The Indian team is about to create history as soon as they enter the field to play the ODI match against West Indies.
New Delhi, The 3-match ODI series between India and West Indies (India vs West Indies ODI Series) is going to start from 6 February. All the matches of this ODI series are going to be played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. At the same time, Rohit Sharma, the ‘Hitman’ of the Indian team, is going to play his first match as an ODI captain. The special thing is that the Indian team is going to create history as soon as they enter the field to play the ODI match against West Indies.
Actually, this is going to be the 1000th ODI match of the Indian team in the history of cricket. India will become the first country in the world to play its 1000th ODI match on 6 February. It has taken 48 years for the Indian team for India to create this history. At the same time, the Indian team will become the first and overall second team to play the 1000th ODI. Let us tell you that England has played 1045 Test matches.
The Indian team played its first ODI in the year 1974 against England under the captaincy of Ajit Wadekar. Till now Indian team has won 518 ODI matches. While 431 matches have been defeated. The team’s win percentage rate during this period is 54.54 percent.
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Currently, the Indian team is in the first place in terms of playing most matches in ODIs. At the same time, the name of the Australian team is registered in second place. The Australian has played a total of 958 ODIs so far. After this comes the name of Pakistan. Pakistan has played 936 matches so far.
Know the journey of India’s ODI match so far
- First match: 1974 against England
- 100th match: 1986 against Australia
- 200th match: Against Australia in 1992
- 300th match: 1996 against South Africa
- 400th match: against Kenya in 1999
- 500th match: 2002 against England
- 600th match: against Sri Lanka in 2005
- 700th match: 2008 against England
- 800th match: 2012 against Australia
- 900th match: against New Zealand in 2016
- 1000th match: Against West Indies in 2022