WTC Record: The real test for a batsman in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) is long innings, difficult conditions and putting the team in a strong position in the match. Till now, many batsmen have given record breaking performances in this prestigious tournament, which include big names like David Warner, Harry Brook, Shubman Gill. Let’s take a look at the five biggest innings in WTC history.

David Warner – Australia

Australia’s explosive opener David Warner played an unbeaten inning of 335 runs against Pakistan in the Adelaide Test in 2019. In this marathon inning of 418 balls, Warner hit 39 fours and 1 six. This is the biggest individual innings of WTC so far, which left the opposition bowlers completely helpless.

Harry Brook – England

England’s young batsman Harry Brook caught the attention of the world by scoring 317 runs against Pakistan in Multan in October 2024. In this fast-paced inning of 322 balls, he hit 29 fours and 3 sixes while playing at a strike rate of 98. This innings of Brook is also included in the most special innings of England Test history.

Shubman Gill – India

Team India’s star batsman Shubman Gill played a patient and classic inning of 269 runs against England in Birmingham in July 2025. In this innings played in 387 balls, Gill hit 30 fours and 3 sixes. This innings of his is considered to be the turning point in India’s WTC journey. Gill had tired the England bowlers by spending almost 8 hours at the crease.

Jack Crowley – England

England’s tall opener Jack Crowley had scored 267 runs against Pakistan in Southampton in 2020. This inning played in 393 balls with the help of 34 fours is the biggest inning of his Test career. He gave a huge lead to England and changed the course of the match.

Joe Root – England

Former England captain Joe Root scored 262 runs against Pakistan in Multan in October 2024. In this brilliant inning of 375 balls, he hit 17 fours. This innings of Root was an example of excellent technique and patience.

Most International Centuries: Indian cricket team’s hitman Rohit Sharma has once again created history with his bat. In the third and last ODI against Australia in Sydney, Rohit not only gave a respectable victory to Team India by scoring a brilliant century, but also completed his 50th century in international cricket. With this, he left behind Australia’s legendary batsman David Warner and made a place in the record book.

Rohit played an unbeaten inning of 121 runs in 125 balls, which included 13 fours and 3 sixes. This was the 33rd century of his ODI career and 50th century in all three formats combined. With this achievement, he has joined the special club of Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli, who have 50 or more international centuries in their names.

Rohit Sharma reached top-10

Rohit Sharma has now joined the top-10 batsmen who have scored the most centuries in international cricket.

Sachin Tendulkar – 100 centuries

Virat Kohli – 82 centuries

Ricky Ponting – 71 centuries

Kumar Sangakkara – 63 centuries

Jacques Kallis – 62 centuries

Joe Root – 58 centuries

Hashim Amla – 55 centuries

Mahela Jayawardene – 54 centuries

Brian Lara – 53 centuries

Rohit Sharma – 50 centuries

Warner has now slipped to 11th place with 49 centuries. Rohit has achieved this position in approximately 470 international matches.

India’s great victory

Talking about the match, India defeated Australia by 9 wickets in the third ODI. Batting first, the Australian team was reduced to 236 runs. For India, Harshit Rana bowled lethally and took 4 wickets.

India had a slow start while chasing the target, but after the dismissal of Shubman Gill, Rohit and Virat took over the innings. There was an unbeaten partnership of 168 runs between the two for the second wicket. Kohli scored 74 runs on 81 balls.

India won the match by scoring 239 runs losing 1 wicket in just 38.3 overs. However, Australia won the first two matches and won the series 2-1.

Australia has defeated India 2-1 in the ODI series. The Kangaroo team won both the first matches, while the third ODI played in Sydney was won by India by 9 wickets. Before and during this ODI series, questions were being raised on the possibility of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli playing in the 2027 World Cup. Meanwhile, a post is going viral, in which a claim is being made quoting David Warner that he does not feel secure in the place of Gautam Gambhir and Shubman Gill in the team till the 2027 World Cup.

David Warner was quoted in the viral post as saying, “More than Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, I have more doubts about the place of Shubman Gill and Gautam Gambhir in the 2027 World Cup.” This statement quoting David Warner is viral on social media. However, ABP Live does not confirm whether Warner has said this during the commentary or not.

Virat Kohli was out without opening the account in the first two ODI matches against Australia. Amidst increasing pressure, he played an unbeaten inning of 74 runs in Sydney. On the other hand, Rohit Sharma was the highest run scorer in this series by scoring 202 runs. He played an unbeaten inning of 121 runs in Sydney and 73 runs in Adelaide.

When will Rohit and Virat play next?

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have retired from T20 and Test formats. Both of them now play only ODI format. Team India’s next ODI series is to be with South Africa, Rohit and Virat can be seen playing in the same series. India vs South Africa ODI series will run from 30 November-6 December.

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Most Runs in ODI Cricket for Australia: The Australian cricket team is one of the most successful teams in the world in ODI format. Many batsmen of the team have won the team from time to time with their performance. However, for Australia, there are only one batsman to cross the 10,000 runs in ODIs. This great batsman is former captain Ricky Ponting. Apart from him, no Australian batsman has been able to cross the figure of 10,000 runs in ODIs.

Top-10 batsmen who scored the most runs in ODI cricket for Australia

1. Ricky Ponting tops the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs in ODI cricket for Australia. Playing between 1995 and 2012, he scored 13,589 runs in 374 ODIs at an average of 41.81, including 29 centuries and 82 half -centuries.
2. Australia’s most successful wicketkeeper batsman Adam Gilchrist is second in the list of top-10 batsmen who scored the most runs in ODI cricket for Australia. Between 1996 and 2008, 286 have scored 9,595 runs in 286 ODIs with an average of 35.93 and 16 centuries.
3. Mark Waugh is third in the list of top-10 batsmen who scored the most runs in ODI cricket for Australia. Between 1988 and 2002, 244 scored 8,500 runs in 244 ODIs at an average of 39.35, including 18 centuries and 50 half -centuries.
4. Michael Clarke is fourth in the list of top-10 batsmen who scored the most runs in ODI cricket for Australia. Between 2003 and 2015, 7981 runs in 245 ODIs at an average of 44.58, including 8 centuries and 58 half -centuries.
5. Steve Waugh is fifth in the list of top-10 batsmen who scored the most runs in ODI cricket for Australia. Between 1986 and 2002, 325 scored 7569 runs in ODIs at an average of 32.90, including 3 centuries and 45 half -centuries.
6. David Warner is ranked sixth in the list of top-10 batsmen who scored the most runs in ODI cricket for Australia. Between 2009 and 2023 scored 6932 runs in 161 ODIs at an average of 45.30, including 22 centuries and 33 half -centuries.
7. Michael Bevan is ranked seventh in the list of top-10 batsmen who scored the most runs in ODI cricket for Australia. Between 1994 and 2004, he scored 6912 runs in 232 ODIs at an average of 53.58. Which includes 6 centuries and 46 half -centuries.
8. Alan Border is at eighth in the list of top-10 batsmen who scored the most runs in ODI cricket for Australia. Between 1979 and 1994, 273 scored 6524 runs in ODIs at an average of 30.62, including 3 centuries and 39 half -centuries.
9. Matthew Hayden is at the ninth in the list of top-10 batsmen who scored the most runs in ODI cricket for Australia. Between 1993 and 2008, 160 ODIs scored 6131 runs at an average of 44.10, including 10 centuries and 36 half -centuries.
10. Dean Jones is the last place in the list of top-10 batsmen who scored the most runs in ODI cricket for Australia. Between 1984 and 1994, 164 scored 6068 runs in 164 ODIs at an average of 44.61, including 7 centuries and 46 half -centuries.

Chasing a target of 164 runs in the sixth match of The Hundred League, Welsh Fire opener Johnny Bairstow scored a shock of 86 runs in 50 balls. He hit 6 sixes in this innings, so many sixes and the opposition team did not even have a total total in London Spirit. However, despite this brilliant innings, Bairstow could not win his team. Earlier, David Warner had played a wonderful innings of 70 runs for the London Spirit, on which he won the Player of the Match award.

Welsh Fire had a target of 164 runs to win. Steve Smith was dismissed by 3 runs, captain Tom Abbal (5) was also dismissed cheaply. But Johnny Bairstow stood at one end, scoring 86 runs in 50 balls at a strike rate of 172. In this innings, he hit 6 sixes and 6 fours. In the end, Chris Green struggled a bit and scored not out 32 runs in 21 balls but Welsh remained 9 runs away from the win.

David Warner becomes player of the match

Earlier, after losing the toss, London Spirit came out to bat first and scored 163 runs in 100 balls. Captains Kane Williamson and David Warner started the innings, the captain was dismissed by 14 runs. David Warner scored 70 runs in 45 balls with the help of 2 sixes and 8 fours. Jamie Smith played an important innings of 26 and Ashton Turner 24 runs. David Warner received the Player of the Match award for his brilliant innings.

A total of 8 teams are playing in The Hundred 2025, all the teams have played their first match this season. The London Spirit lost the previous match from this, she has come to 5th position with this victory in the points table. This is the second consecutive defeat of Welsh Fire, the team is at number six in the points table. Oval Invensibles ranks first with 2 wins in 2.

Cricketers are not limited to fours and sixes. In today’s time, players also participate equally in the game of glamor and luxury. With big deals, advertising and thick earnings, now his style statement is also touching the sky. Watches like Rolex, Hublot, Patek Philippe and Panerai are now not only with billionaires, but also the Kings of Cricket. Here is the list of top 10 cricketers who wear the most expensive watch …

Virat Kohli

King of cricket Virat Kohli is the king of both style and performance. They have Rolex Daytona, which costs around ₹ 8.60 lakhs. The special thing about the clock in this is the tachymetric scale, which can be measured up to the average speed. Apart from Rolex, Virat has a great collection of high-end brands like Audemars Piguet Royal Oak and Patek Philippe.

MS Dhoni

‘Captain Cool’ Mahi, who has said goodbye to the cricket world, is also quiet but classy in her style. They have a great panerai radiomir california watch, which costs Rs 9.25 lakh. This watch is known for its unique dial and clear design.

Rohit Sharma

Former Indian team captain Hitman Rohit has a special attachment to the watches. Rolex Sky-Dweller is the most expensive and special watch of his collection. Its price starts at Rs 10.7 lakh. Rohit has customized it with black dial.

Ben stokes

The style icon of England’s World Cup Hero Ben Stokes adds to the image Hublot Big Bang Watch. Its modern look and stunning design make it a favorite watch for youth. The price of its clock is Rs 38.96 lakhs.

Jose Butler

England’s Limited Over Format captain Butler also keeps a lot of shacks of the clocks. He showed his magnificent watch Rolex Sea Dweller on Instagram, which he has customized with Black Dial. This watch is completely waterproof and is designed for underwater exploration.

Faf du Plessis

South African batsman and IPL star Faf du Plessis is well known about the watch. He himself is the brand ambassador of Panerai radiomir. During the IPL 2019, he was seen wearing this watch in a photo with Dhoni. The price of this watch is Rs 5.24 lakh.

David Warner

Australian batsman David Warner is not even less fans in India. Warner wears Hublot Big Bang Black Magic, which is on top in both style and technology. The price of this automatic chronograph clock is also Rs 38.96 lakhs.

KL Rahul

KL Rahul is very famous for his fashion on social media. India’s opener batsman KL Rahul has an exclusive watch Patek Philippe Naualus 57121/A. This watch is the most expensive piece of his watch collection, which costs Rs 37.5 lakh.

Yuzvendra Chahal

Chahal is very famous for his fun and social media presence. He is seen posting a very stylish photo on social media. The watch she wore at the time of engagement with Dhanashree in 2020 was Rolex Datejust, which is priced at Rs 8.19 lakh.

Mark wood

England’s Pacer Mark Wood plays for LSG in IPL. He likes Daniel Wellington, which is a simple but stylish quartz watch. Its price is between 15,000 and 20,000 rupees. The price of this watch is not high but this watch is definitely classy in the look.

Texas Super Kings won the 7th match of Major League 2025 by 93 runs. The Texas team, captained by Faf Duplessis, scored 153 runs while batting first, in response, explosive batsman of Seattle Orchus David Warner (9), Kil Myers (0), Heinrich Klassen (0) flopped and the entire team collapsed at 60 runs.

Second shortest score in the history of the league

This is the second smallest score in the history of Major League cricket. Chasing the target of 154 runs, the start of Seattle orchs was very bad. In the second over, Kyle Myers was out without opening an account. After this, David Warner returned to the pavilion on the score of 9. After this, Steve Taylor 4 and then captain Henrik Klassen moved on zero.

7 wickets lost at 27

One wicket after another kept falling and the 7th wicket of Seattle Orkus fell on the score of 27, at this time it was felt that the entire team would not be able to score 50 runs, but as soon as the team crossed this figure. Although the entire team collapsed for 60 runs, this is the second smallest score of Major League cricket.

Zia ul Haq Muhammad, Nandre Burger and Noor Ahmed took 3-3 wickets for Texas Super Kings. Jia ul Haq Muhammad was voted the best player of the match.

The @Texassuperkings Ran through the Seattle Orcas’ Batting Lineup, Getting them all out for just 60 runs -the second lowest Total in MLC History!

How Good Was This Bowling Performance? pic.twitter.com/1drpxfxn33

– Cognizant Major League Cricket (@MlCrick) June 17, 2025

This is the third consecutive win of Texas Super Kings, captained by Faf Duplessis, is second in the points table with 6 points. The first place is San Francisco Unicorn’s, he has also won 3 out of 3 matches but its net run rate is better than Texas.

Stoinis, Derryl Mitchell played important innings

Seattle orchs are commanded by Henrik Klassen. Klassen, played on Tuesday, won the toss and invited Texas Super Kings to bat first. Devon Conway scored 13 runs, captain Faf Duplessis was dismissed by Oed McCoy by scoring 7 runs. Derial Mitchell scored 25 runs from 25, Marcus Stoinis scored a significant 28 runs from 12 balls. Sayteja scored 30 runs.

Australian player on ahmedabad plane crash: 265 people died in the Ahmedabad plane crash accident. This incident in the capital of Gujarat, not only the people of India, but the whole world shocked. Everyone is shocked by this painful accident. At the same time, former cricketer of Australia team David Warner has also said a lot about this incident. Warner has said that he will never travel from Air India.

David Warner raised questions

Former Australian veteran David Warner has also questioned the service of Air India earlier. Once, Warner posted on X and wrote that I was boarded a board in Air India, in which there was no pilot. Warner questioned Air India that when you do not have a pilot, why do you sit on the flight. Now Warner has refused to sit in the plane of Air India after the accident in Ahmedabad.

David Warner loves India

David Warner has retired from international cricket, but is connected to the league in different countries. This time David Warner did not find any buyer in the IPL, so he remained unsold in IPL 2025. But Warner was seen playing in the Pakistan Super League. Warner has a lot of attachment to the people of India and India. These veteran players of Australia have praised India many times. Warner considers this country as his second home. Warner has earlier said in a statement that whenever he retires from cricket, he would like to live in India after that.

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