There exists a different kind of excitement in cricket fans when One Day International is the topic of discussion. These matches are played with a set of limited overs. Usually, fifty, and the game lasts up to nine hours. The world cup is also played in this format only. The limited number of overs and time duration make it unique. The players, through the years, have given unbelievable performances. This article will make you familiar with ten such players.

1. Chris Gayle

The Jamaican cricketer who has played in all formats for West Indies. The leading run-scorer for West Indies in ODI has played 301 ODI matches. He has also snatched five wickets in one inning. The highest runs scored by him in an ODI match are 215. With a batting average of 37.8, the player has scored 10,480 runs in ODI cricket, the only player from West Indies except for Brian Lara to score more than 10000 runs in ODI.

2. Brain Lara

He played for West Indies from 1990 to 2007. The player has scored 10,405 ODI runs by playing299 matches. He has twice won the best bowler title in ODI cricket. The striking batsman has culminated 19 centuries while performing in this format. His ODI top score lands at 169.

3. Shivnarine Chanderpaul

The charismatic, former team captain, has accompanied in 268 ODI matches and has even captained the team, for 16 of them. With 11 ODI centuries, the left-handed batsman has scored 8,778 runs in this game format. He has three best bowling titles in his name.

4. Marlon Samuels

He made his ODI debut in 2000, with Sri Lanka being the opponent. He was awarded Best ODI player of the year in 2016 by West Indies. Samuels has captained the team in this format and has scored 5,536 ODI runs by playing 204 matches. His ODI career ended in 2018.

5. Ramnaresh Ronnie Sarwan

The former team captain is an all-rounder, who started playing ODI cricket in 2000. His first match was against England. He received cap 101 there. With a total of 5,804 ODI runs he scored in 181 games, he stands among the most famous cricketers from West Indies.

6.Shai Hope

One of the best ODI batters made his ODI debut against Sri Lanka. He has finished 13 excellent centuries in ODI cricket and has scored 4,308 runs. He has been honored with the ODI cricketer of the year award in 2018 and won the ODI player of the year at the Cricket West Indies Awards.

7. Nicholas Pooran

The right-arm fast bowler from West Indies has been the team captain for ODI cricket. His ODI career began in 2013. He is the owner of cap 166. He has twice taken five wickets in innings. He has been a part of 86 ODI matches. He was the first captain to take 100 wickets in ODI. He performed against Bangladesh in his 100 th ODI match.

8. Nicholas Pooran

The current captain of the team is a left-handed batsman and wicketkeeper. His ODI careerbegan when he played against England in 2019. He has effectively been a part of 52 ODImatches and has scored 1,555 ODI runs. His first ODI century was against Sri Lanka. After ,World Cup 2019, he was recognized as the rising star of the squad by the International Cricket Council.

9. Shamarh Brooks

An International cricket player from West Indies generally plays as a batsman and is anoccasional spinner. He established his ODI race in January 2022. He has cap 207. He attained his first ODI century in June 2002 while playing against the Netherlands with a score of 101 not out.

10. Darren Bravo

The son of Dwayne Bravo is an international left-handed batsman who plays for the West Indies. With cap 146, he made his debut in ODI cricket in 2009 against India. He has the record of 3rd highest wicket partnership in the history of ODI with Denesh Ramdin. He has been a part of 122 ODI matches and has collected 3,109 ODI runs.