5 players with most nineties in ODIs

Every Batsman who plays cricket wants to hit centuries and win matches for his team. He tries his best to protect his wicket and play a longer innings for his team. When a batsman nears a century he has butterflies in his tummy and wants to get to his century without losing his wicket.

Every batsman has his own own approach to tackle the nineties. Some slow down their batting tempo while some try to hit boundaries to reach their centuries. Even after trying their best methods, unfortunately, the batsmen miss out on their centuries and get out in the nineties.

There are many reasons for a batsman to get out in their nineties. The most popular reasons are getting over cautious, receiving an unplayable ball and trying to be over-aggressive. Let us look at the batsmen who have scored the most nineties during their cricket careers and missed out on centuries the most number of times.

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1. Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar - most scores in the nineties in ODI's

Sachin Tendulkar is the highest run-getter in ODI's with more than 18000 runs and featured in 463 matches for the Indian Cricket Team in ODIs. He had a knack of getting centuries and scored 51 centuries by the end of his ODI career. But there were times when this great batsman got nervous while nearing his century and lost his wicket.

He has got out 18 times while batting on the nervous nineties, which is the most by any batsman who has played ODI cricket. This tally of 18 is double the tally of the nineties of the next three batsmen on the list. The next three batsmen are Grant Flower, Nathan Astle, and Aravinda Silva, all of whom have 9 nineties during their ODI career.

2. Grant Flower

Grant Flower

Grant Flower is the younger brother of Andy Flower. He was the mainstay of Zimbabwe batting in ODIs and scored 6571 runs. He had the technique and temperament to play longer ODI innings and hit six ODI centuries in his 221-match career. He hit more nineties than centuries during his playing career. He got dismissed nine times in the nineties during his career.

3. Nathan Astle

Nathan Astle

Nathan Astle was a premier batsman for New Zealand in ODI's. He was a superb timer of the ball and had a penchant for playing big shots. He scored 7090 runs in his 223-match career for his country. He has second most centuries for his nation with 16 centuries. He got out nine times in the nineties during his cricket career.

4. Aravinda de Silva

Aravind de Silva

Aravinda de Silva is a batting stalwart from the island nation of Sri Lanka. He enjoyed a long playing career with the Sri Lankan team and scored over 9000 international runs. He hit 11 centuries during his ODI career with a high score of 145. He missed out a century nine times while batting in the nineties.

5. Jacques Kallis

Jacques Kallis

Jacques Kallis is one of the best players to have played ODI cricket and scored over 11000 runs in ODI cricket. He has featured in 328 ODIs and hit 17 centuries during his long playing career. He was a sweet timer of the ball and played many stylish knocks. He got out eight times while batting in the nervous nineties.