Current World XI in ODI Cricket

Australia v India - Game 4
Virat Kohli

#2 Jonny Bairstow (England)

England v India - 3rd ODI: Royal London One-Day Series
Jonny Bairstow

Jonny Bairstow is an English cricketer, who plays cricket for England.

The right-hander is an aggressive batsman who likes to dominate the opposition bowlers from ball one and put the opposing team under pressure. He has all the shots in the book and can score in any conditions and against any kind of bowling attack.

He has been in scintillating form over the past couple of his years and he is the prime reason behind England's rise to the number one position in the ICC ODI Team Rankings.

Despite being aggressive in his gameplay, he has the ability to score big hundreds and bat till the death overs, which is the biggest attribute of any world-class opener. He currently occupies the tenth position in ODI batsman rankings.

In 51 matches for England, Jonny Bairstow has scored 1962 runs at an impressive average of 50.31 with an equally impressive strike rate of 105.31.

He definitely deserves his place as an opener in this team.

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