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bate ‘apologises’ for beating Virat Kohli and Babar Azam to top spot in elite ODI list

Written by Vishwas Gupta

Netherlands cricketer Ryan ten Doeschate was at his witty best when he found out that he topped a list that comprised India captain Virat Kohli and Pakistan sensation Babar Azam. ten Doeschate holds the record of having the highest average in ODIs for players who have scored minimum 1000 runs. In this particular list, Kohli stands at number two while Azam finds himself at three.

ten Doeschate took note of a tweet from ESPN Cricinfo illustrating the same and he came up with a hilarious reply to their graphics post.

”Apologies to all” he wrote.

Ryan ten Doeschate has represented Netherlands in 33 ODIs scoring 1541 runs at a staggering average of 67. Among his 5 hundreds two came in the 2011 World Cup. He has represented IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders in five seasons from 2011 and 2015 during which the KKR were crowned champions in 2012 and 2014.

Ryan ten Doeschate recently guided Essex to their second English County Championship in three years and also helped his team win their maiden T20 Blast title.

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