India’s Great Master Blaster, Sachin Tendulkar is not the only batter who has the most dismissals on 99 runs in ODIs. Scoring a ton in international cricket is a big landmark and for greats like Sachin Tendulkar, who holds a rare milestone of 100 centuries is beyond reach for many in the cricketing fraternity. However, most recently, Virat Kohli surpassed the Master Blaster in terms of most centuries in ODIs. He has 50 centuries in the limited-over format, followed by Sachin Tendulkar at second with 49 centuries.
Many cricketing pundits also say that Kohli, even if he continues to be in his prime form for the next 2-3 years, may still not be able to reach the century of centuries milestone. As for Sachin fans, especially when talking of his greatness, they put up how many times he has gotten out in the score of 90s. And while we talk about his milestone of centuries, not many cricketers have been able to score a lot of centuries in their careers. One ought to have the hunger to play longer innings and can pace their innings well to reach that landmark. A lot of times, a cricketer lose focus when they are in the 90s.
There have been a lot of occasions when cricketers got out in the 90s and missed out on their hundreds. On that note, we look at six such batters with the most dismissals on 99 runs in ODIs.
6 Six Batters With Most Dismissals on 99 Runs in ODIs
#6. Sachin Tendulkar
The god of cricket, Sachin Tendulkar also holds the unwanted record for getting out on 99 most number of times in one-day internationals. Sachin Tendulkar got out on 99 three times in limited overs and all in the year 2007.
The first time he was dismissed on 99 was in June 2007 against South Africa in Belfast. He was run out after being sent back by Yuvraj Singh. In the same year, in an ODI match against England in Bristol, Tendulkar was caught behind off Andrew Flintoff on 99.
The third and final occasion, when he was out on 99 was in November 2007 against Pakistan in Mohali. Sachin is the only batter in history to have the most dismissals on 99 runs In ODIs, having been dismissed thrice on the score. Overall, Sachin also holds an unwanted record in the ODIs. He is the only batter in White ball cricket history to have been dismissed 17 more times while playing in the score of 90s.
On the brighter side, the Master Blaster also boasts of centuries of centuries in the game, and his record will be difficult to tally in future.
