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Introduction
Most Wickets in ODI : Cricket is played at three levels around the world, which includes T20, ODI and Test categories. In this episode, we are going to discuss about ODI International cricket. The first match of this format was played between Australia and England on 5 January 1971 at the Melbourne Cricket Stadium. Where Australia won this match by 5 wickets. Let us tell you that during the third match of the Test series being played between England vs Australia, it was due to rain and this match was not completed, so every team got a chance to play 40 overs. Also, during this time a rule was made to throw 8 balls every over. After this, the foundation of one-day match was laid and in the year 1975, the ODI World Cup was played for the first time where the team batsmen and bowlers worked to fill their strength. Meanwhile, we are going to talk about the bowlers who have set a record of taking wickets, which is not seen to be easy for any bowler to break. Many bowlers have taken so many wickets in ODIs that even after a decade and a half, no one has been able to touch this record. At the same time, most of Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Jack Kallis and Ricky Ponting are talked about in the batsmen in ODIs. Meanwhile, we have written this article only for the bowlers where their greatest record has been discussed and no one has been able to break it till date. However, there is also a bowler who has kept his mark in Test cricket too. See the five bowlers who have given the coin in ODIs…
Table of Content
- Record not broken even after 14 years
- Emperor of swing
- Cheetah made in bowlers
- Chaminda’s miracle record
- Ball and bat magician
Record not broken even after 14 years
Former Sri Lankan veteran spinner Muttiah Muralitharan has made his mark as the most successful bowler in cricket history. In the history of ODI cricket, this Sri Lankan spinner remains on top of the list of bowlers who took 534 people in 350 ODIs. Muralitharan has an economy 3.93 during this period while the strike rate has been 35.2. Apart from this, his best score in ODI format has been to take 7 wickets for 30 runs. Muthiah Muralidharan played his last ODI final match of World Cup 2011 and after that he announced his retirement from this format. Nearly 12 years have passed since the former Sri Lankan spinner retired from international retirement, but so far no bowler has broken his record and he is on top in this list. Apart from this, Muralitharan remains first in Test cricket with 800 wickets… Some time it can be heard from the mouths of the people that the records are made to break, but the record of this Sri Lankan spinner is not taking the name of breaking up and no bowler has been able to break their record in the past decade.
Emperor of swing
Former Pakistan fast bowler Wasim Akram was once called the king of swing and one of his bowlers wanted to bowl like this. Wasim played cricket 19 years and during this time he has made many records. It mainly has the highest wicket after Sri Lankan bowler Muthaiya Muralitharan in ODI format. In the ODI format, he has taken 502 wickets in 356 matches and is the highest wicket as a fast bowler but is a player to make a place in the second number in the list of all the bowlers in taking wickets. During this time, his best score is to take 5 wickets for 15 runs. Also, he has taken five wickets 6 times. This bowler has done many wonders in batting, scored 3717 runs in 356 matches at an average of 16.52 and during this time he has scored 86 runs. At the same time, Wasim Akram has taken 414 wickets from an economy of 2.59 in 104 Test matches while 25 times have taken five wickets and 10 wickets in 104 Test matches.
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Cheetah made in bowlers
Pakistan’s veteran bowler Waqar Yunus was once included in the list of the most dangerous bowlers in the world and during this time there was no response to his yorker. Waqar has played 262 matches in his ODI career and has taken 416 wickets. This is the reason that even today he is in third place in the list of bowlers taking the most wickets. Waqar’s best score has been to take 7 wickets for 36 runs. Let us know that in the 90s, the pair of Waqar Younis and Wasim Akram were considered one of the most dangerous couples in the world. Together, the two worked to surprise batsmen from all over the world in the world cricketer. Apart from this, on November 4 and 6, 1990, Waqar made a record of taking 5 wickets for 11 runs against New Zealand and 5 for 16 runs. Also, even after 36 years, no bowler has been able to break this record. Pakistan won in both these matches. Former bowler Waqar, who has been identified for his stormy speed, is in third place in terms of taking wickets in ODIs. At the same time, he has made a record of taking wickets five times in this format and he has taken five wickets 13 times in his career. On the other hand, he also had a talent to swing the balls on both sides and this was the reason that he is considered the most dangerous in the list of all the bowlers of the world. In 1993, he bowled the ball at a speed of 153 per kilometer per hour against South Africa, then it was recorded in a brilliant record.
Chaminda’s miracle record
Many records are made in the cricket world and many break out of it, but there are some records which are recorded in history. One such record of taking the most wickets in ODIs remains in the name of former Sri Lankan bowler Chaminda Vas. If this player is called the bowlers as the king in the ODI format, it will not be wrong. He has played 322 in ODI career in which he has taken 400, due to which he sits in fourth place in the list of the highest wicket bowlers. Apart from this, in the year 2001, the match was played between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe, where the Sri Lankan bowler Chaminda fell behind the hungry lion behind the opposing team’s batsmen and the entire team collapsed at 38 runs. In this match, Chaminda took three wickets in the fifth over and then made a record with a consistent hat -trick on the third, fourth and fifth balls in the 11th over. In this way, he took a total of 8 wickets in this match, after which it still remains in the world record.
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Ball and bat magician
Star player Shaheed Afridi, who made his debut in the Pakistani cricket team in the year 1996, should be more special in this format. From 1996 to 2015, he hit 351 sixes in his 19 -year career. Apart from this, looking at his career, he scored 8064 runs in 398 matches at an average of 23.58. At the same time, if you look at his bowling, you have taken 395 wickets with an economy of 4.63. This is the reason that Shaheed Afridi remains fifth in the list of top bowlers in the world. Also, his best score is 7/12 during this period. Let us know that on October 2, 1996, Shaheed Afridi played a one -day international match against Kenya. At the same time, he played the first Test match against Australia on 22 October 1998. Afridi’s career has been quite spectacular. He has won Pakistan many times with the ball and bat. At the same time, the former bowler’s name still holds a record of scoring the fastest century in the world and he worked to score a century in 37 balls against Sri Lanka.
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Conclusion
After the onset of ODI cricket, it worked to divide popularity and in this format many bowlers set a record of their own which is not taking the name of breaking up even after years. Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan still has the record for the most wickets and he showed this feat in 2011 and announced his retirement after World Cup 2011. There are many such bowlers who worked to make a maharikord to take wickets in their career. At the same time, after Muttiah Muralitharan, the name of the Pakistani team’s star bowler Wasim Akram comes and he has also worked to hoist his flag in ODIs. Wasim has played 356 ODIs in his career and has shown to take 502 from 3.9 economy. In this episode, the names of Waqar Younis, Chaminda Vas and Shahid Afridi are named. The fun of this format is the most when a World Cup is organized once in five years and every team dreams to win this title and take it to his country. Australia has won the most one -day World Cup so far and in 2023, he also won the title.
