Here is the elite list of batters who have scored their 30 ODI centuries in the fewest innings.
Fastest to 30 ODI centuries
| Player | Innings up to 30 100s | Time taken | Runs after 30,100s | Date reached on | Innings taken from 20 to 30 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virat Kohli (IND) | 186 | 9y 16d | 8587 | September 3, 2017 | 53 |
| Rohit Sharma (IND) | 234 | 15y 215d | 9782 | January 24, 2023 | 51 |
| Sachin Tendulkar (IND) | 267 | 11y 291d | 10562 | October 5, 2001 | 70 |
| Ricky Ponting (AUS) | 349 | 16y 37d | 13288 | March 24, 2011 | 105 |
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Key insights on the fastest batters to reach 30 ODI centuries
Speed and efficiency for up to 30 ODI centuries
Only four batters have scored 30 centuries in ODI cricket.
Virat Kohli is the fastest to break 30 hundreds, take 186 ODI Innings.
Kohli is also the fastest to the milestone in terms of time nine years and sixteen days from its debut in August 2008.
Sachin Tendulkar was the first batsman to join this elite list and scored his 30th ODI hundred in his 267th innings in October 2001.
Ricky Ponting is the slowest batter that can be brought forward 30 centuries in this format 349 innings.
Age and time records for the milestone
Tendulkar remains the youngest batter to score 30 ODI centuries, reaching the milestone at the age of 28 years and 164 days.
Ponting is the oldest batter to reach this milestone at the age of 1 36 years and 95 daysalong with taking 16 years and 37 days from his debut.
Check this: Oldest batsmen to hit an ODI century
Individual performance and conversion records
Kohli scored an undefeated one 110 in return for Sri Lanka to collect his 30th ton, which is the highest score among these four batters for the 30th ODI hundred.
Ponting has the next best score (104 vs India), while Tendulkar (vs South Africa) and Rohit Sharma (vs New Zealand) scored 101 each for their 30th ton.
Rohit had a quick conversion from 20 Unpleasant 30 centuries, take 51 innings to add the 10 hundreds to his portfolio.
Tendulkar And Rohit are the only two batters to break 30-plus centuries as openers in ODIs.
Rohit taken 178 innings to bring up his 30th tons during the opening for India, while Tendulkar necessary 186 innings.
Kohli has destroyed most centuries, while Tendulkar remains at the top of the run chart in ODIs.
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