Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar hit the highest runs in ODI in One Day International. He left an indelible mark on the game by showcasing their exceptional skill, consistency and hunger for runs. Many more players hit the highest runs in cricket, such as Virat Kohli, Ricky Ponting, Kumar Sangakkara, and more. But Tendulkar is a Cricket legend and set fire to the stadium in his cricket career by scoring the Highest ODI runs by a batsman.
From 1989 to 2012 Sachin Tendulkar made his ODI debut in December 1989 against Pakistan. This former Indian captain struggled till a year to hit a half-century in one-day internationals. But after that, he hit 39 runs on 36 balls in March 1990 against New Zealand. Later in December 1990, Tendulkar played an impressive inning of 53 runs off 41 balls during the second ODI of Sri Lanka’s tour and team India successfully chased 230 by giving 4 wickets.
Sachin Tendulkar Career Stats as a Batsman in ODI
| Span | 1989-2012 |
|---|---|
| Matches | 463 |
| Innings | 452 |
| Not Out | 41 |
| Runs | 18426 |
| Highest Score | 200* |
| Average Run Rate | 44.83 |
| Ball Faced | 21368 |
| Strike Rate | 86.23 |
| Hundreds | 49 |
| Fifties | 96 |
| Zero | 20 |
| four’s | 2016 |
| Sixes | 195 |
Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar hit 18426 runs in their career while the world’s best fielders were trying to stop the ball hit by him. But he is one player who didn’t stop and created a world record for scoring the most runs in ODI Cricket.
Several players tried or are still trying to beat Tendulkar’s score but they failed meanwhile Sri Lanka’s cricketer Kumar Sangakkara scored second position in hitting the highest ODI runs by a batsman. This player of Sri Lanka hit 14234 runs throughout his career between 2000-2015. If we talk about the person who is the third successful player in ODI ranking as a batsman then Ricky Ponting is the one who smash 13704 runs in ODI and mark third place. Sanath Jayasuriya is on the fourth number from the players who hit the most runs in ODI with 13430 runs.
After that again an Indian player, Virat Kholi held the 5th position, hitting the most runs in One Day International with 13024 runs. He played 278 ODI matches with an exciting 57.63 average run rate and gave new heights to the team India.
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Top 10 Players Who Scored the Most Runs in ODI Cricket
| Players | Team | Span | Matches | Runs | Average | High Score | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | India | 1989-2012 | 463 | 18,426 | 44.83 | 200* | 49 | 96 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | Sri Lanka | 2000-2015 | 404 | 14,234 | 41.98 | 169 | 25 | 93 |
| Ricky Ponting | Australia | 1995-2012 | 375 | 13,704 | 42.03 | 164 | 30 | 82 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka | 1989-2011 | 445 | 13,430 | 32.36 | 189 | 28 | 68 |
| Virat Kohli | India | 2008-2023 | 278 | 13,024 | 57.63 | 183 | 47 | 65 |
| MAhela Jayawardene | Sri Lanka | 1998-2015 | 448 | 12,650 | 33.37 | 144 | 19 | 77 |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq | Pakistan | 1991-2007 | 378 | 11,739 | 39.52 | 137* | 10 | 83 |
| Jacques Kallis | South Africa | 1996-2014 | 328 | 11,579 | 44.36 | 139 | 17 | 86 |
| Sourav Ganguly | India | 1992-2007 | 311 | 11,363 | 41.02 | 183 | 22 | 72 |
| Rahul Dravid | India | 1996-2011 | 344 | 10,889 | 39.16 | 153 | 12 | 83 |
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