Top 5 Cricketers with Most Centuries in One Day Internationals
ODI (One Day International) – The type of the game previously evolved in 1971. The inaugural ODI match was played amongst Australia and England at the iconic MCG stadium (Melbourne Cricket Ground) on 5 January 1971. The pattern then, at that point, followed.
The methodology in one-day internationals is of most extreme significance. Today, lets check out top 5 players with most hundreds in ODI Cricket.
1. Sachin Tendulkar (100’s – 49) –
The Indian Master Blaster’s career went over for more than 23 years, in which he broke massive amount of records. In 463 ODIs he scored 18426 runs. Sachin hung his boots with 49 hundreds in ODIs to his name, the maximum till date. Prevalently known as the God of Cricket, not only in India, but globally as well. He scored his most memorable ODI century against Australia in Colombo in 1994.
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2. Virat Kohli (100’s – 43) –
Virat Kohli is on an uncontrolled chase to break Sachin Tendulkar’s record. The 33-year-old has so far played just 262 ODIs however has gathered 12344 runs in his kitty. His most memorable ton in ODI was against Sri Lanka in December 2009 and from that point, the stature of his accomplishments and achievement proceeded and he turned into the heart breaker of Indian cricket fans. He is second in the rundown however with the manner in which he is going, it appears he will before long sit at the best position.
3. Ricky Ponting (100’s – 30) –
He is the main Australian cricketer in the best 10 rundown to have scored greatest hundreds in ODI. In his highly decorated career of 17 years, he played 375 ODIs scoring 13704 runs. He scored 30 hundreds in his terrific span of career. He likewise made a record for 262 ODI wins out of 375 ODI matches that he played. He is one of the only cricketing captains to win 4 separate ICC titles. Interestingly, he is likewise the main skipper to lift the Champions Trophy two times. He is the main skipper to lead in 200 triumphs. India’s very own captain cool, MS Dhoni stands extremely near this accomplishment with 178 triumphs.
4. Rohit Sharma (100’s – 29) –
The recently selected Indian cricket team captain lovingly called Hitman, for his especially perfect and forceful ball striking capacity, has enlisted a sum of 29 centuries in ODI cricket till date. His count of 29 ODI hundreds likewise incorporates 3 humungous double hundreds. Rohit Sharma is the only player in the cricketing history to score 3 Double Tons in ODI cricket and his 264* runs innings is as yet the most noteworthy in the configuration. In the event that Rohit Sharma proceeds to score 2 additional hundreds in ODI cricket, he will go past Ricky Ponting to third place after Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli.
5. Sanath Jayasuriya (100’s – 28) –
The former Sri Lanka left-handed batsman has played for the Lankan’s in 445 ODIs in a wide ranging career span of 22 years, enlisting 13430 runs. Delightfully created 28 Centuries in ODIs in his kitty is a wonderful accomplishment. He is also the former team captain of the Sri Lankan team, however his captaincy appeared to influence his exhibition and he surrendered post the 2003-world cup. Sri Lanka’s most well-renowned ODI cricketer has 323 wickets in ODIs and has made his name in the rundown of all time highest wicket-takers in ODIs as well.
