Best ODI Batsmen in Cricket of All Time

               Cricket is second most popular game on the planet and this game is governed by the ICC. It is known by all there are three different formats of the game namely they are Test, ODIs and  T20. Earlier I have written articles about the batsmen who are leading run scorers in Test format, ODI format and T20 format. ODI cricket started way back in 1975 since then there has been number of batsman so here we are going to take a look on the top 10 batsman in ODI Cricket format of All time.

10. Javed Miandad

Javed Miandad is considered as the best ODI Cricket batsman played for the Pakistan cricket team. He was very good player both in defense as well as in the attacking form of the cricket. He played most of his match as the middle order batsman. He was popularly called as the Pakistani run machine. Javed Miandad had very good record for an ODI cricket batsman of his time.

Javed-Miadand-Known-As-Pakistani-Run-Machine
Javed Miandad Playing a shot

Batting Record :


Matches
   Runs
   Average
   St. Rate
    50s
   100s
Best Score
  233
   7381
    41.70
     67.01
     50
      8
     119*


9.Desmond Haynes

Desmond Haynes of West Indies is regarded as the one of the greatest opener in the history of cricket. His pairing with the Greenidge is regarded as one of the best opening pair in ODI cricket. He played most of his cricket when the West Indies cricket was on top in the world. Haynes was one of the reasons why West Indies succeeded to stay so long on top in international cricket.

His partnership with Greenidge was very popular
Desmond Haynes-West Indies Great
Batting Record :

Matches
    Runs
  Average
  St. Rate
   50s
    100s
Best Score
   238
    8648
    41.37
    63.09
   57
      17
    152*

8. Saeed Anwar


Saeed Anwar was left handed opening batsman from Pakistan held the record of the highest score in an inning of ODI cricket match for very long time before it was broken by Sachin Tendulkar. He was highly successful opener and regarded as the one of the greats in ODI cricket. He played most of his cricket for Pakistan as the specialist opening batsman in ODIs.

Rated as the Greatest opener in the Pakistan cricket hostory
Saeed Anwar- Greatest Pakistan Opener
Batting Record :

Matches
     Runs
  Average
   St. Rate
    50s
   100s
Best Score
   247
     8824
    39.21
    80.67
    43
    20
    194


7. Kumar Sangakkara

Kumar Sangakkara is left handed wicket keeper-batsman from Sri Lanka and he is at 7th position in the list of top 10 ODI cricket batsman of all time. He has very good career average and he has contributed a lot to the Srilanka as well as to International cricket. He is one of the most successful Sri Lanka ODI cricketer.

Sangakkara is only Sri Lankan cricketer in the top 10 ODI batsman list
Kumar Sangakkara- Wicket-Keeper Batsman
Batting Record :

Matches
   Runs
  Average
  St. Rate
   50s
    100s
Best Score
   351*
  11632
    39.69
    76.29
    77
      16
     169


6. Brian Lara


West Indies cricketer Brian Charles Lara was left handed batsman very famous for his unorthodox stance of batting and still being highly successful in ODI cricket. He has been considered as the toughest batsman to bowl in the ODI cricket. He carried the whole West Indies cricket team on his shoulder for very long long time. He was always compared with the Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting and Jacques Kallis as the best ODI cricket batsman

Brian Lara considered as the modern day great of West Indies
Brian Lara- Greatest Left Handed Batsman
Batting Record :


Matches
Runs
Average
  St. Rate
   50s
   100s
Best Score
   299
10405
 40.48
   79.51
    63
     19
     169



5. Sourav Ganguly


Left handed Indian opening batsman Sourav Ganguly considered as the "God of Off-side" as he was just too strong on the off side. He was very dangerous for spinners to bowl against him as he used his feet very effectively to hit them for massive sixes. His opening pair with Sachin Tendulkar is considered as the best opening pair in the ODI cricket history of all time.

Considered as the greatest ODI captain in Indian cricket history
Sourav Ganguly-Greatest Indian Skipper
Batting Record :

Matches
   Runs
  Average
  St. Rate
    50s
  100s
Best Score
   311
  11363
   41.02
    73.70
     72
    22
     183
 

4. Jacques Kallis


South African right handed middle order batsman Jacques Kallis has very good record in the ODI format of the cricket. He is considered as one of the best batsman at number 3 position in ODI cricket history. He was a highly useful medium fast bowler too and won many matches for South Africa with his all-round abilities. He is regarded as the greatest batsman in the history of the South African cricket as well as the greatest All-rounder in ODI cricket history.

 
J Kallis is greatest South African Batsman
Jacques Kallis- Greatest South African Player  

Batting Record :

Matches
    Runs
  Average
  St. Rate
   50s
   100s
Best Score
   321
   11498
   45.26
    72.97
    85
     17
     139


3. Vivian Richards

West Indies cricketer Sir Vivian "Viv" Richards is considered as the most dangerous batsman in the history of ODI cricket to bowl. He had unmatchable hitting skill to even a very good bowl. He played most of his cricket when ODI cricket came into the picture still he has incredible batting record. He is also considered as the most feared batsman in history so he at 3rd position in our list of best ODI batsmen of all time.

Greatest West Indies batsman ever
Sir Vivian Richards- Master of ODI
Batting Record :

 Matches
    Runs
  Average
   St. Rate
   50s
  100s
Best Score
   187
    6721
   47.00
     90.20
    45
    11
     189*


2. Ricky Ponting

Australian right handed batsman Ricky Ponting batted at the number 3 in most of his international cricket career. He was equally strong against the spin bowlers as well as against pace bowlers. He has very good record to support his 2nd position in the all time great ODI batsman list. He is only skipper to win two ODI Cricket world cups. He is also rated as the greatest skipper in the history of ODI cricket.

Ricky-Ponting-Only-skipper to-win-World-cup-&-Champions-Trophy-twice
Ricky Ponting- Greatest ODI Skipper

Batting Record :


Matches
   Runs
   Average
  St. Rate
   50s
   100s
Best Score
   375
   13704
    42.03
    80.39
    82
    30
     164

1. Sachin Tendulkar


Sachin Tendulkar the right handed Indian opening batsman is at the top position of best ODI cricket batsman. He has unmatchable batting record like he is the first one to score 200, highest ODI runs etc in the ODI cricket history. It is said that he has the best stance and has the capacity to hit a ball in six different areas of the ground. He is also the highest run scorer, highest century scorer in the history of ODI cricket. He is referred as the "God of Cricket".

Sachin Tendulkar holds most of the records in ODI cricket
Sachin Tendulkar-Best ODI Cricket Batsmen of All Time

Batting Record :

Matches
   Runs
Average
  St. Rate
   50s
  100s
Best Score
   463
  18426
  44.83
    86.23
    96
   49
    200*

              While preparing the list of Best ODI batsmen of all time, the criteria has been Average, Runs, Matches and Strike Rate of the batsmen in his international ODI career. Sir Vivian  Richards is an exception as in his era the number of matches played were very less as compared to today, so he has been given slight benefit for that.

              What do you think of this list ? Have I missed someone to include in the top 10 ODI batsman of all time list ? Feel free to drop your comment and suggestion in the comment box.

10 comments:

  1. Missed the classy Aravinda ,Inzy

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    1. Hey Shanthakumar, Arvinda de Silva and Inzmam Ul Haq are great ODI batsmen but they couldn't make it to the list of top 10. Everyone in the list deserves the spot more than these two players. Thanks for comment, keep visiting !

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  2. sachin is the most overrated player in cricket world these bloody donkey indians just know theiplayers are the best .these flat track bullies are fucked by aussies and pak in their home all this rubbish list can b expected of dirty dog indians .they bought 2011 world cup from coward srilankans but canot buy respect and these bloody indians will b fucked by all teams in australia 2015 w.cup

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    1. Sachin is greatest or overrated that can verified by his incredible batting records @Khan. If you don't like him it is OD, not everyone is accepted by others, but be a little polite and please use your words wisely. If you can't respect others, you are not supposed to be respected as well. So, please be careful and use your words wisely while commenting.

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  3. Hey,If i am n't wrong sachin is the best cricket person in the world ever remember.indians always use to give respect to others.sachin z the best example of it.whatever may be u people don't know how to respect a great personality.you are telling about 2015 w.cup by the way u should remember pak hasn't won a single match from india in w.cup cricket history.you just keep patnc ,wait and watch who wl fuck 2 whom in 2015 w.cup.

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    1. @manoj there is no doubt he is the greatest ODI batsman in ODI cricket and it has been accepted by the whole world including his arch rivals. He is a true gentleman in cricketing terms both on and off the field. Please use widely accepted words on the public platform even if others are not following it.

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  4. Who,s sachin most wrost batsman in cricket history

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    1. You comment is not understandable @anonymous. Please use your words wisely so that it can be understood and replied by others too. There is no doubt that Sachin Tendulkar is best ODI batsman of all time.

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  5. sehwag, yuvraj and most importantly.... Dhoni. Dhoni is a must so is bewan.

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    1. @Sagar, the names you mentioned in your comment are great ODI batsmen, out of which MS Dhoni holds the edge. He surely deserves a slot in this list and he is going to be included in this near future.

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