Men's ODI Cricket Reaches 5000-Match Milestone, Long-Standing Records Highlighted
Summary
Men’s ODI cricket has reached its 5,000th match, and long-standing records held by stars such as Sachin Tendulkar, Rohit Sharma, Viv Richards, Chaminda Vaas and Muthiah Muralitharan are being highlighted. The piece reviews the most durable batting and bowling benchmarks in the format’s 55-year history.
Key Points
- Men’s One Day International cricket marked its 5,000th match when Scotland played Canada in Dundee.
- Sachin Tendulkar remains the highest run-scorer in men’s ODIs, while Rohit Sharma’s 264 is still the highest individual score.
- Chaminda Vaas’s 8 for 19 remains the best bowling figures in ODI cricket, and Muthiah Muralitharan still leads the wicket tally.
- Shahid Afridi, Sanath Jayasuriya and AB de Villiers also feature among the longest-standing ODI records.
