Most Fours in ODI

Most Fours in ODI is a definitive metric of a batter's technical precision, shot-selection, and sustained dominance in the 50-over format. This prestigious record is held by the legendary Sachin Tendulkar, who remains the only player in history to cross the milestone of 2,016 boundaries.
Tendulkar’s tally significantly distances him from legends like Sanath Jayasuriya and Kumar Sangakkara. As of 2026, Virat Kohli is the only active player within the historic Top 5, having surpassed 1,300 fours. Unlike the high-risk nature of six-hitting, the ability to find fours consistently reflects a player's mastery in threading the needle through fielding gaps and utilizing classic ground strokes. This statistic is more than just a numerical lead; it serves as a testament to a batter's tactical intelligence and their ability to anchor an innings by maintaining a steady scoring rate through world-class technical execution.

RANK 1

Sachin Tendulkar

2016

Runs

18426

RANK 2

Sanath Jayasuriya

1500

Runs

13430

RANK 3

Kumar Sangakkara

1385

Runs

14234

Rank	Player	Matches	Innings	Runs	BF	HS	AVG	SR	Not Out	4s	6s	50s	100s
1	Sachin Tendulkar	463	452	18426	21368	200	44.83	86.23	41	2016	195	96	49
2	Sanath Jayasuriya	445	433	13430	14725	189	32.36	91.2	18	1500	270	68	28
3	Kumar Sangakkara	404	380	14234	18048	169	41.98	78.86	41	1385	88	93	25
4	Virat Kohli IND	311	299	14797	15771	183	58.71	93.82	47	1376	168	77	54
5	Ricky Ponting	375	365	13704	17046	164	42.03	80.39	39	1231	162	82	30
6	Adam Gilchrist	287	279	9619	9922	172	35.89	96.94	11	1162	149	55	16
7	Virender Sehwag	251	245	8273	7929	219	35.05	104.33	9	1132	136	38	15
8	Chris Gayle WI	301	294	10480	12019	215	37.83	87.19	17	1128	331	54	25
9	Sourav Ganguly	311	300	11363	15416	183	41.02	73.7	23	1122	190	72	22
10	Mahela Jayawardene	448	418	12650	16020	144	33.37	78.96	39	1119	76	77	19
11	Tillakaratne Dilshan	330	303	10290	11933	161	39.27	86.23	41	1111	55	47	22
12	Rohit Sharma IND	282	274	11577	12482	264	48.84	92.74	37	1090	357	61	33
13	Brian Lara	299	289	10405	13086	169	40.48	79.51	32	1042	133	63	19
14	Herschelle Gibbs	248	240	8094	9721	175	36.13	83.26	16	930	128	37	21
15	Tamim Iqbal BAN	243	240	8357	10642	158	36.65	78.52	12	925	103	56	14
16	Jacques Kallis	328	314	11579	15885	139	44.36	72.89	53	911	137	86	17
17	Yuvraj Singh	304	278	8701	9924	150	36.55	87.67	40	908	155	52	14
18	Shikhar Dhawan	167	164	6793	7436	143	44.11	91.35	10	842	79	39	17
19	AB de Villiers	228	218	9577	9473	176	53.5	101.09	39	840	204	53	25
20	MS Dhoni	350	297	10773	12303	183	50.57	87.56	84	826	229	73	10
21	Hashim Amla	181	178	8113	9178	159	49.46	88.39	14	822	53	39	27
22	Quinton De Kock SA	161	161	7123	7367	178	46.55	96.68	8	801	134	32	23
23	Upul Tharanga	235	223	6951	9155	174	33.74	75.92	17	798	52	37	15
24	Graeme Smith	197	194	6989	8648	141	37.98	80.81	10	788	44	47	10
25	Mohammad Yousuf	288	273	9720	12942	141	41.71	75.1	40	785	90	64	15
26	Martin Guptill NZ	198	195	7346	8415	237	41.73	87.29	19	750	187	39	18
27	David Warner AUS	161	159	6932	7127	179	45.3	97.26	6	733	130	33	22
28	Shahid Afridi GER	398	369	8064	6892	124	23.57	117	27	730	351	39	6
29	Shivnarine Chanderpaul	268	251	8778	12408	150	41.6	70.74	40	722	85	59	11
30	Ross Taylor NZ	236	220	8607	10330	181	47.55	83.32	39	713	147	51	21
31	Shakib Al Hasan BAN	247	234	7570	9138	134	37.29	82.84	31	699	54	56	9
32	Kane Williamson NZ	175	167	7256	8893	148	48.69	81.59	18	667	60	47	15
33	Michael Clarke	245	223	7981	10104	130	44.58	78.98	44	665	53	58	8
34	Mohammad Hafeez	218	216	6614	8633	140	32.9	76.61	15	664	110	38	11
35	Eoin Morgan	248	230	7701	8447	148	39.29	91.16	34	654	220	47	14
36	Mark Waugh	244	236	8500	11053	173	39.35	76.9	20	651	57	50	18
37	Paul Stirling IRE	170	162	6005	6864	177	37.76	87.48	3	643	149	32	14
38	Matthew Hayden	161	155	6133	7767	181	43.8	78.96	15	636	87	36	10
39	Mohammad Azharuddin	334	308	9378	12669	153	36.92	74.02	54	622	77	58	7
40	Mushfiqur Rahim BAN	274	256	7795	9780	144	36.42	79.7	42	617	100	49	9
41	Joe Root ENG	189	178	7577	8650	166	49.52	87.59	25	614	54	45	20
42	Suzie Bates NZ-W	151	145	5359	6648	168	41.54	80.61	16	613	20	32	12
43	Shoaib Malik	287	258	7534	9199	143	34.55	81.9	40	603	113	44	9
44	Babar Azam PAK	140	137	6501	7458	158	53.72	87.16	16	601	68	37	20
45	Brendan Taylor ZIM	207	205	6704	8761	145	35.28	76.52	15	599	106	39	11
46	Hamilton Masakadza ZIM	209	208	5658	7728	178	27.73	73.21	4	585	86	34	5
47	Younis Khan	265	255	7249	9628	144	31.24	75.29	23	578	56	48	7
48	Brendon McCullum	260	228	6083	6312	166	30.41	96.37	28	577	200	32	5
49	Meg Lanning	103	102	4602	4991	152	53.51	92.2	16	572	40	21	15
50	Shane Watson	190	169	5757	6365	185	40.54	90.44	27	570	131	33	9
51	Gautam Gambhir	147	143	5238	6144	150	39.68	85.25	11	561	17	34	11
52	Aaron Finch	146	142	5406	6162	153	38.89	87.73	3	532	129	30	17
53	Steve Waugh	325	288	7569	9971	120	32.9	75.91	58	530	68	45	3
54	Stafanie Taylor WI-W	151	145	5501	7993	171	44.72	68.82	22	528	30	40	7
55	Marcus Trescothick	123	122	4335	5087	137	37.37	85.21	6	528	41	21	12
56	Marlon Samuels	207	196	5606	7463	133	32.97	75.11	26	526	118	30	10
57	Ian Bell	161	157	5416	7019	141	37.87	77.16	14	525	32	35	4
58	Steven Smith AUS	170	154	5800	6669	164	43.28	86.96	20	521	58	35	12
59	Amy Satterthwaite	145	138	4639	6149	137	38.33	75.44	17	514	12	27	7
60	Jason Roy	116	110	4271	4047	180	39.91	105.53	3	511	81	21	12
61	Kusal Mendis SL	154	151	4890	5591	143	35.43	87.46	13	503	77	35	6
62	Allan Border	273	252	6524	9134	127	30.62	71.42	39	500	43	39	3
63	Faf du Plessis SA	143	136	5507	6215	185	47.47	88.6	20	495	66	35	12
64	David Boon	181	177	5964	9157	122	37.04	65.13	16	494	16	37	5
65	Shai Hope WI	148	143	6113	7659	170	50.52	79.81	22	487	120	30	19
66	Suresh Raina	226	194	5615	6005	116	35.31	93.5	35	476	120	36	5
67	Sean Williams ZIM	164	159	5217	6000	174	37.53	86.95	20	470	66	37	8
68	Angelo Mathews SL	226	195	5916	7136	139	40.24	82.9	48	468	90	40	3
69	Sarah Taylor	126	119	4056	4927	147	38.26	82.32	13	462	4	20	7
70	William Porterfield IRE	148	145	4343	6298	139	30.58	68.95	3	455	32	20	11
71	Andrew Symonds	198	161	5088	5504	156	39.75	92.44	33	449	103	30	6
72	Jos Buttler ENG	199	171	5515	4787	162	39.11	115.2	30	444	184	29	11
73	Jonny Bairstow	107	98	3868	3758	141	42.97	102.92	8	437	92	17	11
74	Fakhar Zaman PAK	92	91	3861	4145	210	45.42	93.14	6	432	83	19	11
75	Tammy Beaumont ENG-W	108	98	3616	4934	168	40.62	73.28	9	429	17	18	9
76	Kevin Pietersen	136	125	4440	5128	130	40.73	86.58	16	427	77	25	9
77	Mahmudullah BAN	239	209	5689	7327	128	36.46	77.64	53	425	107	32	4
78	Lizelle Lee	100	99	3315	3936	132	36.42	84.22	8	418	70	23	3
79	Kyle Coetzer SCO	89	87	3192	3875	156	38.92	82.37	5	412	40	21	5
80	Carl Hooper	227	206	5761	7517	113	35.34	76.63	43	409	65	29	7
81	Chamari Athapaththu SL-W	97	95	3199	4383	178	34.77	72.98	3	402	48	15	8
82	Harmanpreet Kaur IND-W	149	129	4069	5359	171	37.67	75.92	21	401	53	19	7
83	Deandra Dottin	143	135	3727	4712	150	30.54	79.09	13	398	89	22	3
84	Jonty Rhodes	245	220	5935	7336	121	35.11	80.9	51	392	47	33	2
85	Michael Hussey	185	157	5442	6243	109	48.15	87.16	44	383	80	39	3
86	Abdul Razzaq	265	228	5080	6252	112	29.7	81.25	57	382	124	23	3
87	Glenn Maxwell AUS	149	136	3990	3149	201	33.81	126.7	18	382	155	23	4
88	Tom Latham NZ	166	153	4497	5290	145	33.55	85	19	379	61	26	8
89	Smriti Mandhana IND-W	80	80	3179	3817	135	42.95	83.28	6	379	35	26	5
90	Martin Crowe	143	140	4704	6476	107	38.55	72.63	18	378	29	34	4