New Delhi : The first ODI was played on 5 January 1971 between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
When the first three days of the third Test were washed out, officials decided to abandon the match and, instead, oped to play a one-off one day game consisting of 40 eight-ball overs per side.
Australia won the game by 5 wickets.
Thus ODI cricket was introduced to make cricket a shorter game. An ODI is an exciting event to watch rather than watching five days of play in a Test.
Here we take a look at cricket stars who made the fastest centuries in ODIs:
