ISLAMABAD – World Cup-winning former Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoniand current Indian skipper Virat Kohli have been named as the captain ofthe ODI and Test Team of the Decade compiled by Cricket Australia.
Besides Dhoni, Kohli and swashbuckling Indian opener Rohit Sharma are alsonamed in ODI Team of the Decade compiled by CA. Dhoni, who was the skipperof Indian cricket team which lifted 2011 World Cup, has also been named aswicketkeeper of CA’s ODI team.
Dhoni has represented India in 350 ODIs, 90 Tests and 98 T20Is, scoring17,266 international runs, which includes 10,773 runs in the 50-overformat. He is also one of the most successful wicketkeepers in the historyof game as Dhoni has affected 829 dismissals so far in his illustriouscareer.
“The input of MS Dhoni with the bat did tail off during the latter part ofthe decade, but he was a dominant force in a golden period for India’s ODIside. Having assured his greatness by guiding his nation to World Cup gloryon home soil in 2011, the right-hander became India’s ultimate finisherwith the bat,” CA said about Dhoni.
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n CA’s ODI team, Rohit has been partnered with South African legend HashimAmla for opening duties, while Kohli, who is currently the best ODI batsmanin the world by a fair margin, comes at No 3.
*Cricket Australia’s Test team of the decade:* MS Dhoni (c & wk), RohitSharma, Hashim Amla, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Shakib Al Hasan, JosButtler, Rashid Khan, Mitchell Starc, Trent Boult, Lasith Malinga.
