Top 6 players involved in most 300 plus team totals in ODIs

Top 6 players involved in most 300 plus team totals in ODIs: Once upon a time 300 plus totals were known as a safe total. Any time making a score of 300 was 100% confident of winning. But as the game evolved, so did the rules and the batting and bowling style. Nowadays a total of 300-320 is a norm and even totals in excess of 340 have been chased easily multiple times. Here are the top six players to be involved in most 300 plus totals of their teams. 6. Virender Sehwag (India) 43 Virender Sehwag was involved in 43 300 plus totals in ODIs. (Photo Source: AFP) Indian opener Virender Sehwag has been playing for India since 1999 and opening the innings since 2001. He is one of the 3 players to have scored 200 plus runs in an ODI innings. As off now, he is involved in 43 totals of 300 plus India has made. He was the main architect of India’s highest ODI total of 418, as he scored 219 of those runs. 5. Adam Gilchrist (Australia) 44 Adam Gilchrist was involved in 300 or more totals for Australia 44 times. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Australia’s destructive opener and keeper par excellence Adam Gilchrist was involved in 44 300 plus totals that Australia made during his ODI career from 1997-2008. Adam Gilchrist was architect of many of those totals himself with 434/4 being the highest that he has been involved in. Gilchrist was also the part of 359 runs that Australia made in 2003 World cup final to win their second consecutive final and the title. 4. Yuvraj Singh (India) 48 yuvraj Singh has been involved in 48 300 plus totals India has made. (Photo Source: AFP) India’s 2011 World cup Man of the tournament Yuvraj Singh has been part of 48 300 plus totals that India has made in his career from 2000 till now. A dashing left hander and a left arm off spinner Yuvraj Singh has been part of many memorable wins like the Natwest series final in 2002 in England. The biggest total Yuvraj has been involved in is 413/5 in the 2007 World cup against Bermuda. He made 83 off 46 balls with 7 sixes in that match. The total is also the highest in the World cup history. 4. Ricky Ponting (Australia) 50 Ricky Ponting was involved in 300 plus totals 50 times for Australia. (Photo Source : Getty Images ) Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting has been involved in 50 300 plus innings for Australia since his debut in 1995 till his retirement in 2012. The biggest he has been involved was 434/4 which was made by Australia against South Africa. Ricky Ponting top scored in the Australian innings with 164 with 9 sixes and 13 fours in the innings. 2. Sachin Tendulkar (India) 52 Sachin Tendulkar was involved in 52 300 plus totals made by India.(Photo Source: Getty Images) The little master Sachin Tendulkar was involved in 52 300 plus scores made by India during his career from 1989-2012. Little master has been the anchor and has played main role in many of the 52 scores of 300 plus. The highest that he was involved in was the highest score of the World cup history. India had made 413/5 against Bermuda in the 2007 World cup. Sachin scored 57 of just 29 balls with 4 sixes and 2 fours coming in at number 6 in the batting line up. 1. Mahendra Singh Dhoni (India) 53 MS Dhoni has been involved in 53 such instances of 300 plus totals made by India.(Photo Source: Getty Images) Indian Captain MS Dhoni has been involved in 53 300 plus totals made by India. The highest total MS Dhoni has been involved was the 414/7 against Sri Lanka where he contributed 72 runs from 53 balls including 7 fours and 3 sixes. *All stats have been updated till 22nd February 2015