Top 5 fastest cricketers to 7000 ODI runs

India v Pakistan - ICC Champions Trophy
Rohit Sharma has been prolific as an opener

#1 Hashim Amla, 150 innings

Australia v South Africa: Game 3
Hashim Amla has been silently accumulating runs

The number 1 name on this list may surprise a few but Hashim Amla has been quietly accumulating runs at the top for South Africa in ODI cricket for the past 5 years or so. Although Amla has been out of form off late, being the fastest to 7000 ODI runs is a testimony of how good a player he has been in white-ball cricket for the Proteas.

Amla currently stands at 7696 runs, scored at an impressive average of just under 50 and a strike rate of 89. He needs to score another 304 runs in 8 innings to beat Virat Kohli's mark of 175 innings to reach 8000 ODI runs.

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