Top 5 ODI finishers from India

#4 Ajay Jadeja

The former right-handed batsman was India's man for the finishing overs in the 1990s and in a career spanning eight years (1992-2000), Ajay Jadeja played in 196 one-dayers.

Out of those, he batted at either number 5 or 6 on 111 occasions and became one of the best in the world due to his ability to often ensure that India finished their innings well. He did not have the best technique and struggled against genuinely quick bowling, but he was effective and was well known for being a menace in the slog overs.

He ran hard, had the ability to take singles at will and last but not the least, Jadeja was a calculating player who knew exactly how to manage the game. Last but certainly not the least, he was a great improviser and had the gift of finding the gaps towards the closing stages of the innings.

One of his most famous innings was the assault on Pakistan's Waqar Younis in the 1996 World Cup semi-final when he made 45 off 25 deliveries to take India's score to a mammoth 287. He made 2820 runs at the position and averaged 36.62. Jadeja had a decent strike rate of 75.92.