Greatest West Indies ODI XI of all time

#5 Clive Lloyd (C)

Lloyd led the West Indies to two World Cups

Both as batsman and captain, the contribution of Clive Lloyd in the rise of the West Indies to the pinnacle of greatness is monumental. With his shrewd cricketing brain, Lloyd led West Indies to 36 Test wins, two World Cup titles and three World Cup finals. He was the lynchpin of the Caribbean middle-order and was the most dangerous batsman in the team after Vivian Richards.

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While Lloyd was a behemoth in Test cricket with more than 7000 runs in 100 matches, his ODI career lasted only 87 appearances but he was spectacular in this format too. His ODI batting average of 39 and strike rate of 81 are mighty impressive, even more so considering the batting standards of his time. His batting always oozed elegance and his ability to rend any bowling attack asunder is beyond any doubt.

Lloyd's most glorious moment in ODIs came in the final of the first ever World cup final in 1975 against the Aussies when he butchered a match-winning 102 off just 85 balls. As a captain, Lloyd is light years ahead of his closest rival and hence, his selection as the skipper of our team is a foregone conclusion.