1- Babar Azam
Babar Azam is a Pakistani cricketer who has been turning heads. He is a top-order batsman who also serves as the Captain of the Pakistani cricket team in T20 and Vice-Captain in ODI format. Making his ODI debut at a nascent age of 20 in 2015, he was the highest run-scorer for Pakistan in the ICC World Cup 2019, which took place in England.
In 2017, he was awarded the PCB’s ODI Player when he became the first player in history to have scored 5 consecutive centuries in the same country. At just 25 years old, he is said to be a prodigy. He ranks 3rd on the list of the top 10 ODI batsmen in the World.
In his debut ODI match, he scored 54 runs off just 60 deliveries. He is also the only Pakistani player to have scored 3 centuries in T20 matches in a calendar year.
Fun Facts:
Nickname: The Emperor and Bobby
Height: 5 feet 11 inches
Batting: Right-handed batsman
Spouse: Unmarried
ODI Debut: 31st May 20015 against Zimbabwe
ODI Batting Stats: 80 matches, 78 innings with an average of 56.8 and a Strike Rate of 88.7
2-Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli is the India skipper and is currently sitting at the number 1 position in the ICC ODI player ranking of 2021. Being a top-order batsman, he scores many runs for the team and personally loves chasing a target than putting up a score to be chased by the other team.
Born on 5th November 1988 in Delhi, he made it to the International format in 2008 when he was just 19 years old, and now he is rated 869/ 1000 by the ICC.
He has the record of reaching 11,000 ODI runs faster than anybody else in the World, even faster than Sachin Tendulkar. He has been awarded the ICC ODI Player of the Year award 3 times – 2012, 2017, and 2018.
Fun Facts:
Nickname: Chikoo/ Chiku
Height: 5 feet 9 inches
Batting: Right-handed batsman
Spouse: Anushka Sharma (2017)
ODI Debut: 18th August 2008 against Sri Lanka
ODI Batting Stats: 254 matches, 245 innings with an average of 59.1 and a Strike Rate of 93.2
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Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma is another Indian Cricketer on the list; he is the opener for the Indian cricket team and is also the Vice-Captain of the Indian team. His full name is Rohit Gurunath Sharma, and he was born on 30th April 1987 in Nagpur.
He started his career in 2007 when he was 20 years old and currently ranks 2nd on the 10 best ODI batsmen in the World.
Rohit Sharma has the record of hitting the most runs in an ODI match in the World at 264 runs. Also, he has the most number of Double Centuries scored by any cricketer in the world in ODI format, with 3 double centuries.
Fun Facts:
Nickname: The Hitman Sharma
Height: 5 feet 7 inches
Batting: Right-handed batsman
Spouse: Ritika Sajdeh (2015)
ODI Debut: 23rd June 2007 against Ireland
ODI Batting Stats: 227 matches, 220 innings with an average of 49.0 and a Strike Rate of 88.9
- Ross Taylor
Ross Taylor is a cricketer from New Zealand and plays in the middle order. He has served as the captain of the New Zealand cricket team in the past. His full name is Luteru Ross Poutao Taylor, and he was born on 8th March 1984 in Lower Hutt, Wellington. He ranks 4th on the list of 10 best ODI batters in the World.
Making his ODI debut in 2006 when he was 22 years old, but only managed to score 15 runs; however, in his 3rd ODI match, he scored 128* against Sri Lanka. He is also the select few players in the world who have scored a double century in Test format.
He has played in 4 ICC World Cups – 2007, 2011, 2015, and 2019. Also, Ross Taylor is the first New Zealander to have centuries against all nations who play Test games in the ODI format. Not just this, he is only the 4th player in the history of the game, which has scored a century on his birthday.
Fun Facts:
Nickname: Rosco
Height: 6 feet 1 inch
Batting: Right-handed batsman
Spouse: Victoria Jayne Brown (2011)
ODI Debut: 1st March 2006 against West Indies
ODI Batting Stats: 233 matches, 217 innings with an average of 48.2 and a Strike Rate of 83.4
- Aaron Finch
Aaron Finch is another Australian batsman on the list and ranks 9th on the top 10 ODI Batsmen in the World. He is the opening batsman for the Australian cricket team and serves as the captain in the limited cricket format.
Aaron Finch’s full name is Aaron James Finch, and he was born on 17th November 1986 in Colac, Victoria, Australia. He made his ODI debut in 2013 at the age of 27 against Sri Lanka, where he could only score 16 runs. However, this does not overshadow his record.
In T20I, he holds the record of the highest individual score of 172, which is also the highest run by any opener and captain. And by doing so, he broke the record of no other player but himself of 156 runs. Recently, he and David Warner set a record highest ever opening partnership with 285 runs against India.
Fun Facts:
Nickname: Finchy
Height: 5 feet 9 inches
Batting: Right-handed batsman
Spouse: Amy Griffiths (2018)
ODI Debut: 11th January 2013 against Sri Lanka
ODI Batting Stats: 132 matches, 128 innings with an average of 41.9 and a Strike Rate of 88.4
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