India, Feb. 18 -- Former India cricketer Virender Sehwag, on Monday, was given the difficult task of picking the top five ODI batters in history. While the list featured two Indians, in a cross-generational battle between his idol Sachin Tendulkar and former India captain Virat Kohli, he picked the latter as the No. 1 on his list.

Speaking on Cricbuzz, Sehwag quickly named West Indies legend Chris Gayle as his no.5 on the list. The left-hander scored 10480 runs in the format in 304 appearances between 1999 and 2019.

"Chris Gayle was a great batsman and opener. I remember India came to the West Indies in 2002-03, and Chris Gayle hit three centuries in a six-match series. He was the first player I saw at the international level who used t...