ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: Top Five Batsmen Who Can Break AB de Villiers’ Fastest ODI Century Record

May 31, 2019 at 9:53 AM

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ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: Top Five Batsmen Who Can Break AB de Villiers’ Fastest ODI Century Record

Former South African captain AB de Villiers was a special batsman in international cricket history. For him, nothing was impossible. Though he has retired from international cricket, his latest batting in the T20 leagues is entertaining us similarly.

Just ahead of the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup, AB de Villiers claimed a new world record, and it was the fastest ODI century. On 18th January 2015, during the Johannesburg ODI, AB de Villiers slammed a 31-ball century against West Indies. During that innings, he broke the previous record of 36-ball ODI century by Corey Anderson (New Zealand) against West Indies at Queenstown on 1st January 2014.

The latest fastest ODI century record by AB de Villiers is very tough to break. However, there are some talented attacking batsmen, who can seriously challenge to break this fastest ODI century record and that too in the 2019 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup.

Here are the top five batsmen who can break the 31-ball ODI century record in this CWC edition.

5. Martin Guptill (New Zealand)

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Martin Guptill (Image Credit: Google)

New Zealand opener Martin Guptill is a very dangerous batsman. He is the highest individual run-scorer in the Cricket World Cup match history as he scored an unbeaten 237 runs against West Indies in the quarter-final of 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup.

Martin Guptill is playing an essential role in limited-overs cricket for his national team. He is becoming a mature batsman with the time progresses.

Guptill always plays a speedy knock. In the last year, during the Vitality T20 Blast tournament, Guptill slammed a century in just 35 balls. So, he has the ability to break the toughest looking record of AB de Villiers fastest ODI century.

4. Glenn Maxwell (Australia)

Glenn Maxwell

Australian cricketer Glenn Maxwell is very famous for his aggressive batting. He has the ability to stretch his innings for the big scores and that too with the same aggressiveness. Maxwell is holding the record of second fastest century in World Cup history which he achieved in 51 balls against Sri Lanka in the previous edition of Cricket World Cup (2015).

In this February, Maxwell slammed a 50-ball T20I century against India at Bengaluru. However, his fastest T20I century is in 49 balls (against Sri Lanka in 2016).

Maxwell can play the powerful shots from the very first ball and that too in the crucial death overs. If he settles down, he can achieve any impossible-looking glory. 

3. Chris Gayle (Windies)

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Chris Gayle

When we are talking about the fastest innings, Chris Gayle always comes in the top list even his age number shows 39-plus. In his long 20 years career, Gayle has achieved spectacular successes. His aggressive batting always becomes a nightmare for the opposition side.

In recently concluded IPL 2019, he performed very well as he finished as the sixth most run-scorer in that tournament (490 runs in 13 innings). His strike-rate was very impressive in that tournament, which was 153.60. Among the four half-centuries in IPL 2019, his highest innings was 99*.

If Gayle gets a firing start in the early powerplay, the Caribbean can slam a new fastest ODI century in this Cricket World Cup.

2. Jos Buttler (England)

Jos Buttler (Image Credit: Getty Images)

England wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler is currently in the firing form with the bat in hand. He can bat at any position, and he can play the same aggressive cricket at any time.

Jos Buttler is currently holding the records of the top two fastest ODI centuries for England. Recently, he hit England’s second fastest ODI century in 50 balls. His fastest ODI century record is in just 46 balls.

The aggressiveness is a strength of Buttler’s batting. If he can continue this familiar batting form, he can hit the new fastest ODI century by breaking AB de Villiers’ record.

1. Andre Russell (Windies)

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Andre Russell (Image Credit: Google)

Observing the present batting forms among the world cricketers, we can easily say that Andre Russell is the top contender to break AB de Villiers’ fastest ODI century record in this Cricket World Cup.

In recently concluded IPL 2019, Russell hugely shined with his bat for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). He finished as the fifth most run-scorer in that tournament as he scored 510 runs in 13 innings with an average of 56.66. But, his major shinning point in this tournament was his strike-rate, which was an incredible 204.81.

For his performances in IPL 2019, Russell won the Most Valuable Player award in this edition. He also won the Maximum Sixes Award of IPL 2019 as he hit 52 sixes in this season.

Earlier, in 2018, Russell slammed a 40-ball century in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL).

Andre Russell played his last ODI match in July 2018. But watching his latest dangerous batting form, the Caribbean selectors decided to select him for the 2019 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup.

Now, Andre Russell has the opportunity to continue his dangerous batting form in this CWC. Looking at his present batting form, we can say that Andre Russell can break any special record in this CWC, including the fastest ODI century record.

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