Most Hundreds in ODI Career: Cricket is one of the most popular sports in the world, and the most exciting part of the game is batting. There is no sound louder than the roar of the crowd when a batsman hits a six. Everyone loves watching batsmen play, especially in the One-Day International games.
In the short-format T20 format, batters are constrained by overs and quickly come and go. But in ODIs, fans get to see their favourite players in action for a longer time and display their skills to the fullest. Centuries (when a player scores 100 runs) are quite common in ODI games and is one of the biggest achievement of a player.
Most top batsmen of the world have multiple centuries to their name. Today, we take a look at the players with the most centuries in ODI cricket. Dive in to know who they are.
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List of Players With Most ODI Centuries
All top 3 players with the most ODI hundreds are Indian. Virat Kohli is at the top followed by Sachin Tendulkar. Rohit Sharma is number 3 but far behind in numbers. Others aren’t even in the league. Kohli and Sharma are the only two active players in the list of players with the Top 10 most ODI centuries.
#1 Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli is often counted among the greatest living cricketers in the world. As captain, he has one of the highest success rates in Indian cricket history and is also a highly accomplished batsman. Indian batsman Virat Kohli registered a century from 111 balls against Pakistan at the Dubai International Stadium in the Champions Trophy 2025, as the Men in Blue comprehensively won the match by six wickets in the multi-country tournament.
#2 Sachin Tendulkar
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Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar is termed the God of Cricket and for a valid reason. In a career spanning over two decades, Tendulkar created many unbreakable records. He became the first person to score a double century in ODI cricket, the player with most international centuries and most runs in international cricket. In ODI, Tendulkar has amassed 49 centuries in 452 innings with the highest score of 200. His record will soon be broken by another Indian cricket icon Virat Kohli, but other records remain inconceivable.
#3 Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma has scored 31 centuries in 262 innings with a highest score of 264. He is a known heavy hitter and owns the score for the highest individual score in ODI cricket.
| Most ODI Centuries | ||||||
| Rank | Player Name | Hundreds | Innings | Runs | Highest Score | Span |
| 1 | Virat Kohli (India) | 51 | 287 | 14085 | 183 | 2008-2025 |
| 2 | Sachin Tendulkar (India) | 49 | 452 | 18426 | 200* | 1989-2012 |
| 3 | Rohit Sharma (India) | 31 | 262 | 11049 | 264 | 2007-2025 |
| 4 | Ricky Ponting (Australia) | 30 | 365 | 13704 | 164 | 1995-2012 |
| 5 | Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) | 28 | 433 | 13430 | 189 | 1989-2011 |
| 6 | Hashim Amla (South Africa) | 27 | 178 | 8113 | 159 | 2008-2019 |
| 7 | AB de Villiers (South Africa) | 25 | 218 | 9577 | 176 | 2005-2018 |
| 8 | Chris Gayle (West Indies) | 25 | 294 | 10480 | 215 | 1999-2019 |
| 9 | Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) | 25 | 380 | 14234 | 169 | 2000-2015 |
| 10 | David Warner (Australia) | 22 | 157 | 6896 | 179 | 2009-2023 |
| 11 | Sourav Ganguly (India) | 22 | 300 | 11363 | 183 | 1992-2007 |
| 12 | Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka) | 22 | 303 | 10290 | 161* | 1999-2016 |
| 13 | Quinton de Kock (South Africa) | 21 | 155 | 6770 | 178 | 2013-2023 |
| 14 | Ross Taylor (New Zealand) | 21 | 220 | 8607 | 181* | 2006-2022 |
| 15 | Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa) | 21 | 240 | 8094 | 175 | 1996-2010 |
| 16 | Saeed Anwar (Pakistan) | 20 | 244 | 8824 | 194 | 1989-2003 |
| 17 | Babar Azam (Pakistan) | 19 | 125 | 6106 | 158 | 2015-2025 |
| 18 | Brian Lara (West Indies) | 19 | 289 | 10405 | 169 | 1990-2007 |
| 19 | Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) | 19 | 418 | 12650 | 144 | 1998-2015 |
| 20 | Martin Guptill (New Zealand) | 18 | 195 | 7346 | 237* | 2009-2022 |
| 21 | Mark Waugh (Australia) | 18 | 236 | 8500 | 173 | 1988-2002 |
| 22 | Aaron Finch (Australia) | 17 | 142 | 5406 | 153* | 2013-2022 |
| 23 | Shikhar Dhawan (India) | 17 | 164 | 6793 | 143 | 2010-2022 |
| 24 | Desmond Haynes (West Indies) | 17 | 237 | 8648 | 152* | 1978-1994 |
| 25 | Jacques Kallis (South Africa) | 17 | 314 | 11579 | 139 | 1996-2014 |
| 26 | Joe Root (England) | 16 | 149 | 6213 | 133* | 2013-2023 |
| 27 | Nathan Astle (New Zealand) | 16 | 217 | 7090 | 145* | 1995-2007 |
| 28 | Adam Gilchrist (Australia) | 16 | 279 | 9619 | 172 | 1996-2008 |
| 29 | Shai Hope (West Indies) | 15 | 113 | 4940 | 170 | 2016-2023 |
| 30 | Upul Tharanga (Sri Lanka) | 15 | 223 | 6951 | 174* | 2005-2019 |
| 31 | Virender Sehwag (India) | 15 | 245 | 8273 | 219 | 1999-2013 |
| 32 | Mohammad Yousuf (Pakistan) | 15 | 273 | 9720 | 141* | 1998-2010 |
| 33 | Paul Stirling (Ireland) | 14 | 150 | 5623 | 177 | 2008-2023 |
| 34 | Eoin Morgan (England/Ireland) | 14 | 230 | 7701 | 148 | 2006-2022 |
| 35 | Tamim Iqbal (Bangladesh) | 14 | 240 | 8357 | 158 | 2007-2023 |
| 36 | Yuvraj Singh (India) | 14 | 278 | 8701 | 150 | 2000-2017 |
| 37 | Kane Williamson (New Zealand) | 13 | 153 | 6554 | 148 | 2010-2023 |
| 38 | Gary Kirsten (South Africa) | 13 | 185 | 6798 | 188* | 1993-2003 |
| 39 | Jason Roy (England) | 12 | 110 | 4271 | 180 | 2015-2023 |
| 40 | Marcus Trescothick (England) | 12 | 122 | 4335 | 137 | 2000-2006 |
| 41 | Steve Smith (Australia) | 12 | 129 | 5054 | 164 | 2010-2023 |
| 42 | Faf du Plessis (South Africa) | 12 | 136 | 5507 | 185 | 2011-2019 |
| 43 | Rahul Dravid (India) | 12 | 318 | 10889 | 153 | 1996-2011 |
| 44 | Jonny Bairstow (England) | 11 | 87 | 3640 | 141* | 2011-2023 |
| 45 | Gordon Greenidge (West Indies) | 11 | 127 | 5134 | 133* | 1975-1991 |
| 46 | Jos Buttler (England) | 11 | 140 | 4749 | 162* | 2012-2023 |
| 47 | Gautam Gambhir (India) | 11 | 143 | 5238 | 150* | 2003-2013 |
| 48 | William Porterfield (Ireland) | 11 | 145 | 4343 | 139 | 2006-2022 |
| 49 | Viv Richards (West Indies) | 11 | 167 | 6721 | 189* | 1975-1991 |
| 50 | Brendan Taylor (Zimbabwe) | 11 | 203 | 6684 | 145* | 2004-2021 |
List of Most ODI Centuries in 2025 (Active Players)
- Virat Kohli (51)
- Rohit Sharma (30)
- David Warner (20)
- Babar Azam (19)
- Quinton de Kock (17)
- Shikhar Dhawan (17)
- Joe Root (16)
- Tamim Iqbal (14)
- Kane Williamson (13)
- Steve Smith (12)
List of Most ODI Centuries in a Calendar Year
| Player | 100s | Year | Innings | Runs | Highest Score |
| Sachin Tendulkar (IND) | 9 | 1998 | 33 | 1894 | 143 |
| David Warner (AUS) | 7 | 2016 | 23 | 1388 | 173 |
| Rohit Sharma (IND) | 7 | 2019 | 27 | 1490 | 159 |
| Sourav Ganguly (IND) | 7 | 2000 | 32 | 1579 | 144 |
| Virat Kohli (IND) | 6 | 2018 | 14 | 1202 | 160* |
| Rohit Sharma (IND) | 6 | 2017 | 21 | 1293 | 208* |
| Virat Kohli (IND) | 6 | 2017 | 26 | 1460 | 131 |
| Gary Kirsten (SA) | 6 | 1996 | 29 | 1442 | 188* |
| Sachin Tendulkar (IND) | 6 | 1996 | 32 | 1611 | 137 |
| Rahul Dravid | 6 | 1999 | 43 | 1761 | 153 |
| *Image Sources: ESPNcricinfo |
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