10 ODI records that may never be broken
The series of ODI records began when the concept of the World Cup was introduced.
6. Ricky Ponting’s record of most number of matches as a captain
Probably one of the greatest captains of all time, Ricky Ponting led an Australian line up that dominated international cricket for a decade. Ricky has all the factors of a typical Australian captain- aggressive, vocal, and mentally powerful to dominate tense situations. In the 375 ODI matches he played; Ponting captained the Australian team for 230 matches.
During 2002-2007, the Australian captain smashed 41 centuries across all formats, which is insane! Ponting also holds the record of the greatest number of World Cup wins as a captain, leading the Australian cricket team to World Cup victories in 2003 and 2007 (another player to win two world cups as a captain is Clive Llyod). He took the role of captaincy from the legendary Steve Waugh and helped Australia to gain the title of being unbeatable.
His tally of 230 matches as an ODI captain is unbeatable. Given the fact that the only player to come closer to this record is SP Fleming (NZ) with 218 matches and MS Dhoni with 200 matches. With multiple ICC trophies, Ponting is widely regarded as the greatest ODI captain of all time. Therefore, this record of 230 ODI matches as a captain makes it to the list of 10 ODI records that may not be broken.
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