Amazing Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has chosen his all-time ODI XI and was asked to pick players from India, Australia, and England. This comes ahead of the India vs. Australia ODI series that begins on October 19 in Perth.

Glenn Maxwell, an all-rounder, made a few surprising picks for his all-time XI.  For starters, he chose India's Rohit Sharma and former teammate David Warner as the openers in his all-time XI, leaving out Tendulkar.

“Rohit Sharma has pretty good stats. He’s got three double hundreds. 32 hundreds, averages 48, struck at 92 (strike rate). And I’m going to go with Davey (David Warner)—average 45, strike rate 97, 22 hundreds. Two pretty clear openers. Could’ve gone with Sachin, but I’m going to go right-left (combination) to start,” Maxwell said on Fox Sports.

However, Maxwell had to replace Warner with India’s legend Sachin Tendulkar, as Fox Cricket had put a condition that only five Australian players could be picked.

The axe finally fell on Warner, and Tendulkar edged in—on a technicality—after Maxwell realized he would have to remove one after having previously named Ricky Ponting, Michael Bevan, Shane Watson, Glenn McGrath, and Brett Lee in the side.

“I might have to get rid of Davey. Davey goes, Sachin’s in. To be fair, Sachin’s got three times the runs,” Maxwell said with a chuckle at the end of the video.  

Tendulkar has racked up 18,426 ODI runs, which comes up to 11,494 more runs than Warner, who has 6,932 runs. Tendulkar is also the second-highest century-maker in ODIs, having made 49.

Meanwhile, Maxwell had picked Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Jasprit Bumrah, and Anil Kumble in his original all-time XI. He also chose no players from England in his all-time ODI XI, despite him being asked to pick players from three teams.

Glenn Maxwell's All-Time XI:

Rohit Sharma, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Ricky Ponting, Michael Bevan, MS Dhoni, Shane Watson, Anil Kumble, Jasprit Bumrah, Glenn McGrath, and Brett Lee.