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    A look at India's decade-wise ODI heroes after 500th victory

    A look at India's decade-wise ODI heroes after 500th victory

    By Ayush Gupta
    Mar 06, 2019
    06:59 pm

    What's the story

    India registered their 500th ODI win when they beat Australia by eight runs in the second ODI on Tuesday.

    As India celebrate the landmark win, they have been on a tough road for over five decades.

    Starting since 1970s, India have improved their winning percentage over the years as we analyze the architects of their victories in these decades.

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    India's ever-improving winning percentage over decades

    Decade wise split of 500 ODI wins:

    1970s: 2/13 (Win% 15.38)
    1980s: 69/155 (44.51%)
    1990s: 122/257 (47.47%)
    2000s: 161/307 (52.44%)
    2010s: 146/231 (63.20%)#INDvAUS #India500

    — Deepu Narayanan (@deeputalks) March 6, 2019

    1970s

    1970s: Sunil Gavaskar was the King of Indian cricket

    This initial phase of Indian cricket in ODIs was dominated by, the one and only, Sunil Gavaskar.

    Having made his debut in 1974, Gavaskar played just nine ODIs in the 70s, scoring 254 runs at an average of 36.28.

    Although he failed to strike any century during this phase, he scored half-century twice while his highest score was an unbeaten 65 against East Africa.

    1980s

    1980s: All-round dominance by Kapil Dev

    In the 80s, out emerged the greatest all-rounder India ever produced, Kapil Dev.

    Since 1980, Kapil was unstoppable, as he played 143 matches during the phase (till 1989), scoring 2,869 runs at an average of 26.81, while he also claimed 168 wickets at an average of 26.25 and an economy of 3.68.

    He also led India to their first World Cup title in 1983.

    1990s

    1990s: The era of Master Blaster, Sachin Tendulkar

    One of the classic phases of Indian cricket saw the rise of the greatest player, Sachin Tendulkar.

    Having made his debut in December 1989, Sachin played 229 matches in the 90s, scoring 8,571 runs at an average of 42.85.

    Further, he also picked 78 wickets during the phase at an average of 47.78 and an economy of 4.92.

    Thus, the numbers say it all.

    2000s

    2000s: The era of four horsemen

    Four of the prominent Indian cricketers who rose during this phase were Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh and MS Dhoni.

    Although the likes of Sachin, Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid did play during this era, the above four players had the most impact in ODIs.

    During this, India won in England in 2002 and also reached the World Cup final in 2003.

    2010s

    2010s: The beginning of Kohlination

    Virat Kohli made a name for himself even before his debut in 2008 by winning the U-19 World Cup.

    Following his debut, he has been unstoppable, and since 2010, he has scored 10,209 runs at an average of 60.76, while he has 39 centuries to his name to date.

    With no signs of slowing down, Kohli is set to dominate for a long time.

    Future

    600 and the most dominant team definitely on cards

    Having just registered their 500th ODI win, India would surely have their target set on their next goal, which is to become the most dominant ODI team in the history of the sport.

    Currently, Australia have the most ODI wins of 558 matches, as India eye the record over the next decade and also register their 600th ODI win soon.

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