Fastest 4000 Runs in ODI Cricket

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1. Hashim Amla – 81 Innings

Player	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Debut	Time	Mat	Inns	Scorecard
HM Amla (SA)	v India	Durban	8 Dec 2013	9 Mar 2008	5y 274d	84	81	ODI # 3443
IVA Richards (WI)	v New Zealand	Albion	14 Apr 1985	7 Jun 1975	9y 311d	96	88	ODI # 326
JE Root (ENG)	v West Indies	Southampton	29 Sep 2017	11 Jan 2013	4y 261d	97	91	ODI # 3918
V Kohli (INDIA)	v England	Ranchi	19 Jan 2013	18 Aug 2008	4y 154d	96	93	ODI # 3322
DA Warner (AUS)	v Bangladesh	The Oval	5 Jun 2017	18 Jan 2009	8y 138d	95	93	ODI # 3879
Q de Kock (SA)	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	8 Aug 2018	19 Jan 2013	5y 201d	94	94	ODI # 4030
S Dhawan (INDIA)	v Sri Lanka	Visakhapatnam	17 Dec 2017	20 Oct 2010	7y 58d	96	95	ODI # 3942
CG Greenidge (WI)	v England	Leeds	21 May 1988	11 Jun 1975	12y 345d	97	96	ODI # 519
KS Williamson (NZ)	v Bangladesh	Christchurch	26 Dec 2016	10 Aug 2010	6y 138d	102	96	ODI # 3814
BC Lara (WI)	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	30 Mar 1996	9 Nov 1990	5y 142d	101	100	ODI # 1086

Hashim Amla heads the list of the batsmen to have reached the fastest 4,000 runs in ODI cricket with just 81 innings. Further in the article, we also look at the records of nine other batsmen who are among the fastest to score 4000 runs in ODIs.

Top Fastest to 4000 Runs in ODIs

shim Amla – 81 Innings

Hashim Amla excelled for South Africa in all three formats. He had a calm and classy batting style and boasted an excellent cover drive and leg-side flick. Amla was also the fastest to reach 5,000 runs in ODIs. Besides more than 8,000 runs in ODIs, he also scored 9,282 runs in Tests.

Overall, Amla featured in 181 ODIs, blasting 8,113 runs at a 49.46 average and an 88.39 strike rate with 39 fifties and 27 centuries. Amla’s highest ODI score is 159.

2. IVA Richards – 88 Innings

2. IVA Richards – 88 Inningshe best bowlers in the world to all parts of the ground without wearing a helmet. He was strong on the front foot and had awesome power and a devastating hook. Besides more than 6,000 runs in ODIs, he also smashed 8,540 runs in Tests.

In total, Richards starred in 187 ODIs, in which he clobbered 6,721 runs at a 47.00 average and a 90.20 strike rate with 45 fifties and 11 hundreds. Richards’s highest ODI score is 189 not out.

3. Joe Root – 91 Innings

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3. Joe Root – 91 Innings

ptaincy at a young age. He can play crisp strokes with shrewd judgment to score runs by the ton. In fact, Root is placed among the top four batsmen currently, along with Kane Williamson, Virat Kohli and Steve Smith. Besides blasting more than 5,000 runs in ODIs, he has stroked 8,617 runs in Tests.

Root has played 149 ODIs, hammering 5,962 runs at a 50.10 average and an 86.90 strike rate with 33 fifties and 16 hundreds. Root’s highest ODI score is 133 not out.

4. Virat Kohli – 93 Innings

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4. Virat Kohli – 93 Innings

e formats thanks to a technique as solid as Sachin Tendulkar’s and top-level fitness. He is also a shrewd skipper who has led India to many victories in all formats. Besides more than 12,000 ODI runs, Kohli has cracked 7,490 Test runs.

In total, Kohli has starred in 254 ODIs, smashing 12,169 runs at a 59.07 average and a 93.17 strike rate with 62 fifties and 43 hundreds. Kohli’s highest ODI score is 183 runs.

5. David Warner – 93 Innings

David Warner ha

5. David Warner – 93 Innings

cted by the ball-tampering scandal along with Steve Smith. Nevertheless, he returned triumphantly to resume scoring runs by the dozen in all formats. Besides blasting more than 5,000 runs in ODIs, Warner has also cracked 7,311 runs in Tests.

Overall, Warner has appeared in 128 ODIs in which he has hammered 5,455 runs at a 45.45 average and a 95.53 strike rate with 23 fifties and 18 centuries. Warner’s highest ODI score is 179.

6. Quinton de Kock – 94 Innings

Quinton de Kock’s

6. Quinton de Kock – 94 Innings

rong>fearless striking have made cricket pundits compare him to wicket-keeper-batsman greats like Mark Boucher and Adam Gilchrist. At school, De Kock excelled in baseball and even thought of considering shifting to the U.S. But his father made him choose cricket instead. Besides scoring more than 5,000 runs in ODIs, De Kock has knocked 3,008 Test runs so far.

In total, De Kock has played 123 ODIs, smashing 5,235 runs at a 44.74 average and a 94.87 strike rate with 26 fifties and 15 hundreds. De Kock’s highest ODI score is 178.

7. Shikhar Dhawan – 95 Innings

Shikhar Dhawan had an excel

7. Shikhar Dhawan – 95 Innings

the quickest hundred ever made by a debutant. Dhawan bats confidently and his personality is flamboyant and outgoing. He had an outstanding 2015 World Cup during which he scored 412 runs at 51.50 to help India reach the semifinal.

Dhawan, in total, has starred in 142 ODIs, blasting 5,977 runs at a 45.28 average and a 93.90 strike rate with 32 fifties and 17 hundreds. Dhawan’s highest ODI score is 143.

8. Gordon Greenidge – 96 Innings

Gordon Greenidge had destructiv

8. Gordon Greenidge – 96 Innings

He boasted a withering square-cut and an excellent pull and hook. Besides hammering more than 5,000 ODI runs, Greenidge also clobbered 7,558 Test runs.

Greenidge featured in 128 ODIs, smashing 5,134 runs at a 45.03 average and a 64.92 strike rate with 31 fifties and 11 centuries. Greenidge’s highest ODI score is 133 not out.

9. Kane Williamson – 96 Innings

Kane Williamson is one of the best Kiw

9. Kane Williamson – 96 Innings

ong>hundred on Test debut at the age of 20. Besides more than 6,000 ODI runs, Williamson also hammered 7115 Test runs.

In total, Williamson appeared in 151 ODIs, smashing 6,173 runs at a 47.48 average and an 81.75 strike rate with 39 fifties and 13 hundreds. Williamson’s highest ODI score is 148.

10. Brian Lara – 100 Innings

Brian Lara was one of the best batsmen in the w

10. Brian Lara – 100 Innings

stroking more than 10,000 runs in ODIs, he also cracked 11,953 runs in Tests.

Overall, Lara played 299 ODIs, hammering 10,405 runs at a 40.48 average and a 79.51 strike rate with 63 fifties and 19 hundreds. Lara’s highest ODI score is 169.

Summary

That then is the list of the cricketers fastest to reach 4000 runs

Summary

ng>Let’s wait and see if any other good batsmen join the current list’s entrants in the coming years.