The world of cricket witnesses different records every other day. Since the beginning of international cricket in 1844, thousands of cricketers have been a part of the sport and at least hundreds of them created hundreds of records as well. The popularity of cricket is increasing rapidly and it is one of the top five famous sports globally right now. Some of the eminent personalities associated with this sport left a footmark for the coming generation to get inspired and learn from. Cricket records never seem to end, be it on the International platforms or other platforms of the game. There are many such records that we think are extremely valuable and unbreakable in the coming time. Here is a list of five cricket records that might not be broken ever by SportzPoint.com.

Shortest-Ever Test Match

Will you believe it if I tell you that a test match got over in almost 6 hours? It's quite unbelievable but it happened for real in 1932. The 5th test match of the 1932 South Africa tour to Australia is definitely one of the historical test matches in history. South Africa got out at 36 in the first innings which was followed by 45 all out in the second innings.

Australia's wholesome total of 153 runs in the first innings itself helped the team to win by an innings and 72 runs. After this legendary win, the match ended on the 1st day itself that too within 5 hours and 53 minutes?

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Sir Jack Hobbs: 199 centuries

Scoring a century is not a child's play and it surely doesn't happen every day. Hitting a ton is celebrated as an achievement and there is one cricketer who achieved this 199 Times in his cricketing career. One of the greatest batsman cricket ever witnessed was sir John Berry Hobbs, also known as Sir Jack Hobbs. The former English cricketer scored most of his centuries in first-class cricket. He registered 18 test centuries while playing in the England international cricket team. One of his most significant and memorable knocks was 211 runs against South Africa in 1924.

A remarkable part of his career is his partnership with Herbert Sutcliffe. Their partnership is considered one of the most successful opening pairs in the history of cricket. They scored the highest opening partnership of 3249 with an average of 87.81. Both of them opened in 38 test matches and shared 15 tons as opening batsmen.

Sir Don Bradman: Average of 99.94

The third unbreakable record is the overwhelming batting average of Sir Donald Bradman. The former Australian cricketer, popularly known as Sir Don Bradman, played in 52 test matches with an astounding average of 99.94. This is undoubtedly one of the biggest achievements in cricket history. The brilliant batsman aggregated 6996 runs including 13 half-centuries and 29 centuries in matches. He ended his cricket career after being so close to an average of 3 digits. He could have easily achieved that landmark as well but fate had something else planned for him. In his last innings, Eric Hollies bowled him out for a duck. Playing every innings at an average of almost a hundred is is extremely amazing and he did that always with ease and helped his team towards victory.

Ricky Ponting: Most No. Of Matches As A Skipper (230)

One of the most prominent names in Australian cricket history is Ricky Ponting. He is undoubtedly one of the most reputed batsmen and captains of Australian cricket. He led the team from the front during its 'golden era'. After Steve Waugh, the responsibility of captaincy was added to Ponting's shoulders and he did it with utmost ease and skills. In his 375 International matches, he led the team in 230 matches. This is the most number of matches captained by a skipper. The biggest contribution of Ricky Ponting to the Australian cricket team is the World Cup titles in 2003 and 2007.

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Jim Laker: Match figures of 19/90

The rivalry between England and Australia is nothing new and is prevalent since the beginning. The English bowler, Jim Laker came into maddening action in the 1956 test match against Australia hosted in Old Trafford. In the first innings, the legendary bowler picked up 9 wickets for only 37 runs whereas in the second innings whitewashed each cricketer for 53 runs. He is the only bowler to take 19 in a single test match. It is really next to impossible to achieve such a landmark in today's cricket. But the terrific skills of the off-spinner helped him to achieve his feat back in those days.

Wilfred Rhodes: Retirement at the age of 52

The oldest cricketer ever to play a test match is the English all-rounder Wilfred Rhodes. The record-breaking cricketer played his last test match at the age of 52. In today's era, fielding at the age of 40 seems to be extremely difficult but during those days it was quite normal. The former cricketer had a career of 30 years with 127 wickets and 2325 runs. It is one of the hardest records to break as fitness plays a huge role in today's generation. And maintaining the proper fitness to play cricket is next to impossible at the age of 52.

The ICC men’s ODI World Cup has witnessed some of the greatest batters exhibiting their best in the quest for world glory. The World Cup is watched by millions of viewers across the globe, all thanks to the incredibly entertaining cricket action.

World Cup allows players to display their talents to the fullest, but oftentimes, players perform at a whole other level. Teams have exceeded 400 runs on the scorecard, batsmen have hit double centuries, and bowlers have dismissed entire teams for double-digit totals.

The World Cup has seen its share of highs and lows, but today, we take a look at the individual record for most centuries. So, let's take a look at the batters with most centuries in World Cup history.

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Most Centuries in World Cup

6. Ricky Ponting | 5

Ricky Ponting also scored 5 centuries in World Cup history. In a glorious career spanning 46 World Cup matches between 1996 and 2011, he notched 1,743 runs.

His best score during this period was 140 not out. Under ponting's leadership, Australia bagged three World Cup titles.

5. Virat Kohli | 5

Virat Kohli has scored five centuries in World Cups across 36 innings. He played his first ever ODI World Cup in 2011 and has been a part of every squad that played the following World Cups.

In 2011, on his World Cup debut, Kohli scored a century. His next century came in 2015 against Pakistan. But it was in the 2023 World Cup that Kohli was at his absolute best, scoring three centuries. He is overall the second-highest run scorer in World Cups, with 1795 runs.

4. Kumar Sangakkara | 5

Kumar Sangakkara is the highest run-scorer for Sri Lanka in ODI cricket history. Not just that, he has also scored the most centuries by a Sri Lankan player at the World Cup.

In 37 World Cup matches, Sangakkara scored five centuries, which were a part of the 1532 runs he scored in World Cups at an average of 56.74.

3. Sachin Tendulkar | 6

There is nearly no World Cup batting record of which Sachin Tendulkar is not a part. Tendulkar, who played six World Cups in his career, smashed six centuries in 44 innings. Sachin is also the top run-scorer in World Cup history, having amassed 2278 runs in 45 matches.

2011, when India broke their 28-year losing streak, was Sachin’s last World Cup. He also holds the record for the most fifties in World Cup history, with a total of 15 of them.

2. David Warner | 6

Australia’s destructive opening batsman David Warner comes second on this list. Warner has played every World Cup starting from the 2015 edition, and has scored six centuries in 29 innings. Two of these centuries came in the 2023 World Cup in India.

Overall from 2015 to 2023, he has scored 1527 runs in 29 games. His top score is 178 runs which came in the 2015 World Cup clash against Afghanistan. 

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1. Rohit Sharma | 7

Indian cricket team skipper Rohit Sharma tops the list of most centuries in World Cup history. Rohit has scored a total of 7 centuries in World Cup history so far.

In a brilliant performance during the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup, Rohit Sharma shattered his 7th century against Afghanistan. Rohit has scored 1575 runs in 28 innings from 2015 to 2023, in which his best score has been 140 runs.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) conducts different cricket events and tournaments throughout the year. ICC tournaments are the biggest platforms in the game of cricket, where the top teams contest against each other for championship podiums.

Contributing to the team on a big stage like this will always be remembered for a long time. The ODI World Cup is conducted once every four years, whereas the Men's T20 World Cup is played every two years. The ICC Champions Trophy is where only the top 8 teams compete in each finals tournament.

Last but not least, the World Test Championship is played over two years. This article thoroughly talks about the men's cricketing teams that have won ICC trophies at some point in time. Let's take a look at the teams with the most ICC Trophies.

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Australia | 10

Australia's sheer dominance over other cricketing teams is nothing new. For decades, Australia has been executing out-of-ordinary performances and winning trophies for the country. Out of all the cricketing countries, Australia has the most ICC trophies.

Till now the Aussies won 10 ICC trophies. Australia is the only team to win 6 ICC World Cups. The most successful team in the Cricket World Cup clinched the trophy in 1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015, and 2023. Interestingly Australia made a record of being the only team to win the trophy in all the countries that hosted the World Cup.

Australia won the ICC Champions Trophy twice in 2006 and 2009 against West Indies and New Zealand respectively. Lastly, Australia lifted their first-ever ICC T20 World Cup trophy after defeating New Zealand in the 2021 T20 World Cup. They claimed the ICC World Test Championship after defeating India at the Oval by a huge margin of 209 runs.

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India | 7

India sits in the second position on this prestigious list of most ICC Trophies by any team. India won their first-ever ICC World Cup in 1983 under the captaincy of Kapil Dev. Later again 28 years, the men in blue won the World Cup for the second time under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni in 2011.

The Indian men's cricket team also reached the semifinals four times in 1987, 1996, 2015, and 2019. Meantime, they lost in two finals in 2003 and 2023.

The men in blue won the Champions Trophy thrice. First, in 2002, both the finalists India and Sri Lanka were declared the co-champions of the 2002 Champions Trophy. In the 2013 edition, India defeated England by 5 runs and won the Champions Trophy for the second time in Birmingham. Their latest triumph came via Champions Trophy 2025, as they defeated New Zealand by four wickets in Dubai in the final.

Lastly, India won the inaugural edition of the ICC T20 World Cup in 2007 after defeating Pakistan in Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg. In the 2024 T20 World Cup, India defeated  South Africa by 7 runs to lift the trophy for the second time.

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West Indies | 5

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Next on this list is West Indies with a total of 5 ICC trophies. The first-ever ICC World Cup final was won by West Indies in 1975. West Indies once again continued their reign in the next edition of the World Cup as well, in 1979. The Caribbean team also won the Champions Trophy in 2004. Lastly, West Indies became the winner of the ICC T20 World Cup twice; once against Sri Lanka in 2012 and the other time against England in 2016.

England | 3

Till 2010, the England team has not had any ICC Tournament. But, it was in 2010, when they won their first ICC T20 World Cup against arch-rival Australia. Craig Kieswetter guided them home in the final for their first-ever ICC Trophy. Post that, they have been a phenomenal white-ball team and won two ICC World Cups since then.

In 2019, they won their first ICC Men's ODI World Cup as Ben Stokes made all the difference in the final against England in a match where boundary count helped England to win the World Cup.

England's latest ICC Trophy triumph came under Jos Buttler as they became the first-ever team in Cricket history to hold the ODI and T20 World Cup at the same time. Jos Buttler and company won the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 as Sam Curran won the player of the tournament after taking 13 wickets with the ball. Curran also was the player of the match in the final as well.

Pakistan | 3

Pakistan sits in the fourth position on the list of most ICC Trophy wins by any team with 3 ICC trophies. The first-ever ICC trophy won by Pakistan was during the 1992 cricket World Cup. Pakistan defeated England in the final and won by 22 runs.

The next ICC trophy won by Pakistan was in the 2009 T20 World Cup where they beat Sri Lanka in the final and won the title by 8 wickets. The most recent and last ICC win of Pakistan is the 2017 Champions Trophy where they defeated India by 180 runs.

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Sri Lanka | 3

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With 3 ICC trophies, Sri Lanka sits in 5th position on this list. Sri Lanka won their first-ever ICC World Cup in 1996 where they played against Australia in the final hosted in Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. They went ahead to win their next ICC trophy in the 2002 Champions Trophy. The winner of the tournament is actually both India and Sri Lanka as both the finalist teams were declared as co-champions.

The last time Sri Lanka won an ICC Trophy was when they defeated India in the 2014 T20 World Cup hosted in Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium Dhaka.

New Zealand | 2

The New Zealand cricket team has won a total of 2 ICC trophies since they started competing in tournaments conducted by ICC. The Kiwis won their first-ever ICC Trophy in the 2000 Champions Trophy. Nairobi hosted the final of New Zealand vs India where New Zealand won the match by 4 wickets.

The next ICC Trophy won by the Kiwis was the ICC World Test Championship. Once again, New Zealand played against India in the final of an ICC event and clinched the trophy in the inaugural edition of the World Test Championship final.

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South Africa | 2

South Africa have broken the jinx and finally won an ICC trophy after 27 years, only their second ICC title after beating Australia by five wickets at the iconic Lord's Cricket Ground to become World Test champions. Chasing 282 runs to win, Aiden Markram registered his eighth Test century and played one of the most important knocks of his career with 136 runs to guide the Proteas to a historic win.

Meanwhile, in the 1998 ICC Champions Trophy hosted in Bangladesh, South Africa beat West Indies in the final to win their first ICC title. Jacques Kallis was exceptional and contributed the most to the team reaching and winning the final and was awarded the player of the tournament. He hit a century and picked up a five-wicket haul as well.

Note: The stats include shared trophies. The article was first written by Shreya Ghosh and then got edited by Abishek Goswami.

Indian ODI captain Rohit Sharma went past Sachin Tendulkar to become the second fastest to score 11000 ODI runs during India vs Bangladesh match in ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Rohit, who has taken 261 innings to reach the landmark, went past Sachin Tendulkar who had taken 276 innings to reach the 11000 ODI runs. 

Rohit now has become only the 10th batter in history of one-day cricket to cross 11000 runs. Among the Indians, only Sourav Ganguly, Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar has scored more runs than him in the format.

Before the opening match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, Rohit was sitting at 10988 runs in the ODI format and needed only 12 runs to reach that landmark. However, Rohit could not go past the record of his fellow Indian teammate Virat Kohli who had taken only 222 innings to score 11000 runs in the Onde-Day format. 

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Rohit scored 41 runs off 36 balls as tried to go for a big shot against Taskin Ahmed in the final over of the powerplay. India were chasing 229 against Bangladesh in the first match of the tournament.

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Another Indian in the top five list of fastest to score 11000 ODI runs is former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly, who had taken 288 innings to score those runs. 

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He becomes the fourth Indian batter to achieve this feat! 👏👏

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Fastest to score 11000 ODI runs (Innings)

Virat Kohli -222
Rohit Sharma - 261
Sachin Tendulkar - 276
Ricky Ponting - 286
Sourav Ganguly - 288

The International Cricket Council (ICC) awards the best cricketer annually with the prestigious recognition of ICC Men's Cricketer of the year.

The cricketer with the most impactful performance becomes the recipient of the honorary award. ICC started presenting this award in 2004.

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ICC Men's Cricketer of the year 2024

Jasprit Bumrah is named the ICC Men's Cricketer of the year 2024. He also became the first Indian pacer to win the award.

Bumrah became the 5th Indian to win the award after Rahul Dravid (2004), Sachin Tendulkar (2010), Ravichandran Ashwin (2016) and Virat Kohli (2017, 2018).

The pacer also won the ICC men's Test Cricketer Of The Year award as well after being the standout performer for India during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, where he picked up 32 wickets.

The Indian pacer started the year with a terrific performance against England at home before he switched his attention to the T20 World Cup. 

Bumrah ended the tournament with 15 wickets and an average of 8.26 as India defeated South Africa in the final to lift the trophy.

He was adjudged as the Player Of the Tournament for his performance.

Bumrah's performance in Tests made him really stand out from the rest of the nominees. The pacer picked up 71 wickets in 13 matches, the highest by any bowler in 2024.

Who was the first player to achieve the award?

In the year 2004, ICC introduced the award and Rahul Dravid became the first cricketer to win the ICC Men's Cricketer Of The Year.

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ICC Men's Cricketer of the year since 2004

Test format is considered to be the toughest among all the three formats of cricket. The biggest reason for this is that any player's technique and patience are truly tested in this format. Whichever team has the better balance of bowling and batting, it becomes easier for them to win. But the role of the captain is also very important.

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In Test cricket, the game is seen changing from session to session. So, the captain's role is very important. He has to make the right decisions while bowling or batting. In this article, we will discuss most Test wins as a captain, under whose leadership the teams have been most successful.

Most Test wins as a captain

1# Graeme Smith | 53

From 2003 to 2014, South Africa's dominance was seen in the Test format. The biggest reason for this was the captaincy of Graeme Smith, who was also considered an excellent left-handed batsman. 

Under the captaincy of Smith, South Africa played 109 test matches, out of which they won 53, suffered 29 losses, and had 27 drawn ones. The team's winning percentage was 48.62. It also won Test series in Australia, New Zealand, England and West Indies. 

2# Ricky Ponting | 48

The performance of the Australian team in the Test format has been quite excellent so far. The biggest reason for this has been the presence of one excellent player in the team. After the retirement of Steve Waugh in 2004, the responsibility of captaining the Australian team was handed over to Ricky Ponting. He led the team from 2004 to 2010.

Under the captaincy of Ponting, the Australian team started being counted among the most dangerous teams in world cricket. Under the leadership of Ponting, the Kangaroo team played 77 test matches, out of which they won 48.

3# Steve Waugh | 41

After the retirement of Mark Taylor in February 1999, Steve Waugh was appointed the captain of the Australian team.

Under the leadership of Waugh, the team played its first Test series on the West Indies tour. This test series ended in a tie at 2-2. The team had also made a record of winning 16 consecutive Test series, which was stopped by India. Waugh led Australia in 57 Test matches and won 41 of them. He had only 9 losses as skipper with 7 drawn games.

4# Virat Kohli | 40

The Indian team performed brilliantly in the Test format under the captaincy of Virat Kohli from 2014 to 2022. With the most Test wins as an Indian captain, Kohli's legacy is truly unmatched.

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During the tour of Sri Lanka in 2015, Team India won the 3-match Test series by 2-1. After this, in the year 2018-19, India became the first team in Asia to win the Test series in Australia. Under the captaincy of Kohli, Team India had won 40 out of total 68 test matches. He had 17 losses as skipper with 11 drawn matches. During this period, the team's winning percentage was 58.82.