India's best ODI XI under Sourav Ganguly

9. Javagal Srinath

Javagal Srinath was India's frontline seamer in ODIs. Srinath was pretty quick and had the ability to make the ball seam from the right areas on the pitch. He led the Indian seam attack and was a mentor to promising young fast bowlers like Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra, Ajit Agarkar, Irfan Pathan and Lakshmipathy Balaji. He bowled his heart out on flat pitches of the subcontinent.

On Ganguly's insistence, Srinath came out of retirement and played in the 2003 World Cup in South Africa. The Karnataka seamer proved his wicket-taking prowess and helped India reach the summit clash against Australia. Srinath was quite effective with the willow and was deployed as a pinch hitter by the Indian team.

ODI Record 2000-2005

Matches - 53

Wickets - 78

Eco.- 4.73