Cricketers who made the fastest centuries in ODI

New Delhi : The first ODI was played on 5 January 1971 between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. When the first three days of the third Test were washed out, officials decided to abandon the match and, instead, oped to play a one-off one day game consisting of 40 eight-ball overs per side. Australia won the game by 5 wickets.Thus ODI cricket was introduced to make cricket a shorter game. An ODI is an exciting event to watch rather than watching five days of play in a Test. Here we take a look at cricket stars who made the fastest centuries in ODIs: 1. Shahid Afridi Team Pakistan's Shahid Afridi is one of the most dangerous players in cricket history. He made his ODI debut on 2 October 1996 against Kenya and has played 334 One Day Internationals. He played against Bangladesh in Dambulla in June 2010 and made a century off just 53 balls. Afridi stands at number 7 in this list. His another achievement was his century off just 45 balls against India in Kanpur . Afridi's list of fastest centuries don't end here. He has another record of a ton against team Sri Lanka in 1996 off just 37 balls. He is nicknamed BOOM BOOM Afridi.2. Sanath Jayasuriya The Sri Lankan ex-batsman made his One Day International debut against Australia at Melbourne on Boxing Day of 1989. He scored his hundred against Bangladesh in Karachi off just 55 balls. And in another achievement , he scored his hundred in April 1996 against Pakistan off just 48 deliveries. He scored 134 runs with the help of 11 fours and 11 sixes.3. Virender Sehwag Team India's dashing batsman Virender Sehwag, presently in the doghouse for non-performance, is one of the most dangerous and attacking opening batsmen of team India. He is called the Zen Master of modern cricket,or the Viv Richards of this era by columnists. He played his first One Day International in 1999 and joined the Indian Test cricket team in 2001. In 2009 against New Zealand he scored his 100 runs off just 60 balls.4. AB de Villiers Abraham Benjamin de Villiers most commonly know as AB de Villiers is the captain of the South African One Day International and Twenty20 teams and one of the stylish batsmen in the world. In 2010 AB de Villiers made his fasted century against India off just 58 balls. He reached the top of the Test batting rankings in March 2012.5. Kevin O'Brien A new rising in cricket in 2011 is Ireland's Kevin O'Brien. He made his One Day International (ODI) debut in 2006 in Ireland's inaugural match. He played against England in Bengaluru in March 2011 and made a century on just 50 balls. 6. Brian Lara This stylish player in now not there in the West Indies team but his career statistics show that he was the best one in Team West Indies. He is also there in the ODI fastest century list. He made one of the world's fastest centuries against Bangladesh in 1996 by facing only 45 balls.7. Mark Boucher Mark Boucher belongs to Team South Africa. He performed superbly several times. In 2006 against Zimbabwe, he made the world's 2nd fastest ODI century off just 44 balls and 26 runs in just one over of Justice Chibhabha. In this match South Africa scored 418 runs and the Zimbabwean side was all out for 171.

Cricketers who made the fastest centuries in ODI

New Delhi : The first ODI was played on 5 January 1971 between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. When the first three days of the third Test were washed out, officials decided

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