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New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2023/11/13/all-time-xis-odi-special/
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I have created an XI from before ODIs were a thing and an XI of ODI greats to do battle over a five-match ODI series. Please read the full blog post before commenting, as I have covered a lot of ground in it. There is also as is usual for me a photo gallery at the end of the post.
All Time XIs – ODI Special

In the absence of live cricket to write about I have created a clash between a team of players from before ODI cricket was a thing and a team of ODI players to do battle with one another. Also a ph…

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Nov 13, 2023 at 4:36pmWeb
Show threadSean MurthyNov 13, 2023

@autisticphotographer Good read. Curious about your thoughts on Jacques Kallis.

>>Indian fans would want ... they already have four players

I'm curious if that logic applies to the Pre-ODI XI as well. Sorry, I don't know the nationalities of all players there.

That said, I don't think nationality should be a concern in such teams: choose the "best" players for the positions without min/max thresholds. After all, the Pre-ODI XI has no Indian: GR Vishy, Chandrashekhar, Prasanna, Bedi.

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Show threadThomasNov 13, 2023
@smurthys Jacques Kallis was a champion of a player, but for me he was better at test cricket than at ODIs, and I only had 11 slots to fill in that order.
Show threadSean MurthyNov 13, 2023

@autisticphotographer I hear you. Though IMO Kallis has a pretty good ODI record as well. As an allrounder with consistent performance and his ability to guide and assist in crucial parts of any match on field, Kallis would be on my ODI XI. ✌️

"As of 2022, Kallis is the only cricketer in the history of the game to score more than 10,000 runs and take over 250 wickets in both ODI and Test match cricket. He also took 131 ODI catches."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Kallis

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Jacques Kallis - Wikipedia