Rahul Tiwari
khelja|18-07-2024
Which country has scored the most centuries in ODIs? Where are India and Pakistan among those countries? Who is ahead of whom in terms of ODI centuries among these two arch-rivals of cricket? What is the difference between the two? These are the questions related to India and Pakistan that create excitement. So let's try to find the answers to these questions - India or Pakistan, who has scored the most centuries in ODIs?
India is the country that has scored the most centuries in ODI cricket. The Indian team has scored 319 centuries in the fifty over format of cricket so far.
The biggest contribution in this is of Virat Kohli and Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar. Virat has scored 50 centuries so far, while Sachin has scored 49 centuries.Another special thing related to India is that it is the only country to score more than 300 centuries in ODIs.
After India, the country that has scored the most ODI centuries is Australia, which has scored 250 centuries so far. Ricky Ponting is the batsman who has scored the most 30 centuries from Australia.
After Australia, Pakistan is at the third place in terms of scoring the most ODI centuries.
Pakistan has scored 223 centuries in ODIs so far. Saeed Anwar is the batsman who has scored the most ODI centuries from Pakistan, i.e. 20.It is clear that India is far ahead of Australia and Pakistan in ODI centuries. The Indian team has scored 69 more centuries than Australia in ODIs and 96 more centuries than its arch-rival Pakistan.
South Africa is at number four with 209 centuries, for which Hashim Amla alone has scored the most 27 centuries.
West Indies is at number five in the list with 201 ODI centuries. Chris Gayle has scored the most 25 ODI centuries for the Caribbean team.All the cricketing nations that have scored less than 200 ODI centuries are outside the top 5. England is at number 6 with 198 ODI centuries. Sri Lanka is at number 7 with 194 ODI centuries. New Zealand, which is at number 8, has 158 centuries. Bangladesh is at number 9 with 69 ODI centuries. Ireland is at number 10 in the list with 52 ODI centuries.
West Indies is at number five in the list with 201 ODI centuries. Chris Gayle has scored the most 25 ODI centuries for the Caribbean team.All the cricketing nations that have scored less than 200 ODI centuries are outside the top 5. England is at number 6 with 198 ODI centuries. Sri Lanka is at number 7 with 194 ODI centuries. New Zealand, which is at number 8, has 158 centuries. Bangladesh is at number 9 with 69 ODI centuries. Ireland is at number 10 in the list with 52 ODI centuries.