5 Indians with best 50 to 100 conversion rate in ODI cricket

Cricket is one of the most popular sports in the world and the game of cricket has seen many great batsmen. Some people often assess the quality of a player by just looking at the total number of runs scored but it is important to understand which batsmen make proper use of the starts that they get.

Three current Indian team members have done exceptionally well in converting fifties into hundreds. To understand the efforts of these players, a comparison has made been between all the players who played ODI cricket for India.

Here are the 5 Indian batsmen with best 50 to 100 conversion ratio:

*Only players with 2000 runs and 5 centuries were considered*

*Stats are updated till 15th May 2018*

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#5 Rohit Sharma - 33.33%

Rohit Sharma has scored three double hundreds in ODIs

Rohit Sharma has the ability to convert starts into really big ones. He has scored three double centuries in ODI cricket and is the only batsmen to cross the 200-mark more than once. The Indian batsman presently ranked sixth in ODI cricket and will be vital for India's World Cup plans.

Rohit has an average of 44.55 in ODIs and has been a consistent performer for India in white-ball cricket. His strike rate of 86.97 has been ever increasing and India will hope that he will continue his good work in all the upcoming away tours.

Innings: 174, Runs: 6594, HS: 264, 100s: 17, 50s: 34

#4 Sachin Tendulkar - 33.79%

Sachin Tendulkar scored the first double-century in ODI cricket

Sachin Tendulkar, one of the best batsmen the game has ever seen, has crossed the 100-mark 49 times in the 145 innings he made more than 50 runs. Sachin has many batting records under his belt, but missed out on this one as he is the fourth Indian with the best 50 to 100 conversion rate.

In 452 innings, Sachin scored 18426 runs with an average of 44.83 at a strike rate of 86.24. What makes Sachin's conversion rate more special is that he managed to maintain the rate for more than 450 innings.

Innings: 452, Runs: 18426, HS: 200*, 100s: 49, 50s: 96

#3 Shikhar Dhawan - 34.21%

Dhawan recently featured in his 100th ODI match

In the past one year, Shikhar Dhawan has been in great form in limited overs cricket. He has been scoring runs consistently for the Indian team and that too at a brisk pace. His career strike rate of 93.44 is second to none in ODI cricket and he can help India clinch the No. 1 rank soon.

Dhawan has some good memories playing in England as he was the leading run scorer in the 2013 Champions trophy with 363 runs in 5 innings with an average of 90.75. Dhawan will look to put on similar performances in the upcoming series against England and also in the 2019 World Cup.

Innings: 101, Runs: 4361, HS: 137, 100s: 13, 50s: 25

#2 VVS Laxman - 37.50%

Laxman who is prominently known as Test player has the second best conversion ratio in ODIs

VVS Laxman's entry into the list might surprise quite a few people. Laxman, who is considered by many as a Test batsman, held the record for the best 50 to 100 conversion rate by an Indian in ODI cricket for a few years.

In the sixteen innings Laxman crossed the fifty mark, he successfully managed to score a century on six occasions putting him second on this list.

In 83 innings that he played for India, Laxman made a total of 2338 with the high score of 131. Even though Laxman could not play much in limited overs cricket, his name will stay for long in the record books.

Innings: 83, Runs: 2338, HS: 131, 100s: 6, 50s: 10

#1 Virat Kohli - 43.21%

Virat Kohli made 35 centuries so far

Virat Kohli, inarguably the best player in the current Indian team, is inching closer to the 10,000 run and will look to reach the mark in a series or two. Kohli's conversion rate is third best in the history of ODI cricket, next only to David Warner and Quinton de Kock.

Kohli has amassed 9588 runs in 200 innings with the help of 35 centuries, next only to Sachin on the list of maximum ODI centuries.

At present, Kohli is ranked No. 1 in ODI cricket and has an average of 58.11 with a strike rate of 92.15 and his performances in the next year will be key to India's 2019 World Cup campaign.

Innings: 200, Runs: 9588, HS: 183, 100s: 35, 50s: 46