Five Players with most hundreds in ODI World Cup history

The ODI World Cup is just a few days away. It is the most anticipated and biggest cricketing event in the world. This is mainly because it’s held every four years and features only the best teams in the world. This tournament shows ultimate talent and skills against the best players from around the world.

All the teams have reached India ahead of the mega event and have started the practice sessions. It has seen some of the best moments and matches in the history of cricket. India is the favourites for winning the prestigious cup at home.

Batters most of the time have dominated and have won the player of the tournaments. The batters have to score runs in order for a team to win the matches or the tournament. The first match of the World Cup is set to take place with defending champions England facing last time's finalists New Zealand on October 5.

Here are the five batters with the most ODI World Cup Centuries:

5. David Warner 

David Warner (Source- Twitter)

The Australian explosive opener is one of the batters who can win a match for his side on his day. The left-handed opener is considered one of the most destructive openers of all formats. He has scored four centuries in 18 innings and the two World Cups he played in.

Warner has scored his highest score of 178 in the 2015 World Cup against Afghanistan. He has an average of 62.00 with a good strike rate of 98.12. He has been tied with former India skipper Sourav Ganguly and AB de Villiers in terms of centuries scored but due to his fewer innings, he stands ahead of them.

4. Ricky Ponting 

Ricky Ponting (Source- Twitter)

The former Australian skipper is the only skipper to win two World Cups 2003 and 2007. He is the most successful captain of the Australian team. Ponting is one of the finest batters of his generation. The 2003 final match-winning inning in the final against India was one of his best performances in the World Cup.

He has played 46 matches, smashed five centuries, and scored 1743 runs at an average of 45.86 in the World Cup. He is also the second-highest run scorer in the ODI World Cup. participated in five World Cups and won it thrice, two as captain and one as a player in 1999.

3. Kumar Sangakkara 

Kumar Sangakkara (Source- Twitter)

The former Sri Lankan skipper is one of the most elegant batters in the world. His cover drive is one of the treats to watch for every cricket fan and expert. He led Sri Lanka in the 2011 World Cup final where they lost against India. He is also one of the most successful wicket-keepers in the history of cricket.

Sangakkara was added to the Cricket Governing Body Cricket Hall of Fame in 2021. He is the third-highest run-scorer in the World Cup. The southpaw has scored five hundred in 37 matches and has scored 1532 runs at a brilliant average of 56.74.

2. Sachin Tendulkar 

Sachin Tendulkar is the greatest ever player to have ever played the game of cricket. He is the best batter of all time. The former India skipper has in total, 34,357 runs in 664 international cricket matches. He was the first man in cricket history to score a double hundred in ODI cricket.

Tendulkar is the highest run-scorer in the marquee event. He played 45 matches until his last World Cup appearance in 2011 and scored 2278 runs, including six centuries in the World Cup. He also holds the record for scoring the most fifties in World Cup history with 15 half-centuries to his name.

1. Rohit Sharma 

Rohit Sharma (Source- Twitter)

The present India skipper has been one of the best openers in white-ball cricket. He has already registered six centuries and is the only batter to score five centuries in a single edition of the Cricket World Cup. His first century came against Bangladesh in the quarter-final of the 2015 World Cup.

Rohit had a dream run in the 2019 World Cup. He scored five centuries in the last edition of the mega event. He has scored 978 runs in the two World Cups he has been a part of and at an average of 65.20. The 36-year-old batter is just one World Cup ton away from breaking Sachin's record for most number of hundred in World Cups.