#2 Sachin Tendulkar
While Australia saw Tendulkar's ferocity in ODI cricket, England were subjected to Tendulkar's stubbornness time and again. Not only was the G.O.A.T of the one-dayers impressively consistent against England at the top of the order over the years, he picked his moments to bring out the best performances. The 2003 World Cup encounter might be remembered for Ashish Nehra's finest hour at the highest stage, despite that Tendulkar's mighty hooks off Andy Caddick's short bowling barrage will be etched in memory.
In 21 years of facing England, Tendulkar saw the face of the game change before him and he adapted all along, not only to the demands of the format but also of what the team required of him. In the 2011 World Cup group stage match, when the pressure of expectations exceeded everything, he remained unfazed by everything, ironically displaying sage like temperament while dispatching Jimmy Anderson all over the Chinnaswamy as the spectators saw 120 of Tendulkar's brilliantly accumulated runs.
Runs: 1455 | Avg: 44.09 | SR: 89.20 | 2 centuries | 10 fifties
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