There are some records of cricket which are unbroken for the last many years. The question in the minds of fans is whether these records will ever be broken. It is not easy for today’s modern cricketers to break them. Be it the 100 international centuries of God of Cricket Sachin Tendulkar or Brian Lara’s record of 400 runs in an innings. In this article, we will tell you about those records, which are called the great records of the cricket world. It is very difficult for any batter or bowler to break these records. Of course, Virat Kohli is getting closer to Sachin Tendulkar’s 100 international centuries but he still has a long way to go for this milestone.
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1st- Rohit Sharma’s 264 Runs in Single ODI Innings
Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma has scored 3 double centuries in ODI International cricket. Rohit holds the world record for playing an innings of 264 runs in ODI International cricket. This unique record of Rohit does not seem to be broken in the near future. Rohit, famous as Hitman in world cricket, made this record against Sri Lanka.
Rohit Sharma opened the fourth ODI of the series against Sri Lanka at the historic Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata on 13 November 2014 and played an innings of 264 runs which included 33 fours and 9 sixes. Rohit scored this score in 173 balls. He completed 200 runs in 151 balls while scoring the first hundred runs in 100 balls. He reached the 150 mark in 125 balls while he took 151 balls to score a double century.
2nd- Sachin Tendulkar’s 100 International Centuries
The legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, known as the God of Cricket, has set many records in his 24-year international cricket career but his record of 100 centuries in international cricket is still unbroken. It is not easy to break this record of Sachin.
Although Virat Kohli has definitely scored 76 centuries in international cricket, it is not easy for Kohli to break this record of Tendulkar. Sachin has scored 51 centuries in 200 Test matches while he has 49 centuries in ODIs. Sachin has a record of 18426 runs in ODI international cricket which is a world record.
3rd- Fastest ODI Hundred by AB de Villiers
South Africa’s legendary batter AB de Villiers, known as Mr. 360 degree, holds the world record of scoring a century in 31 balls in ODIs, which is almost impossible to break. De Villiers made this record in 2015 against Windies in Johannesburg. He scored 149 runs in 44 balls. This is the fastest century in One Day International cricket.
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4th- Muttiah Muralitharan’s 1300 International Wickets
The great spinner of Sri Lanka, Muttiah Muralitharan, made many bowling records and broke many in his cricket career. It is said about Murali that he had the ability to spin the ball even on glass. Muralitharan has more than 1300 wickets in international cricket, which is a world record.
Muralitharan, who instilled fear in the hearts of the world’s great batsmen with his spin bowling in his era, took the highest number of 800 wickets in 133 Test matches, while he has 534 wickets in 350 ODIs. He took 13 wickets in 12 T20 matches. In this way, he has 1347 international wickets to his name.
5th- Brian Lara’s 400 Runs in a Single Test Innings
West Indies’ legendary cricketer Brian Lara is one of the best batsmen of modern cricket. Once Lara settled down at the crease, it was difficult for the bowlers to get him out. Former Windies left-hand batsman Lara holds a world record in Test cricket which is not easy for today’s batsmen to break.
Brian Lara played an innings of 400 runs against England in St. John’s in 2004. During this, he broke the record of 380 runs of Australian legendary opener Matthew Hayden, but this world record of Lara will hardly be broken.