Sourav Ganguly : Only player to win four consecutive Man of the Match awards in ODIs
Sourav Ganguly is the only player to have won four Man of the Match awards in a row.
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Kumar Sangakkara : The Man who holds the record of Most Consecutive ODI Centuries
In 2015 ICC World Cup Kumar Sangakkara became the only Cricketer in the world to score 4 successive centuries, his first
century came against Bangladesh where he scored 105, then against England he scored 117 unbeaten, and then against Australia he scored 104 and finally against Scotland he scored 124.
Glen Maxwell holds the record of fastest century in ODI Cricket World Cup
No other captain has achieved the feat of scoring double hundred in ODI. In the game vs West Indies in Dec’2011, Sehwag was leading the side in the absence of MS Dhoni.
Virendra Sehwag and Rohit Sharma only captains To Score A Double century in ODI
No other captain has achieved the feat of scoring double hundred in ODI. In the game vs West Indies in Dec’2011, Sehwag was leading the side in the absence of MS Dhoni.
Largest margin of victory in ODI History is 317 runs.
The largest margin of victory in ODI cricket is recorded by India when they defeated Sri Lanka by 317 runs in a match played on January 15, 2023. India, batting first, posted a mammoth total of 390 runs, and then bowled out Sri Lanka for just 73 runs.
Virat Kohli is the only bowler who has taken a wicket off the “0th” ball of his career
In a T20I match against England in 2011, Virat was bowling to Kevin Pietersen. He ended bowling a wide first ball and Pietersen who was charging down was stumped down the leg-side by MS Dhoni. So, Kohli didn’t bowl a single ball in international cricket as his first ball was a wide but since a stumping goes in the account of the bowler, he had a wicket!
Most Runs In World Cup Matches
Tendulkar’s World Cup journey spans over 40 matches, during which he amassed an impressive tally of over 2000 runs
Sachin Tendulkar holds the record of MOST HUNDREDS IN A CALENDAR YEAR with 12 centuries in year 1998
Sachin Tendulkar of India holds the record of MOST HUNDREDS IN A CALENDAR YEAR (combined Test, ODI and T20 Internationals). In year 1998, Sachin has scored a total of 12 centuries in Tests and ODIs. He played total 42 innings in that year.
India is only the second team to hold No 1 ICC Ranking in all formats (Tests, ODIs, T20s) at the same time
India is only the second team to hold No 1 ICC Ranking in all formats (Tests, ODIs, T20s) at the same time in cricket history. Achieving the No.1 ranking across all formats has only happened once before this, with South Africa accomplishing this remarkable feat back in August 2012.
South Africa : Only instance of successfully chasing down more than 400 runs in ODIs
There are total 24 instances where a team has scored more than 400 runs in an innings in ODI cricket. But there is only one instance when a team successfully chase down a 400+ total.