World champions India are looking to win an ODI series in South Africa for the first time, when they take on the Proteas in a three-match series, starting on Thursday.
India are on a high having won the ICC Champions Trophy this year before getting the better of Australia and West Indies at home.
The first ODI will be played in Johannesburg on December 5 followed by matches in Durban (December 8) and Centurion (December 11).
Yuvraj Singh is India’s most experienced player in the 16-member squad having played 291 matches, scoring 8329 runs with 13 centuries.
Ravindra Jadeja is the highest wicket-taker among the bowlers with 108 wickets in 89 games, followed by R Ashwin with 95 wickets from 67 games.
A look at the career batting and bowling records of the men who hold the key to India’s fortunes.
India ODI Career Records: Batting and Fielding
|
|
Mts |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
Hs |
Avg |
SR |
100s |
50s |
0s |
Ct/St |
|
R Ashwin |
67 |
37 |
12 |
428 |
38 |
17.12 |
84.58 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
17 |
|
Shikhar Dhawan |
28 |
28 |
2 |
1219 |
119 |
46.88 |
94.13 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
12 |
|
Mahendra Singh Dhoni |
235 |
207 |
62 |
7690 |
183* |
53.03 |
89.22 |
9 |
50 |
7 |
219/78 |
|
Ravindra Jadeja |
89 |
59 |
18 |
1267 |
78 |
30.90 |
79.13 |
0 |
6 |
4 |
32 |
|
Virat Kohli |
122 |
116 |
18 |
5123 |
183 |
52.28 |
88.92 |
17 |
28 |
8 |
59 |
|
Bhuvneshwar Kumar |
25 |
11 |
5 |
94 |
31 |
15.67 |
75.20 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
10 |
|
Amit Mishra |
21 |
4 |
1 |
14 |
9 |
4.67 |
56.00 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
|
Mohammed Shami |
17 |
4 |
2 |
7 |
6* |
3.50 |
53.84 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|
Ajinkya Rahane |
17 |
17 |
0 |
454 |
91 |
26.71 |
72.99 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
|
Suresh Raina |
183 |
157 |
32 |
4462 |
116* |
35.70 |
91.47 |
3 |
29 |
11 |
78 |
|
Ambati Rayudu |
4 |
3 |
1 |
101 |
63* |
50.50 |
61.96 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Ishant Sharma |
68 |
24 |
11 |
66 |
13 |
5.08 |
35.29 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
16 |
|
Mohit Sharma |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Rohit Sharma |
111 |
106 |
20 |
3137 |
209 |
36.48 |
79.43 |
4 |
20 |
8 |
36 |
|
Umesh Yadav |
26 |
9 |
8 |
26 |
11* |
26.00 |
61.90 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
|
Yuvraj Singh |
291 |
267 |
39 |
8329 |
139 |
36.53 |
87.26 |
13 |
51 |
17 |
92 |
India ODI Career Records: Bowling
|
|
Mts |
Balls |
Mdns |
Runs |
Wkts |
Best |
Avg |
SR |
RPO |
4W |
|
R Ashwin |
67 |
3594 |
17 |
2926 |
95 |
3-24 |
30.80 |
37.83 |
4.88 |
0 |
|
Shikhar Dhawan |
28 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
|
MS Dhoni |
235 |
36 |
0 |
31 |
1 |
1-14 |
31.00 |
36.00 |
5.17 |
0 |
|
Ravindra Jadeja |
89 |
4313 |
38 |
3372 |
108 |
5-36 |
31.22 |
39.94 |
4.69 |
4 |
|
Virat Kohli |
122 |
411 |
1 |
421 |
2 |
1-20 |
210.50 |
205.50 |
6.15 |
0 |
|
Bhuvneshwar Kumar |
25 |
1218 |
28 |
907 |
30 |
4-8 |
30.23 |
40.60 |
4.47 |
1 |
|
Amit Mishra |
21 |
1108 |
13 |
862 |
37 |
6-48 |
23.30 |
29.95 |
4.67 |
3 |
|
Mohammed Shami |
17 |
835 |
12 |
717 |
21 |
3-42 |
34.14 |
39.76 |
5.15 |
0 |
|
Ajinkya Rahane |
17 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
|
Suresh Raina |
183 |
1418 |
3 |
1192 |
24 |
3-34 |
49.67 |
59.08 |
5.04 |
0 |
|
Ambati Rayudu |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
|
Ishant Sharma |
68 |
3169 |
26 |
3011 |
96 |
4-38 |
31.36 |
33.01 |
5.70 |
3 |
|
Mohit Sharma |
4 |
177 |
3 |
146 |
4 |
2-26 |
36.50 |
44.25 |
4.95 |
0 |
|
Rohit Sharma |
111 |
539 |
2 |
454 |
8 |
2-27 |
56.75 |
67.38 |
5.05 |
0 |
|
Umesh Yadav |
26 |
1202 |
9 |
1206 |
29 |
3-32 |
41.59 |
41.45 |
6.02 |
0 |
|
Yuvraj Singh |
291 |
4988 |
18 |
4238 |
111 |
5-31 |
38.18 |
44.94 |
5.10 |
3 |
Only five members of the current Indian touring squad have played in South Africa. Virat Kohli holds an impressive record with the bat with 193 runs in five matches, while Yuvraj has claimed the maximum number of wickets with five scalps in nine games.
Batting record in South Africa:
|
|
Mts |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
Hs |
Avg |
SR |
100s |
50s |
0s |
Ct/St |
|
MS Dhoni |
9 |
9 |
0 |
214 |
55 |
23.78 |
78.97 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
8/3 |
|
Virat Kohli |
5 |
5 |
1 |
193 |
87* |
48.25 |
79.42 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
|
Suresh Raina |
6 |
6 |
0 |
115 |
37 |
19.17 |
75.16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Rohit Sharma |
5 |
5 |
0 |
49 |
23 |
9.80 |
49.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Yuvraj Singh |
9 |
9 |
0 |
150 |
53 |
16.67 |
69.44 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
Bowling record in South Africa:
|
|
Mts |
Balls |
Mdns |
Runs |
Wkts |
Best |
Avg |
SR |
RPO |
4W |
|
MS Dhoni |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
|
Virat Kohli |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
|
Suresh Raina |
6 |
96 |
0 |
82 |
1 |
1-21 |
82.00 |
96.00 |
5.13 |
0 |
|
Rohit Sharma |
5 |
84 |
0 |
67 |
3 |
2-30 |
22.33 |
28.00 |
4.79 |
0 |
|
Yuvraj Singh |
9 |
216 |
0 |
173 |
5 |
3-34 |
34.60 |
43.20 |
4.81 |
0 |
Photograph: BCCI
