Top 10 fastest ODI 100s

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Cricket is the game of excitement and full entertainment. Still there are three formats of this game are introduced. In all those three formats ODI (one day) cricket has gained better popularity than remaining two formats. People get crazy about this game and from all over the world countries take part in this game. One day cricket game was introduced in 1970 and now it is really main format of cricket game. Every year plenty of teams play this game. Still many records have been established in this game.

In all those records most incredible record is the fastest 100. Still many players have achieved this record in which top ten batsman are-

1 – Shahid Afridi

He is an awesome player of cricket game. He belongs to Pakistan and plays for Pakistani team. His bat has power to turn the way of game. If he is in form, then there is no chance for competitive country to win the match. In 1996 Shashid Afridi has hit the fastest 100 of ODI cricket in just 37 balls. At this time he was only of 16 year old, but still no one has broken his record. This 100 of Shahid Afridi is at #1^st position in top 10 fastest ODI 100s 

2 – Mark Boucher

He is a South African batsman. This is a match winning player of South Africa team. Many times he has turned the defeat into win for his country. In 2006 he has registered a wonderful record on his name, which is 100 runs in just 44 balls. At this time he has made 171 runs and grabbed win for his team. This hundred of Mark Boucher is at #2^nd position in top 10 fastest ODI 100s.   

3 – Brian Lara

He is among the greatest players of cricket game. He belongs to West Indies and he has registered many records on his name in this game. In 1996 Brian Lara has hit 100 runs in just 45 balls, which was truly incredible at that time. This hundred of Brian Lara is at #3^rd position in top 10 fastest ODI 100s.

4 – shahid Afridi

Again this Pakistani batsman has registered the record of making one of the fastest 100 in ODI cricket. This century of Shahid Afridi was against India in Kanpur. He has got 100 runs in just 45 balls. This 100 of Shahid Afridi is at #4^th position in top 10 fastest ODI 100s. 

5 – Sanath Jayasuriya

He was a great hitter of Shi Lankan team. In 1996 he has made 100 runs in only 48 balls against the Pakistani team. This was truly an awesome record for his team and Sri Lanka has won that match. This hundred of Sanath Jayasuriya is at #5^th position in top 10 fastest ODI 100s.

6 – Kevin O Brien

He belongs to Ireland cricket team, which is quite new in this game, but still he has achieved a wonderful record for his country. He has got 100 runs in just 50 balls against English cricket team In Bengluru, India in year 2011. People were getting crazy, when he was hitting 6s and 4s in all over the ground. This 100 of Kevin O’Brien is at #6^th position in top 10 fastest ODI 100s.    

7 – Shahid Afridi

Now what to say about the achievements of this man, he is arriving third time in this list for the same record. Afridi has hit his third fastest hundred in 2010 against Bangladesh team. At this time he got 100 runs in just 53 balls, which was truly incredible, and useful for win of his country. This 100 of Shahid Afridi is at #7^th position in top 10 fastest ODI 100s.  

8 – Sanath Jayasuriya

He is arriving 2^nd time in this list and the reason is his awesome technique of playing cricket. He has hit his 2^nd fastest hundred against Bangladesh in only 55 balls. This hundred of Sanath Jayasuriya is at #8^th position in top 10 fastest ODI 100s.  

9 – AB de Villiers

His full name is Abraham Benjamin but people shout his name as “AB”. It is just because when de Villiers in on the ground, then 4s and 6s are confirmed to be hit. This player has achieved successful runs in all formats of cricket game. In 2010 AB has hit hundred runs in only 58 balls against Indian cricket team. This 100 of de Villiers is at #9^th position in top 10 fastest ODI 100s.    

10 – Varender Sehwag

This player is the main attack of Indian team. When Virendra Sehwag is on ground, you should be ready to see fours and sixes. Whatever the format is, Sehwag always plays with same spirit to hit the ball out of the ground. In year 2009 he has scored hundred runs in only 60 balls against New Zealand cricket team. This hundred of Virendra Sehwag is at #10^th position in top 10 fastest ODI 100s.