Milind Kumar made a unique record: Indian-origin cricketer Milind Kumar, who plays cricket for America, has created a unique record yesterday. For the first time in the 53-year history of ODI cricket, a cricketer has scored a record 155 runs in an innings. Milind Kumar created a unique record by scoring 155 runs in 110 balls in the ODI match between UAE and USA played at the United Cricket Club Ground in Windhoek.
So far in the history of ODI cricket, 63 players have scored between 150 and 159 runs. But in the case of scoring 155 runs, Milind is the only player who has scored 155 runs in an innings. In the 53-year history of ODI cricket, 4773 ODI matches have been played so far, in which no player has scored more than 150 runs in an innings since the first ODI played in 1971. Milind has created a record by batting aggressively. His average in first class cricket is 50.
Highest individual run scorer in ODI cricket history
run | Number of runs scored on an individual basis |
150 | 8 |
151 | 8 |
152 | 10 |
153 | 11 |
154 | 6 |
155 | 1 |
156 | 7 |
157 | 4 |
158 | 5 |
159 | 3 |
went to America and played drums
Milind Kumar played domestic cricket in India in 2010. Later he played for Sikkim in 2018, despite performing well for Tripura, he did not get a chance in the Indian team. Later he moved to America and became a part of Minor League Cricket in 2021. This is the second-highest run-scoring innings for America in an ODI match.
Also most runs in Ranji Trophy
Milind, who played for Sikkim and Delhi in the Ranji Trophy, was the highest run scorer in the 2018-19 Ranji season. He scored 1331 runs in the Ranji Trophy. He has also played for Delhi Daredevils and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL. On the basis of Milind's aggressive batting, America scored 339 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in 50 overs against UAE. In reply, the UAE team collapsed for just 136 runs.