List of World XI ODI cricketers

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

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.

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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]

Players

Statistics are correct as of 30 October 2005, since then no matches have been played by the World XI. [4] [5] [6]
Key
Cap NameTeamCareerMatInnNORunsHSAvgBallsRunsWktBBAvgCaSt
1 Chris Cairns Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2005110696969.00363711/3737.0000
2 Stephen Fleming Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2005110303030.00010
3 Chris Gayle WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 2005330555418.334758010
4 Adam Gilchrist (wk)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2005110242424.00011
5 Darren Gough Flag of England.svg  England 200510485511/5555.0010
6 Matthew Hayden Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2005110222.00000
7 Brian Lara WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 2005440575214.25030
8 Glenn McGrath Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2005110000.00423711/3737.0000
9 Ricky Ponting Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2005110115115115.00010
10 Daniel Vettori Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 20054425327* 26.5024017984/3322.3720
11 Shane Warne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 200511122*422722/2713.5000
12 Shahid Afridi Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 200522018169.00000
13 Shoaib Akhtar Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 20052211210*12.00102110000
14 Rahul Dravid Flag of India.svg  India 2005330463615.33000
15 Andrew Flintoff Flag of England.svg  England 20053301014233.6612815311/64153.0010
16 Jacques Kallis Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 200533021117.00527011/2670.0000
17 Muttiah Muralitharan Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 20053018012252/3824.4010
18 Kevin Pietersen Flag of England.svg  England 200522018169.00010
19 Shaun Pollock Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 200533028159.3315014821/3274.0010
20 Kumar Sangakkara (wk)Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 20053301386446.00010
21 Virender Sehwag Flag of India.svg  India 2005330643721.33303311/2033.0000
22 Makhaya Ntini Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 200511100*425811/5858.0000

See also

References

  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.