ODI cricket is one of the toughest formats of the game for a batter. He needs to have the technique of Test cricket and the ability to accelerate like T20 cricket to achieve success in the 50-over format. Not all cricketers who achieved success in Tests and T20Is have succeeded in the one-day international format of the game.
Speaking of the 50-over format, a new player always takes time to settle in any format. Irrespective of which format he is starting his career in, a new player takes time to get adjusted to the level of international cricket. However, the same has not been true for the following three players.
These three cricketers achieved the feat of completing their first 1,000 runs in ODI cricket in less than 20 innings.
3. Shubman Gill – 19 ODI innings
Indian cricket team’s star batter Shubman Gill has completed his first 1,000 runs in the 50-over format in the ongoing ODI match against the New Zealand cricket team. Playing at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad, Gill has touched his century and also completed 1,000 runs.
Fans should note that Gill has become the first Indian to achieve this feat in less than 20 innings. He made his debut against New Zealand in 2019 and completed 1,000 runs against the same opponent in 2023.
2. Imam-ul-Haq – 19 ODI innings
Another cricketer who took just 19 innings to complete 1,000 runs in this format is Pakistan’s Imam-ul-Haq. The opening batter touched the milestone in a match against the South African cricket team at Centurion in 2019.
1. Fakhar Zaman – 18 innings
Another Pakistani cricketer to feature on this list is Fakhar Zaman. The left-handed batter made his debut in Champions Trophy 2017. Zaman took only 18 innings for 1,000 runs, which is a world record.
