Best right-handed ODI XI from current cricketers

2. Babar Azam

Now, some might say that Babar Azam has opened only twice in ODI cricket and is a specialist no. 3. But there are some contenders who have a better record and for a much longer time, due to which Babar was falling out of favour. But, it is almost criminal to leave out the batsman who claimed the ODI No.1 ranking from Virat Kohli. 

With that being said, it is worth noting that the Pakistan batsman has been able to seamlessly transition to the role of an opener in the shortest format and could also do that in the ODI if the situation arises. On top of that, with a stroke player like Sharma, Babar would make a great combination as he can anchor the innings. As a matter of fact, in 2020, while making his India-Pakistan combined XI, he himself chose to open the innings with Rohit. 

Now, apart from this argument, there is no question that can be raised around his capabilities. He has been one of the most prolific run-getters for Pakistan in the limited-overs format. In 80 ODIs so far, he has managed to rack up 3808 runs with an average of 56.83. He has 13 centuries and 17 half-centuries, which makes his numbers quite hard to ignore. Babar can be termed as a legend in the format, just purely based on his current stats.