3 Indian batters with most hundreds against Australia in ODIs

Overview

• In the third ODI of the 2025 series in Sydney, Rohit Sharma scored an unbeaten 121*(125), his ninth ton in the 50-over format against Australia
• Virat Kohli has eight tons in ODIs to his name against Australia in 51 innings, as of October 2025
• Sachin Tendulkar had smashed nine hundreds against the 6-time ODI World Cup winners in 70 innings

India is known for producing some of the greatest batters in the history of cricket. In particular, many of the greatest ODI batters have been produced by India. The 2-time World Cup-winning team has had some great batters in ODIs like Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Virender Sehwag, Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Mohammad Azharuddin, Rahul Dravid, Suresh Raina, and many others.

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Some of them scored a lot of runs against Australia, which is the greatest ODI team. Scoring runs against them is not an easy task, as the players will have to adapt to high quality. However, some of the great players have done it well many times in their careers. It helped them to play a key role in some of the biggest wins for the Indian team, especially outside home.

3 Indian batters with most hundreds against Australia in ODIs

Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli is regarded as arguably the greatest batter in the history of ODIs by many. He is in the elite list of batters to have scored over 13000 runs in ODIs. Kohli has a great record while chasing and possesses a brilliant record against most teams, including Australia in the 50-over format.

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Kohli did not have a great ODI series against Australia in 2025. Yet, he has a brilliant overall record against them. The 36-year-old has eight tons in ODIs to his name against Australia in 51 innings, as of October 2025. It is the second most for an Indian batter against the 2023 ODI World Cup winners. 

Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar is regarded as arguably the greatest cricketer since Don Bradman by many. He was a good batting All-rounder for a good number of years in his ODI career. Purely as a batter, he is among the greatest ODI batters of all-time. Some of his bets performances in ODIs came against Australia.

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His 175 in the ODI against Australia in Hyderabad in 2009 is regarded one of the greatest performances in a losing cause. Tendulkar had smashed nine hundreds against the 6-time ODI World Cup winners in 70 innings, which is the joint-most for an Indian batter in ODIs.

Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma is one of the batters to have a great record against Australia in ODIs. Sharma's first ODI double hundred came against Australia in 2013. Be it at home or in away and neutral conditions, the Indian opener has had the better of Australia in the format. Hence, it does not come as a surprise to see Rohit in the list.

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In the third ODI of the 2025 series in Sydney, Rohit Sharma scored an unbeaten 121*(125), which helped India to secure a win against Australia. Rohit has played 49 innings against the defending ODI World Cup Champions and has nine tons to his name in the 50-over format, which is the joint most for an Indian.