Top 10 Teams with Most Individual Centuries in ODI Cricket

Top 10 Teams with Most Individual Centuries in ODI Cricket: Centuries have been exactly the thing which the doctors might have ordered for the teams. Throughout the years, we have seen a number of ecstatic centuries being made by individuals of the game that led to the addition of the twist and turns in the game. And as a matter of fact, centuries in ODIs are considered something much more prestigious and it provides a team with the required impetus to steal victory. Let us scratch some interesting statistics in this respect. Here goes the list of the Top 10 Teams with Most Individual Centuries in ODI Cricket. 10 – Bangladesh, 34: Tamim Iqbal. (Photo Source: AFP) The Bangladeshi tigers have been emerging as a stern cricketing team. Players like Tamim Iqbal, Shakib-al-Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim and others have managed things decently well for them in the recent past and the team is likely to prosper much in the near future. They have got 34 ODI centuries under their belt in a total of 309 ODIs. Also Read – Top 10 Batsmen with most International centuries on winning occasions 9 – Zimbabwe, 55: Brendan Taylor. (© Getty Images) Zimbabwe was regarded as a healthy batting line up in the late 90s with the presence of batting talents in the likes of the Flower Brothers, Alastair Campbell and others. They have proved their point in the 1999 World Cup and formed a strong batting line up then. Zimbabwe managed to score 55 ODI centuries in 462* ODIs. 8 – New Zealand, 109: Nathan Astle. (© Getty Images) The Kiwis have been improving their batting instinct since the past few decades. They did possess some beautiful blends of aggression and class in the game. Players like Nathan Astle, Chris Cairns, Craig McMillan, Stephen Fleming in the earlier era followed by the sheer class of McCullum, Taylor, Williamson at present, New Zealand has been a strong batting side. They have managed to strike 109 ODI centuries in 693 ODI matches. 7 – England, 128: Marcus Trescothick. (© Getty Images) The English line up also made some critical impacts in the game but they were not much among the success throughout. However, with the presence of batsmen in the likes of Trescothik, Strauss, Pietersen, Flintoff, Collingwood and others, English team have struck 128 ODI centuries as a whole. 6 – South Africa, 149: Herschelle Gibbs. (© Getty Images) When it comes to batting in ODIs, one cannot simply side line the Proteas. They have remained one of the most consistent sides in ODI cricket but sadly, did not got the opportunity to taste the peaks of success. Their modern batting line up in the likes of Amla, De Villiers, Du Plessis, Duminy and De Kock can take their position to way up in the list in the near future. 5 – West Indies, 157: Chris Gayle. (© Getty Images) The Caribbean side lacked no talent in their batting. In fact, they have produced majestic display of entertaining batting. With the possession of glooming talents in the likes of Sir Viv Richards, Brain Charles Lara, Christopher Henry Gayle and Shiv Chanderpaul, West Indies have struck 157 ODI centuries as a whole. 4 – Sri Lanka, 158: Sanath Jayasuriya Sri Lanka. (© Getty Images) The Sri Lankan side have been the nucleus when it came to destructive form of batting in ODIs. With the possession of some demolishing and equally crafty batsmen in the likes of Jayasuriya, Atapattu, Sangakkara, Jayawardene and many, the Sri Lankan batsmen have struck 158 centuries. Sangakkara has contributed to a booming increase in the number by hitting consecutive centuries at the sneak end of his career. 3 – Pakistan, 171: Saeed Anwar. (© Getty Images) The Pakistani squad has possessed a number of quality batsmen for throughout the years. There has been the likes of Inzamam-ul-Haq, Shahid Afridi, Saeed Anwar, Javed Miandad and others who have amplified the strength of the Pakistani batting for the past couple of decades. Jointly, the Pakistani batsmen struck 171 ODI centuries in 844 matches. 2 – Australia, 188: Ricky Ponting Australia. (© Getty Images) The Aussies have possessed plenty of demolishing talents in the game who have dominated with their killing instincts and they possessed batsmen who could change the prospects of the game in a matter of few overs. Among them, names have got to be mentioned of Allan Border, Ricky Ponting, Mathew Hayden, Damien Martyn, Michael Clarke and Adam Gilhrist. Ponting leads the chart for them by crafting 30 Centuries in his name. 1 – India, 233: Sachin Tendulkar. (© Getty Images) Well, it was much expected that India would be in top of this list. Due of the possession of some bombarding talents in the game in the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman, Sunil Gavaskar, Virender Sehwag, Virat Kohli and many, Indian fans have witnessed as many as 233 number of centuries in favour of them. Among them, the Master Blaster, Sachin Tendulkar holds the baton with 49 ODI centuries by his name. Also Read – Top 8 Players with all ODI centuries in a winning cause (All Stats Updated Till 22nd October, 2015 / 1st Innings of India vs South Africa 4th ODI)