India’s 1000th ODI Match: India to become 1st country in world to play 1000 ODI’s
India’s 1000th ODI Match: Rohit Sharma to lead India in 1000th ODI- Rohit Sharma will begin his full-time captaincy tenure in a milestone match when Team India gear up to face the West Indies on Sunday. The Men in Blue will become the first team in the world to feature in 1000 ODIs, comfortably pipping the likes of Australia and Pakistan. The match incidentally also marks the start of a new cycle with India ramping up their preparations for the 2023 World Cup at home.
India’s 1000th ODI Match: Great moment for Indian cricket, India to become 1st country in world to play 1000 ODI’s: Follow IND vs WI LIVE Updates
India begin 2023 World Cup preparations: For Team India, it is about experimenting with the combinations and that is why the selectors have picked a squad with some surprising faces including Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav and Deepak Hooda.
After Virat Kohli was removed from ODI captaincy, KL Rahul took charge temporarily for the South Africa series as Rohit Sharma was nursing a hamstring injury. Now, Rohit Sharma will be back to lead the side.
India captains in Milestone matches:
- 1st match: Ajit Wadekar vs England
- 100th match: Kapil Dev vs Australia
- 500th match: Sourav Ganguly vs England
- 600th match: Virender Sehwag vs Sri Lanka
- 700th match: MS Dhoni vs England
- 750th match: MS Dhoni vs Sri Lanka
- 900th match: MS Dhoni vs New Zealand
- 1000th match: Rohit Sharma vs West Indies
India’s 1000th ODI Match: Great moment for Indian cricket, India to become 1st country in world to play 1000 ODI’s: Follow IND vs WI LIVE Updates
ODI Records:
| Team | Span | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | W % |
| India | 1974-2022 | 999 | 518 | 431 | 9 | 41 | 54.54 |
| Australia | 1971-2021 | 958 | 581 | 334 | 9 | 34 | 63.36 |
| Pakistan | 1973-2021 | 936 | 490 | 417 | 9 | 20 | 53.98 |
| Sri Lanka | 1975-2022 | 870 | 395 | 432 | 5 | 38 | 47.77 |
| West Indies | 1973-2022 | 834 | 406 | 388 | 10 | 30 | 51.11 |
| New Zealand | 1973-2021 | 775 | 354 | 374 | 7 | 40 | 48.63 |
| England | 1971-2021 | 761 | 384 | 339 | 9 | 29 | 53.07 |
| South Africa | 1991-2022 | 638 | 391 | 221 | 6 | 20 | 63.75 |
| Zimbabwe | 1983-2022 | 541 | 140 | 381 | 8 | 12 | 27.22 |
| Bangladesh | 1986-2021 | 388 | 136 | 245 | 0 | 7 | 35.69 |
Incidentally, the 1000th match will also mark the beginning of a new cycle. After a 3-0 drubbing in South Africa, under the new leadership of Rohit Sharma, India will begin preparations for the 2023 World Cup.
The search for a match-winning all-rounder is still on in Hardik Pandya’s absence. While Shardul Thakur and Deepak Chahar have thrown their hats in the ring, the team management will monitor their all-round abilities in the West Indies series.
