Even after coming to existence a much later from Test cricket, ODI cricket became popular in a short while. Despite the absence of TV sets, people used to know about the match through radio commentary. Slowly things changed and there was a system of live telecast on TV, then there too the audience started enjoying a lot.
Due to the strong performance of the players, people liked this game in a short time. Sachin Tendulkar has the most number of centuries (49) in ODIs in world cricket. He is followed by Virat Kohli and other cricketers. It is the desire of any captain that he must score a century as a captain in this format.
Players like Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Ricky Ponting, Virat Kohli etc. have done this many times in their career but there have been some players who could not score a century even after being the captain of their country’s team for a long time.
In this article, we talk about 3 such legendary captains who never scored a century in their ODI career. All three players make a different mark in world cricket.
Heath Streak
All-rounder Heath Streak displayed a great game for the Zimbabwe team during his tenure. In his time, the team used to be strong. Although he was much better in bowling, but in batting also he cannot be considered less. He captained Zimbabwe for four years but could not score a century.
Even after resigning from the captaincy, he failed to do so. His highest score in ODIs was 79 not out and a total of 13 half-centuries also came from his bat throughout his career. He is considered one of Zimbabwe’s finest all-rounders.
Daniel Vettori
New Zealand’s dashing all-rounder Daniel Vettori led the team for almost five years. During this, he batted well for the team many times but could not score a century. Including the captaincy matches, he played a total of 295 ODIs and also scored 4 half-centuries. His highest score was 83 runs, however he had six centuries in Test cricket, the longest format of the game.
Misbah-ul-Haq
Misbah-ul-Haq is considered one of the greatest captain of the Pakistan cricket team and impressed everyone with his performance with the bat. He captained the Pakistan team for more than seven years, but never scored a century in ODI cricket.
Misbah scored 42 fifties in 162 matches in international cricket but could never hit a hundred. His highest score was 96 not out. He scored 10 centuries in Test cricket while playing for the Men in Green.