- RICKY PONTING
Ricky Ponting, the former Australian cricketer, has registered a total number of 30 ODI centuries to his name. He holds a record of scoring most number of runs (12662) batting at position number 3. Ricky Ponting is the first batsman to score ODI centuries against all the test playing nations.
In One Day International, Ponting has scored a total number of 13,704runs in 375 matches with a batting average of 42.03 which includes 30 centuries and 82 fifties. His top score in ODI cricket was 164 against South Africa. He is the leading run scorer for Australia in ODI cricket. He holds a record of being part of a team in the most number of ODI wins (262) and also for being the most capped ODI captain (230 matches).
He holds the record of the scoring highest number of ODI runs as captain (8497 runs). He was named as the ‘Cricketer of the Decade 2000’ for his exceptional performances in the history of cricket.
