in his World XI uniform during an ICC Super Series One Day International

The ODI between the World XI and Asian XI ended in a World XI victory by 112 runs. Ricky Ponting, captaining the side, scored 115 as the World XI batted first and scored 344/8, with Chris Cairns and Brian Lara both scoring half centuries. The Asian XI was unable to reach 345 for victory but did make 232 from their innings. For every run scored in the match, $1,000 was donated to the tsunami appeal.[1] Over 70,000 people attended the match which was televised in 122 countries. The endeavour raised over A$14 million.[2] A second fund-raising match between the two teams was cancelled due to unsuitable playing conditions.[3]

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Statistics are correct as of 30 October 2005, since then no matches have been played by the World XI.[4][5][6]
Key
Cap Name Team Career Mat Inn NO Runs HS Avg Balls Runs Wkt BB Avg Ca St
1 Chris Cairns   New Zealand 2005 1 1 0 69 69 69.00 36 37 1 1/37 37.00 0 0
2 Stephen Fleming   New Zealand 2005 1 1 0 30 30 30.00 0 1 0
3 Chris Gayle   West Indies 2005 3 3 0 55 54 18.33 47 58 0 1 0
4 Adam Gilchrist (wk)   Australia 2005 1 1 0 24 24 24.00 0 1 1
5 Darren Gough   England 2005 1 0 48 55 1 1/55 55.00 1 0
6 Matthew Hayden   Australia 2005 1 1 0 2 2 2.00 0 0 0
7 Brian Lara   West Indies 2005 4 4 0 57 52 14.25 0 3 0
8 Glenn McGrath   Australia 2005 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 42 37 1 1/37 37.00 0 0
9 Ricky Ponting   Australia 2005 1 1 0 115 115 115.00 0 1 0
10 Daniel Vettori   New Zealand 2005 4 4 2 53 27* 26.50 240 179 8 4/33 22.37 2 0
11 Shane Warne   Australia 2005 1 1 1 2 2* 42 27 2 2/27 13.50 0 0
12 Shahid Afridi   Pakistan 2005 2 2 0 18 16 9.00 0 0 0
13 Shoaib Akhtar   Pakistan 2005 2 2 1 12 10* 12.00 102 110 0 0 0
14 Rahul Dravid   India 2005 3 3 0 46 36 15.33 0 0 0
15 Andrew Flintoff   England 2005 3 3 0 101 42 33.66 128 153 1 1/64 153.00 1 0
16 Jacques Kallis   South Africa 2005 3 3 0 21 11 7.00 52 70 1 1/26 70.00 0 0
17 Muttiah Muralitharan   Sri Lanka 2005 3 0 180 122 5 2/38 24.40 1 0
18 Kevin Pietersen   England 2005 2 2 0 18 16 9.00 0 1 0
19 Shaun Pollock   South Africa 2005 3 3 0 28 15 9.33 150 148 2 1/32 74.00 1 0
20 Kumar Sangakkara (wk)   Sri Lanka 2005 3 3 0 138 64 46.00 0 1 0
21 Virender Sehwag   India 2005 3 3 0 64 37 21.33 30 33 1 1/20 33.00 0 0
22 Makhaya Ntini   South Africa 2005 1 1 1 0 0* 42 58 1 1/58 58.00 0 0

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ English, Peter (10 January 2005). "Ponting leads World XI to victory". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  2. ^ Davey, Christine (11 January 2005). "Murali magic on an unforgettable night". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Second tsunami match cancelled". ESPNcricinfo. 28 February 2005. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Players / World XI / ODI caps". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2017-09-12.
  5. ^ "World XI ODI Batting Averages". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2017-09-12.
  6. ^ "World XI ODI Bowling Averages". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2017-09-12.

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