5 Indian legends who never scored an ODI century in England

The Indian cricket team have had a bitter-sweet start to their tour to England. After achieving a 2-1 victory in the T20I series, they succumbed to a 2-1 loss in the ODI series despite having won the first ODI.

However, there were a few positives for the Indian side, with a few batsmen performing exceptionally well.

Rohit Sharma scored a fantastic century in the first ODI, thus leading India to victory. By doing so, he surpassed a list of great batsmen who never scored an ODI century in England despite playing more than 10 ODIs.

In this article, we take a look at 5 Indian legends who have never scored an ODI century while touring England.

Note: Only those cricketers who have played more than 10 ODIs have been included.

#5 Yuvraj Singh

Yuvraj Singh has been one of the best ODI batsmen for India over the years. Currently, he is out of favour with the selectors after a string of inconsistent performances since the ICC Champions Trophy last year.

He has been a rock in the middle order for the Men in Blue and has performed whenever it has mattered the most. He was the star batsmen in the inaugural World T20 in 2007 which India won and was the man of the tournament in the ICC World Cup in 2011 as well.

However, he has failed to score a century in England. He has a good record against the Englishmen, having scored four centuries against them, but never managed to get one at their home grounds. He came close to doing so quite early on in his career when he scored 69 runs in the historic Natwest Series final of 2002.

In total, he played 304 ODIs for India and scored 14 centuries and 52 half-centuries.

#4 Sunil Gavaskar

He was regarded as one of the best batsmen in the world during his time. Opening the batting for India, he led them to numerous victories over the years.

He might not have been as good in ODIs as he was in Tests but did not provide a solid platform at the top of the order. He was a part of the World Cup squad on four occasions, including India's famous victory in 1983.

He scored 34 centuries in Tests, which is one of the highest overall, however, it was a different story in ODIs as he managed to score just one century in his career. His only century came in his penultimate ODI against New Zealand in Nagpur.

#3 Mohammad Azharuddin

He was one of the greatest batsmen Indian cricket had seen, however, his career was tainted after the infamous match-fixing scandal in the late 1990s.

He led the Indian ODI side for a long time and achieved a lot of success with them. He was a vital cog in India's middle-order and carried the team on his shoulders and led them to numerous victories in the 1990s.

Out of the 338 ODIs he played, he scored 58 half-centuries but only seven centuries, out of which none of them were scored in England. Most of his centuries were scored in India itself.

#2 Virender Sehwag

The swashbuckling Indian batsman was one of the best opening batsmen India has ever produced. His attacking style of play and the way he took on each opposition bowler right from the word go are the things which made him one of the most feared batsmen in world cricket.

He single-handedly led India to numerous victories during his playing days. He is also one of three Indian batsmen to have scored a double century in ODI cricket, having done so against West Indies.

In the 251 ODIs he played for India, he scored 15 centuries, however, none of them came in England.

#1 MS Dhoni

The former Indian captain, who is still an active part of the ODI and T20I set-up has not yet scored an ODI century in England. He failed to do so in 2018 as well as India lost the three-match ODI series 2-1.

As we all know, Dhoni is arguably one of the greatest players to have captained India, leading them to the ICC World Cup, ICC World T20, and ICC Champions Trophy.

He is a great batsman as well, with an average of 51.25 in ODIs, which is one of the best for a batsman who bats lower down the order. In the 321 ODIs he has played for India so far, he has scored 67 half-centuries and 10 centuries.

He still has a chance to score an ODI century in England at the World Cup next year.