Six batsmen who may score 300 in ODI!

Dec 12, 2017 at 12:04 PM

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Six batsmen who may score 300 in ODI!

Records are meant to be broken in any format of cricket. At one time 200 in ODI was impossible but Sachin Tendulkar converted the impossible to possible. He Scored 200 Runs in ODI cricket.

With the passage of time and introduction of T20 cricket, the ODI have gone into a big makeover. The team scores have taken an upward swing while batters and bowlers are touching new horizon day bay day. There was a time when scoring an individual double ton in one-day internationals was a distinct dream but it is no more the case.

Five batsmen have scored a double ton in the fifty over the game with Rohit Sharma leading the race after landing it twice in his career so far. There are several cricketers in the modern era who have the capability of touching a 300-run milestone in the near future. It is going to be a day of great joy for the cricket fraternity if this is achieved in some time from now onwards.

Here is the list of six batsmen who can score 300 runs in the fifty over the game.

1. Rohit Sharma

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The only man in the history of ODI cricket to have two double hundreds also the highest individual score record holder, Rohit Sharma can surely crack up a 300 on his day.

Till 2012, Rohit Sharma had opened only three times in one-day internationals, in the away series in South Africa in 2010-11. His returns in that series were meager – 29 runs off 59 balls, at an average of 9.66 and a strike rate of 49 – and the experiment was quickly discontinued when Rohit returned to the team after missing the 2011 World Cup.

at the start of 2013, he got another shot at opening the batting, and that opportunity has completely changed his ODI batting numbers. From a player who was constantly confounding fans and critics with his inconsistency, Rohit has transformed into a remarkably consistent and prolific batsman.

Rohit’s ability to play attacking shots off the short ball, on the other hand, makes him an excellent candidate to bat at the start of an innings against quick bowlers and the new ball. Rohit can make 300 runs in ODI.

2. Chris Gayle

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Chris Gayle was subjected to immense pressure for scoring big heading into the world cup 2015 as he described after his double ton vs Zimbabwe. When pressure keeps mounting there are only two possible outcomes it either gets the better of you or it gets you to become a better cricketer.

Gayle took the Zimbabwe bowling to task and recorded the first double hundred in world cup cricket and also the fastest among the 5 scored till date. You can never keep him out from the fray and the only man who has a test triple ton an ODI double and a hundred in T20s is a front-runner in scoring triple century in 50 over’s format as well.

3. AB de Villiers

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AB de Villiers redefined batting dynamics and stance twice in recent times, once in his innings against the West Indies before the World Cup 2015 in which he made the fastest one-day international 50 and the fastest one-day international 100 record his own.

Against the same opponent in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 AB was instrumental and at his thrilling best, as he dispensed all the West Indian bowlers in his 66 balls 162* which saw him break the fastest 150 record in one day cricket as well. Mr. 360 has the best chance to be the first player to break into the 300 club.

4. David Warner

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David Warner was an underperformer for Australia until last week and he was the central character in Australia recording one of the biggest wins in limited over’s cricket against the Associates Afghanistan by a huge margin of 275 runs. Warner scored 178 runs in his innings, and till the time he stayed at the crease he looked certain to overhaul quite a few records.

Once he gets going, the bowlers more often than not find even the good balls being put away and a full-fledged attack is his way of dealing. The Australian opener had a huge chance of not only scoring the double but also the triple ton.

5) Virat Kohli

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Kohli has been the most consistent batsman for India across all formats in the last few years. Especially in the ODI format, he has been amongst the best in the world. He averages above 50 in ODI cricket and has hit 22 centuries so far in only 161 ODI matches.

The 26-year-old batsman is also the quickest to 22 ODI centuries, having taken just 143 innings to reach this milestone. Even the great Tendulkar, who was the quickest before Kohli to do so, took 206 innings to reach this mark. So, Kohli is scoring centuries at approximately 50% faster rate than Tendulkar. Take a second to let that sink it! Also, Kohli’s runs have come when the team has needed them the most. Many of India’s run chases in the past four years have been decided by Kohli’s bat. He has a great chance to score 300 in ODI.

6. Jason Roy

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Jason Roy made his Twenty20 International debut against India in September 2014 and made his ODI debut for England against Ireland on 8 May 2015. Roy was selected in England’s T20 World Cup squad but struggled in the opening game defeat against the West Indies. In the second match, he hit 43 off just 16 balls to help England chase down 230 against South Africa.

Roy kept his place in the ODI squad for the series against Sri Lanka. In the first Match he scored 4 runs, as England managed to tie the match. In the second match he made an outstanding 112 not out, as he shared a record opening stand with Alex Hales of 256.

Jason Roy continued his impressive one-day form by striking 65 off 56 balls against Pakistan. Roy has an ability to clear the boundary. He has a chance to score 300 in ODI.

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