Most Balls Bowled in Test: The Top 6 bowlers who bowled the most balls in Test cricket. An Indian is also included in the list. Test cricket, the oldest format of cricket, is a tough test of the patience of a bowler or batsman.
The Batter Has To Force An Error:-
In this format, the bowler has to show patience to get wickets or the batsman has to show patience to score runs. Talking about bowling, the batsman has to be forced to make mistakes while keeping a good line length.
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For this, the bowler has to bowl many overs many times. The record for bowling the most number of balls in Test cricket is in the name of Muttiah Muralitharan.
The list of bowlers who have bowled the most balls in Tests includes two bowlers each from Australia and England and one from India.
Bowler Murali Has Taken 10 Or More Wickets in A Match 21 Times:-
Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan bowled 44039 balls in 233 innings of 133 matches while playing for Sri Lanka and ICC. During this period, he has taken 800 wickets at an average of 22.72. Murali, the bowler who took the most wickets in Test cricket, has taken 10 or more wickets in a match 21 times.
India’s right-arm wrist spinner Anil Kumble is in second place in this list. Kumble bowled 40 thousand 850 balls in 132 matches, during which he took 619 wickets at an average of 29.65. Kumble, popularly known as ‘Jumbo’, has taken 10 or more wickets 8 times in Tests.
Australia’s Shane Warne was bowling 40 thousand 705 balls in Test cricket and he is in third place in this list. Warne, who achieved the status of the world’s best spinner, took 708 wickets in 145 Tests, which included 10 or more wickets in an innings 10 times.
Anderson Has Taken 10 Or More Wickets in An Innings Thrice:-
James Anderson of England is in fourth place. He played 183 matches in the five-day cricket format and took 690 wickets by bowling 39 thousand 217 balls. Fast bowler Anderson has taken 10 or more wickets in an innings thrice and is still active in international cricket.
Another fast bowler from England, Stuart Broad is fifth in the list of bowlers who have bowled the most balls in Tests. He bowled 33 thousand 698 balls in 167 matches and took 604 wickets during this period. Broad, who bowled as Anderson’s partner for a long time, has announced his retirement from international cricket this year.
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Nathan Lyon of Australia is in sixth place on this list. Off-spinner Lyon has so far bowled 31 thousand 614 balls in 123 tests and taken 501 wickets (Statistics before Pakistan-Australia Melbourne Test). Lyon has taken 10 or more wickets in an innings four times so far.
