Against New Zealand at Dubai in the 2025 Champions Trophy, Virat Kohli became the seventh Indian and 22nd overall to play 300 men’s ODIs.
Kohli had made his ODI debut on the Sri Lanka tour of August 2008, a few months after he had led India to the Under-19 World Cup title in Malaysia. His ODI career coincided with the rise of the IPL and T20 cricket in general, which makes his 300 caps a remarkable feat. Kohli’s 51 ODI hundreds are the most in the history of the format, while his 14,085 runs are the third-most.
Among contemporary cricketers, Mushfiqur Rahim (274) has played the most ODIs after Kohli, followed by Rohit Sharma (270). Shakib Al Hasan, probably active but without an ODI appearance since 2023, is next, with 247.
The other Indians to have reached the 300-mark are Sachin Tendulkar (463), MS Dhoni (350), Rahul Dravid (344), Mohammad Azharuddin (334), Sourav Ganguly (311), and Yuvraj Singh (304). Among them, Dhoni (347 ODIs only for India), Dravid (340), Ganguly (308), and Yuvraj (301) have represented other teams too.
Most appearances in men’s ODIs
| Player | Teams | Career | Matches |
| Sachin Tendulkar | India | 1989-2012 | 463 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | Sri Lanka, Asia XI | 1998-2015 | 448 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka, Asia XI | 1989-2011 | 445 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | Sri Lanka, Asia XI, ICC World XI | 2000-2015 | 404 |
| Shahid Afridi | Pakistan, Asia XI, ICC World XI | 1996-2015 | 398 |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq | Pakistan, Asia XI | 1991-2007 | 378 |
| Ricky Ponting | Australia, ICC World XI | 1995-2012 | 375 |
| Wasim Akram | Pakistan | 1984-2003 | 356 |
| MS Dhoni | India, Asia XI | 2004-2019 | 350 |
| Muttiah Muralidaran | Sri Lanka, Asia XI, ICC World XI | 1993-2011 | 350 |
| Rahul Dravid | India, Asia XI, ICC World XI | 1996-2011 | 344 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | India | 1985-2000 | 334 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | Sri Lanka | 1999-2016 | 330 |
| Jacques Kallis | South Africa, Africa XI, ICC World XI | 1996-2014 | 328 |
| Steve Waugh | Australia | 1986-2002 | 325 |
| Chaminda Vaas | Sri Lanka, Asia XI | 1994-2008 | 322 |
| Sourav Ganguly | India, Asia XI | 1992-2007 | 311 |
| Aravinda de Silva | Sri Lanka | 1984-2003 | 308 |
| Yuvraj Singh | India, Asia XI | 2000-2017 | 304 |
| Shaun Pollock | South Africa, Africa XI, ICC World XI | 1996-2008 | 303 |
| Chris Gayle | West Indies, ICC World XI | 1999-2019 | 301 |
| Virat Kohli | India | 2008-active | 300* |
- Mithali Raj (232) and Jhulan Goswami (204) have played the most women’s ODIs.
