In the great game of cricket, one no longer has a particular fixed role, for the demands of present day sport are dynamic and perhaps require more variations and changes than ever before. Which is why,
off spinners hit useful runs from down the order. Think Sophie Ecclestone and Moeen Ali from the English camp; one a premier spinner and the other, a former England national cricketer. Then, there are batters up top who bowl as a fifth or sixth change. Think Roston Chase, in whose case, we have a captain who comes in at #5 or even 6 for his West Indies and when he doesn't fire with the bat, which hasn't really been a challenge for the Barbadian in limited overs cricket this year, he bowls commanding off spin as a useful third or fourth change bowler. But the role of the wicketkeeper, without much ado, has shifted from the gear of having been a traditionalist who 'could' or 'could not' make runs from someone who has to factor herself or himself in as a batter.
Think of the iconic MS Dhoni from the time he was doing amazing stuff. Think Shai Hope in the current context of the West Indies white-ball set up; the right hander, doesn't only score runs, keeps wickets, captains the side and usually does a great job in the first department whilst always maintaining consistency and agility in the other job he's proudly taken up and rather selflessly so. That being told, who are the wicket-keeper to score most centuries in ODI cricket:
Kumar Sangakkara
The suave stylist of Sri Lankan cricket really stamped his authority in one-day cricket by stroking 23 centuries, the most ever and to have scored them with a sense of class and great poise. Such a fantastic person and such a fine batter that it is hard to find another like him.
Quinton de Kock
The baby-faced brute hitter and classic timer of the white ball, what has de Kock not done for his purely passionate Proteas team? 22 hundreds can't ever be taken any lightly.
Shai Hope
In a team where instability, hard hitting, playing spin with vengeance, not application and thoughtfless decision making run rife, Shai Hope does just the opposite. Free flowing emotions be damned and practically be adapted in reviewing his career, the West Indies cricket owes the committed and simple man from Barbados a debt of gratitude. That's because despite continuing to tread on the path to cricketing decline, something evident even during Lara and Shiv Chanderpaul, Ambrose and Hooper's time, some, rare ones like Hope didn't give up on the team. And that's despite prevailing in an era where the lust for quick bucks and easy money, not prioritising national team's interest are more prominent than ever.
Which wicketkeepers have scored most 100s in ODI cricket are here:
|
Wicketkeeper |
ODI tons |
Number of innings taken |
Highest score |
Country |
|
Kumar Sangakkara |
23 |
340 |
169 |
Sri Lanka |
|
Quinton de Kock |
22 |
156 |
178 |
South Africa |
|
Shai Hope |
18 |
138 |
170 |
West Indies |
| Adam Gilchrist | 16 | 274 | 172 |
Australia |
| Jos Buttler | 11 | 162 | 162* | England |
FAQs
How many centuries has the current ODI captain of West Indies scored in 50-over cricket?
Shai Diego Hope has hit 18 centuries in one day cricket from 138 innings and is already set to overtake Brian Charles Lara and then, Christopher Henry Gayle.
What is Jos Buttler's highest ODI (personal best) score?
The experienced former English captain, a white-ball specialist has scored 162 not out, a great knock that starred in a winning cause for his team around 7 years ago, in the Caribbean against hosts, West Indies.
