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 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.

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.

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.

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- 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.

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.

 

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.

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- 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-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.