Top 10 ODI batsmen with highest ever rating in 21st century sportzwiki/cricket/top-10-odi-batsmen-with-highest-ever-rating-in-21st-century 10. MS Dhoni (Ind) - 836 (Year 2009) MS Dhonis career hasnt been a walk in the park - the Indian captain built a reputation for being a destructive stroke maker but honed his skills to make himself a mcuh more impactful cricketer in the limited overs format. Indias greatest finisher is 10th in SPORTZWIKIs Top 10 ODI batsmen with highest ever rating in 21st century. 9. Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) - 838 (Year 2003) There are few players in world cricket who can match the ODI records of Sanath Jayasuriya - the Sri Lankan opener looked comfortable smashing the bowlers through all corners of the cricket ground and with a highest ever rating of 838 achieved in 2003, Jayasuriya takes the 9th spot in SPORTZWIKIs Top 10 ODI batsmen with highest ever rating in 21st century. 8. Kumar Sangakkara (SL) - 840 (Year 2013) Kumar Sangakkara is a match winner - an exceptional performer for Sri Lanka for over a decade, and his finishing abilities was there for all to see when he took the Lankans home against India a few days back in the Asia Cup. 7. Sourav Ganguly (Ind) - 844 (Year 2000) There are few better players than Sourav Ganguly in his prime - Sourav reached his highest ever rating of 844 in 2000, after a successful year in 1999 when he also smashed his highest ODI score of 183 at Taunton against Sri Lanka. 6. Matthew Hayden (Aus) - 850 (Year 2003) Matthew reached his cricketing heights in the period 2001-2004, which included a successful World Cup in South Africa in which Australia saw off India in the final. Hayden carried on the good work into the test matches that season, beating Brian Laras record with a cracking 380 against Zimbabwe, only to be broken by Lara again. 5. George Bailey (Australia) - 856 (Year 2014) George Bailey has had to wait in the wings for his shot at wearing the Australian jersey, but the stylish middle-order batsman grabbed it with both hands with a truly stunning year with the bat which included a successful tour of India in which he scored 474 runs in just 5 innings. 4. Michael Hussey (Aus) - 857 (Year 2007) Mr. Cricket Michael Hussey took little time to establish himself in the Australian ranks with consistent performances that played a major role in Australias triumph in the 2007 World Cup in the Caribbean. Hussey is 4th in SPORTZWIKIs Top 10 ODI batsmen with highest ever rating in 21st century. 3. Virat Kohli (India) - 882 (Year 2013) Virat Kohli looked in amazing touch in 2013 - the Delhi boy couldnt put a foot wrong as he went on to 5 centuries last year which included a hundred off just 52 balls against Australia in Jaipur. The stand-in Indian captain takes a podium spot in SPORTZWIKIs Top 10 ODI batsmen with highest ever rating in 21st century with a highest rating of 882. 2. AB de Villiers (SA) - 883 (Year 2013) AB de Villiers is undoubtedly the most consistent batsman in the modern game spanning all formats - the South African limited overs captain has established himself as a proven performer at the highest level and there is little doubt that there is a lot more to come from AB! 1. Hashim Amla (South Africa) - 901 (Year 2012)
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