Cricket is one of the largest growing sports in the world. The game is slowly and Steadily gaining popularity in different continents. Various Events related to cricket are organized throughout the world by ICC to promote and make other nations participate in the league.

One of them is the ICC Cricket World Cup organized by the International Cricket Council which is the Highest Governing Body of Cricket. 12 Editions of World cups have been played so far, the Tournament is played once every four years.

Many runs are scored and Wickets are taken as the competition is very tough and the winner is crowned as the world champions. Australia has won the most number of World Cup which is 5 times and England is the current Champions of the league. World Cup has seen many Batsmen do wonders on the Field, Let’s have a look at the Batsmen who have scored the most runs in Cricket World Cup.

1) Sachin Tendulkar– Also known as the Master Blaster, Sachin Tendulkar is considered one of the greatest Batsmen in crickets history. Tendulkar has scored the most number of runs in International Cricket. In the world cup also, he is the highest run-scorer, Sachin has played 45 matches and has batted in 44 innings. In those innings, he has scored 2278 runs which include 6 centuries and 15 half Centuries. His highest score in World Cup is 152 runs.

Batsman	Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
Born	24 April 1973
Span	1992-2011
Matches	45
Runs	2278 runs

2) Ricky Ponting– Ricky Ponting is an Australian Batsman who led the Aussies in the Golden era of their Team. Ponting is the most successful captain in International Cricket. Apart from this, he also is a very successful Batsman who has played crucial innings which made Australia a world-class team. In World Cup, Ponting has played 42 innings in 46 matches. He has scored 1743 runs which include 6 centuries and 6 half-centuries and has a high score of 140 not out.

Batsman	Ricky Thomas Ponting
Born	19 December 1974
Span	1996-2011
Matches	46
Runs	1743 runs

3) Kumar Sangakkara– Sangakkara was a wicket Keeper batsman who played for Sri Lanka. He has scored the second most amount of runs in ODI cricket and is considered as one of the greatest Wicket Keeper Batsman. He has the most dismissals by a wicket-keeper in ODI. In World Cup, Sangakkara has played 37 matches and batted in 35 innings. He has scored 1532 runs which include 5 centuries and 7 half-centuries and a high score of 124.

Batsman	Kumar Chokshanada Sangakkara
Born	27 October 1977
Span	2003-2015
Matches	37
Runs	1532 runs

4) Brian Lara– Brian Lara is regarded as one of the greatest Batsmen of all time. He has broken many records in Test and has scored the highest individual score in Test innings. Lara apart from being very good in Test, also performed in World Cups in which he played 34 matches and 33 innings. He has scored 1125 runs which include 2 centuries and 7 half-centuries with a high score of 116.

Batsman	Brian Charles Lara
Born	2 May 1969
Span	1992-2007
Matches	34 Matches
Runs	1125

5) AB de Villiers– Ab de Villiers is a South African Batsman who holds the record of fastest 50,100 and 150 runs in ODI cricket. De Villiers is known for his attacking batting style and his wide range of Shots. In World Cup, he has played 22 innings in 23 matches. He has scored 1207 runs with 4 centuries and 6 half-centuries and a high score of 162 runs not out.

Batsman	Abraham Benjamin de Villiers (Cricketer)
Born	17 February 1984
Span	2007-2015
Matches	23 Matches
Runs	1207 Runs

In the final game of the series against Sri Lanka in Thiruvananthapuram, Virat Kohli put up a spectacular performance by scoring his 46th ODI century. He surpassed Sachin Tendulkar’s previous record of 20 home ODI hundreds with this one.

The century also brings Sachin Tendulkar’s overall ODI century total of 49, which is currently just three off the Little Master’s record, closer to him.

After 85 balls, Kohli reached his century, but he then changed his strategy, scoring 166* off 110 deliveries to close out the innings. His current score in ODI cricket ranks second, and it is also the greatest at home.

The highest sixes he’s ever hit in an ODI inning were struck during his stunning effort, which included 13 fours and eight maximums.

Virat Kohli vs Sachin Tendulkar

Virat Kohli’s effort saw him overcome Mahela Jayawardene in the list of all-time ODI run scorers, proving that no records were spared on that day. With 12754 runs, he is currently only behind Sachin Tendulkar (14234), Kumar Sangakkara (14234), Ricky Ponting (13704), Sanath Jayasuriya (13430), and Jayasuriya (13430). (18426).

Following their victory in the day’s earlier toss, India decided to bat first. After India’s openers gave them the ideal start, Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli used a century stand to launch an offensive on the opposition after Rohit Sharma left.

A big target of 391 was set by India for Sri Lanka after Gill reached his second ODI century (116 off 97 balls), at which point Kohli put the finishing touches on the victory.

Mohammed Siraj took the lead with a four-for as Sri Lanka’s total was bowled out for just 73 in response. The largest victory margin ever in a men’s ODI was 317 runs, achieved by India.

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Test cricket is the oldest form of Cricket played to date. It is considered as the purest form of cricket played for 5 days with each team batting and bowling twice. Test cricket is very tough to play as it requires lots of patience and skills to play for continuous days. Many teams have done that and have excelled in the format.

To make a team successful in any format, the role of captain is very important. They lead the team and guide the players on how to perform. Currently, the Indian Test team stands on the top of the points table of ICC Test Rankings. It’s not easy to take the team to such a height, the captain has to take risk and even has to take some harsh decisions for which he may face a lot of criticism.

INDIAN NATIONAL CRICKET TEAM attained Test status in the year 1931 and played their first match against England which started on 25 June 1932 and ended on 28 June 1932 and was played in the iconic Lords Stadium in London. Since then, India has played 560 Test Matches in which they have won 166 matches and lost 173 matches and 220 matches were drawn.

In the span of 90 years, India has seen many Captains taking hold of the team. Some took the team to new Heights and broke records while some did not perform as per expectations. Currently, the Captain post of the Indian Test Team is vacant as the former Captain of the Virat Kohli resigned from the post after a series of defeats against South Africa. Let’s have a look at the captain who has led the Indian team in the most number of the Matches.

Captain to lead Team India in Most number of Matches

Virat Kohli is the captain who has led the Indian team in the most number of Matches. Kohli has captained the Indian Test Team for seven years and has achieved many feats in his span. He has led the Team in 68 matches which is the most by any Indian Captain. In 68 matches, India has emerged winner in 40 which makes him the most successful Indian Test Captain and the Fourth most successful captain in the world.

Kohli became Test captain in 2014 after MS Dhoni stepped down as captain following defeat against Australia. Under Kohli’s captaincy, India has never lost any Test Series in home soil. He has maintained a 100% win record at home and they became the first Asian Country to win a series on Australian Soil. Seeing the stats, we cannot argue that Kohli is one of the greatest captains.

Cricket is a game that consists of 2 teams on the field with 11 cricketers playing at a time. Cricket is a bat n ball game with a professional touch. Over the last two decades, cricket has gained the most amount of recognition as a sport. Moreover, the players have been given support and love by the fans.

The Cricket lovers have showered their love for their favorite players through messages and social media reach. They keep eyeing the celebrities and want to know more about them. They are keen to know what is the background of the player, the stories, and the lifestyle before and after becoming a cricket player. So here we present stories of 5 such players whose international career in cricket is worth knowing.

5 Famous Cricket Celebrities Career

Take a look at these five people who had chosen, cricket as a part of their cricket career.

1. Sachin Tendulkar

One can never leave this legendary cricketer behind when it comes to Famous International cricketers. Sachin Tendulkar is a retired Indian Cricketer who has represented India as the top-order batsman in all formats. His Cricket career started off very soon when he was just 13 years old. In 1988 he made his debut in the cricket sport as a part of the Indian Cricket Club.

He made his first ODI Debut on 18 December 1989, which was the match scheduled against the arch-rivals, Pakistan. Since then he hasn’t hit the pause button on any of the matches. He is been regarded as the master blaster as he has bagged himself the maximum number of runs in his entire cricketing career.

2. Michael Hussey

He is a former Australian cricketer who is currently the cricket coach of the Australian team. He has played and represented his team in all formats during his years. His International cricket career started off quite late, but he had the best of the years. Hussey had earned the Australian Cricket contract in the year 2004–05 after he excelled in the ING Cup.

Without a doubt, Hussey’s international career was very successful, in his career batting average in Tests was 51.52 and in ODIs 48.15. What makes him so interesting is that he had managed to get a score of 60 runs with just 24 balls, in the T20 format of the international series. He had been the highlight of that season of Cricket, 2010.

3. Glenn Maxwell

Another most famous cricketer on the Australian team, Glenn Maxwell. He had also started his cricket career internationally, a bit later. The 33-year-old Australian all-rounder currently plays for his team in ODI and Test formats. He began his cricket career internationally in 2012. Maxwell had given his ODI debut for the team Australia against Afghanistan in the United Arab Emirates in 2012.

Maxwell had shown his services for the team for thereon. He had given some valuable inputs to the team. However, recently the player announced that he is willingly taking a break from playing cricket because of mental health. This created global news and till now is appreciated for becoming upfront about it.

4. MS Dhoni

Captain Cool as we say, Mahindra Singh Dhoni has had a most interesting life story till he debuted in his first International Career. The former Indian captain, who has exceptional batting and strategic skills, made his international debut in 2004. His talent with the bat had come made him score a total of 148 runs against Pakistan in his fifth international match. 

Within a year he was given the responsibility to lead the team for the ODI series despite having no experience in that zone. The boy from Ranchi was given the responsibility of the one-day side in 2007 and led India to the Twenty20 (T20) world title.

5. Rashid Khan

The boy from Afghanistan, Rashid Khan is one of Afghanistan’s beloved cricketers. He was one of those eleven cricketers that the selection committee had chosen for Afghanistan’s first-ever Test match, against India. The young bowler made his first international debut in the ODI format against Zimbabwe in the year 2015.

In 2017, Rashid Khan had picked a five-wicket haul against Ireland in T-20 International format. Since then his stories and plays at the matches have been more of the favorite moments globally.

A Twenty20 International (T20I) is played between two international members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) where each team faces twenty overs. The matches have top high-class standard and each team and player individually focuses on the game and give their best.

The shorter format of the game makes the reaching traditional milestone was scoring a century or having more than 5 wickets kind of difficult but only a few players were able, and one of the highest individual scores 172 was made by Australia Aaron Finch against Zimbabwe in the year 2018. Here below are a few Indian players who had scored centuries below you can check out the player’s list and other details.

Top 5 Indian Players who scored Ton in T20I’s

In a cricket match usually hitting four and sixes makes us exciting and happy but it’s normal in-match series making a century is not an easy task and also everyone cannot do it. India is one of the most populated cities with many talented players. But we have got only 5 lucky batters who have scored Ton in T20I at the international level.

Many players are young and some of the famous names like Rohit Sharma, Deepak Hooda, Kl Rahul, and others have a great strike rate. Also, the very first batsman from India to score a century in the T20 format was Suresh Raina.

5. Suresh Kumar Yadav

Suryakumar Ashok Yadav is an Indian cricketer who plays for India in ODI and T20I formats, in the latest T20I he made a century against the England team. The game was unbelievable he made an innings of 117 runs in just 55 balls and now he is on the list of top 5 T20I Indian players to score tons.

• Full Name: Suryakumar Ashok Yadav
• Birth Date: 14th Sep 1990
• Born Place: Gazipur, Uttar Pradesh
• Role: Batter

4. Deepak Hooda

Deepak Hooda is an international player that plays for the Indian cricket team, he usually plays for Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League. In the second match series he reached the milestone in 55 balls, he put up 176 run partnership with Sanju Smason, the highest ever partnership for India T20 cricket. He has also made a memorable season in the 2022 Indian Premier League (IPL) in which he made 451 runs.

• Full Name: Deepak Hooda
• Birt Date: 19th April 1995
• Born Place: Rohtak, Haryana
• Role: All-rounder

3. KL Rahul

Kannur Rahul is one of the famous Indian cricketers and is currently the vice-captain of the India national team in all formats. Also, he is the current captain of Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League. With the four tones in T20I, he holds the record for the most century of T20I. Rahul is the first Indian to score a century on men’s One International Debut.

• Full Name: Kannur Lokesh Rahul
• Birth Date: 18th April 1992
• Born Place: Banglore, Karnataka
• Role: Opening batsman wicketkeeper

2. Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma is the captain of the Indian national team, he is widely regarded as one of the best batsmen he plays for Mumbai in domestic cricket and captains Mumbai Indian in the Indian Premier League (IPL) under his leadership they have won the tournament five times.

Sharma also holds the record for the highest individual score of 264 in a one-day international match and he is the only player to score a double century in a one-day international. He has made an unbelievable record and he is on the list of Top 5 list.

• Full Name: Rohit Gurunath Sharma
• Birth Date: 30th April 1987
• Born Place: Nagpur, Maharashtra
• Role: Opening Batsman

1. Suresh Raina

Suresh Raina occasionally served as stand-in captain for India’s men’s national cricket team during the absence of the main captain. He is the 1st batsman player to score a century in a T20 international match.

• Full Name: Suresh Kumar Raina
• Birth Date: 27th Nov 1986
• Born Place: Muradnagar, Uttar Pradesh
• Role: Batsman