Top 10 ODI Run Scorers in World Cricket

                   Cricket is one of top three most followed sports in world and this was indicated by me in my previous article Top 10 Sports in the world. All cricket followers are very much aware with the fact that cricket is mainly game of Runs and Wickets. I am not saying that it is just a game of the runs and wicket but the decision of the winner and loser is done this basis only, so it plays the most important role in this. So, in this article I am going to list the top 10 leading run scorers in the most popular format of the cricket i.e. ODI. It is frequently asked to me who has scored most runs in the ODI history. Here it is a list of worlds top 10 run scorers with their played matches, batting averages,50s and 100s scored by them as well.

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Sachin-Tendulkar Highest ODI Run Scorer

                 Player(Team)             Matches   Runs   Highest    Avg.  St. Rate     50s  100s

Sachin Tendulkar(IND)	463	18426	200*	44.83	86.23	96	49
Ricky Ponting(Aus)	375	13704	164	42.03	80.39	82	30
Sanath Jayasuriya(SL)	445	13430	189	32.36	91.20	68	28
Inzamam-ul-Haq(Pak)	378	11739	137*	39.52	74.24	83	10
Jaques Kallis*(SA)	321	11498	139	45.26	72.97	85	17
Kumar Sangakkara*(SL)	349	11426	138*	39.26	75.95	77	15
S Ganguly(IND)	311	11363	183	41.02	73.70	72	22
M Jayawardene*(SL)	400	11259	144	33.50	78.54	70	16
Rahul Dravid(IND)	344	10889	153	39.16	71.24	83	12
Brian Lara(WI)	299	10405	169	40.48	79.51	63	19

                 Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar who is rated as the best batsman along with the Sir Don Bradman is the leading run scorer in ODI cricket. He has also played the most ODI cricket matches in his 24 years long cricketing career. He is also the first player to score a double hundred in ODI cricket. With all his stats and records he is called as the "God of Cricket" by his fans.

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                                                                                 * Indicates active players in ODI cricket.

Top 10 Must Watch Movies of Hollywood All Time

                       Movies are very closely associated to our daily lives and it has become an integral part of our daily life. To complete the demands of so many movie followers numbers of movies are made and released every year. You can't watch each and every movies in your life time as they are so large in numbers. But, there are few movies which you must see in your life time. So, I have made a list of Top 10 movies that one must watch. Here is the list of Top 10 must watch movies of all time for you.

Schindler's List : Must Watch Movie

1.  Schindler's List*    
                          
2.  The Godfather

3.  The Shawshank Redemption

4.  Titanic

5.  The Dark Knight

6.  Forrest Gump

7.  300

8.  Gandhi

9.  Seven Samurais

10. A Walk to Remember

                       

                   *Schindler’s List is a masterpiece by the renowned director Steven Spielberg, based in Poland around 1933 that is occupied by Nazis. It shows the Brutality of Nazis in their ruling time on the Jews and its association with the businessman Oskar Schindler. In the movie Schindler is a greedy businessman who suddenly turns into a humanitarian after seeing the organized brutality all around. So, he decides to rescue the Jews from Nazis and uses his factory for this purpose. As he can't rescue all the Jews on his own so he makes a list of people that list is the Schindler's List. This movies shows the brutality and pain faced by the Jews at that time and humanity through the Schindler. Watch the movie for complete story and you better decide whether it deserves to be on top or not. Spielberg's direction and the awesome acting by actors Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley and others made it simply superb.  So in my view this is a must watch movie before you die. Just watch it and tell me your view about this movie!     

              If there is any movie which is missing from the list, you can send me the name through the comment box. What is your view for this list ? Do send your feedback for the list through the comment box.

Andy Murray : Underdog Not Any More

              Men’s final of Sony Open was between two underachievers world no. 3 Andy Murray and world no. 5 David Ferrer. It was expected that Andy Murray has better chance of winning the title as David Ferrer has never defeated Murray on Hard court. After winning the US open and Olympic Gold medal Murray has overcome from the tag of Underdog and became a serious contender for any championship he participates in. Winning of Grand slam has made him mentally more strong, boosted his confidence which is needed for this level and that can be easily seen through his performances. 

Murray holding his Sony Open 2013 Title

              The match started in good fashion for David Ferrer and won the first set in no time with the score of 6-2 in his favor. So from the beginning he had the control over the match. The dominance of the Ferrer over Murray is quite visible in score line. In 2^nd set the story changed completely in the favor of the Murray. The British started the game well and finished it up with the score line of 6-4. With this set win the game get into the 3^rd and decisive set to choose the champion. 

             In 3^rd set it was more competitive and close encounter as both were trying to outplay each other to win the title. Ferrer who never won a single match against the Murray on Hard Court looked quite convincing to win the match as well as Title and was leading 5-4. Ferrer was one point away from that win but he lost it 7-6. In the set that went for tie breaker to decide the Champion, Ferrer looked quite tired and that’s where Murray scored the match and title by winning the set 7-6.

             Andy Murray not only won the match with 2-6,6-4,7-6 but also assured 2^nd rank in world for himself ahead of  the great Roger Federer. It was a final that tested the real skill set of Andy Murray. Andy Murray is no more an Underdog and he is definitely eying for the peak position of Rank 1 in world. This match can be considered as best final of the year

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