India's strongest ODI eleven under Virat Kohli

Umesh Yadav

Umesh Yadav

Umesh Yadav has been India’s speed merchant in one-day international cricket. The stocky built Yadav has a strong action and bowls deliveries consistently in excess of 145 mph mark. Yadav is a lethal weapon on pitches that assist pace and bounce. The pace ace gives the cutting edge to the pace attack with his raw pace that goes through the defenses of top quality batsmen. A natural athlete, Yadav is quick across the outfield and patrols the boundary well.

Bench Strength

Ravindra Jadeja – Ravindra Jadeja has been India’s best spin bowling all rounder in the shorter format of the game. Jadeja adds depth to the Indian squad with his aggressive batting and handy left-arm spin. He is capable of scoring quick runs down the order with some whirlwind cameos. 'Jaddu' bowls his left arm spin with great precision and accuracy and is hard to score off. He is perhaps one of the finest all-round fielders in the Indian ODI set up.

Ravichandran Ashwin – Ravichandran Ashwin has been India’s frontline spinner on spin-friendly sub-continent tracks. The off-spinner has a bagful of tricks up his sleeve to run through batting lineups. Besides his conventional off-spin, Ashwin is a great exponent of the carrom ball and the 'Doosra'. Ashwin outfoxes batsmen with his subtle variations in flight. Ashwin is a handy lower order batsman with considerable ability with the willow. A thinking cricketer, Ashwin is a good student of the game with an analytical mind.

KL Rahul - KL Rahul is a pleasing stroke maker who is gifted with sublime timing, great balance and natural ball striking ability. The supremely talented Rahul is a delight to watch with his elegant and classy stroke play. Rahul looks to have all the strokes in his armory and executes them to perfection. He has shown flashes of brilliance and promises to be a star for Indian cricket in the limited overs format.

Notable Mentions

Ambati Rayadu, Dinesh Karthik, Kedhar Jadhav, Axar Patel, Manish Pandey and Mohammad Shami have impressed and made handy contributions whenever they have donned the Indian jersey.They haven't had a consistent run in the playing eleven and hence didn't make the cut.