Most International Fifties: Whatever be the format of a cricket match, scoring a century or a fifty is special for every batsman. Know about those 5 players of this game who have scored the most fifties.
It is not easy to score runs in all three formats of cricket, because batsmen have to prepare their strategy according to the format and conditions and have to adapt themselves to that environment. Whenever records are discussed in cricket, the name of the God of this game i.e. Sachin Tendulkar is definitely there. He has achieved many achievements in his historic career.
Whether it is the most centuries, most runs or playing the most matches, Sachin is number one. Sachin has also achieved the feat of scoring the most international fifties. We have brought for you a list of those 5 cricketers of the world, who scored a lot of runs in international cricket and scored the most half-centuries.
Sachin Tendulkar is the player with most fifties in international cricket
Whenever records are discussed in cricket, Sachin Tendulkar’s name definitely comes up. He is also called the God of this game, who holds the record of scoring the most international runs. He has also scored 100 centuries. Sachin has scored 164 fifties in 182 innings of 664 matches, which is the highest in international cricket.
Kumar Sangakkara
Kumar Sangakkara is the second highest run scorer in international cricket after Sachin Tendulkar. This left-handed legend played for Sri Lanka for 15 years. He scored 153 fifties in 666 innings of 594 matches. He was a strong force in the Sri Lankan team, who excelled in wicketkeeping and batting.
Jacques Kallis
This legend is called the best all-rounder in the world. He performed brilliantly for Africa for years in all three formats. He has scored 149 half-centuries in 617 innings of 519 matches in his career. He has scored 25534 runs with his bat.
Ricky Ponting (Australia)
Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting was a legendary cricketer. He was a stylish batsman who was difficult to get out. This player has scored 146 fifties in 668 innings of his international career. Ponting has 27483 runs to his name, which is the highest for Australia.
Rahul Dravid (India)
Rahul Dravid is called the Dawar of cricket. He became famous by the name of The Wall. This calm-natured legend fought bravely against bowlers from all over the world, he used to stand firmly at the crease, batted in 605 innings in his career and scored 146 half-centuries. He has 24208 runs to his name. He later also became the coach of India.