
Yes in early 90s it
was just a dream to play such innings in one day cricket but then we saw a man
with his Boom Boom style brought some more colors and attraction in this form
of cricket. We should give credit to Shahid Afridi whose playing style made
this form of cricket more popular after he made 100 on just 37 balls but even
after years this record seemed unbroken and we had been watching Afridi playing
some remarkable such innings but then he was Coray Anderson who proved his existence in
this list and broke this record with 100 on 36 balls against West Indies
in 2014.
And now
after one year, AB De Villiers set the new landmark during an innings of 149
against the West Indies in Johannesburg.He smashed eight fours and 10 sixes in
beating the previous ODI record of 36 balls.
For your further
interest, you can see below the list of Top 5 one day fastest centuries.
Fastest ODI centuries |
1. AB de
Villiers (South Africa) - 31 balls against West Indies in Johannesburg on 18
January, 2015.
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2. Corey Anderson
(New Zealand) - 36 balls against West Indies in Queenstown on 1 January,
2014.
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3. Shahid Afridi
(Pakistan) - 37 balls against Sri Lanka in Nairobi on 4 October, 1996.
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4. Mark Boucher
(South Africa) - 44 balls against Zimbabwe in Potchefstroom on 20 September,
2006.
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5. Brian Lara (West
Indies) - 45 balls against Bangladesh in Dhaka on 9 October, 1999.
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Now lets wait and
watch who can break this record but one thing De Villiers has proved that
NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE. A lesson for youngsters.