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Mohammad Azharuddin – 156 Mohammad Azharuddin is fondly remembered for his beautiful and elegant stroke-play and the number of runs he scored. However, a lot of people tend to forget that he was a terrific fielder as well. Very few Indian players could take catches as he did and his consistency was very good as […]
ODIs are becoming high-scoring day by day. Once the 200-run individual score was reached, many followed the suit in ODIs to get there, including Martin Guptill from New Zealand. Many have scored match-winning hundreds in the past for New Zealand and that is what we are going to have a look at in this article. […]
In this article, we are going to take a look at some of the biggest victories in ODI cricket. There have been many ODIs with the team batting first winning by more than 200 runs, but we will take a look at top ODI winning margins listed below. New Zealand – won by 290 runs […]
In this article, we find out which team has made the most 300-plus scores in ODI cricket as of 6 December 2020. As it happens, India have edged out Australia by a slim margin to emerge as the team with the most 300-plus scores in ODI cricket. South Africa are a distant 3rd, followed by […]
In this article, we look at the 10 top batsmen who have scored the most runs in ODI for India. Sachin Tendulkar leads the group with 18426 runs, not only the most ODI runs by a batsman for India, but also the most by any batsman in the world. Other names on the list include […]
In this article, we look at the top 10 batsmen with the most hundreds in ODI for India. Tendulkar heads the list, followed in order by Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Saurav Ganguly, Shikhar Dhawan, Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Rahul Dravid, Gautam Gambhir and MS Dhoni. Top Indian Players with Most ODI Centuries 1. Sachin Tendulkar […]
In this article, we look at India’s highest successful run chase in ODI cricket which was achieved against Australia in Jaipur in October 2013 when India scored 361/1. Among India’s next four highest run chases, two came against Australia, while one each was registered against England and Pakistan respectively. Top 5 ODI Run Chases by […]
Javed Miandad – 9 Javed Miandad is arguably one of the greatest batsmen from Pakistan to have ever played the game. Be it Test cricket or ODIs, he was excellent. He played ODI cricket for more than two decades and in 1987, he went on a run of nine innings where he scored 50+ in […]
ODI cricket started in 1971 and many cricketers have graced this format being captains. Captains have a bigger role to play as the format shortens. So, ODIs require more attention and application from captains. Here’s the list of the top 10 ODI captains of all time. RT Ponting (AUS/ICC) – 165 Wins MS Dhoni (INDIA) – 110 […]
One-day cricket is one of the most unpredictable formats of the game, with one innings or an inspired bowling spell having the capacity to change the direction of the match. Here is a rundown of the 4 longest winning streaks in ODI cricket history. South Africa – 12 Consecutive Wins – 2016/2017 South Africa surged […]
Sangakkara holds the record for the most consecutive centuries in ODI cricket with four back-to-back tons made during the ICC World Cup in 2015. In this article, we look at nine other batsmen each of whom managed to score three back-to-back tons. Top Cricketers with Most Consecutive Centuries in ODI 1. Kumar Sangakkara – 4 […]
Australia has by far the best record in ODI world cups, having won five of them so far. They are followed by the West Indies and India with two triumphs each. Pakistan, Sri Lanka and England are the other nations to win this important competition. Let’s now look at the main details of each edition. […]
The slowest century in ODI Cricket (most balls faced) was made by David Boon. In this article, we look at the 10 slowest ODI hundreds, measured by the number of balls faced. Top 10 Batsmen with the Slowest ODI 100 1. David Boon – 166 balls On 10 December 1991, in the 3rd match of […]
In this article, we look at 10 bowlers who took the most ODI wickets in 2018. Afghan bowler Rashid Khan leads the pack with 48 wickets from 20 matches. Top 10 Highest Wicket Takers in ODI 2018 1. Rashid Khan – 48 Wickets Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan holds the record for the most ODI wickets in […]
Raja Maharaj Singh Raja Maharaj Singh is the oldest cricketer ever to have played a first-class game. He was the Governor of Bombay at that time, in 1950. It was in a game for Bombay Governor’s XI who were up against Commonwealth XI. In fact, Maharaj Singh was even the captain of the Bombay Governor’s […]