On the course of celebrating 40th anniversary of One-Day International (ODI) cricket, the ICC’s official website had enticed the cricket fans across the World to take part in the Voting system and choose the greatest ODI match of all-time as well as Greatest ODI Team of All the Time.
The voting process which begins from 22 December 2010 and continued till 2 January 2011 has seen awesome response from Cricket fans, with fans from 97 countries cast almost 600,000 votes. The results of the voting have been announced by the ICC.
Cricket fans from a choice of 10 memorable matches on ICC’s official website for Greatest ODI of All the Time have selected the match at Johannesburg’s famous Wanderers Stadium in March 2006. In the match, Australia made a record 434-4 in 50 overs with Captain Ricky Ponting setting the day alight with 164 off just 105 balls. It was a wonderful and truly an ODI never to be forgotten.
ICC website has also invited votes for the ICC ODI Dream Team or Greatest ODI Team of All the Time. From a shortlist of 48 players (see the post) in different categories, fans have chosen three players from Australia and India, two from the West Indies and one each from South Africa, Sri Lanka and Pakistan with another Aussie named as 12th man.
The All-Time ODI Dream Team (as voted for by visitors to www.icc-cricket.com) is:
- Opening batsmen: Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag (both Ind)
- Middle order: Brian Lara, Viv Richards (both WI) and Ricky Ponting (Aus)
- All-rounder: Kapil Dev (Ind)
- Wicketkeeper: Adam Gilchrist (Aus)
- Spinner: Muttiah Muralidaran (SL)
- Fast bowlers: Wasim Akram (Pak), Glenn McGrath (Aus) and Allan Donald (SA)
- 12th man: Michael Bevan (Aus, the player who received the most number of votes without being enough to make the would-be starting XI).
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