Top 10 ODI Batsman in India

Top 10 ODI Batsman in India | ODI Cricket Records:- ODI is the One Day International form of limited-overs cricket played between two teams with international status. Each team faces a fixed number of overs, currently 50, with the game lasting up to 8hrs. The cricket world cup, generally held every four hours, is played in this format. One-day international matches are also called Limited overs internationally.

In this, we have mentioned the Top 10 ODI Batsman in India. This list is the latest update regarding the ODI batsman, but Sachin Tendulkar is at the top of the list because still some of the record made by Sachin Tendulkar was unbreakable. So that’s why he is at the first position on this list.

No.1 Sachin Tendulkar

A bit obvious name start. You can’t compile a list of best batsmen and not include the Master Blaster. He is the Best Batsmen of all time and also known as a legendary player. Tendulkar was the backbone of the Indian ODI team for over 20 years. The highest run-scorer in the format, the most ODI hundreds and fifties, the first person to score an ODI double hundred. His memorable 98 runs against Pakistan in the world cup are still fresh in the memories of fans worldwide.

Matches:- 463.
Runs:- 18426.
Highest:- 200 Vs South Africa.
The 50s and 100s:- 96 and 49.

No.2 Virat Kholi

Virat Kohli was born on Nov 05, 1988, in Delhi. Virat Kholi is currently leading the men’s ODI ranking with the highest point in the table. Virat Kholi made his ODI debut in 2008 and now the skipper of the Indian men’s international cricket team. Virat Kohli breaks the records of all-time legend Sachin Tendulkar by scoring 11000 fastest runs. Virat Kohli also wins three-time ICC player of the year awards in 2012, 2017, 2018.

Matches:- 254.
Runs:- 12169.
Highest:- 183 Vs Pakistan.
The 50s and 100s:- 62 and 43.

No.3 Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma was born on 30 April 1987, in Nagpur, Uttarpradesh. He is an Indian right-hand Batsman who is most commonly known for his hard-hitting batting in the opening. Rohit Sharma started his ODI career in 2007 when he was only 20 years old. Rohit Sharma holds the highest individual score in an inning in ODI, which is 264 runs which he scored against Sri Lanka. Rohit Sharma also holds another unbreakable record-holding 3 double hundred centuries in an ODI cricket format.

Matches:- 227.
Runs:- 9205.
Highest:- 264 Vs Sri Lanka.
The 50s and 100s:- 43 and 29.

No.4 M.S. Dhoni

M.S. Dhoni was born on 7 July 1981 in Ranchi. M.S. Dhoni is undoubtedly India’s greatest ever wicketkeeper-batsman. But, because of his huge contribution as a middle and lower middle-order batsman in ODIs for more than a decade, Dhoni qualifies to be considered as one of India’s greatest ODI batsmen as well. He has been a big-match winner for India in ODIs. His finishing matches by hitting huge sixes with helicopter shots have made him a cult figure globally. The most famous of his match-winning sixes came in the 2011 World Cup Final. Dhoni’s record of more than 10000 runs at an average of more than 50 shows his remarkable consistency and capability.

Matches:- 350.
Runs:- 10773.
Highest:- 183 Vs Sri Lanka.
The 50s and 100s:- 74 and 10.

No.5 Shikhar Dhawan

Shikhar Dhawan was born on 5 December 1985 in Delhi. He was first made waves at the 2004 U-19 world cup amassing 505 runs from seven innings to become the leading scorer. Dhawan made his One Day International debut against Australia in October 2010. He recorded the second-highest score of 248 runs off 150 balls against South Africa. He ranks 17th in ICC ODI ranking in the world.

Matches:- 142.
Runs:- 5977.
Highest:- 143 Vs Australia.
The 50s and 100s:- 32 and 17.

No.6 KL Rahul

KL Rahul was born on 18 April 1992 in Bengaluru. Rahul made his ODI debut against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club on June 11, 2016. He became the first Indian to score an ODI century on debut and helped India win the match by 9 wickets. Rahul has so far scored 317 runs in 13 matches. KL Rahul is one of the 15 players who have been named in India to play the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 in England and Wales.

Matches:- 38.
Runs:- 1509.
Highest:- 100+ Vs Zimbabwe.
The 50s and 100s:- 9 and 5.

No.7 Hardik Pandya

Hardik Pandya was born on 11 October 1993, in Surat. Pandya made his One Day International(ODI) debut for India against New Zealand on 16 October 2016. He became the fourth Indian to be named player of the match on his ODI debut. In the group stages of the ICC Champions Trophy, Pandya hit three consecutive sixes off Imad Wasim. In April 2019, he was named to India’s squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup. He was selected in the ODI XI of the year 2017 By Cricinfo.

Matches:- 60.
Runs:- 1267.
Highest:- 92 Vs Zimbabwe.
The 50s and 100s:- 7and 0.

No.8 Yuvraj Singh

Yuvraj Singh was born on 12 December 1981. Yuvraj played his first test match in October 2003. He was the vice-captain of the Indian ODI team between 2007 and 2008. He was the man of the tournament in the 2011 ICC cricket world cup and one of the top performers at the 2007 ICC world T20, BOTH of which India won. In a match against England at the 2007 world T20, He famously hit six sixes in one over-bowl by Stuart Broad. He set the record for the fastest fifty in twenty20 internationals and all t 20 cricket, reaching 50 runs in 12 balls. In 2012, Yuvraj was conferred with the Arjuna Award.

Matches:- 304
Runs:- 8701
Highest:- 150 Vs England
The 50sand100s:-52 and 14

No.9 Virender Sehwag

Virender Sehwag was born on 20 October 1978 .He played his first ODI in 1999 and joined the Indian test side in 2001. In April 2009, Sehwag became the first Indian to be honoured as the Wisden leading cricketer in the world for his performance in 2008. he became the second batsman after Sachin Tendulkar to breach 200 runs in ODI. Sehwag was appointed as vice-captain of the Indian team under Rahul Dravid in October 2005. On 31 October 2017, Delhi and district cricket association DDCA honoured Sehwag by naming gate no.2 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium after him.

Matches:- 251
Runs:- 8,273
Highest:- 219 Vs west indies at Indore
The 50s and 100s:- 38 and 15

No.10 Sourav Ganguly

Sourav Ganguly was born on 8 July 1972, in Behala, Calcutta. He is one of the greatest ODI batsmen of all time. He is the 8th highest run-scorer in One Day International and was the 3rd batsman in history to cross the 10000 run landmark after Sachin Tendulkar. He was selected to play in the 2007 Cricket World Cup. He also entertained the world with his flamboyant batting, and it was why Rahul Dravid called Ganguly God of the Offside. He played the square cut, square drive and cover drive with utmost perfection.

Matches:- 311.
Runs:- 11363.
Highest:- 219 Vs Sri Lanka.
The 50s and 100s:- 72 and 22.

Final Thought

Based on research and study, we have prepared this list of the Top 10 ODI Batsman in India. These batsmen are the all-time favourite in fans’ memories because they had made world record and impress fan with their wonderful performance. Some of the names of other legends like Kapil Dev, Rahul Dravid, Gautam Gambhir, and others are not mentioned in this list, but they are the legendary and all-time favourite batsmen.