Even though Cricket is not a national sport in India, it is still considered a religion. Cricket is one of India's most significant entertainment sources, and the country is crazy about Cricket. In 1932, India made its test debut against England. So far, India has achieved many remarkable milestones in white and red ball. But there are some Fascinating ODI Records held by Team India.
1. Most ODI Runs
The record of scoring the most ODI runs is held by an Indian player, no other than Sachin Tendulkar. For sure, he is the greatest and the most successful batsman who has ever played this game. Even though in his initial days, Sachin Tendulkar was not used to opening the innings for India. But from 1994 onwards, Sachin started opening up in white-ball Cricket, and after that, he revolutionized ODI cricket and became the most successful ODI batsman. In his career, Sachin Tendulkar played 463 ODI matches, scoring 18,426 runs with an average of 44.8.
2. Most Runs In A World Cup
Sachin Tendulkar previously holds the record of scoring the most runs in an edition. After the 2023 World Cup, this record was broken by Virat Kohli. In the 2023 World Cup, Virat Kohli was in one of the best forms of his career. In the 2023 World Cup, he scored 765 runs in 11 matches, the highest by a batsman in an edition of the World Cup. Virat Kohli had an unbelievable average of 95.62 in this World Cup and got the Player of the World Cup award.
3. Highest Runs In An ODI Innings
In the 4th ODI against Sri Lanka in 2014, Rohit Sharma achieved this milestone by scoring the highest individual score in an inning of ODI. In the match, India batted first, and Rohit Sharma opened the innings. Upto 60-70 balls, he played with a strike rate of 90. But after that, Rohit Sharma excelled in his innings and ruthlessly smashed every Sri Lankan bowler. Rohit Sharma played an unbelievable 264 innings off 173 balls in the match. In this innings, Rohit Sharma scored 33 fours and nine sixes. To date, Rohit Sharma's 264 is the highest number of runs in an innings of an ODI.
4. Most ODI Centuries
Virat Kohli recently broke the record for scoring the most ODI centuries, but an Indian player still holds this record. Virat Kohli has scored the most ODI centuries. Till now, he has scored 50 ODI centuries, which is the most by any player. His 1st ODI century came in 2009 against Sri Lanka, where Virat played a crucial inning of 107 runs. After 14 years, Virat Kohli had Sachin's record for most centuries. In the World Cup 2023 semi-final against New Zealand, Virat Kohli scored 117 off 113 balls and achieved the milestone of most ODI centuries.
5. Most ODI Fifties
This record is also held by an Indian player, Sachin Tendulkar. The God of Cricket has almost every possible batting record in international Cricket, and one of them is the highest number of ODI half-centuries. Sachin Tendulkar scored his maiden ODI half-century in the 2nd ODI against Sri Lanka in 1990. After that, he played for India for almost 23 years. In his ODI career, Sachin scored 96 half-centuries, the most by any batsman. His last ODI fifty came against Pakistan in 2012, where he scored 52 runs in 48 balls.
6. Fastest Batsman To 10000 ODI Runs
Completing 10000 ODI runs is a milestone of which every youngster dreams. So far, only 15 batsmen have been able to complete 10000 ODI runs. But the fastest one to complete ODI runs is an Indian batsman. Virat Kohli has a record of completing 10000 runs fastest. In 2018, against West Indies, Virat Kohli achieved this fascinating milestone for which he took only 205 innings. After him, Rohit Sharma and Sachin Tendulkar were the second and third fastest, completing 10,000 runs in 241 and 259 innings, respectively.
7. Most Number Of Stumpings
In Cricket, we have seen many great wicketkeepers like Adam Gilchrist, Kumar Sangakkara, and Mark Boucher. But when it comes to ODI stumpings, no wicketkeeper in the world comes close to MS Dhoni. In his ODI career, MS Dhoni played 350 matches in which he stumped out 123 batters, the highest by any wicketkeeper in the world. It has been over three years since Dhoni retired from international Cricket, but no one has come close to him.
8. Most Successful ODI Partnership
Before Sehwag and Sachin, Sourav and Sachin Tendulkar used to be an unbreakable opening pair, which was the nightmare of every bowler. Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly have the most successful ODI partnership. Together, both batsmen have played 176 ODI innings in which they have successfully scored 8,227 runs with an average of 47.55. Till now, the batting pair is far from Sachin and Sourav's pairs.
9. Most ODI Sixes In A Calendar Year
Previously, this record was held by AB de Villiers as he hit 58 ODI sixes in 2015. But now this record is held by an Indian player, Rohit Sharma. In 2023, Rohit Sharma was in ruthless and attacking mode, as Rohit did in the World Cup, where he started attacking bowlers from the 1st over. Rohit Sharma was one of the biggest reasons for India's success in the 2023 World Cup. In 2023, Rohit Sharma also achieved a record of hitting most ODI sixes. In 2023, Rohit Sharma hit 67 ODI sixes in just 23 innings.
10. Lowest Total Defended
Team India has a record of successfully defending the lowest score in ODIs. It was 1st match in 1985 at Sharjah, played between India and Pakistan. In the game, Pakistan won the toss and decided to bowl first. From Pakistan, Imran Khan bowled a terrific spell and took six crucial wickets by giving just 14 runs. As a result, India could only score 125 runs. The target was achievable for Pakistan, but the Indian bowler bowled exceptionally well, and India won the match by 38 runs. Till now, it is the lowest ODI score defended.
