5 Famous Players Who Never Smashed A Century In ODI Cricket

Hitting a century in a cricket match is a big achievement for any batsman. When we talk about limited-overs cricket, it is quite tough to hit a century In T20I cricket since it consists of only 20 overs. However, in ODI cricket, players get enough deliveries to hit a century as the matches have 50 overs per side to play. Therefore, ODI matches often witness many players scoring a century.

While many popular batsmen have managed to hit a century in ODI cricket multiple times, there are also few players who played a lot of matches in their ODI career but never managed to hit a century. These players were very popular during their active careers and scored many wonderful knocks.

However, they failed to reach the 100-run milestone in ODIs. In this listicle, we talk about 5 famous players who never smashed a century in ODI cricket.

5 Famous Players Who Never Smashed A Century In ODI Cricket

5. Ian Botham (England)

Former England player Ian Botham is the first player on this list. In spite of playing 116 ODIs in his career, the England all-rounder never managed to hit a century in ODI cricket. The right-handed batsman had a prosperous Test career, scoring 5200 runs in 161 innings.

He also hit 14 centuries in Tests but in ODIs, he could not manage to reach the 100-run mark even once. He smashed 9 ODI fifties and his highest knock was 79 runs. Botham piled up 2113 runs in 106 ODI innings at an average of 23.21 and a strike rate of 79.10.

4. Michael Vaughan (England)

Former England skipper Michael Vaughan is the 2nd player in this list. The right-handed batsman played 86 ODIs but never managed to hit a century in ODI cricket. His Test stats were spectacular as he scored 5719 runs in 147 innings at an average of 41.44.

Vaughan smashed 18 centuries in Tests but could hit even one hundred in ODIs. He did score 16 fifties with the highest knock of unbeaten 90 runs. In 83 ODI innings, he mustered 1982 runs at an average of 27.15 and a strike rate of 68.39.

3. Graham Thorpe (England)

Former English cricketer Graham Thorpe is the 3rd cricketer in this list. In spite of playing 82 ODI matches for England, Thorpe failed to hit even one century in ODI cricket. The left-handed batsman had a great record in Tests, scoring 6744 runs in 179 innings at an average of 44.66.

He smacked 16 centuries in Tests but not a single one in ODIs. Thorpe hit 21 half-centuries in ODIs with the highest score of 89 runs. In 77 ODI innings, he scored 2380 runs at an average of 37.18 and strike rate of 71.17.

2. Misbah-ul-Haq (Pakistan)

Former Pakistan cricketer Misbah-ul-Haq is another cricketer who never smashed a century in ODI cricket. The right-handed batsman smashed more than 5000 runs in ODIs but never reached the 100-run milestone. In 149 ODI innings, he scored 5122 runs at an average of 43.40 and strike rate of 73.75.

Misbah smashed 42 half-centuries in ODIs with the highest knock of unbeaten 96 runs. In Tests, Misbah managed to hit 10 centuries, while piling up 5222 runs in 132 innings at an average of 46.62.

1. Dinesh Karthik (India)

Dinesh Karthik is another famous cricketer who never hit a century in ODI cricket. The wicketkeeper-batsman has played 94 ODIs for India since 2004 but has never been able to score 100 runs in a match.

The right-handed batsman smashed 9 half-centuries in ODIs with the highest knock of 79. In 79 ODI innings, he mustered 1752 runs at an average of 30.20 and a strike rate of 73.24. Karthik’s only century in international cricket has come in Tests.