Greatest Australian ODI XI of all time

3) Ricky Ponting (C)

Ponting won the World Cup in 1999

The leader of the golden generation of Australian ODI cricket, Ponting is another obvious selection in the team. The aggressive and supremely talented right-hander from Tasmania is arguably his country’s second best batsman after Don Bradman.

His record speaks volumes about his talent, in 375 ODIs he scored 13,704 runs at an average of 42.03 and a strike rate of 80.39. He was an extremely reliable number three for his team for a long time and the copious amount of runs he scored were a result of the high price he used to set on his wicket.

Ponting will also lead this team of greats and he fully deserves it being the two-time World Cup winning captain. Ponting will be an essential part of this team both as a player and captain.