Robin Uthappa makes place for his IPL 2020 captain Steve Smith in ODI team of 2010s

year 2019 ended on Tuesday and with it ended a decade. A lot of people from cricketing community came forward and picked ir teams of decade across formats. Ar addition to this list is Kerala ODI and T20 captain Robin Uthappa. right-handed batsman has gone on to pick 5 Indians in his ODI team of decade.

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Rohit Sharma and Chris Gayle to open

Robin Uthappa picked MS Dhoni as captain of his team.  former India player named destructive opening combination of Rohit Sharma and Chris Gayle as his team’s openers. Both players have been champions of white-ball cricket in last decade. Rohit and Gayle have four double hundreds between m and on ir day, y can dominate any bowling attack. Surprisingly, Uthappa picked Gayle ahead of Australian opener David Warner, who has been more consistent in past decade.

Virat Kohli, Steve Smith and AB de Villiers form middle order

Uthappa picked Indian captain Virat Kohli to bat at .3, which was obvious choice. Kohli in 2010s emerged as one of greatest ODI batsmen of all time. His numbers are mind-boggling and body comes close to his tally of runs and hundreds. Indian skipper has amassed more than 11,000 runs at an aver of more than 60, including 42 hundreds.

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Steve Smith of Australia was his next pick to bat at number 4. It comes as a surprise because Smith wasn’t as consistent as some of or picks, but he is a big match player. Co-incidentally, Australian batsman is captain of Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Rajasthan Royals, team which Uthappa is set represent for first time in 2020 season. 'Mr. 360' AB de Villiers will bat at number 5 as he dominated ODI cricket in last decade.

Yuvraj Singh and MS Dhoni along with Ben Stokes will don finishers' role

man of tournament in 2011 World Cup, Yuvraj Singh and MS Dhoni, wicketkeeper and former India captain who led India in that tournament on home soil, will bat in lower middle order followed by star of World Cup 2019 final, Ben Stokes from England as all-rounder of squad.

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Daniel Vettori only spinner

Robin Uthappa picked New Zealand’s left-arm spinner Daniel Vettori as only frontline spinner in squad. He along with Yuvraj Singh will be two spinners in Uthappa’s squad. This comes as a surprise since Uthappa had or options such as Saeed Ajmal of Pakistan, Shakib al Hasan of Bangladesh and Imran Tahir of South Africa.

Lasith Malinga, Zaheer Khan to form pace attack

Lasith Malinga, highest wicket-taker in last decade in one-day internationals, was an automatic choice. Malinga, in his prime, was lethal. He scalped 248 wickets in 2010s. Zaheer Khan will share new ball with Malinga. left-arm seamer from India was exceptional in death overs and was joint highest wicket-taker in 2011 World Cup. Robin Uthappa picked Gary Kirsten who coached India to 2011 WC glory as head coach of squad.

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