Cricket has the power to bind nations together but ODI cricket is more exciting. Eleven players carrying the hopes of millions of ardent followers – this is how cricket is seen by many. And from among this group of 11, one batsman emerges who plays with the ferocity of a lion and the zeal of a passionate lover, hitting boundaries, scoring runs on the way to scripting cricketing history.
Ever since the first One Day International (ODI) was played between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1971, thousands of ODI matches have been played between the 10 Test-playing nations with permanent ODI status.