One Day Cricket is 50 years old. We have witnessed many great players in ODI cricket in these 50 years. Who has the most fours in ODI by a player?
Sir Vivian Richards, Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, Brian Lara, Jacques Kallis, and many more great batsmen have played and aced the One Day format of cricket. These players have thousands of runs and numerous records to their name in ODIs.
Players like Sir Viv Richards, Virender Sehwag, etc revolutionized the game. They changed the way of playing the game with their attacking and fearless batting approach. With these many legends to have played the game one question may come to mind that which player has the most number of fours in ODI cricket?
Most Fours In ODI By A Player
5. Adam Gilchrist (1162 Fours)
Australian wicket-keeper batsman Adam Gilchrist has the 5th highest fours by any batsman in ODI history. The southpaw has hit 1162 fours in 287 matches in his one-day career. Gilchrist was known for his aggressive batting and was one of the best ever wicket-keeper batsmen to have played the game.
4. Ricky Ponting (1231 Fours)
Ricky Ponting is one of the best captains and batsmen to have played the game. The former Australian skipper has 1231 fours in 375 ODI games. Australia won 2 World Cup titles (2003 & 2007) under Ponting’s captaincy.
3. Kumar Sangakkara (1385 Fours)
Sri Lankan legends and one of the best wicket-keeper batsmen of all time, Kumar Sangakkara has 1385 fours to his name in 404 ODIs. Sangakkara was one of the most stylish batsmen to have played the game. He also holds the records for the most runs by a wicket-keeper in One Day Internationals.
2. Sanath Jayasuriya (1500 Fours)
Sanath Jayasuriya is a legend of One Day cricket. The southpaw from Sri Lanka. He revolutionized opening the batting in One Day Internationals. He played very attacking and fearless cricket throughout his career. Jayasuriya has 1500 fours to his name after playing 445 ODI matches.
1. Sachin Tendulkar (2016 Fours)
Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar is arguably the best batsman ever to have played the game of cricket. Termed as the “of cricket” by his fans, Sachin holds the record for the most number of runs in cricketing history. He has 18426 runs in 463 ODI matches.
Sachin has 2016 fours to his name in ODI cricket which is the highest number of fours by any player in ODI history. He has more than 8000 runs from fours alone which shows the class of the great man.
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