Parthiv Patel's Dream ODI XI: No Place for Dhoni!

Parthiv Patel, former cricketer and cricket enthusiast, shared his all-time ODI XI during a podcast with Jay Thadeshwar while India faced New Zealand. His lineup features legends like Sachin Tendulkar and Adam Gilchrist as openers, with Virat Kohli, Brian Lara, and Ricky Ponting in the middle. Surprisingly, he left out MS Dhoni because he picked Gilchrist as his keeper. What a lineup twist!

Quick rundown

1.Parthiv Patel picks his all-time ODI XI.

2.Sachin Tendulkar and Adam Gilchrist open the batting.

3.Virat Kohli, Brian Lara, and Ricky Ponting form a strong middle-order.

4.Parthiv Patel debuted for India at just 17 years old.

5.Parthiv was a domestic cricket stalwart with over 11,000 runs.

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