Cricketers With Most 50-Plus Scores In ICC ODI Events

As the high-octane India-Pakistan clash took center stage in Dubai, yet another Virat Kohli masterclass propelled India to a win against their arch-rivals on a Sunday evening spectacle. While doing so, the Indian number three, renowned for his routine of breaking records, became the batter with the joint most 50-plus scores in ICC ODI events.

Achieving the feat, Kohli equaled legendary Sachin Tendulkar in this unique landmark and has even gone one step further by doing it in just 51 innings. The 36-year-old scored his 51st ODI century and took India over the line in what was a dominating batting display from the Indian talisman.

While another Kohli special lights up the cricketing world, let’s take a look at the top five men’s players with the most number of fifty-plus scores in ICC ODI events.

5. Ricky Ponting

The dynamic Australian batter Ricky Ponting finds himself in fifth place in this illustrious listicle featuring some of the greats of the game. In a total of 64 matches he has played in ICC ODI tournaments, Ponting has amassed 2336 runs at an average of 44.07 which includes 16 fifty-plus scores.

The three-time world champion made his first appearance in an ICC event way back in the 1996 World Cup and the rest as we all say is history as he went on to become one of the finest match-winners for Australia in big tournaments.

4. Kumar Sangakara

The legendary Kumar Sangakkara, renowned for his elegant stroke-making, emerged as one of the biggest contributors to Sri Lanka in ICC events. Sangakkara operating in ODIs was nothing less than poetry and when it comes to big tournaments like ICC competition, the southpaw rose to the occasion more often than not.

Since his first ICC ODI tournament in 2000, Sangakkara accumulated 2215 runs at an average of 49.22 with the Sri Lankan veteran scoring above a staggering 17 times. Being a consistent performer like he was, Sangakkara was one of the major reasons behind Sri Lanka’s consistency in making it to the later stages of almost every ICC Tournament.

3. Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma is a part of this elite list as the current Indian opener has played numerous iconic innings for India over the years across formats. And when it comes to ICC ODI events, Sharma’s numbers speak for themselves as while representing India in a total of six ICC ODI tournaments so far, the ‘Hitman’ has managed a total of 2117 runs at an average of 57.21 which includes 18 scores above the fifty-run mark.

After missing out on playing in the 2011 ODI World Cup, Sharma made his first appearance in an ICC ODI event during the 2013 Champions Trophy. Since then, the 37-year-old has never looked back as he went on to become one of the most prolific openers India has ever seen.

2. Sachin Tendulkar

The master blaster Sachin Tendulkar held the record of most fifty-plus scores in ICC ODI events for decades. In a total of 58 innings he has played in ICC 50-over competition, Tendulkar garnered a massive 2719 runs at an average of 52.28 which included 23 fifty-plus scores as well.

Someone who has been a consistent run-scorer for his country since his first ICC event in 1992, Tendulkar carried the weight of the dreams of millions of Indians on his shoulders and yet mastered the art of performing in big tournaments years after years

1. Virat Kohli

The King, Virat Kohli is undoubtedly one of the greatest match-winners for India in big tournaments. The 50-format is his forte and god, he has done justice to what has been an illustrious career for the Modern Day Master. Since his first ICC ODI event back in 2009, South Africa, Kohli has been a consistent performer with the bat, scoring 2446 runs at an outrageous average of 66.10, including 23 Fifty-Plus innings (6 centuries and 17 half-centuries)

His achieving this feat in just 51 innings against arch-rivals Pakistan makes it even more special. With pretty much left in the tank, Kohli is expected to surpass his idol’s record in upcoming games, becoming the batter with the highest number of scores above the fifty-run mark.

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