India's Top Eleven right handed cricketers in ODIs

12th Man

Rahul Dravid – Rahul Dravid has been India’s most technically sound batsman in the limited overs arena. Rahul had a well organised technique and was a master at accumulating runs in the middle overs. Dravid played the sheet anchor’s role to perfection and became the Wall with his consistent run scoring ability. Whenever India traveled abroad, Rahul became India’s batting mainstay in testing seaming conditions. Dravid added value to the squad with his wicket keeping skills. He was a sharp fielder in the slips and the close in region.

Before i conclude, i look into the some of the others contenders who just missed the cut.

Opening slot - Rohit Sharma, Navjot Singh Sidhu, Kris Srikkanth and Sunil Gavaskar made a strong case but Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag grabbed the positions courtesy their consistent run scoring ability and better strike rates.

Middle order - Rahul Dravid and Dilip Vengsarkar were strong contenders but eventually Virat Kohli and Mohammad Azhar made the cut for their prolific run scoring ability and quicker pace of scoring runs.

Allrounder - Kapil Dev was the best bet for the allrounder's spot as he was more skilled with both bat and ball than Ravi Shastri, Manoj Prabhakar and Roger Binny

Wicket Keeper - MS Dhoni was the clear cut favorite for the wicket-keeping position though Nayan Mongia, Kiran More and Syed Kirmani were in the running too. Dhoni got the nod as he outclassed the others as a more accomplished batsman.

Fast Bowler - Kapil Dev, Javagal Srinath and Ajit Agarkar made the cut ahead of Venkatesh Prasad, Manoj Prabhakar, Chetan Sharma, Madal Lal, Praveen Kumar and Umesh Yadav for their longevity as a front line seamer and ability to take wickets.

Spinner - While Anil Kumble was the number one choice for India as a leg spinner, Harbhajan Singh fended off stiff competition from R Ashwin to bag the off spinner's spot.