Glenn Maxwell picks all-time ODI XI; adds Sachin Tendulkar at the last minute

Glenn Maxwell names his all-time ODI XI and surprises fans by adding Sachin Tendulkar at the last minute in his dream team lineup.

By Rui 16 Oct 2025 in Cricket

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Australian star all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has picked his all-time ODI XI involving cricketers from three countries - India, Australia, and England. However, Maxwell was involved in a major twist while revealing his XI.

Speaking about his XI, Maxwell went ahead with Rohit Sharma and David Warner as a right-left opening combination. However, he had to make a last-minute change in his opening combination, bringing in Sachin Tendulkar for Warner.

He then picked up Virat Kohli at No.3, with Ricky Ponting coming in at No.4. Michael Bevan, MS Dhoni, Shane Watson, Anil Kumble, Jasprit Bumrah, Glenn McGrath, and Brett Lee are the other players part of the XI.

“Rohit Sharma has pretty good stats. he’s got three double hundreds. 32 hundreds, averages 48, struck at 92 (strike rate). And I’m going to go Davey (David Warner) – average 45, strike-rate 97, 22 hundreds. Two pretty clear openers,” Maxwell told Fox Cricket in a video.

“Could’ve gone with Sachin, but I’m going to go right-left (combination) to start,” he added.

Interestingly, FoxCricket had set a rule of having only five Australian players in the all-time ODI XI. As he has already picked five Aussies in Ricky Ponting, Michael Bevan, Shane Watson, Glenn McGrath, and Brett Lee in the XI, the all-rounder had to drop Warner and take in Sachin as an opening batter.

“I might have to get rid of Davey. Davey goes, Sachin’s in. To be fair, Sachin’s got three times the runs,” Maxwell concluded.

Speaking about their ODI stats, Tendulkar has amassed 18,426 ODI runs, against Warner’s 6,932 runs. Notably, the legendary Indian batter Tendulkar is also the second-highest century-scorer in ODIs, having scored 49 tons.

Glenn Maxwell’s all-time XI (Players from India, Australia, and England): Rohit Sharma, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Ricky Ponting, Michael Bevan, MS Dhoni, Shane Watson, Anil Kumble, Jasprit Bumrah, Glenn McGrath, and Brett Lee.

Watch the full video here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nUOvacDegg

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