The Sean
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Good call.
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20 Greatest ODIs (by ESPNCricinfo)
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It's a cricket forum full of cricket nerds, what's the point of existence if we can't go overboard about flippant, Cricinfo clickbait?
Molehill
Cricketer Of The Year
It would be funny if it's not there given it's got so much more importance to ODI history than Kohli's knock in a random Aussie series.
HouHsiaoHsien
International Debutant
That was basically a milestone chase in the career of the greatest chaser in ODI history(and that by a fair distance). I wouldn’t personally have it in my top 20, but from the perspective of it being one of the two greatest knocks in an ODI chase ever(either this or 183), it certainly doesn’t count as a random Kohli knock in an Aussie series.
Nintendo
Cricketer Of The Year
I mean if where going off individual performances in a chase, surely bas de leede making 123(92) (not even mentioning him taking 5fer) to get netherlands into a WC is better than kohli in a random bilateral tournament.
HouHsiaoHsien
International Debutant
Quality of opposition, and how much Ind were chasing. Plus from a sort of historical point of view, cause Kohli’s a key player in ODI history. Plus I’m only talking from a batting perspective.
so you’re saying that the innings that heralded the rise of one of the top three ODI batsman of all time was less important than England losing to a better team in the group stages of a World Cup?
Kraken
State Captain
yes - that’s exactly what we’re saying
Molehill
Cricketer Of The Year
Just spat some lunch out!! Seriously??? It was a largely random ODI (probably played in front of a half full ground) where the situation forced the style of play. A decent innings yes, but hardly qualifies it for Top 20 ODI's of all time.
O Brien's knock was a momentous one for Associate Cricket and in a World Cup too.
OverratedSanity
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O'Brien's knock wasnt played in front of a packed house either. Also why does the bolded part matter. The fact that it had to be done in 40 overs raised the difficulty level even more. These are stupid reasons. It was a much more than "decent" innings.
Sham that it isn't in the top 5. **** other countries they're less important and jealous of India. Bharat mata ki jai
GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
This is my favourite JAMODI and by some distance
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ENG vs IND Cricket Scorecard, 4th ODI at Manchester, August 30, 2007
Get cricket scorecard of 4th ODI, ENG vs IND, India tour of Ireland, England and Scotland 2007 at Old Trafford, Manchester dated August 30, 2007.
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Prince EWS
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Haha I love how much of a Test team this is that England picked. Especially the bowling attack.This is my favourite JAMODI and by some distance
ENG vs IND Cricket Scorecard, 4th ODI at Manchester, August 30, 2007
Get cricket scorecard of 4th ODI, ENG vs IND, India tour of Ireland, England and Scotland 2007 at Old Trafford, Manchester dated August 30, 2007.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Bopara batting 8 and not bowling only for it to pay off and win the game, KP bowling a solitary over and getting Sachin out in it. That had it all.
GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
Haha tbf it's slightly more of one in hindsight. Broad and Bopara were I think yet to debut in the long form, Anderson was not a fixture. Don't think Freddie played any Tests that summer though I'd have to check.
But actually the fact they hadn't debuted but soon had kind of makes the point more. It was the Test match training team basically
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PAK vs SA Cricket Scorecard, 2nd ODI at Abu Dhabi, October 31, 2010
Get cricket scorecard of 2nd ODI, PAK vs SA, South Africa tour of United Arab Emirates 2010/11 at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi dated October 31, 2010.
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This is mine.
Molehill
Cricketer Of The Year
Ok fella, calm down.
Anyway, surely this has to be in the list.
Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
I'd place Kohli 4th behind Viv, Sachin, and AB followed by 3 Aussies who I can't order (Jones, Bevan, Ponting).
The Sean
Cricketer Of The Year
Somehow all those Dutch bowlers still came away with better figures than Mick Lewis.
The Sean
Cricketer Of The Year
I just watched The Greatest Game, the story of the 2019 Final. That really does have to be number one IMO - there's virtually nothing between that and the 1999 Australia v South Africa classic, and if there has to be a tie-breaker it's that one was a World Cup Final and one was "only" a semi. The barest of margins, if you will.