Best ODI Batsman Since 2000

[Athlai]

I have decided to continue the trend of letting CW choose who they feel is the best batsman since the year 2000 this time in the shorter format of the game.

The qualification is to have scored 2000 runs (sorry Hussey) and to have an average greater than 35. VOTE FOR 5!!!

Australia

RT Ponting
7386 @ 44.76

A Symonds
4433 @ 41.04

ML Hayden
5503 @ 46.24

MJ Clarke
3551 @ 44.94

AC Gilchrist
6780 @ 36.73

England

KP Pietersen
2389 @ 49.77

ME Trescothick
4335 @ 37.37

NV Knight
2017 @ 41.16

India

SR Tendulkar
7391 @ 46.19

SC Ganguly
6658 @ 40.10

MS Dhoni
2838 @ 43.66

Yuvraj Singh
5573 @ 36.90

R Dravid
7115 @ 40.42

New Zealand

NJ Astle
4009 @ 36.11

Pakistan

Inzamam-ul-Haq
5264 @ 39.57

Mohammad Yousuf
7601 @ 41.76

South Africa

JH Kallis
6707 @ 47.23

GC Smith
4524 @ 40.03

HH Dippenaar
3378 @ 42.75

Sri Lanka

ST Jayasuriya
7084 @ 36.89

MS Atapattu
5992 @ 40.21

West Indies

BC Lara
4239 @ 37.51

CH Gayle
6126 @ 40.30

RR Sarwan
4099 @ 44.55

S Chanderpaul
4434 @ 41.43

Zimbabwe

A Flower
2992 @ 38.35

 

[bond21]

Hayden easily.

Gilchrist a close second.

 

[Athlai]

Picked Ponting as he is the best IMO.
Hayden as he is a run machine while also incredibly aggressive.
Tendulkar the master.
Astle as he is one of my favourites and the backbone of one of the weaker nations for so long.
Gayle, an amazing opener, one his day he could make Hayden shiver in his boots (despite Gayle being Mr Cool).

 

[Athlai]

Hayden easily.

Gilchrist a close second.

Uh I did say pick 5.

 

[Perm]

Hayden easily.

Haha, what?!

 

[gwo]

I'm so bloody bias.

Ponting, Haydos, Symonds, Tenduklar and Pietersen (voted for him but not convinced in t5 batters)

 

[bond21]

1. Hayden
2. Gilchrist
3. Symonds
4. Ponting
5. Clarke

Hayden, Gilchrist and Symonds are unstoppable once they get going. Absolute run machines they are.

Ponting and Clarke because theyre awesome and great to watch.

 

[Dasa]

Haha.

 

[Athlai]

1. Hayden
2. Gilchrist
3. Symonds
4. Ponting
5. Clarke

Hayden, Gilchrist and Symonds are unstoppable once they get going. Absolute run machines they are.

Ponting and Clarke because theyre awesome and great to watch.

 

[bond21]

better than gayle and astle lmfao.

gayle gets runs one out of 20 innings.

 

[Freddie_Fittler]

Bevan...

 

[silentstriker]

Whoops. I read the poll wrong (I thought it was batsman not ODI batsman) and picked the wrong choice. Tendulkar has a better average and a better strike rate.

 

[Olwe]

What about Lara, he is one of the best batsmen of all times, if this was County batsmen i would go with Ramps though!

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Bevan...

Indeed.

 

[Jono]

Its more than just averages obviously, SR important too, as is who and when they have scored the runs. Anyway to pick 5:

Tendulkar
Ponting
Symonds
Bevan
Gilly

Hayden, KP and Kallis just miss out.

 

[bond21]

also Bevan missing out is just ridiculous.

hes one of the best ODI players ever

 

[Jono]

You're also ridiculous.

 

[bond21]

youve got me confused with someone else

 

[Jono]

I don't know any other ridiculous.

 

[bond21]

i dont know anyone called jono, are you serbian?