5 Batsmen who have scored most hundreds as captains in ODI Cricket

#1. Ricky Ponting

Ponting led Australia to the 2003 and 2007 World Cup titles.

Ricky Ponting will qualify as one of the greatest captains in the history of the ODI format of the game. Under him, Australia became a near-invincible team, steamrolling opponents with remarkable consistency. Ponting led the Australian team to two World Cup titles in the 2003 and 2007 editions.

Ponting played 220 innings as captain of the Australian team and scored 8497 runs at an average of 42.91, including 51 fifties and 22 hundreds. His 140* in the 2003 World Cup final is considered as one of greatest innings played in World Cup history.

Ponting is the third-highest run-scorer in ODI cricket with 13704 runs to his name. He is also the third-highest century-maker in ODI with 30 hundreds to his name.

Overall Record:

Innings: 365 | Runs: 13,704 | Average: 42.04 | Hundreds: 30 | Fifties: 82

Record as Captain:

Innings: 220 | Runs: 8497 | Average: 42.91 | Hundreds: 22 | Fifties: 51