ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: Strongest ODI XI consisting of at least one player from each team 

Middle Order (4-7)

Ross Taylor/New Zealand (Vice-Captain)

Taylor scored 920 runs with the bat in 2018

Without any hint of doubt, it's Ross Taylor who thoroughly deserves to feature in our eleven, credits to his magnificent run with the bat in 2018.

Taylor scored 920 runs with the bat in 2018 which 320 runs more than the second-highest run-getter for the Kiwis in 2018. Those runs came at an outstanding average of 92.00 and a strike rate of 92.74.

Taylor was super- consistent and influential for the Kiwis throughout the year. In the thirteen innings where he came to bat, he ended up with either a century or a half-century nine times. He also remained out thrice in those innings.

Shimron Hetmyer/West Indies (BAT)

Hetmyer scored a total of 727 runs at a mild average of 40.39

Having played most of his career matches in 2018, Shimron Hetmyer impressed everyone with his destructive and fabulous batting for the Windies.

Hetmyer scored a total of 727 runs at a mild average of 40.39, striking at the rate of 106.91 in 2018, which included three centuries and two half-centuries.

Although Shai Hope totaled more runs than Hetmyer in 2018, the new Royal Challengers Banglore man edges his compatriot at the fifth position due to his superb strike rate which provides evidence of his amazing power-hitting abilities.

Marcus Stoinis/Australia

Marcus Stoinis is indeed handy as an all-rounder and a good death-hitter towards the end of the innings

Choosing a suspended player over those who've sweated hard throughout the year would be unethical to do. So, Marcus Stoinis clearly gets a spot in our XI, as he was heads and shoulders above everyone, in terms of impact and performances across the departments.

Stoinis, who scored 423 runs with the bat, also picked 13 wickets in 2018. While Shaun Marsh and Aaron Finch had more runs than Stoinis, none of the Aussie bowlers could overtake him in terms of the number of wickets in 2018.

Marcus Stoinis is indeed handy as an all-rounder and a good death-hitter towards the end of the innings. The expectations will surely be high from a player of his caliber in the upcoming World Cup tournament.

Thisara Perera/Sri Lanka

Perera played a blinder against New Zealand recently

Sri Lanka's Thisara Perera gained all the hype after he produced one of the greatest ODI knocks of all time, against a strong Kiwi side.

Perera rescued Sri Lanka when the team score was just 128 at the loss of seven wickets, chasing a huge total of 319 runs. Perera's 140 runs off just 74 balls comprised of 13 sixes and eight fours, but he, unfortunately, couldn’t win the match for his struggling team.

Perera has been proving himself as the best Sri Lankan player in ODIs since the start of 2018 and also provides a great option of a finisher and pinch-hitter in the death overs in our team. Moreover, Perera’s ability with the ball makes him even more valuable.

Perera had a magnificent 2018 as he bagged 25 wickets at an incredible average of 20.72 and a strike rate of 21.48, conceding less than six runs per over.

With the bat, he amassed a total of 415 runs at an excellent strike rate of 115.60 in 2018. Perera already has 224 runs in 2019 at an average of 74.67 and a fantastic strike rate of 157.75.