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#2 Michael Bevan
As far as ODI batsmanship is concerned, the former Australian star remains one of its biggest pioneers and throughout his career, Michael Bevan made it a habit of steering the team through the latter half of the innings with incredible consistency.
He was not a big hitter of the ball but he could take a single of any delivery, hit a boundary when it was necessary and bat with the tailenders towards the ends of an innings. Last but not the least, he had nerves of steel and guided Australia to many famous victories during his illustrious career.
Bevan remains one of the most consistent batsmen to have ever played in ODIs and considering the fact that he was a middle-order batsman, it is remarkable that he averaged 53.58 in 232 games over the course of a decade (1994-2004). The extent of his consistency is best illustrated by the fact that his career average never dropped below 42.33 and that is why he is still regarded as the first great ‘finisher’ in ODI cricket.
