Australia's greatest ODI XI of all time

#7 Andrew Symonds

Andrew Symonds

Andrew Symonds was a destructive lower middle order batsman and a very useful off-spin bowler in the one-dayers. He was also the best fielder in the Australian team in the 2000s, which was a great feat considering the fact that Australia had excellent fielders like Ponting and Hussey in their team during that period. He also remains one of the most powerful hitters the game has ever seen.

Symonds would always be remembered for the two explosive knocks he played in the 2003 World Cup. Australia lost 4 wickets very cheaply in the group league match against Pakistan, but recovered to post a formidable total thanks to Symonds’ incredible 143. He again played a magnificent knock of 91 against Sri Lanka to pull Australia out of troubled waters. He was a member of the 2003 and 2007 World cup winning teams.

Symonds made 5088 runs at an average of 39.8 from 198 ODIs. He also had a great strike rate of 92.4. He managed to take 133 wickets for Australia in the ODIs as well.