Most Centuries in Cricket World Cup History-World Cup Wise and Nation Wise

Most Centuries in Cricket World Cup History

Scoring a century in cricket world cup for his country is a dream of every batsman. Cricket world cup has seen many centuries since its advent. Many batsmen came and played the cricket world cups but few of them are known for their best performances with consistency. Most centuries in Cricket World cup are registered by four great players, which include Sachin Tendulkar, Saurav Ganguly, Ricky Ponting and Mark Waugh. All these players have scored 4 centuries each in Cricket World Cup. Based on number of runs scored through 4 centuries, India’s cricket guru Sachin Tendulkar stands on the top slot. Sachin Tendulker has put up 556 runs from his 4 centuries and still counting. We would be watching him in the forthcoming Cricket World Cup 2011. Let’s see whether he would be able to register a new record of highest centuries in Cricket World Cups or not. On runs count, next is Saurav Ganguly of India with 513 runs of 4 centuries.

Here are the record holders of centuries in the World Cup event history:

1975 Cricket World Cup – Glenn Turner (New Zealand) made two centuries, 171 runs not out against  East Africa and 114 runs vs India.

1979 Cricket World Cup- Vivian Richards* (West Indies) made 138 runs against England

1983 Cricket World Cup – Kapil Dev* (India) 175 runs against Zimbabwe

1987 Cricket World Cup – Geoff Marsh (Australia) scored two centuries, 110 runs against India, 126 runs   not out against New Zealand.

1992 Cricket World Cup – Rameez Raja (Pakistan) made two centuries, 102 runs not out against West  Indies, 119 runs not out against New Zealand

1996 Cricket World Cup – Mark Waugh (Australia) scored three centuries which are 130 runs vs Kenya, 126 runs vs India and 110 runs vs New Zealand.

1999 Cricket World Cup -  Rahul Dravid* (India) made two centuries, 104 runs not out vs Kenya and 145 runs vs Srilanka

2003 Cricket World Cup – Saurav Ganguly (India) scored three centuries, 112 runs not ou Namibia, 107 runs not out vs Kenya and 111 runs vs Kenya

2007 Cricket World Cup – Mathew Hayden (Australia) made three centuries, 101 vs South Africa, 158 vs West Indies and 103 vs New Zealand

*Other players in the tournament also scored same number of centuries but the batsman is selected on number of runs scored over and above the 100 mark in a match.

Most Centuries in Cricket World Cup-Nation Wise

Yet again it’s Australia! It is the only nation in cricket world that possesses a lot many records in its briefcase. Coming on to Cricket World Cups, Australia has dominated across the board. Since the inception of Cricket World cup, Aussies are the toppers in scoring most centuries up till now. Australian batting has scored 22 centuries during 1975-2007 Cricket World Cup tournaments. Mark Waugh has made four centuries for Australia in the discussed tournament.  Next stands India with second highest number of centuries in Cricket World Cup. Indian batsmen have scored 15 centuries to date. From India, Sachin Tendulkar and Saurav Ganguly are the leading century makers with four centuries each. Pakistan and west Indies comes on the third slot with 13 centuries each scored by their respective strikers. Now as the Cricket World Cup 2011 is in the offing, we would certainly be looking at the probable centuries by Aussies, Indians and Pakistani batsmen.

Top Ten Captains of India in Test-ODI Cricket

 

Top Ten Captains of India in Test Cricket

Kapil Dev achieved a lot of success with the Indian team. It was under his captaincy that India started to flourish and have since then maintained their position. He proved to be a very competitive captain.

Next came Mohammad Azharuddin who was again a very cool and relaxed personality. He achieved a lot of fame as his stint of being the captain of team India.

In test cricket, Ganguly proved to be the mentor for all the younger players of the current team, and that same team has taken India to newer heights. And today India is the number one test side in the world. The captains of India have always known their responsibility and have never backed out in any game.

And currently under the captaincy of MS Dhoni, they are doing very well. Top ten captains of India in test cricket are:

1. MS Dhoni
2. SC Ganguly
3. R Dravid
4. SM Gavaskar
5. M Azharuddin
6. AL Wadekar
7. A Kumble
8. Kapil Dev
9. BS Bedi
10. Nawab Of Pataudi

Top Ten Captains of India in ODI Cricket

India has been exceptionally good in One Day Internationals. It was under the captaincy of Kapil Dev that they won the World Cup in 1983. He was again brilliant on the field.

Rahul Dravid is a guy of very cool temperament, but unfortunately India hasn’t performed that well during his captaincy; nevertheless, that doesn’t make him bad in the game or as a captain. He always came up with new tactics on the field of which some worked very well for the team.

Ganguly was again one such captain of a string of successful captains India has, as can be seen even today with the wonderful results achieved by MS Dhoni, who is the reason behind India being the most feared. Most matches have been won under his captaincy. Top ten captains of India in one day international cricket are:

1. MS Dhoni
2. A Jadeja
3. V Sehwag
4. R Dravid
5. M Azharuddin
6. Kapil Dev
7. SC Ganguly
8. DB Vengsarkar
9. SM Gavaskar
10. RJ Shastri

Top Ten Catchers / Fielders of India in Test-ODI-T20 Cricket

Top Ten Catchers / Fielders of India in Test Cricket

India has had and continues to have very successful players and is also known to have a very good fielding side. However, in recent times, Indian fielding and catching in test cricket has been very sloppy and way below international standards, as Dhoni as a captain has been very uninspiring.

But only by blaming the fielding of the Indian players they miss out on the actual point of what went wrong. Indian players have what it takes to reach the top, and this is what helps them in achieving their set targets.
Every player in the team is unique and all that is required is that they find out their strengths and work towards improving it. Here are top ten fielders of India in test cricket:

1. Rahul Dravid
2. V.V.S. Laxman
3. S.M. Gavaskar
4. M. Azharuddin
5. Sachin Tendulkar
6. D.B. Vengsarkar
7. S.C. Ganguly
8. Kapil Dev
9. G.R. Viswanath
10. Anil Kumble

Top Ten Catchers / Fielders of India in ODI Cricket

In One Day Internationals, fielding has been the cause of worry for India and has cost them the last few matches. Indian fielders have never been weak in their performances prior to this; because of that their capability is now being tested.

Though the team does appear to be very confident in the forthcoming One Day Internationals, to prove it, they need to add a little more consistency to their game. One aspect which needs to be taken care of is that they don’t let the opponent team score well in the first few over itself.

India needs to have back breaking performances so as to match the brilliant standards set by other teams such as Australia and South Africa. Top ten fielders of India in ODI are:

1. M. Azharuddin
2. Sachin Tendulkar
3. Rahul Dravid
4. S.C. Ganguly
5. Anil Kumble
6. V. Sehwag
7. Kapil Dev
8. Yuvraj Singh
9. Harbhajan Singh
10. A. Jadeja

Top Ten Catchers / Fielders of India in T20 Cricket

India truly has the passion for this format of the game, which can be seen in their style of playing. Their first win of the T20 World Cup showed some remarkable performances.

But slowly the fielding performances were deteriorating and this could be because of the ongoing IPL which lasted two months. This could have made them lazy and complacent. T20 is such that one wrong ball can cause the entire match to the team. Indian players need to be more alert and attentive because of this.
It is time India takes it professionally and become organized so that it helps them in the long run. The Indian players should take it upon themselves as a challenge. Top ten fielders of Indian cricket team in T20 are:

1. Y.K. Pathan
2. R.G. Sharma
3. Harbhajan Singh
4. Yuvraj Singh
5. K.D. Karthik
6. R.A. Jadeja
7. S.K. Raina
8. G. Gambhir
9. M. Vijay
10. P.P. Chawla

Top Ten Catchers / Fielders in Test-ODI-T20 Cricket

Top Ten Catchers / Fielders in Test Cricket

Test Cricket is a variant of Cricket which is based on figures. Test Cricket requires a lot of passion as the matches are conducted over a period of 5 days, which can prove to be very taxing if the interest in the game is not present.

Test Cricket is the longest sport in its kind and it can get very boring for the audience, but this is the form of cricket which helps in finding out the player’s ability in the sport.

The many aspects of cricket are batting, bowling and fielding, fielding being the most important, as it doesn’t only mean catching hold of the ball, but also requires the fielder to be alert all the time and on their toes.

International Test Cricket was earlier slated to be played only among nations, but this aspect was also recently changed by the International Cricket Council.

Top Ten Catchers/Fielders in International Test Cricket are:

1. Rahul Dravid
2. Mark Waugh
3. Ricky Ponting
4. Stephen Fleming
5. Brian Lara
6. Jacques Kallis
7. Mark Taylor
8. Allan Border
9. Mahela Jayawardene
10. Matthew Hayden

Top Ten Catchers / Fielders in ODI Cricket

Fielding has recently come up to be a top priority as a catch dropped now could also mean a match lost much in advance. It has become an art and to master it, one requires a lot of hard work and dedication.
One Day Internationals are also known as Limited Over International due to the limit on the over bowls by each team, which is generally up to 50 overs, thus creating the rush to score well. It is played between two teams at national level.

One Day Internationals are far more exciting than test matches and they manage to attract a decent amount of attention and crowd as not everyone is ready to hang in around for 3-5 days.

Top Ten catchers/fielders in ODI are:

1. Mahela Jayawardene
2. Mohammad Azharuddin
3. Ricky Ponting
4. Sachin Tendulkar
5. Stephen Fleming
6. Muttiah Muralitharan
7. Allan Border
8. Rahul Dravid
9. Sanath Teran Jayasuriya
10. Carl Hooper

Top Ten Catchers / Fielders in T20 Cricket

20Twenty, also known as T20, is the latest concept in the game of cricket. It is the shortest variant and an enhancement of One Day Internationals. This format of the game makes it very unpredictable.
Fielding does have its own set of restrictions due to the limited over and the way the match goes on. A few balls can turn the game around completely.

T20 has been a successful concept because of the excitement attached to the game. But from a fielder’s perspective, it is not the best platform to showcase their abilities.

The fact that the match lasts for a total of 3.5 hours attracts a lot of people towards it.

Here is the list of the best ten catches in T20:

1. A.B. de Villiers
2. L.R.P.L. Taylor
3. M.E.K. Hussey
4. G.C. Smith
5. D.J. Hussey
6. Shoaib Malik
7. D.A. Warner
8. S.C.G. Broad
9. M.J. Clarke
10. S.P.D. Smith

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