In cricket matches that last for one day, fans usually pay a lot of attention to how well players hit the ball with the bat. They especially like when batters break records by scoring lots of runs.
In recent years, cricket has become more focused on batters, so they break records more often. This creates famous players whose achievements are remembered for a long time. People are especially interested in who can score the most runs in the shortest amount of time.
In this article, we’ll talk about the batters who reached 5,000 runs in one-day matches faster than anyone else
1. Babar Azam
Pakistan is getting better and better at cricket. Babar is known for being really good at the technical parts of the game. He’s shown how good he is in all types of cricket matches, especially the one-day ones. He’s broken lots of records in these matches.
Babar is the fastest player ever to reach 5,000 runs in one-day matches. It only took him 94 matches to do it, starting from his first match in 2015. He’s also been really quick to reach 3,000 and 4,000 runs, and he shares the third-fastest time to reach 2,000 runs. This shows how consistent he is.
2. Hashim Amla
Hashim Amla, a key player for South Africa’s cricket team from 2000 to 2010s, was really good at batting. Even though he mostly played Test matches, he was also great at One Day Internationals (ODIs). He could change his style of playing easily, which helped other aggressive batters in the team to play freely.
Amla is the second fastest player to reach 5,000 runs in ODIs, doing it in 101 innings since he started playing in colored clothing in 2008. There was a time when Amla had the record for being the fastest to reach 3,000, 4,000, 6,000, and 7,000 ODI runs. In 2019, after playing for 15 years, he ended his ODI career with 8,113 runs from 181 matches.
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3. Sir Vivian Richards
In the past, most cricket players played defensively, focusing on staying at the crease and scoring slowly. But West Indies player Vivian Richards played differently. He played aggressively and fearlessly, hitting the ball hard and fast. He changed the game, showing that batters could be bold and stylish.
Richards was a crucial part of the West Indies team that won the World Cup in 1975 and 1979. He scored 5,000 runs in one-day internationals (ODIs) in just 114 innings, starting in 1975. Throughout his career, he played in 187 ODIs, scoring 6,721 runs, with 11 centuries and 45 fifties. He became an inspiration for future players and a hero for cricket fans around the world.
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4. Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli, a famous cricketer from India, was really good at cricket. He played well for many years without slowing down. He made lots of runs and broke many records easily. For example, he scored 5,000 runs in one-day international matches in just 114 games.
Kohli is known for being a strong batsman who stays in the game for a long time and scores runs consistently. He has been playing cricket since 2008 and has made 13,848 runs so far. Kohli has scored 50 centuries (100 runs in a single game) and 72 half-centuries (50 runs in a single game). He became the fastest player to reach 8,000, 9,000, 10,000, 11,000, 12,000, and 13,000 runs in one-day international matches.
5. Shai Hope
When cricket in the West Indies isn’t doing so well and players are more interested in T20 matches, Shai Hope is standing out in the 50-over games. He’s been the best batsman for the West Indies for a while now. He reached 5,000 runs in 114 games, which is as fast as some big names like Richards and Kohli.
Hope, who’s known for his great batting style, has been playing well since 2016. He’s played 119 one-day matches, scored 5,049 runs, hit 16 centuries, and 24 fifties, with an average score of 51.52.
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