As the Australian cricket summer kicks off on October 19th against India, the Aussie and CSK pacer Nathan Ellis was asked to pick his all-time Australia-India-England combined ODI XI.
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In an interesting selection call, Ellis decided not to go with the Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar, which has now stirred a debate amongst the cricketing fans.
Ellis picks his all-time India-Australia-England combined ODI XI, leaves out Sachin
In a fun conversation with Fox Cricket, ahead of Australia's white-ball series against India, Ellis revealed his combined ODI XI, which included some of the greatest players from the three nations.
While Ellis included some of the modern-day greats, such as Rohit Sharma, David Warner, Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Eoin Morgan, etc., fans were left shocked when the pacer excluded the leading run-scorer in ODI history - Sachin Tendulkar.
Tendulkar, arguably the greatest batter the game has ever seen, ended his career with 18426 ODI runs, at an average of nearly 45. The batter scored 49 ODI hundreds and 96 fifties throughout his career.
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Ellis' all-time India-Australia-England combined ODI XI:
- Rohit Sharma
- David Warner
- Virat Kohli
- Ricky Ponting
- Michael Bevan
- MS Dhoni
- Eoin Morgan
- Brett Lee
- Anil Kumble
- Shane Warne
- Jasprit Bumrah
When is India's white-ball tour of Australia in 2025?
India's 2025 white-ball tour to Australia is scheduled from October 19 to November 8, where 8 matches will be played across ODIs and T20Is.
| Match | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 1st ODI | Oct 19 | Perth Stadium, Perth |
| 2nd ODI | Oct 23 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
| 3rd ODI | Oct. 25 | SCG, Sydney |
| 1st T20I | Oct 29 | Manuka Oval, Canberra |
| 2nd T20I | Oct 31 | MCG, Melbourne |
| 3rd T20I | Nov 2 | Bellerive Oval, Hobart |
| 4th T20I | Nov 6 | Gold Coast Stadium, Gold Coast |
| 5th T20I | Nov 8 | The Gabba, Brisbane |
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