Although Indian cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar has called it a day in One Day Internationals, the ‘Little Master’ holds the record of most runs (18,426) in the 50-over format. Sachin has the most centuries (49) and has played the most ODIs (463) at an average of 44.83.The closest contender to beat Sachin’s record is India’s batting sensation Virat Kohli. In fact, critics have already started hailing him as the ‘Don Bradman of ODI cricket’. Kohli has scored 4,575 runs in 113 ODIs at an impressive average of 49.72 with 15 centuries to his credit.But does that make Kohli the best ODI batsman to have ever played the game that he can be crowned the 'Don Bradman of ODI cricket'. DC Online takes a look at some of the extraordinary players to have played ODI cricket.Sachin Tendulkar: Sachin started his ODI career playing in the middle-order and by the time his turn came in to bat, he either has to score quick runs or play under pressure if early wickets have fallen. But destiny had other plans for Sachin. He got a chance to open the batting in ODI against New Zealand in 1994 and he made the most of it by scoring a rapid 82 runs off 49balls.Since then and till the 2011 World Cup cricket, Indian ODI batting line-up revolved around Sachin. During this phase, opponents used to rejoice of a guaranteed win if they manage to castle Sachin early.Such was the aura of Sachin over his team’s performance that once he departs, the whole batting line-up used to crumble like a pack of cards. The 1996 World Cup semifinal against Sri Lanka and the 2011 World Cup league match against South Africa are some examples of Sachin’s dominance in the Indian batting line-up.Michael Bevan: The Australian left-hander had an impressive average of 53.58 from 232 ODIs batting lower down the order. He had a knack of bailing Australia out on numerous occasions. Bevan used to put a heavy price tag on his wicket and almost made a routine of batting throughout the innings.He played the anchor and the finisher role to perfection. His most memorable innings was when he guided the team through the finishing with an unbeaten 78 after Australia was 38/6 chasing 173 for victory. In the 2003 World Cup, he made a useful 56 against New Zealand and in combination with Andy Bichel helped Australia recover from 84–7 to post a famous win and maintain its all-win record in the competition.MS Dhoni: There’s no other better finisher in ODI cricket currently than MS Dhoni. In the mould of Australian great Michael Bevan, with the inherent talent of hitting big shots as and when necessary, Dhoni use to make all soothsayers' prophecies wrong when he’s leading the chase.His recent knock in the final of tri-series against Sri Lanka in the Caribbean only reaffirmed that faith. Batting with lower order and under immense pressure, Dhoni kept his cool to see the team through with some lusty hitting in the last over. As long as he’s at the crease, India always stood a chance at victory.And who can forget the 2011 World Cup triumph. Battling poor form in the competition, Dhoni chose to promote himself up the order in the final and scored a masterly 91 not out to guide India to a famous triumph.Ricky Ponting: If there’s one innings that defined the greatness of Ricky Ponting in the ODIs is the century he scored against India in the 2003 World Cup final. He, almost single-handedly, decimated the Indian bowling attack and helped put up a mammoth total. The Indian players were too awestruck by that knock to make a fight of that game. Ponting, with 13,704 ODIs runs, is surely one of the greatest to have played the ODIs, simply because of the impact his innings had on the opposition.Virat Kohli: Virat Kohli, no doubt, has been in tremendous form in the ODIs, racking up numbers consistently. His records while chasing is brilliant. At 24, Kohli has still many years of international cricket left in him. If one goes by pure statistics, Kohli is one of the best batsmen in ODI cricket currently. He has consistently converted 50s into hundreds and helped India to wins on the strength of his batting. If Kohli continues with this rich vein of form, he can serve Indian cricket for long. But...Verdict: With seniors such as Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh having faded away, the true test of Kohli as one of the greatest ODI batsmen starts now when he’ll be the backbone of Indian batting line-up and will have to lead the batting attack on his young shoulders. The onus will now be on Kohli to guide the team to more ODI triumphs. Will he be able to do so what players like Sachin has done over two decades? Only time will tell.