Ravi Shastri names India’s five greatest ODI cricketers: Virat Kohli tops list, Jasprit Bumrah misses out | Cricket News

NEW DELHi: Former Indian coach and 1983 World Cup winner Ravi Shastri has revealed his list of the five greatest Indian ODI cricketers of all time, a star-studded line-up including Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, Kapil Dev And Rohit Sharma.Go beyond borders with our YouTube channel. REGISTER NOW!Speaking on FOX Cricket, Shastri placed Virat Kohli at the top, recognizing his remarkable consistency and ability to win matches over more than a decade. Alongside Kohli, Shastri included three World Cup-winning players – Dhoni, Tendulkar and Kapil – who formed the backbone of India’s golden era in one-day cricket.

“I will go with Kohli, Tendulkar, Kapil Dev, MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma,” Shastri said. “And the only reason I didn’t put Bumrah there is because he still has three or four years of cricket left. You know, these players are more or less reaching the end of their career. They’ve played for over a decade, some over a decade and a half, so I’d say… And it’s hard to choose. There are so many other good players when you look back. But these stand out for me.

Explaining his choices, Shastri highlighted the rare legacy of leadership and impact among the five icons. “They have been outstanding contributors. Two World Cup captains there, who have also won the World Cup. And barring Rohit Sharma, everyone on this list is a World Cup winner. But you can’t take Rohit out of the mix with three double hundreds and over 11,000 runs. He is number three in the list of runners. And all of these, on any given day, are genuine winners match,” he added.Shastri’s chosen five collectively embody India’s ODI excellence across generations: Kapil Dev, the architect of the 1983 triumph; Tendulkar, the heartbeat of the 1990s and 2000s; Dhoni, the 2011 World Cup winning captain; Kohli, the running machine of the modern era; and Rohit Sharma, the record opener who took India to the 2023 World Cup final.