Best One Day XI of the 21st Century

#10 Glenn McGrath

ICC Cricket World Cup Semi Final - Australia v South Africa

Glenn McGrath was an essential member of the Australian team which dominated world cricket. McGrath is one of the best right-arm fast bowlers in cricket history. He played for fourteen years and achieved immense success in his career. In fact, McGrath took a total of 944 international wickets in his illustrious career.

McGrath played four World Cup tournaments, and he won three consecutive World Cups. He is the highest wicket-taker in the World Cup, where he took a total of 71 wickets. He grabbed 381 wickets in 250 ODI matches at an average of 22.02.

#11 Lasith Malinga

Sri Lanka v Pakistan - ICC Champions Trophy

Lasith Malinga is undoubtedly one of the best bowlers of last decade, and he attained immense success in limited overs cricket. Malinga is an extraordinary death bowler who can bowl tight overs in last ten overs of a game. He is also adept of taking wickets at regular intervals. Malinga is a popular name in IPL, and he has the most number of wickets in IPL history.

Malinga has an unconventional bowling action, and he has many variations. He was the captain of the Sri Lankan team that won the T20 World Cup in 2014. He has taken 318 wickets in 213 ODI matches at an average of 28.75.

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