Top 5 Unbreakable Records In ODI Cricket
Top 5 Unbreakable Records In ODI Cricket
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One-day International (ODI) cricket was introduced in 1971 with Australia registering victory in the first-ever match over England (MCC) by 5 wickets in Melbourne.

50 years on, the game has changed significantly in white-ball cricket since; for starters, the number of overs in an ODI was changed a few times in the previous century. The ball, the clothing, the boundary sizes, which in cricket still remains varied across grounds, powerplay rules have seen plenty of alterations in it, and the recent introduction of two new balls, one from each end to be bowled with.

The World Cups taking place every four years provides the context to the matches, which has now become more with the inaugural World Cup Super League, a pathway to the mega-event.

Former India opener Sachin Tendulkar holds the record of most runs (18426) and most hundreds (49) in the 50*over format, and is being chased by Virat Kohli for it. Sri Lankan legendary spinner Muttiah Muralitharan has taken the most wickets in both ODIs (534) and Tests (800). Like these, there are some records that may seem unbreakable too.

Top 5 Unbreakable Records In ODI Cricket

Misbah-ul-Haq: Most ODI Runs Without A Century – 5122 Runs

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Misbah-ul-Haq. Image-Twitter

Former Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq retired with 5122 ODI runs, which he scored in 149 games at an average of 43.40. He holds a weird record though. Misbah batted from number 3 to 6 in all but 7 matches of his career. Hence, it is surprising that the right-hander couldn’t manage to score a single three-figure score in ODIs, despite crossing the 50-run mark 42 times.

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He remains the batsman with most ODI runs without a century; in Test cricket, this record is held by Shane Warne, who scored 3154 runs without reaching the landmark three-digit figure.

Misbah’s record is likely to stay as the lower-order batters these days don’t get enough time to spend in the middle. Or either, it would be a collapse at the top which would give them a chance to score a hundred.

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