The Indian cricket team is one of the strongest teams in the world. In recent years, the Men in Blue have made significant progress in One Day International (ODI) cricket and boast an impressive list of ICC titles, including two 50-over World Cups and two Champions Trophy titles. India has produced some of the world's finest cricketers who have delivered outstanding performances. In this blog, we will discuss the Indian cricketers who have played 300 or more ODI matches.
Top 5 Indians with most ODI matches
| Player | Matches | Career Span |
|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | 463 | 1989–2012 |
| MS Dhoni | 350 | 2004–2019 |
| Rahul Dravid | 344 | 1996–2011 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | 334 | 1985–2000 |
| Virat Kohli | 310* | 2008–Present |
5. Virat Kohli
Indian cricket legend Virat Kohli, who has retired from T20 and Test cricket, played his 310th ODI match against New Zealand on January 14th, surpassing former captain Sourav Ganguly's record. One of the world's leading run-scorers, Kohli is the second most successful batsman in ODI cricket after his idol Sachin Tendulkar and holds the record for the most centuries in history with 53 tons. In addition to scoring over 14,000 ODI runs, Virat Kohli has further embellished his ODI career with two Champions Trophy wins (2013 and 2025) and a World Cup victory in 2011.
4. Mohammad Azharuddin
Former Indian captain Mohammad Azharuddin played 334 One Day International matches for his country between 1985 and 2000. He captained the Indian team in 174 of these matches, achieving a win percentage of 51.72. Besides being a successful captain, Mohammad Azharuddin was one of the best 50-over players of his era, scoring 9,378 runs at an average of nearly 37 and a strike rate of 74.02. This talented middle-order batsman scored seven centuries and 58 half-centuries in his career, including 65 scores of 50 or more.
3. Rahul Dravid
Indian Test legend Rahul Dravid was often underestimated in One Day Internationals (ODIs). However, his performance in 50-over cricket over the years tells a different story, featuring consistent run-scoring, numerous match-winning innings, and his unwavering presence at the top level for India. Making his ODI debut in 1996, Rahul Dravid played 340 matches for Team India and scored 10,768 runs at an average of nearly 40 in his career. This middle-order batsman also captained the Indian team for a period, first as an interim captain and then as the regular captain until the 2007 ICC World Cup in the West Indies.
2. MS Dhoni
MS Dhoni, India's most successful ODI captain and a multiple World Cup winner, played 347 out of 350 matches for his country between 2004 and 2019. Despite such a long ODI career, this legendary wicketkeeper-batsman maintained an impressive average of 50.57, mostly batting in the middle order. Besides scoring over 10,000 ODI runs, MS Dhoni led the Indian team to a World Cup victory in 2011, ending a long drought, and followed it up with another triumph by winning the Champions Trophy in England in 2013.
1. Sachin Tendulkar
With 463 ODI matches, the all-time great Sachin Tendulkar is the most experienced ODI cricketer in the world. This legendary right-handed batsman holds the record for the most runs in ODIs, having scored 18,426 runs in this format. Until a few years ago, Sachin Tendulkar also held the record for the most centuries in ODI cricket, but this record was later broken by Virat Kohli. In his illustrious ODI career, which spanned over two decades from 1989 to 2012, Tendulkar reached the pinnacle of his career by winning the 2011 ODI World Cup in front of his home crowd.
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