4. Ricky Ponting

Another Aussie is up next, the great Ricky Ponting is in the fourth place with most fours in ODIs. An absolute genius with the bat in hand Ponting was an ideal number 3 batsman. Ponting in his prime was such a free-flowing stroke player that found the fence at regular intervals. The third highest run-scorer in ODIs, the former Australian captain is regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time.

One of the reasons why he was such a complete player is because he scored runs against every bowling attack. Bowlers who liked bowling short did not bowl to him at that length. This is because he hit boundaries of short balls better than anyone else. He played 375 ODI matches in his span from 1995-2011. The precise number of fours that he hit was 1231, which is the most for any Australian.