MS and Virat are on top of the world.
Rajneesh Gupta gives us all the numbers.
In the fifth and final ODI of the series against Sri Lanka, Mahendra Singh Dhoni added yet another feather to his cap by becoming the first wicket-keeper to effect 100 stumpings in ODIs.
Dhoni was at level with Kumar Sangakkara with 99 stumpings.
Dhoni already holds the record of the most stumpings in all international cricket (Tests, ODIs and T20Is combined) with 161 such dismissals.
Most Stumpings in ODIs
| Stumpings | Matches | Mts / Stumping | |
|---|---|---|---|
| M S Dhoni | 100 | 301 | 3.01 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | 99 | 404 | 4.08 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | 75 | 189 | 2.52 |
| Moin Khan | 73 | 219 | 3.00 |
| Adam Gilchrist | 55 | 287 | 5.22 |
| Nayan Mongia | 44 | 140 | 3.18 |
| Mushfiqur Rahim | 40 | 176 | 4.40 |
Virat Kohli gave India its second clean sweep outside India with another hundred -- his 30th in this format which put him at level with Ricky Ponting.
Only Sachin Tendulkar has scored more hundreds than Kohli in one-day internationals as is clear from the following table:
Most Hundreds in ODIs
| 100s | Inns | Inns / 100 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | 49 | 452 | 9.22 |
| Virat Kohli | 30 | 186 | 6.20 |
| Ricky Ponting | 30 | 365 | 12.17 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 28 | 433 | 15.46 |
| Hashim Amla | 25 | 153 | 6.12 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | 25 | 380 | 15.20 |
| A B de Villiers | 24 | 213 | 8.88 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 22 | 300 | 13.64 |
| Chris Gayle | 22 | 264 | 12.00 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 22 | 303 | 13.77 |
| Herschelle Gibbs | 21 | 240 | 11.43 |
| Saeed Anwar | 20 | 244 | 12.20 |
The rate at which Kohli keeps scoring hundred after hundred is just mind-boggling.
It has taken him only 186 innings to score his 30th ODI hundred.
Sachin's 30th hundred came in his 267th innings while Ponting took 349 innings for his 30 hundreds.
Virat has scored a hundred every 6.20 innings on an average.
Among all players who have scored at least 10 hundreds in this format, only one -- Hashim Amla -- has taken fewer innings per hundred.
Highest Frequency of Hundreds
| 100s | Inns | Inns / 100 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hashim Amla | 25 | 153 | 6.12 |
| Virat Kohli | 30 | 186 | 6.20 |
| Quinton de Kock | 12 | 85 | 7.08 |
| David Warner | 13 | 94 | 7.23 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | 11 | 89 | 8.09 |
| Joe Root | 10 | 87 | 8.70 |
| A B de Villiers | 24 | 213 | 8.88 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 49 | 452 | 9.22 |
One aspect where no one is anywhere near Virat is his ability to score hundred after hundred in a chase.
Ideally, chasing a target should be more demanding. But such has been Kohli's mindset that he seems to enjoy the pressure of chasing more than the freedom to bat first.
19 out of his 30 hundreds have come in chases.
His tally is two more than Sachin Tendulkar in 126 fewer innings!
Most Hundreds in chases in ODIs
| 100s | Inns | Inns / 100 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virat Kohli | 19 | 106 | 5.58 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 17 | 232 | 13.65 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 11 | 116 | 10.55 |
| Chris Gayle | 11 | 139 | 12.64 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 10 | 210 | 21.00 |
| Saeed Anwar | 10 | 105 | 10.50 |
| Brian Lara | 9 | 157 | 17.44 |
| Stephen Fleming | 8 | 132 | 16.50 |
| Herschelle Gibbs | 8 | 126 | 15.75 |
| Adam Gilchrist | 8 | 130 | 16.25 |
| Ricky Ponting | 8 | 153 | 19.13 |
It will be interesting to see the players who have taken the fewest innings for each hundred.
As we know the most number of hundreds any player has got are 49.
Virat has been the fastest to score hundred number 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30.
It is now only a matter of time that he starts moving up in the ladder, displacing Tendulkar from being the quickest to score hundred number 31 onward.
Fastest to each Hundred in ODIs
| 100 # | Batsman | Innings taken |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 Players | 1 |
| 2 | Nick Knight (England), Mohammad Shahzad (Afghanistan) | 3 |
| 3 | Dennis Amiss (England), Kevin Pietersen | 9 |
| 4 | Quinton de Kock | 16 |
| 5 | Quinton de Kock | 19 |
| 6 | Upul Tharanga | 29 |
| 7 | Hashim Amla | 41 |
| 8 | Hashim Amla | 43 |
| 9 | Hashim Amla | 52 |
| 10 | Quinton de Kock | 55 |
| 11 | Hashim Amla | 64 |
| 12 | Quinton de Kock | 74 |
| 13 | Hashim Amla | 83 |
| 14 | Hashim Amla | 84 |
| 15 | Hashim Amla | 86 |
| 16 | Hashim Amla | 94 |
| 17 | Hashim Amla | 98 |
| 18 | Hashim Amla | 102 |
| 19 | Hashim Amla | 104 |
| 20 | Hashim Amla | 108 |
| 21 | Hashim Amla | 116 |
| 22 | Hashim Amla | 126 |
| 23 | Hashim Amla | 132 |
| 24 | Hashim Amla | 142 |
| 25 | Hashim Amla | 151 |
| 26 | Virat Kohli | 166 |
| 27 | Virat Kohli | 169 |
| 28 | Virat Kohli | 181 |
| 29 | Virat Kohli | 185 |
| 30 | Virat Kohli | 186 |
| 31-49 | Sachin Tendulkar | 271-451 |
During the series against Sri Lanka, Virat Kohli also achieved a rare feat. He has now scored more hundreds than his age!
Sachin Tendulkar is the only other player to accomplish this feat.
Sachin scored his 28th hundred when he was still 27.
Virat now has 30 hundreds at the age of 28.
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