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Batting in ODI cricket is a test of character, concentration and innovation as the modern day limted-overs cricket is a much fast-paced form of the cricket in the 70s and 80s. Batting at the highest level in international cricket is not just about talent and ability, but a whole range of attributes which make a batsman sustain the rigours of international cricket over the years – the biggest of which is resilience, the desire to hang in there and put a price on your wicket. Innovation and reinventing yourself as a batsman is equally important to succeed at the highest level and each of the batsmen in this illustrious list of Top 10 ODI batsmen with maximum centuries have excelled in all these attributes.
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10. Virat Kohli
The youngest in the list, Virat notched uo his 18th ton in ODI cricket in India’s unsuccessful chase of a 300+ score at Napier in the 1st ODI against the Kiwis last month. Virat has an outstanding 18 centuries to his name in a matter of 126 innings and few will doubt his ability to break Sachin Tendulkar’s records in the ODI format. Virat is 10th in SPORTZWIKI’s Top 10 ODI batsmen with maximum centuries.
9. Mark Waugh
Mark Waugh was one of Australia’s greatest ever batsmen in ODI cricket, and was an important part of the side that won the World Cup in ’99. Waugh has 18 centuries in ODI cricket in 236 innings and earns the 9th spot in SPORTZWIKI’s Top 10 ODI batsmen with maximum centuries.
8. Brian Lara
In terms of his ability with the bat and his importance to the West Indies side, Brian Lara was undoubtedly the most influential batsman of his era. Lara had the entire range of cricketing strokes in his armoury and was the most fluent striker of the cricket ball in the modern day game. Lara is 8th in SPORTZWIKI’s Top 10 ODI batsmen with maximum centuries.
7. Saeed Anwar
Saeed Anwar’s stunning 194 against India at Chepauk in 1997 is regarded as one of the greatest ever innings in the history of ODI cricket, purely because of the nature in which he tore apart the Indian bowling attack and because an innings of such destruction was never seen before. The stylish Pakistani opener finds himself at the 7th spot in SPORTZWIKI’s Top 10 ODI batsmen with maximum centuries.
6. Herschelle Gibbs
Herchelle Gibbs will forever be remembered for his role in the greatest ODI chase in cricketing history as he smashed the Aussie bowlers to all corners of the Wanderers in a blazing innings of 175. Gibbs has 20 centuries to his name in 240 innings and occupies the 6th spot in our countdown.
5. Chris Gayle
There is NOBODY in world cricket who comes even close to the kind of destruction this man can inflict on the opposition. Ask the Pune Warriors India bowlers on what this big-hitting West Indian can do to a bowler’s psychology as he smashed them all over the park in the previous IPL. And there is also a touch of consistency about Chris Gayle’s batting, an end product to his pyrotechnics, as the West Indian opener comes in at the 5th position in this illustrious list with 21 hundreds.
4. Sourav Ganguly
Hailed by teammate Rahul Dravid as the ‘God of the off-side’, Sourav Ganguly was an ODI record that very few can match, and his fearless brand of strokeplay won him many admirers during the 13 year period in which the ‘Prince of Calcutta’ enthralled us with his batting. ‘Dada’ is 4th in SPORTZWIKI’s Top 10 ODI batsmen with maximum centuries with 22 centuries in 300 ODI innings.
3. Sanath Jayasuriya
Sanath Jayasuriya may have tried his hand at several other things, none more exciting than his short stint on the Indian dance reality show ‘Jhalak Dikhla Jaa’, but what the former Sri Lankan opening batsman knows best is to dispatch the bowlers to all corners of the cricket ground. Jayasuriya’s drives could pierce any off-side field and his hooks and pulls were unmatchable. Jayasuriya is hailed as one of the greatest ever ODI openers and his 28 centuries are ample proof of his immense ability with the bat.
2. Ricky Ponting
Ricky Ponting is often spoken in the same breath as the master blaster Sachin Tendulkar, purely because of the manner in which Ponting went on about his cricket and the consistency with which he excelled in international cricket. Ponting’s 30 centuries were masterclasses in batting, and his temperament and character came to the fore in the World Cup final of 2003 in which he tore into the Indian bowling to take Australia to a staggering 359 for 2 and effectively blow India out of the game.
1. Sachin Tendulkar
Is there any ODI countdown at all that this great man doesn’t top? Sachin Tendulkar’s quality, his consistency and his undoubted class are reflected in his outstanding tally of 49 centuries in ODI cricket as the man from Maharashtra justified the early hype surrounding his career with a glittering chapter in the history of not just cricket, but sports in general. Sachin tops SPORTZWIKI’s Top 10 ODI batsmen with maximum centuries with 49 tons in 453 innings, a feat that is likely to stand for a while it seems, unless ofcourse a certain Virat Kohli has something to say about it.