Overview
- Glenn McGrath’s top five ranked Virat Kohli first, followed by Rohit Sharma, Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh.
- Jason Gillespie’s top five named Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Virender Sehwag, MS Dhoni and Shikhar Dhawan, with Tendulkar at No. 6.
- McGrath defended Rohit at No. 2 by pointing to three ODI double centuries and the record 264, calling his one-day record extraordinary.
- McGrath omitted Virender Sehwag from his list, a notable exclusion given Gillespie placed Sehwag third.
- Coverage tied the selections to recent India–Australia ODIs, citing Rohit’s 201 runs across three games and his Player of the Series award.