There are many batsmen in 50-over cricket who have never scored a century. However, they are all legends in their own countries. They have led their teams to victory in countless matches. Modern one-day cricket has turned batting into a paradise for batsmen like Sachin Tendulkar or Virat Kohli. However, it’s true that scoring runs in one-day is not an easy task. Because, in this format, batsmen have to understand the ‘momentum’ of the match at every moment.
There are many such batsmen in 50-over cricket who have never seen a century. However, they are all legends in their own countries. They have led their teams to victory in countless matches. Such are a few of the batsmen we have this time.
Misbah-ul-Haq (Pakistan): The former Pakistani captain has played 162 ODIs, scoring over five thousand runs. His average is also not bad – 43.40. However, there is no century. But he has 42 half-centuries. He scored 96 runs against the West Indies in the Champions Trophy match in 2013. That is Misbah’s best innings in 50-over cricket.
Michael Vaughan (England): Despite being one of England’s best captains in the modern era, Michael Vaughan never scored a century in one-day cricket. He played 86 matches in 50-over cricket for England, scoring 1982 runs. He had 16 half-centuries. He scored 90 runs against Zimbabwe in 2005. That’s his best in his career.
Habibul Bashar Sumon (Bangladesh): He reached the milestone of three thousand runs as the first Bangladeshi batsman in Tests. He has three centuries in this format. He was the captain of the winning team in the first Test victory for Bangladesh in the 2007 World Cup under his leadership. However, his batting in one-dayers was not consistent. From 1995 to 2007 – in a total of 12 years, he played only 111 matches in this format, averaging 21.68, scoring 2168 runs. He has 14 half-centuries. This is not the end, he has no century in his List ‘A’ career either.
Dwayne Smith (West Indies): This destructive batsman has never scored a century in one-dayers. Until his retirement in 2017, he had gained enough stability in ODIs. He played 105 matches in this format, scoring 1560 runs, with an average of 18.57. His best innings in this format was his innings of 97 runs against India in Delhi. However, he has five centuries in the T20 format.
Dinesh Karthik (India): His name is actually associated with the Nidahas Trophy final. He also has impeccable innings in one-dayers. In September 2004, he debuted in Tests against England at Lord’s. Although, despite being the backbone of the team, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, he couldn’t play in one-dayers. He played 94 ODIs, averaging 30.20, scoring 1752 runs. He has nine half-centuries.
Graham Thorpe (England): Although he was known as the backbone of the England team, Graham Thorpe didn’t have anything significant in terms of statistics in one-dayers. He played 82 matches, averaging 38, scoring 2380 runs. Although he had 21 half-centuries, he didn’t score any centuries.
