What's new

15 Greatest ODI players of all time

T

therealAB

Local Club Star
Joined
Nov 20, 2019
Runs
2,161
For me:

Viv
Sachin
Pollock
McGrath
Kohli
Wasim
Garner
Donald
ABdV
Ponting
Murali
Bevan
Dhoni
Gilly
Kapil

Don’t read too much into order, could change very easily
 
Wasim should be at 2. Pollock a little too high. He should be behind McGrath, Wasim and Garner.

Good to see an Australian putting ABDV higher than Ponting. I am glad :))
 
Last edited:
Not in any particular order

Kapil Dev(GOAT)
Viv
Sachin
Kohli
Ponting
Abdv
Gilchrist
MSD
Mcgrath
Wasim
Garner
Starc
Lee
Bevan
Pollock
 
therealAB said:
For me:

Viv
Sachin
Pollock
McGrath
Kohli
Wasim
Garner
Donald
ABdV
Ponting
Murali
Bevan
Dhoni
Gilly
Kapil

Don’t read too much into order, could change very easily
Click to expand...

Cant just post a list and not put any justification for each name.
 
Ab Fan said:
Wasim should be at 2. Pollock a little too high. He should be behind McGrath, Wasim and Garner.

Good to see an Australian putting ABDV higher than Ponting. I am glad :))
Click to expand...

ABdV is amazing

For me, pollock is so high due to his all round stats and bowling in batting era

McGrath is top bowling only for me due to his World Cup dominance and having better stats than Wasim is an era harder for bowlers
 
For me in order:

Viv
Kohli
Wasim
Tendulkar
de Villiers
Dhoni
Muralitharan
Ponting
Garner
McGrath
Donald
Gilchrist
Kapil
Sharma
Warne
 
Good to see kapil dev (the only allrounder).
As an odi allrounder Kapil was in a different league to khan, hadlee, botham.
 
Bhaijaan's Top 15 cricketers who ever played ODI Cricket :-

1. Sachin Tendulkar
2. Virat Kohli
3. Allan Donald
4. Viv Richards
5. Hitman
6. MS Dhoni
7. Waqar Younis
8. Shane Warne
9. Ricky Ponting
10. Brett Lee
11. Yuvraj Singh
12. Mitchell Starc
13. Kapil Dev
14. Shaun Pollock
15. Shane Bond
 
freelance_cricketer said:
Bhaijaan's Top 15 cricketers who ever played ODI Cricket :-

1. Sachin Tendulkar
2. Virat Kohli
3. Allan Donald
4. Viv Richards
5. Hitman
6. MS Dhoni
7. Waqar Younis
8. Shane Warne
9. Ricky Ponting
10. Brett Lee
11. Yuvraj Singh
12. Mitchell Starc
13. Kapil Dev
14. Shaun Pollock
15. Shane Bond
Click to expand...
McGrath?
 
Allan Donald was an untameable beast. Have never seen a bowler quicker than him off the pitch. Skill wise a complete fast bowler. Very dominant.
 
therealAB said:
But despite the skills he wasn’t more successful, in fact he was less so
Click to expand...

That's debatable. Most would consider Wasim the better white ball bowler considering he bowled for most of his career in Asia.

Statistically, McGrath has a better strike rate, while the economy rate is practically identical. I'm sure if McGrath played more ODI cricket on some of those flat pitches in Sharjah or the sub-continent, his record would have suffered in comparison.

At the end of the day though, it's not statistics. It's the ineffable nature of the memories that people associate with Wasim Akram, McGrath was relatively meh by contrast.
 
Ab Fan said:
Skill-sets, 1992 WC final, longevity. He had it all. Very exciting to watch.
Click to expand...
McGrath has just as good longevity.
What does skill set and exciting to watch have to do with effectiveness, Mcgrsth has a much better record
 
Last Monetarist said:
That's debatable. Most would consider Wasim the better white ball bowler considering he bowled for most of his career in Asia.

Statistically, McGrath has a better strike rate, while the economy rate is practically identical. I'm sure if McGrath played more ODI cricket on some of those flat pitches in Sharjah or the sub-continent, his record would have suffered in comparison.

At the end of the day though, it's not statistics. It's the ineffable nature of the memories that people associate with Wasim Akram, McGrath was relatively meh by contrast.
Click to expand...

That is countered but the fact that McGrath played in a harder era. Plus, Aus pitches have been roads for ages

Taking aesthetics out of it, do u believe that Wasim was more effective
 
therealAB said:
Just out of interest, why do people put Wasim ahead of McGrath
Click to expand...

Wasim is regarded highly for his outrageous talent with the ball. He presented top batsmen with a challenges more in terms of variety than McGrath did.
 
freelance_cricketer said:
Wasim is regarded highly for his outrageous talent with the ball. He presented top batsmen with a challenges more in terms of variety than McGrath did.
Click to expand...
That top batsmen comment is just wrong, McGrath has an incredibly high proportion of top order wickets
 
therealAB said:
That is countered but the fact that McGrath played in a harder era. Plus, Aus pitches have been roads for ages

Taking aesthetics out of it, do u believe that Wasim was more effective
Click to expand...

How did McGrath play in the harder era? Do you really think the 4 years between 2003 and 2007 were harder for bowlers than the preceding few years? It wasn't the two white ball, multiple powerplays era yet. Australian pitches only turned into roads in the last decade or so, limited overs games were relatively competitive till about 2009-10.

I think Wasim was more effective across a wider array of conditions in limited overs cricket.

Nonetheless, as someone who considers ODI cricket to be relatively unimportant in the grand scheme of things, I'd stress McGrath had a vastly better career at the end of the day.
 
therealAB said:
That top batsmen comment is just wrong, McGrath has an incredibly high proportion of top order wickets
Click to expand...
Mcgrath is GOAT.
He had a mental edge over everyone and his record against great players is better than wasim, bhaijaan doesn't like robotic players thats why he doesn't rate mcgrath that highly
 
therealAB said:
McGrath has just as good longevity.
What does skill set and exciting to watch have to do with effectiveness, Mcgrsth has a much better record
Click to expand...

I don't think there is much to seperate between them in terms of record. Wasim had 500 wickets while McGrath 380 wickets. Economy is about same and McGrath's average is better but not much.

McGrath had a stronger batting lineup to support, he was robotic and boring but effective. Wasim also bowled on some flat Asian wickets where players like Jayasuriya used to hit tons for fun.

There is not much that seperates the too but aesthetics, variation and skill-sets will always give Wasim an edge over his contemporaries. There are some cricketers you watch and admire and Wasim was one of them. The peer reputation that Wasim has received is literally un-matchable. But I understand if an Australian rate McGrath higher, it's just that you will find more neutrals picking Wasim over McGrath in ODIs. In tests, there is a fair difference.
 
jeeteshssaxena said:
Mcgrath is GOAT.
He had a mental edge over everyone and his record against great players is better than wasim, bhaijaan doesn't like robotic players thats why he doesn't rate mcgrath that highly
Click to expand...

Thanks brother it's a right assessment of my comments.

Respect McGrath. Legendary cricketer but I just feel top cricketers hated playing against him. There's no way you win against a bowler like McGrath, you just survive. Hit him for 1 six, 2 six eventually he will get you :yk
 
In no particular order,

Viv - undisputed goat
Sachin - was a run machine
Kohli - will probably surpass sachin in ODIs in 2-3 year time
Wasim - Pak's best. Goat LAF. highest no of wickets in odis. good late order hitter
McGrath - average of around 20-21 with a killer economy. 3 wc's to his name
Jayasuria - introduced world to early onlslaught. criminally underrated both as an opener and a bowler. wc winner
Muralitharan - leading wicket taker in ODI's. 1 wc win. was hard to get away 70% of the time.
Adam Gilchrist - the man who changed the meaning of wicketkeeper batsman.
Michael Bevan - arguably the greatest finisher ever.
Lance Klusener - man of the 99wc. a brilliant finisher and as a bowler had brilliant yorkers. his effortless sixes were a treat to watch
ABD - average of 50+, strike rate of 100+, a killer athlete, a wicketkeeper. one in all. too bad he could never win a wc
Ponting - the best of the best team in the world. he stood out above others in his team. one of the best captains as well
Waqar Younis - if not for back injury, he could have been the goat fast bowler in odis
Saqlain - redefined the role of offspinners in odis. the first of the modern offies.
Kapil - probably the best odi allrounder from the fab 4 of 80s.
MSD - his last 5 years tainted his legacy a bit, hung around for a bit too long. otherwise second only to Bevan in terms of finishing ability and probably the best odi captain ever.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OnThisDay?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OnThisDay</a> in 1999. The brilliant Saeed Anwar made 113 not out versus New Zealand to guide Pakistan to a World Cup final <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://t.co/B0FeS4cAsg">pic.twitter.com/B0FeS4cAsg</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) <a href="https://twitter.com/SajSadiqCricket/status/1669610766389878785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 16, 2023</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

Hitman
[VIDEO] Top 50 Test Batters of All Time
2
Replies
126
Views
2K
Ab Fan
Ab Fan
N
Why Steve Smith is still the undisputed second greatest Test batter of all time?
2 3 4
Replies
258
Views
4K
BouncerGuy
BouncerGuy
Ball Blazer
Kevin Pietersen undermines Joe Root's record, says batting is easier today than before
2
Replies
107
Views
2K
zarak
Z
Unbiased-Fan
Who do you think are the top 10 greatest ODI batters of all time?
2
Replies
98
Views
8K
Fanboy375
Fanboy375
Buffet
James Anderson's Test XI of players he played with or against
Replies
32
Views
2K
Romali_rotti
Romali_rotti
Back
Top