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Sunil Gavaskar was the first player to cross the 10,000 run mark in Tests. Scoring over 10,000 runs across a playing career in any format of cricket is considered a significant achievement. In the chase to achieve top scores, West Indian Garfield Sobers retired in 1974 as the most prolific run scorer in Test cricket, with a total of 8,032 runs. The record stood for nine years, until it was ...
In 1769, John Minshull scored the first recorded century (100 runs or more) in cricket. [2] At the time, it was uncommon for a team's innings to be in excess of 100 runs, as the poor quality of the cricket pitches made batting difficult. Most matches were played on fields grazed by sheep, rather than dedicated cricket grounds. [3]
He scored the most runs in a series, has the most double centuries and was a part of the record 5th wicket partnership. His most significant record is his batting average of 99.94. One of cricket's most famous statistics, [10] [11] it still stands almost 40 runs higher than any other batsman's career average. Don Bradman is the only player in ...
A batsman's batting average is the total number of runs they have scored divided by the number of times they have been dismissed. [ 88 ] Australia's Don Bradman , widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time, finished his Test career with an average of 99.94. [ 89 ]
Indian batsman Virat Kohli holds the records for the most runs scored (8,004) and the most centuries made (8) in the league. Indian batsman Rohit Sharma and wicket-keeper MS Dhoni are the most successful captains in the league, each winning five titles. Dhoni also holds the record for the most matches played.
On 10 December 2022, Ishan Kishan became the fourth Indian batsman to score a double century. He scored 210 runs against Bangladesh in the third ODI in the India vs Bangladesh ODI Series and scored the fastest double century in ODI cricket, scoring 200 off of 126 balls. [31]
Scoring over 10,000 runs across a playing career in any format of cricket is considered a significant achievement, [1] [2] [3] while in the case of One Day Internationals (ODIs) it is often referred as the 10,000 run club in ODI cricket. [4] [5] West Indian Desmond Haynes retired as the most prolific run scorer in ODIs, with a total of 8,648 ...
India batsman Sachin Tendulkar has scored 2,278 runs making him the only player to score more than 2,000 runs at the World Cup. [11] He has also scored the most World Cup half-centuries with 15 [12] and shares the record with Pakistan's Javed Miandad for the most number of World Cup tournaments played with 6. [13]