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Virender Sehwag gets India's fastest ODI hundred
Sehwag smashed Kiwi bowlers in the 4th ODI between New Zealand and India and got his hundred off just 60 balls, the fastest by ay Indian in ODI cricket. He completed his hundred in a superb fashion hitting a six in the ball of Daniel Vettori and making his score 103 in the 19th over. This is the 11th ODI hundred for india. Sehwag remained not out on 125 off 74 balls hitting 6 sixes and 14 fours as India won the match by D/L method.

Just 1 ball before Sehwag completed his hundred, Gambhir made his 50 off 52 balls. At that stage India were 164/0. Sehwag's hundred is of course the fastest by any Indian but also the 7th fastest ODI hundred. Before this Mohammad Azharuddin had got his hundred in 62 balls.

Here are the fastest ODI hundreds for India:
Balls Batsman Score Vs Venue Year
60 V Sehwag 125* NZ Hamilton 2009
62 M Azharuddin 108* NZ Baroda (MP) 1988
64 Yuvraj Singh 138* Eng Rajkot 2008
66 SK Raina 101 HK Karachi 2008
69 V Sehwag 100 NZ Colombo (SSC) 2001
71 SR Tendulkar 124* Zim Sharjah 1998
73 Yuvraj Singh 103 Eng Margao 2006

Here are the fastest ODI hundreds (overall):
Runs Balls 6s 4s Player Match Venue Year
102 37 11 6 Shahid Afridi Pakistan v Sri Lanka Nairobi 04/10/1996
147* 44 10 8 MV Boucher South Africa v Zimbabwe Potchefstroom 20/09/2006
117 45 4 18 BC Lara West Indies v Bangladesh Dhaka 09/10/1999
102 45 9 10 Shahid Afridi Pakistan v India Kanpur 15/04/2005
134 48 11 11 ST Jayasuriya Sri Lanka v Pakistan Singapore 02/04/1996
130 55 6 16 ST Jayasuriya Sri Lanka v Bangladesh Karachi 30/06/2008
125* 60 6 14 V Sehwag India v New Zealand Hamilton 11/03/2009
108 62 3 10 M Azharuddin India v New Zealand Baroda 17/12/1988
157 64 1 23 ST Jayasuriya Sri Lanka v Netherlands Amstelveen 04/07/2006
138* 64 6 16 Yuvraj Singh India v England Rajkot 14/11/2008