Top 5 international teams to play most ODIs

India locked horns with the West Indies in the first ODI at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday. While it was the team’s first home series of the year, there were two things for the Men In Blue to be happy about. This match officially marked Rohit Sharma’s term as the full-time ODI captain and the Indian team also achieved a unique team of making 1000 appearances in One Day Internationals. Rohit succeeded Virat Kohli as the One Day skipper after the latter was sacked from the post by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in December.

It needs to be noted that India is the first and only team to feature in 1000 ODIs ever since the country’s first appearance in this format way back in 1974. Coincidentally, the late Mumbai player Ajit Wadekar had led India in their maiden One Day International, another Mumbaikar Rohit Sharma captained the Men In Blue in their 1000th appearance nearly five decades later. As the two-time ODI world champions made history on Sunday, here’s a look at the other teams that have made the most number of appearances in the 50-overs format.

Five teams to have played the most number of ODIs

5. West Indies- 835

The West Indies were a force to reckon with in international cricket back in the 70s and 80s as they had a lineup of matchwinners led by the legendary Sir Clive Lloyd. The Windies had dominated One Day International cricket and were literally considered to be invincible in this format as they made final appearances in the first three editions of the World Cup in 1975, 1979, and 1983 winning the first two of them without breaking a sweat. They lost to India in 1983.

Apart from this, the Calypso Boys had also won the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy. In the 835 ODI appearances from 1973 to 2022, the Caribbeans have won 406 of them and lost 388 including 10 ties games and 30 no results with a win percentage of 51.11.