AB de Villiers Broke This Record of Corey Anderson

Corey Anderson, a New Zealand cricketer, broke the World Record for the fastest international century which was previously held by Shahid Afridi for 18 years.Anderson scored his century in just 36 balls which knocked off the world record set by Shahid Afridi for Pakistan in 1996 against Sri Lanka. Afridi held the record with 37 balls and with Anderson 95 from 35 balls he needed to hit the 36th ball for six to put himself in the world record books. Anderson did just that bringing the Queenstown to their feet and full of voice as they marvelled at one of the finest innings seen in New Zealand cricket. Anderson finished 131 not out vs. West Indies from 41 balls in an innings that included 14 sixes and six fours. World records are not broken everyday but it takes quite a long time. Corey Anderson savours setting the record for the fastest ODI ton, New Zealand v West Indies, 3rd ODI, Queenstown, January 1, 2014. Corey's record was broken by AB de Villiers today on 18 January 2015.