ICC Champions Trophy is one of the most coveted tournaments in cricket as it is played among the best of the cricket playing nations once in every four years.
Also dubbed as mini world cup, all the participating teams give their best and have always featured the best talent in the world since its inception in the late 1990s. The likes of Australia and India have managed to win it twice in the last seven editions and the tournament has so far seen six different winners.
The 2017 edition will yet again see eight best teams clashing against each other in the major event in England as they look to take the prized trophy back to their home. Bangladesh is set to make their debut into the tournament for the first time as they growing on a consistent basis in the ODI format.
Champions Trophy has proved to be the stage for some stellar knocks and incredible spells over the decades and here we look at the players who have to manage to score most fifties in the tournament’s history.
#5. Ricky Ponting- 4
The Australian right-handed batsman has managed to notch 4 fifties in the tournament as he has played part in four editions of the tournament.
Ponting has played an impressive 18 innings in the tournament and has also led Australia to two ICC Champions Trophy wins in 2006 and 2009. He has also scored another century apart from four fifties in the tournament. Sri Lankan cricketing legend Kumar Sangakkara also notched four fifties in Champions Trophy.
