Top Five ODI teams in mid to late 90s

#5 India

In the mid and late 90s, India were a force to reckon with in the limited overs arena. India had arguably one of the strongest batting units in world cricket. They had Sachin Tendulkar who was the best batsman of that era. Sachin was the lynchpin of the Indian batting and churned out with some master class knocks all through that era. Sachin formed a lethal opening duo with the prolific left-handed batsman Sourav Ganguly. The middle order had a plethora of world-class stroke makers in the wristy Mohammad Azharuddin, the ever dependable Rahul Dravid, and the cool and calm Ajay Jadeja. Nayan Mongia did a good job with his safe keeping behind the stumps. Meanwhile, Robin Singh and Manoj Prabhakar were decent allrounders in the side

The seam attack was well led by the seasoned pacer Javagal Srinath. Srinath formed a new ball pair with the tall and lanky Venkatesh Prasad. Ajit Agarkar exploded on the international scene with a bagful of wickets. Ace leg-spinner Anil Kumble was India’s frontline spinner who deceived the best with his flippers and top spinners.

Kumble had good support from spinners like Sunil Joshi, Venkatpathy Raju, Rajesh Chauhan and Nikhil Chopra The side also had some enigmatic cricketers in Vinod Kambli and Navjot Singh Sidhu who produced flashes of brilliance.

India’s Top 15 ODI Players (1995-1999) Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Mohammad Azharuddin, Ajay Jadeja, Robin Singh, Nayan Mongia, Anil Kumble, Javagal Srinath, Venkatesh Prasad, Sunil Joshi, Navjot Sidhu, Vinod Kambli, Ajit Agarkar and Nikhil Chopra

ODI Record (1995-1999)

Played - 166 Won - 75 Lost - 80 Win % - 48.07

ICC World Cup

1996 – Semifinalist

1999 - Super Six

ICC Champions Trophy

1998 - Semifinal