Shikhar Dhawan marks his third century World Cup, India has now most centuries in the World Cup | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: The first match, Shikhar Dhawan, marked his 17th-century international (ODI) match at the ICC World Cup match between Australia and Australia at London's Kennington Oval on Sunday.

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It was, overall, also the third century of the ODI World Cup in Dhawan.

The century of Dhawan is the No. 27 of India, the most popular among all the teams in the history of the World Cup. Australia has 26, while Sri Lanka has 23 centuries in the World Cup.

Dhawan, who looked frightened, took a Marcus Stoinis singles 33rd to triple digits.

As Indian fans cheered, a smiling Dhawan reached out and greeted the crowd, raising his helmet and bat.

During this century, Dhawan joined Pakistan's Ramiz Raza, Australian Matthew Hayden, Vivian Richards of the West Indies, Pakistani Saeed Anwar and Sri Lanka's Sanath Jayasuriya, who each have three centuries in the World Cup.

The greatest number of centuries belongs to the Indian maestro Sachin Tendulkar, which has 6 centuries of ODI World Cup.

Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) and Ricky Ponting (Australia) are both on the list.

Five cricketers, including India's Sourav Ganguly, and the AB de Villiers, South Africa, have 4 centuries of the ODI World Cup.