MS Dhoni's 300th ODI: 5 Indian players who are part of the 300-club

#1 Sachin Tendulkar

Tendulkar, who scored his first ODI century in his 79th match, compiled 49 tons.

The undisputed champion of the 50-over format, Sachin’s ODI career extended from 1989 until 2012, where he amassed a seemingly unsurpassable figure of 18,426 ODI runs, 49 hundreds and 96 fifties included.

Starting off as a middle-order batsman, Tendulkar was pushed to the opening slot in 1994, and responded with a blazing 82 off 49 balls, never looking back from that point onwards.

A batsman with impeccable technique and unmatchable temperament, Tendulkar’s strength lied in assessing the bowler completely and pacing his innings accordingly. Obstacles did arise: from a toe injury to tennis elbow, Sachin endured a lot, but never looked unconvincing in the India blue.

He encountered a second wind in his career in 2009, slamming the first ever double century to rise head and shoulders over other greats of the format. His last ODI (463rd), came against Pakistan in 2012.