Centuries are like celebrations in ODI cricket.
Since One Day International’s cricketing debut in 1971, numerous individual centuries have been scored by teams around the globe.
Sachin Tendulkar, the master Indian batsman, leads the ODI centuries chart, with the modern-day great Virat Kohli following him closely.
Without a doubt, team India tops the ODI hundreds count teamwise. The men in blue have accumulated close to 300 ODI centuries so far.
Find below the order of teams with the most centuries in the 50-over format and the players who have contributed the most number of ODI tons for every country.
Most ODI International Centuries by Teams
| COUNTRY | ODI CENTURIES | PLAYER WITH MOST ODI 100s FOR TEAMS |
|---|---|---|
| India | 297 | Sachin Tendulkar (49) |
| Australia | 237 | Ricky Ponting (30) |
| Pakistan | 214 | Saeed Anwar (20) |
| West Indies | 194 | Chris Gayle (25) |
| South Africa | 191 | Hashim Amla (27) |
| England | 187 | Joe Root (16) |
| Sri Lanka | 182 | Sanath Jayasuriya (28) |
| New Zealand | 143 | Ross Taylor (21) |
| Zimbabwe | 72 | Brendon Taylor (11) |
| Bangladesh | 61 | Tamim Iqbal (14) |
| Ireland | 46 | Paul Stirling (13) |
| Scotland | 29 | Calum MacLeod (10) |
| Afghanistan | 24 | Mohammad Shahzad (6) |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | Muhammad Waseem (2) |
| Kenya | 10 | Steve Tikolo (3) |
| Netherlands | 10 | Ryan ten Doeschate (5) |
| Oman | 9 | Jatinder Singh (3) |
| United States | 6 | Monank Patel (2) |
| Canada | 5 | Ashish Bagai (2) |
| Nepal | 3 | Paras Khadka/Dipendra Singh Airee/Rohit Paudel (1) |
| Namibia | 3 | Gerhard Erasmus/Craig Williams/JP Kotze (1) |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | Lega Siaka/Tony Ura/Assad Vala (1) |
| Bermuda | 2 | Irving Romaine/David Hemp (1) |
| Honk Kong | 2 | Anshuman Rath/Mark Chapman (1) |
| Asia XI | 2 | MS Dhoni/Mahela Jayawardene (1) |
| Africa XI | 1 | Shaun Pollock (1) |
| ICC World XI | 1 | Ricky Ponting (1) |
| TOTAL | 1945 | Sachin Tendulkar (49) |
Key Stats
Australia and Pakistan are the other sides to have 200+ centuries in the format, with the Caribbean unit closing in.
India also leads the hundreds chart in T20 internationals, with their captain being the highest century-scorer in the shortest format.
When it comes to ODI chasing, Virat Kohli leads the 100s list while batting second. The Indian right-hander also has overtaken Sachin on the list of centuries on winning ODI causes.
Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara leads the wicket-keeper list of ODI centuries.
On the yearly records, Sachin’s nine centuries in 1998 still ranks high on the list of batters with the most ODI hundreds in a calendar year.
You can also read out century records based on batting position and also the fastest & slowest in terms of balls faced.
Let’s finish this with a question: Which batsman scored the most ODI runs in his teenage (before the age of 20)? Clue: No, It’s not Sachin. You can find the answer here.
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