| S No | Player | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | SR | 100s | 50s |
| 1 | Sachin Tendulkar (IND) | 1989-2012 | 463 | 452 | 41 | 18426 | 200* | 44.83 | 86.23 | 49 | 96 |
| 2 | Virat Kohli (IND) | 2008-Present | 222 | 214 | 37 | 10533 | 183 | 59.5 | 92.58 | 39 | 49 |
| 3 | Ricky Ponting (AUS) | 1995-2012 | 375 | 365 | 39 | 13704 | 164 | 42.03 | 80.39 | 30 | 82 |
| 4 | Sanath Jayasuriya (SL) | 1989-2011 | 445 | 433 | 18 | 13430 | 189 | 32.36 | 91.2 | 28 | 68 |
| 5 | Hashim Amla (SA) | 2008-Present | 174 | 171 | 12 | 7910 | 159 | 49.74 | 89.22 | 27 | 37 |
| 6 | AB de Villiers (SA) | 2005-2018 | 228 | 218 | 39 | 9577 | 176 | 53.5 | 101.09 | 25 | 53 |
| 7 | Kumar Sangakkara (SL) | 2000-2015 | 404 | 380 | 41 | 14234 | 169 | 41.98 | 78.86 | 25 | 93 |
| 8 | Chris Gayle (WI) | 1999-Present | 284 | 279 | 17 | 9727 | 215 | 37.12 | 85.82 | 23 | 49 |
| 9 | Rohit Sharma (IND) | 2007-Present | 201 | 195 | 31 | 7808 | 264 | 47.6 | 88.32 | 22 | 39 |
| 10 | Sourav Ganguly (IND) | 1992-2007 | 311 | 300 | 23 | 11363 | 183 | 41.02 | 73.7 | 22 | 72 |
| 11 | Tillakaratne Dilshan (SL) | 1999-2016 | 330 | 303 | 41 | 10290 | 161* | 39.27 | 86.23 | 22 | 47 |
| 12 | Herschelle Gibbs (SA) | 1996-2010 | 248 | 240 | 16 | 8094 | 175 | 36.13 | 83.26 | 21 | 37 |
| 13 | Ross Taylor (NZ) | 2006-Present | 215 | 200 | 35 | 7891 | 181* | 47.82 | 83.28 | 20 | 46 |
| 14 | Saeed Anwar (PAK) | 1989-2003 | 247 | 244 | 19 | 8824 | 194 | 39.21 | 80.67 | 20 | 43 |
| 15 | Brian Lara (WI) | 1990-2007 | 299 | 289 | 32 | 10405 | 169 | 40.48 | 79.51 | 19 | 63 |
| 16 | Mahela Jayawardene (SL) | 1998-2015 | 448 | 418 | 39 | 12650 | 144 | 33.37 | 78.96 | 19 | 77 |
| 17 | Mark Waugh (AUS) | 1988-2002 | 244 | 236 | 20 | 8500 | 173 | 39.35 | 76.9 | 18 | 50 |
| 18 | Desmond Haynes (WI) | 1978-1994 | 238 | 237 | 28 | 8648 | 152* | 41.37 | 63.09 | 17 | 57 |
| 19 | Jacques Kallis (SA) | 1996-2014 | 328 | 314 | 53 | 11579 | 139 | 44.36 | 72.89 | 17 | 86 |
| 20 | Nathan Astle (NZ) | 1995-2007 | 223 | 217 | 14 | 7090 | 145* | 34.92 | 72.64 | 16 | 41 |
| 21 | Adam Gilchrist (AUS) | 1996-2008 | 287 | 279 | 11 | 9619 | 172 | 35.89 | 96.94 | 16 | 55 |
| 22 | Shikhar Dhawan (IND) | 2010-Present | 123 | 122 | 7 | 5178 | 137 | 45.02 | 93.48 | 15 | 27 |
| 23 | Upul Tharanga (SL) | 2005-Present | 232 | 220 | 17 | 6936 | 174* | 34.16 | 75.96 | 15 | 37 |
| 24 | Virender Sehwag (IND) | 1999-2013 | 251 | 245 | 9 | 8273 | 219 | 35.05 | 104.33 | 15 | 38 |
| 25 | Mohammed Yousuf (PAK) | 1998-2010 | 288 | 273 | 40 | 9720 | 141* | 41.71 | 75.1 | 15 | 64 |
| 26 | Martin Guptill (NZ) | 2009-Present | 165 | 162 | 17 | 6162 | 237* | 42.49 | 86.58 | 14 | 34 |
| 27 | David Warner (AUS) | 2009-Present | 106 | 104 | 4 | 4343 | 179 | 43.43 | 96.55 | 14 | 17 |
| 28 | Yuvraj Singh (IND) | 2000-2017 | 304 | 278 | 40 | 8701 | 150 | 36.55 | 87.67 | 14 | 52 |
| 29 | Quinton de Kock (SA) | 2013-Present | 101 | 101 | 5 | 4249 | 178 | 44.26 | 94.8 | 13 | 18 |
| 30 | Joe Root (ENG) | 2013-Present | 121 | 115 | 19 | 4946 | 133* | 51.52 | 86.43 | 13 | 29 |
| 31 | Gary Kirsten (SA) | 1993-2003 | 185 | 185 | 19 | 6798 | 188* | 40.95 | 72.04 | 13 | 45 |
| 32 | Marcus Trescothick (ENG) | 2000-2006 | 123 | 122 | 6 | 4335 | 137 | 37.37 | 85.21 | 12 | 21 |
| 33 | Rahul Dravid (IND) | 1996-2011 | 344 | 318 | 40 | 10889 | 153 | 39.16 | 71.24 | 12 | 83 |
| 34 | Aaron Finch (AUS) | 2013-Present | 99 | 95 | 1 | 3444 | 148 | 36.63 | 88.96 | 11 | 18 |
| 35 | William Porterfield (IRE) | 2006-Present | 122 | 120 | 3 | 3722 | 139 | 31.81 | 69.49 | 11 | 15 |
| 36 | Kane Williamson (NZ) | 2010-Present | 135 | 129 | 11 | 5428 | 145* | 46 | 83.2 | 11 | 36 |
| 37 | Gordon Greenidge (WI) | 1975-1991 | 128 | 127 | 13 | 5134 | 133* | 45.03 | 64.92 | 11 | 31 |
| 38 | Gautam Gambhir (IND) | 2003-2013 | 147 | 143 | 11 | 5238 | 150* | 39.68 | 85.25 | 11 | 34 |
| 39 | Vivian Richards (WI) | 1975-1991 | 187 | 167 | 24 | 6721 | 189* | 47 | 90.2 | 11 | 45 |
| 40 | Tamim Iqbal (BDESH) | 2007-Present | 186 | 184 | 8 | 6450 | 154 | 36.64 | 78.14 | 11 | 44 |
| 41 | Eoin Morgan (ENG) | 2006-Present | 212 | 199 | 29 | 6557 | 124* | 38.57 | 89.23 | 11 | 41 |
| 42 | Mohammad Hafeez (PAK) | 2003-Present | 207 | 205 | 15 | 6285 | 140* | 33.07 | 76.07 | 11 | 36 |
| 43 | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WI) | 1994-2011 | 268 | 251 | 40 | 8778 | 150 | 41.6 | 70.74 | 11 | 59 |
| 44 | Marvan Atapattu (SL) | 1990-2007 | 268 | 259 | 32 | 8529 | 132* | 37.57 | 67.72 | 11 | 59 |
| 45 | Aravinda de Silva (SL) | 1984-2003 | 308 | 296 | 30 | 9284 | 145 | 34.9 | 81.13 | 11 | 64 |
| 46 | Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK) | 1991-2007 | 378 | 350 | 53 | 11739 | 137* | 39.52 | 74.24 | 10 | 83 |
| 47 | MS Dhoni (IND) | 2004-Present | 338 | 286 | 81 | 10415 | 183* | 50.8 | 87.69 | 10 | 70 |
| 48 | Graeme Smith (SA) | 2002-2013 | 197 | 194 | 10 | 6989 | 141 | 37.98 | 80.81 | 10 | 47 |
| 49 | Ijaz Ahmed (PAK) | 1986-2000 | 250 | 232 | 29 | 6564 | 139* | 32.33 | 80.3 | 10 | 37 |
| 50 | Brendan Taylor (ZIM) | 2004-Present | 188 | 187 | 15 | 6156 | 145* | 35.79 | 76.14 | 10 | 36 |
*Last updated on 3rd February, 2019
Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for the highest centuries scored in the history of ODI cricket with 49 centuries across 24 years of his cricketing journey. However, the record looks achievable and the current scenario of batsmen favoring games will only add to it.
Virat Kohli, standing just 11 centuries away from the all-time record, it is just a matter of time as he surpasses the highest tally.
The likes of Quinton de Kock and Joe Root and some consistency from Rohit Sharma will also be an interesting sight to watch as they come closer to the record.
