List of Batsmen to hit most number of boundaries in an ODI innings

In the quarter-final match between New Zealand and West Indies, we saw another record in making as Martin Guptill became the 6^th player in ODI history, 2^nd in World Cups and first player to score a double century in a knock-out match. He also scored second highest individual score in ODI history, leaving Rohit Sharmas’ score of 264 ahead of him. His innings of 237* comprised of 24 boundaries and 11 sixes, which definitely is not the highest. 

Hence we bring to you a list of Top 10 players to have hit most boundaries in an ODI innings –

Player	Runs	Boundaries	Sixes	Opposition
Rohit Sharma (Ind)	264	33	9	SL
Sachin Tendulkar (Ind)	200*	25	3	SA
Virender Sehwag (Ind)	219	25	7	WI
Sanath Jayasuriya (SL)	157	24	1	Net
Martin Guptill (NZ)	237*	24	11	WI
Saeed Anwar (Pak)	194	22	5	Ind
Virat Kohli (Ind)	183	22	1	Pak
Tilakaratne Dilshan (SL)	161*	22	0	Ban
Viv Richards (WI)	189*	21	5	Eng
Brian Lara (WI)	153	21	0	Pak

Stat updated till March 22, 2015

The record for most number of boundaries hit by a player in an ODI innings is held by Rohit Sharma, when he played the magnificent innings of 264 against Sri Lanka and hit 33 boundaries in the course and also sent the ball 9 times for the maximum.

2^nd on the list is Sachin Tendulkar, he hit 25 boundaries when he hit the first ever double century in ODI cricket. The innings of Martin Guptill is 5^th in the innings.

This was all about boundaries, if we take a look at players to hit most number of sixes in an ODI innings, the first place is jointly held by Rohit Sharma, AB de Villiers and Chris Gayle for 16 sixes each in their innings of 209, 149 and 215 respectively.

With the cricketing rules getting easier for batsmen, the record is set to get better in the time to come. With the semi-final and final of World Cup yet to come, do you think these records would be bettered in this World Cup itself? If yes, then who do you think would do it? AB de Villiers? Virat Kohli? Brendon McCullum or David Warner?