One Day International better known as ODI is among the three formats of the game of cricket, know the list of the top 10 players who have the most runs as a captain
Captaining in an ODI game has never been an easy task but some players are just born to shine, and so in the below article we are going to discuss about 10 of those who have outshined with their run scoring many players in their career.
List Of Most Runs By Players In ODI Cricket As Captain And Most Centuries
Player
Runs
Innings
Average
100/50
High Score
Ricky Ponting (AUS)
8497
220
42.91
22/51
164
MS Dhoni (IND)
6641
172
53.56
6/47
139*
Stephen Fleming (NZ)
6295
208
32.79
7/38
134*
Arjuna Ranatunga (SL)
5608
183
37.64
4/37
131*
Graeme Smith (SA)
5414
147
39.23
8/37
141
Virat Kohli (IND)
5449
91
72.65
21/27
160*
Mohd Azharuddin (IND)
5243
163
39.13
4/37
153*
Sourav Ganguly (IND)
5104
143
38.67
11/30
144
AB de Villiers (SA)
4796
98
63.95
13/27
162*
Alan Border (AUS)
4439
165
32.17
2/27
127*
Most 100s As A Captain In International Cricket
Player Name
Matches
Runs
100s
Matches per 100
Virat Kohli
188
11811
41
4.59
Ricky Ponting
324
15440
41
7.90
Graeme Smith
286
14878
33
8.67
Steve Smith
93
5885
20
4.65
Michael Clarke
139
7060
19
7.32
Brian Lara
172
8410
19
9.05
1. Ricky Ponting
The Aussie comes at the top with record 8,497 runs in 220 innings as a captain with an average of 42.91. He has scored 22 centuries as an ODI captain and in his combined career as player comes as 2nd most international century scorer after Sachin Tendulkar.
2. M.S Dhoni
As an captain Dhoni has won 50 Over World Cup, T20 World Cup and ICC Champions Trophy which is quite something many can just dream of. In his career as an ODI captain he has scored 6 centuries making his total run counts to 6,641.
3. Stephen Fleming
Full named as Stephen Paul Fleming is considered as New Zealand Cricket teams best player of all time and is currently the head coach of IPL side Chennai Super Kings. He makes it at third on our podium with 6,295 runs in his career as ODI captain.
4. Arjuna Ranatunga
The 1996 World Cup Winning Sri Lanka team captain is known for making the national side from Underdog to a leading nation in the game. Moreover he makes it at number 4 with 5,608 international runs as an ODI captain.
5. Graeme Smith
The most successful test captain in history comes at 5th on our list with 5,414 runs in 147 innings. Just at the age of 22 he was appointed as South Africa's youngest ever captain. Beside ODI's he is the only player to captain a side to 100 test matches.
6. Virat Kohli
Kohli was the part of the Indian side that won the 2011 50 Overs World Cup. Hw was given the opportunity to lead the Indian National Side after the retirement of M.S Dhoni. At number six one of the most decorative ODI batsman stands with5,449 runs.
7. Mohd Azharuddin
Azharuddin was the most successful ODI captain of India before Dhoni surpassed him. He is currently the chairman of Hyderabad Cricket Association and makes it at number 7 with 5,243 runs on our list.
8. Sourav Ganguly
The Left handed batsman was also named as The God Of Offside because of his shot selection in that area, currently he is the president of BCCI . With 5,104 runs "Dada" stands at number 8.
9. AB De Villers
Popularly known as Mr. 360, the South African is one of the most loved cricket athlete in the globe. Furthermore he holds the record of fastest ODI centuries in just 31 balls and as an captain has scored 4,796 international ODI runs.
10. Allan Border
Nicknamed as A.B ,Border formerly held the world record for the number of consecutive Test appearances of 153, before it was taken from him by Alastair Cook. And as an ODI captain he has scored 4,439 runs along with two centuries included.
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