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Economical bowlers are an asset in ODIs as they can restrict the scoring rate and reduce the total. To bowl a maiden over, you need to deliver the ball in the right areas and maintain a good line and length. This article looks at the bowlers with the most maiden overs bowled in ODI cricket. […]
Batsmen are scoring hundreds more easily in ODIs these days thanks to flat pitches, thicker bats and smaller grounds. Even 300 is not a safe total because of this. The best batsmen elongate their tons into daddy hundreds to bat the other side out of the match. As batsmen are blasting runs at a fast […]
India has played 990 ODIs so far. Though fans remember the batting performances which helped India win the matches, there are many bowling performances that have changed the course of the game away from opponents to India’s favour. Over the period of time, the Indian bowling department has been graced by the greats like Kapil […]
MS Dhoni It is very little surprise that Mahendra Singh Dhoni is at the top when it comes to the most number of not outs in the history of ODI cricket. He is regarded as arguably one of the best finishers in the history of the game. Dhoni played a total of 350 games and […]
An all-rounder has the ability to shine with both ball and bat. A lot of players are specialist batsmen or bowlers and only particularly talented ones can become all-rounders. Some all-rounders can merit a place in their side for their bowling or batting skills alone. The T20 format is generating players who can both bat […]
Cricket is a game of partnerships. A good partnership makes or breaks the game. It is what gives stability and, later, momentum to the scoring. In this article, we are going to talk about some of the major partnerships in ODI cricket. It is unbelievable how scoring rates have changed over the years and how […]
Amelia Kerr In June 2018, Amelia Kerr became only the second women’s cricketer and just the eighth cricketer overall (men’s and women’s) to score a double ton in an ODI game. It was against Ireland in Dublin that the New Zealand all-rounder shattered multiple records. Batting first, New Zealand racked up 441 and Kerr alone […]
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 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 […]
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 […]