Most ODI Centuries At Each Batting Position
- Position: Opening
Sachin Tendulkar (IND) - 45 Centuries
Sachin Tendulkar scored 15,310 runs in 340 innings as an opener, averaging 48.29. He batted 35 times at No. 4 (scoring four centuries), nine times at No. 3 and once each at Nos. 5 and 6
- Position: Number 3
Virat Kohli has so far hit 36 ODI tons while batting at number 3 and has an average of above 62 at this spot. Virat Kohli has batted regularly at position 3 barring few instances. He has scored 2nd highest runs at number 3 scoring 10046 Runs at a staggering batting average of 62.78 in 190 innings
- Position: Number 4
Taylor has starred in many big chases for the Kiwis contributing huge runs at number 4. since 2014, Taylor has scored a century on five occasions in successful chases batting at No. 4 or lower. His highest ODI score of 181 not out came against England at the University Oval in March 2018.
- Position: Number 5
Yuvraj scored all of his seven hundred at number five, with his highest score being 139. He played a very important role in India's 2011 World Cup Victory. He performed extremely well in both the batting as well as a bowling unit
- Position: Number 6
Jos Buttler (ENG) - 4 Centuries
Jos Buttler is a versatile player who can bat in the lower middle order or even open the innings. He is one of the finest finishers in the ODI's. Buttler has scored seven hundred at number five or lower position. Four of those centuries have come at number six, while his highest score in this situation is 150.
- Position: Number 7
Indian Batsman MS Dhoni is considered one of the best finishers of all time. He has scored 2 centuries in 28 innings batting at Number 7 position. He has one ODI hundred batting at 7 against PAKISTAN in Chennai in 2012 and another one came for Asia XI against Africa XI in 2007 also in Chennai.
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