Which country has produced most batters with 10000 runs in ODI cricket?

Mohit Khakhar

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Scoring 10000 ODI runs is an incredible milestone in a player's career. It is indicative of consistency in form and fitness of the batter.

Fifteen players have crossed the five-figure mark in international cricket.

Rohit Sharma is the latest entrant in the list of elites, crossing the landmark in the Asia Cup game against Sri Lanka. The Indian captain has also become the second-fastest batsman to score 10000 ODI runs.

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are the only active players in the list of batters with more than 10000 ODI runs. In this article, TSN provides you country-wise break-up of batsmen to have scored more than 10000 runs in the fifty-over format.

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Which country has the most batters with 10000 ODI runs?

A total of 15 batters have scored above 10000 runs in One Day Internationals. India has had most batsmen cross the five-figured milestone.

Country with most batsmen with 10000 ODI runs Number Rank
India 6 1
Sri Lanka 4 2
West Indies 2 3
Pakistan 1 4
South Africa 1 4
Australia 1 4

 

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Batters to score more than 10000 runs in ODIs

Name Matches Runs Average Strike Rate 50s/100s High Score
Sachin Tendulkar (IND) 463 18426 44.83 86.23 96/49 200*
Kumara Sangakkara (SL) 404 14234 41.98 78.86 93/25 169
Ricky Ponting (AUS) 375 13704 42.03 80.39 82/30 164
Sanath Jayasuriya (SL) 445 13430 32.36 91.20 68/28 189
Virat Kohli (IND) 279 13027 57.38 93.79 65/47 183
Mahela Jayawardena (SL) 448 12650 33.37 78.96 77/19 144
Inzamam Ul-Huq (PAK) 378 11739 39.52 74.24 83/10 137*
Jacques Kallis (SL) 328 11579 44.36 72.89 86/17 139
Sourav Ganguly (IND) 311 11363 41.02 73.70 72/22 183
Rahul Dravid (IND) 344 10889 39.16 71.23 83/12 153
MS Dhoni (IND) 350 10773 50.57 87.56 73/10 183*
Chris Gayle (WI) 301 10480 37.83 87.19 54/25 215
Brain Lara (WI) 299 10405 40.48 79.51 63/19 169
Tilakratne Dilshan (SL) 330 10290 39.27 86.23 47/22 161*
Rohit Sharma (IND) 248 10031 48.93 90.27 51/30 264

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Mohit Khakhar is a content producer for The Sporting News India.