Most centuries in ODI cricket: Virat Kohli’s 54 and counting

Virat Kohli has the most centuries in ODI cricket, 55, and is still playing. Sachin Tendulkar’s 49 came in 463 matches, and Rohit Sharma is third on 35.

Virat Kohli has scored the most centuries in ODI cricket, 55. He passed Sachin Tendulkar’s 49 at the 2023 World Cup and has added five more since, and he is still playing — so the record is not finished.

The top three are all India batters, and the first two are the only men to have reached 40.

Most centuries in ODI cricket

Every batter with 19 or more ODI hundreds, complete to 30 September 2026. Source: ESPNcricinfo.

Rank	Player	Team	Span	Mat	Runs	100s	50s	Ave
1	Virat Kohli	India	2008-2026	316	15109	55	79	59.01
2	Sachin Tendulkar	India	1989-2012	463	18426	49	96	44.83
3	Rohit Sharma	India	2007-2026	290	12028	35	62	49.09
4	Ricky Ponting	Australia	1995-2012	375	13704	30	82	42.03
5	Sanath Jayasuriya	Sri Lanka	1989-2011	445	13430	28	68	32.36
6	Hashim Amla	South Africa	2008-2019	181	8113	27	39	49.46
7	AB de Villiers	South Africa	2005-2018	228	9577	25	53	53.50
7	Chris Gayle	West Indies	1999-2019	301	10480	25	54	37.83
7	Kumar Sangakkara	Sri Lanka	2000-2015	404	14234	25	93	41.98
10	Quinton de Kock	South Africa	2013-2026	164	7152	23	32	45.84
11	Tillakaratne Dilshan	Sri Lanka	1999-2016	330	10290	22	47	39.27
11	Sourav Ganguly	India	1992-2007	311	11363	22	72	41.02
11	David Warner	Australia	2009-2023	161	6932	22	33	45.30
14	Herschelle Gibbs	South Africa	1996-2010	248	8094	21	37	36.13
14	Ross Taylor	New Zealand	2006-2022	236	8607	21	51	47.55
16	Babar Azam	Pakistan	2015-2026	143	6626	20	38	53.43
16	Shai Hope	West Indies	2016-2026	157	6428	20	32	50.21
16	Joe Root	England	2013-2026	195	7903	20	48	50.66
16	Saeed Anwar	Pakistan	1989-2003	247	8824	20	43	39.21
20	Mahela Jayawardene	Sri Lanka	1998-2015	448	12650	19	77	33.37
20	Brian Lara	West Indies	1990-2007	299	10405	19	63	40.48

Virat Kohli’s 55

Kohli’s 50th came in the 2023 World Cup semi-final against New Zealand at the Wankhede on 15 November 2023, a 113-ball 117 on the day he went past Tendulkar. He has added five since: an unbeaten 100 against Pakistan at Dubai in February 2025, 135 and 102 against South Africa at Ranchi and Raipur in late 2025, 124 against New Zealand at Indore in January 2026, and 139 not out from 88 balls against West Indies at Thiruvananthapuram on 27 September 2026.

He also has the highest average of anyone on the list, 59.01, more than five clear of AB de Villiers. He tops both columns: no one on the list has more hundreds, and no one has a better average.

Sachin Tendulkar’s 49

Tendulkar held the record for a decade. He made 49 in 463 matches, 147 more than Kohli has played, and his 18,426 runs are still the most in ODI cricket by a distance.

The first of the 49 took a long time. He debuted against Pakistan in 1989 and did not reach three figures until 9 September 1994, when he made 110 from 130 balls against Australia at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo in the Singer World Series — his 79th one-day international. He then made two more before the year was out.

Most ODI centuries for India

India supply three of the top four in the world list and four of the 21.

Rank	Player	Span	Mat	Runs	100s	50s	Ave
1	Virat Kohli	2008-2026	316	15109	55	79	59.01
2	Sachin Tendulkar	1989-2012	463	18426	49	96	44.83
3	Rohit Sharma	2007-2026	290	12028	35	62	49.09
4	Sourav Ganguly	1992-2007	308	11221	22	71	40.95
5	Shikhar Dhawan	2010-2022	167	6793	17	39	44.11
6	Virender Sehwag	1999-2013	241	7995	15	37	35.37
7	Yuvraj Singh	2000-2017	301	8609	14	52	36.47
8	Rahul Dravid	1996-2011	340	10768	12	82	39.15

Sourav Ganguly’s matches and runs differ slightly between the two tables because three of his one-day internationals were played for the Asia XI rather than India. His hundred count, 22, is the same either way.

Who is still playing

Six of the 21 are still active: Kohli on 55, Rohit Sharma on 35, Quinton de Kock on 23, and Babar Azam, Shai Hope and Joe Root on 20 each. Rohit’s most recent was 101 against West Indies at Guwahati on 30 September 2026, three days after Kohli’s 55th.

Babar Azam has reached 20 in only 143 matches, fewer than anyone else on the list, and Hashim Amla’s 27 from 181 is the fewest matches of anyone who got past 25.

Most centuries in ODI cricket: quick answers

Who has scored the most centuries in ODI cricket? Virat Kohli, with 55.

How many ODI hundreds did Sachin Tendulkar score? 49, in 463 matches.

When did Kohli pass Tendulkar? On 15 November 2023, with his 50th, in the World Cup semi-final against New Zealand.

Who has the most ODI hundreds outside India? Ricky Ponting, with 30 for Australia.

Which non-India batter is closest among active players? Quinton de Kock, on 23.

See also our lists of the most runs in international cricket and the most ODI centuries for India.

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Featured photo: AFP / Munir uz Zaman