India's greatest all-time ODI playing XI 

The Middle Order - Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh and MS Dhoni

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Virat Kohli - The chasing master. One of the best players in the current era. With already 35 hundreds to his name in ODIs, he has already scored close to 10 thousand runs at an astonishing average of 58 which is pretty unheard of. With the way he is batting, it looks like he will break many existing records and establish a new reign in Indian Cricketing history.

Mats:211 Runs:9779 Ave:58.20 Strike-Rate:91.12 HS:183 100s:35 50s:48

Yuvraj - Man of the Series in 2011 World Cup. His brilliant performance in the WorldCup tournament despite being diagnosed from cancer is an inspiration in itself. He has played many match winning knocks for India in the past. In his debut match for India, he thrashed the Aussies all around the park. Not to forget the iconic Natwest Trophy final of 2002 in which he and Kaif steered India towards victory. He could roll his arm over and his exemplary fielding skills is an added asset.

Mats:304 Runs:8701 Ave:36.55 Strike-Rate:87.67 HS:150 100s:14 50s:52

MS Dhoni - The best wicketkeeper-batsman India has ever produced and one of the best in the world. He has scored over 10 thousand, considering that he has batted at #5 or #6 in most of his career, is an astonishing fact. He has taken 300 catches which makes him #4 in the list after Gilchrist, Boucher and Sangakkara. One of the fastest behind the stumps, he has 107 stumpings to his name which is highest for any player. Known for his unconventional style, be it the helicopter shot or his exceptional run out skills, he is one of the sharpest minds to have played cricket ever and his analytical acumen is appreciable. Needless to mention, his winning six in the World Cup'11 final which made India lift the cup for the second time after 28 years.

Mats:311 Runs:10046 Ave:51.25 Strike-Rate:88.13 HS:183* 100s:10 50s:67

Allrounder - Kapil Dev

Kapil Dev India v West Indies Nehru Cup Delhi 1989

Kapil Dev - His iconic knock in 1983 World Cup which eventually led to India lifting the cup for the first time. India was 17/5 at one stage and then charged down the captain himself, destroying the Zimbabwe bowling attack completely. He scored 175* in 138 balls which was the highest score in ODIs at that time. Although he doesn't have a great ODI record as ODIs were not played very frequently then as they are now, but he'll be the all-rounder in my team as he can also play the role of the finisher if needed.

Mats:225 Runs:3783 Ave:23.79 Strike-Rate:95.07 HS:175* 100s:1 50s:14 Wickets:253