Statsman: India's unique distinction in ODI cricket
India, in the first ODI against the West Indies in Ahmedabad, became the first side to appear in 1000 or more ODI matches.
Published : Feb 16, 2022 14:52 IST
1 The number of sides which have the distinction of appearing in 1000 or more ODI matches. India, in the first ODI against the West Indies in Ahmedabad, became the first ODI side to do so.
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Landmark ODI match | Against | Venue | Date | Result | Indian captain | Indian MoM awardees |
1st | England | Leeds | July 13, 1974 | L | Ajit Wadekar | — |
100th | Australia | Srinagar | Sep 9, 1986 | L | Kapil Dev | — |
200th | Australia | Sydney | Jan 20, 1992 | L | Mohd Azharuddin | — |
300th | South Africa | Rajkot | Oct 29, 1996 | L | Sachin Tendulkar | — |
400th | Kenya | Bristol | May 23, 1999 | W | Mohd Azharuddin | Sachin Tendulkar |
500th | England | Chester-le-Street | Jul , 2002 | NR | Sourav Ganguly | — |
600th | Sri Lanka | Rajkot | Nov 9, 2005 | W | Virender Sehwag | R. P. Singh |
700th | England | Bangalore | Nov 23, 2008 | +W | M. S. Dhoni | Virender Sehwag |
800th | Australia | Sydney | Feb 26, 2012 | +L | M. S. Dhoni | — |
900th | New Zealand | Dharamsala | Oct 16, 2016 | +W | M. S. Dhoni | Hardik Pandya |
1000th | West Indies | Ahmedabad | Feb 6, 2022 | +W | Rohit Sharma | Yuzvendra Chahal |
+ India became the first side to reach these landmarks in ODI cricket.
Sides appearing in most ODI matches
Matches | Team | First match date | Venue |
1002 | Ind | Jul 13, 1974 | Leeds |
958 | Aus | Jan 5, 1971 | Melbourne |
936 | Pak | Feb 11, 1973 | Christchurch |
870 | SL | Jun 7, 1975 | Manchester |
837 | WI | Sep 5, 1973 | Leeds |
775 | NZ | Feb 11, 1973 | Christchurch |
761 | Eng | Jan 5, 1971 | Melbourne |
638 | SA | Nov 10, 1991 | Kolkata |
541 | Zim | Jun 9, 1983 | Nottingham |
388 | Ban | Mar 31, 1986 | Moratuwa |
12 The number of right-arm leg-spinners to claim 100 or more wickets in ODI cricket. In the first ODI in Ahmedabad against the West Indies, India's Yuzvendra Chahal became the latest and the 154th bowler to take 100 or more ODI wickets. By doing so in his 60th match, he is the fifth quickest among the 23 Indian bowlers to reach this landmark. Among ODI leg-spinners, Chahal is now the joint third-quickest in the all-time list.
Indian bowlers to reach 100 ODI wickets in fewest number of matches
| Match No. | Bowler | Achieved on | Wickets | Ave. | S/R | Age |
| 56 | Mohd Shami | Jan 23, 2019 | 102 | 25.68 | 28.03 | 28y-142d |
| 57 | Jasprit Bumrah | Jul 6, 2019 | 102 | 21.72 | 28.91 | 25y-212d |
| 58 | Kuldeep Yadav | Jan 17, 2020 | 101 | 25.50 | 30.42 | 25y-34d |
| 59 | Irfan Pathan | Apr 19, 2006 | 102 | 24.24 | 29.79 | 21y-174d |
| 60 | Yuzvendra Chahal | Feb 6, 2022 | 103 | 27.27 | 31.51 | 31y-198d |
Note: Chahal is the second quickest among Indian spinners
Right-arm leg-spinners to reach 100 ODI wickets in fewest number of matches
| Match No. | Bowler | For | Achieved on | Wickets | Ave. | S/R | Age |
| 44 | Rashid Khan | Afg | Mar 25, 2018 | 100 | 14.40 | 21.81 | 19y-186d |
| 58 | Imran Tahir | SAf | Jun 15, 2016 | 105 | 22.75 | 29.29 | 37y-80d |
| 60 | Shane Warne | Aus | Dec 6, 1996 | 101 | 21.46 | 33.34 | 27y-84d |
| 60 | Yuzvendra Chahal | Ind | Feb 6, 2022 | 103 | 27.27 | 31.51 | 31y-198d |
Note: * Rashid Khan’' 44 ODI games is an all-time record by an ODI bowler while reaching 100 wickets.
* Among the 12 leggies, Chahal’s bowling strike-rate of 31.51 is the third best after Rashid Khan (21.81) and Imran Tahir (29.29). Following Chahal, comes Aussie leggie Shane Warne with a strike-rate of 33.34.
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4 The number of batters who have the distinction of aggregating 5000 or more runs at home in ODIs. Virat Kohli became the latest to join a list of distinguished players in the opening match of the series against the West Indies in Ahmedabad.
Batters with 5000 or more runs in home ODIs
| Runs | Batter | For | Mts | Inns | Ave. | Inns+ | Mts |
| 6976 | Sachin Tendulkar | Ind | 164 | 160 | 48.11 | 121 | 124 |
| 5406 | Ricky Ponting | Aus | 153 | 150 | 39.17 | 138 | 141 |
| 5178 | Jacques Kallis | SAf | 142 | 135 | 46.65 | 130 | 137 |
| 5020 | Virat Kohli | Ind | 101 | 98 | 58.37 | 96 | 99 |
+ Innings/Matches needed to reach this landmark. Kohli is by far the quickest!
3 The number of bowlers who have managed to claim a four-wicket haul while conceding 12 or less runs in an ODI match in India. Prasidh Krishna, in the second match in Ahmedabad became the second Indian after Anil Kumble to do so.
Bowlers with four or more wicket hauls in ODIs in India while conceding fewest runs
| Figures | Overs | Bowler | For | Opp | Venue | Date | Result |
| 4/12 | 7.1 | Richard Snell | SA | SL | Guwahati | Nov 19, 1993 | W |
| 6/12 | 6.1 | Anil Kumble | Ind | WI | Kolkata | Nov 27, 1993 | W |
| 4/12 | 9.0 | Prasidh Krishna | Ind | WI | Ahmedabad | Feb 9, 2022 | W |
| 4/13 | 10.0 | Suranga Lakmal | SL | Ind | Dharamsala | Dec 10, 2017 | W |
| 4/14 | 6.0 | Arjuna Ranatunga | SL | Ind | Kanpur | Dec 24, 1986 | W |
| 6/14 | 9.0 | Farveez Maharoof | SL | WI | Bangalore | Oct 14, 2006 | W |
Opponent bowlers with four or more wicket hauls in ODIs against West Indies while conceding fewest runs
| Figures | Overs | Bowler | For | Venue | Date | Result |
| 4/8 | 8.0 | Heath Streak | Zim | Sydney | Jan 23, 2001 | W |
| 4/8 | 7.2 | Shakib Al Hasan | Ban | Mirpur | Jan 20, 2021 | W |
| 4/11 | 8.0 | Meyrick Pringle | SA | Christchurch | Mar 5, 1992 | W |
| 6/12 | 6.1 | Anil Kumble | Ind | Kolkata | Nov 27, 1993 | W |
| 7/12 | 9.0 | Shahid Afridi | Pak | Providence | Jul 14, 2013 | W |
| 4/12 | 9.0 | Prasidh Krishna | Ind | Ahmedabad | Feb 9, 2022 | W |
18 The number wickets claimed by Prasidh Krishna during his short career. This is now the most wickets claimed by an Indian bowler in this format after his first seven matches.
Most ODI wickets for India after first seven matches
| Wkts | Bowler | Overs | Runs | Ave. | S/R |
| 18 | Prasidh Krishna | 62.1 | 301 | 16.72 | 20.72 |
| 16 | Ajit Agarkar | 59.3 | 328 | 20.50 | 22.31 |
| 16 | Jasprit Bumrah | 63.3 | 233 | 14.56 | 23.81 |
| 15 | Praveen Kumar | 69 | 310 | 20.67 | 27.60 |
11 The number of bilateral ODI series successively won by India against the West Indies since January 2007, in the last 15 years. The last time India lost a bilateral series against the West Indies was way back in May 2006, i.e. 15 and half years ago, when the home side won 4-1. This series win sequence by India equals the record held by Pakistan against Zimbabwe from 1996 to 2021.
H2H ODI bilateral series results between India and West Indies since January 2007
| No. | Month, Year | Venue | Mts | W | L | T | NR | Series won by |
| 1 | January 2007 | Ind | 4 | 3 | 1 | India | ||
| 2 | July 2009 | WI | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | India | |
| 3 | June 2011 | WI | 5 | 3 | 2 | India | ||
| 4 | December 2011 | Ind | 5 | 4 | 1 | India | ||
| 5 | November 2013 | Ind | 3 | 2 | 1 | India | ||
| 6 | October 2014 | Ind | 3 | 2 | 1 | India | ||
| 7 | July 2017 | WI | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | India | |
| 8 | November 2018 | Ind | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | India | |
| 9 | August 2019 | WI | 3 | 2 | 1 | India | ||
| 10 | December 2019 | Ind | 3 | 2 | 1 | India | ||
| 11 | February 2022 | Ind | 3 | 3 | India |
Consecutive H2H series victories for a side in ODIs
| Series | Won by | Against | From | To |
| 11 | Pakistan | Zimbabwe | Oct 1996 | Nov 2021 |
| 11 | India | West Indies | Jan 2007 | 2022 |
| 9 | Pakistan | West Indies | Sept 1999 | Apr 2017 |
| 9 | South Africa | Zimbabwe | 1995 | 2018 |
| 9 | India | Sri Lanka | 2007 | 2021 |
Note: In all the above instances the winning side still maintains its unbeaten run
12 The number of times India has whitewashed an opponent in an ODI bilateral series of three or more matches. India’s recent 3-0 series win over West Indies was its first whitewash result against this particular opponent. India has won 5-0 on six occasions, 4-0 once and 3-0 five times.
Whitewash victories for India in ODI bilateral series of three or more matches.
| Result | Against | Venue | Series |
| 5-0 | England | Ind | 2008/09 |
| 5-0 | New Zealand | Ind | 2010/11 |
| 5-0 | England | Ind | 2011/12 |
| 5-0 | Zimbabwe | Zim | 2013 |
| 5-0 | Sri Lanka | SL | 2014/15 |
| 5-0 | Sri Lanka | SL | 2017 |
| 4-0 | New Zealand | Ind | 1988/89 |
| 3-0 | Sri Lanka | Ind | 1982/83 |
| 3-0 | Zimbabwe | Ind | 1992/93 |
| 3-0 | Zimbabwe | Zim | 2015 |
| 3-0 | Zimbabwe | Zim | 2016 |
| 3-0 | West Indies | Ind | 2021/22 |
All records are correct and updated until Feb 11, 2022