Michael Clarke: Australia captain says ODI triple century possible

Michael Clarke: Australia captain says ODI triple century possible

A batsman could soon score 300 in a one-day international, according to Australia captain Michael Clarke.

David Warner hit 178 in Australia's record 275-run win over Afghanistan in the World Cup in Perth on Wednesday.

Rohit Sharma's 264 for India is the highest ODI score, but three of the top 10 individual World Cup scores of all time have come during this tournament.

"Someone like Davey, or Chris Gayle or AB de Villiers - on a smaller ground they possibly could," said Clarke.

"In this game, at the moment who knows? We are seeing so many different shots, different deliveries, so much power.

Given those scores already recorded it is possible ..and my bet of the likely candidates would be AB

I think a player like AB against a team like West Indies could score a triple century if he bats up the order like opening or number 3. Gayle made 178 in t20 and so he could also make 300 runs against a flimsy bowling attack.