Muttiah Muralitharan https://www.cricketwinner.com Muttiah Muralitharan Thu, 10 Apr 2025 02:07:55 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html https://github.com/jpmonette/feed en Copyright © 2024 Cricket Winner. All Rights Reserved. <![CDATA[Cricketers Who Made History with Guinness World Records]]> https://www.cricketwinner.com/cricket-stats/cricketers-who-made-history-with-guinness-world-records/ https://www.cricketwinner.com/cricket-stats/cricketers-who-made-history-with-guinness-world-records/ Thu, 20 Mar 2025 05:54:16 GMT

Cricket is a records game and there are some player who have pulled of such amazing feats in their careers that they have got name in guinness records. These records are recognized around the globe and they prove that these cricketers never let you down. Thus are some of these players who made that place by doing something truly amazing 

1) Muttiah Muralitharan -most Test Wicket
The all-time great off-spinner of Sri Lanka Muttiah Muralitharan, holds the record most number of test wickets in the Guinness World Records. He has 800 under his belt in what he has played, a record today. The biggest partcipator in turning the ball sharply, hence one of the toughest bowlers to face then and there.

  •  most wickets in Test cricket:800 wickets ,Year ended: December 2010


2 AB de Villiers :First to 50, 100 and 150 in ODI
South Africa are a very aggresive, `creatively minded' team with batsman AB de Villiers leading the charge. He also holds multiple Guinness World Records for the fastest half-century, century and 150 in ODIs (One Day International)

  • Quickest 50: 16 balls
  • In quickest 100= 31 balls
  • Quickest 150: 64
  • In: February 2015 vs. West Indies
    He was fondly called "Mr. 360” because of his extreme acumen in the bat, that he could hit a ball in all possible directions.

3 Fastest t20 century & max sixes in an Innings by Chris Gayle
Chris Gayle (West Indies): another one of the dangerous T20 batters.. Gayle is a T20 batted-based powerhouse with the Guinness World Record for the fastest century in this format notching an IPL 2013 match for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in just 30 balls & not-outs to hit another Championship jumbo.

In the same game he went on to hit 17 sixes, which is another record for most sixes in a T20 Innings.

  • Fastest T20 century: 30 balls (IPL 2013)
  • Most sixes in one innings: 17 Sixes


4. Sachin Tendulkar: Highest International Run scorer
God of cricket Sachin Tendulkar holds the record of scoring the most runs in international cricket matches, according to Guinness Book of Records.

  • Most International runs: 34,357 runs
  • 100 international century
  • Between: 1989: 2013
    Sachin T’s records are a good example of why consistency is the greatest skill in cricket.

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5 MS Dhoni: Most expensive cricket bat ever sold
M.S. Dhoni: The most famous batsman for Indian cricket, cool-tempered (until he takes over from Steve Waugh), powerful finisher. The bat used by Gayle during the winning six during the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup final fetched ₹83 lakh ($161,295) when it was sold in an auction, the expenditure being the most ear-marked expenditure on any cricket bat worldwide TO DATE.

  • Record: Most expensive bat ever sold at an auction
  • Sold for: ₹83 lakh ($161,295)
  • Auctioned in: 2011

 

 

 

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<![CDATA[Top 5 highest wicket-takers of ICC Champions Trophy]]> https://www.cricketwinner.com/cricket-stats/top-5-highest-wicket-takers-of-icc-champions-trophy/ https://www.cricketwinner.com/cricket-stats/top-5-highest-wicket-takers-of-icc-champions-trophy/ Sun, 26 Jan 2025 10:13:33 GMT

The ICC Champions Trophy is all set to make a comeback after a long hiatus of eight years, with things getting kickstarted in Pakistan and UAE (solely for India matches). Starting on 19 February, it will be a wholesome treat to all the cricket fanatics as they witness the best eight teams competing for the coveted title in the white-ball format of 50 overs.

Across this timeline, we have seen over seven teams winning this trophy, and it will be interesting to see who among the eight teams will emerge victorious and triumph. As it implies, some legendary bowlers have set a benchmark in how this tournament can be one of the most precious and decisive for any cricket country's timeline. That said, here we look at the top five bowlers who have scalped the most wickets across all the ICC Champions Trophy editions.

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<![CDATA[Why Muralitharan believes his 800 Test wickets record unbreakable]]> https://www.cricketwinner.com/cricket-news/why-muralitharan-believes-his-800-test-wickets-record-unbreakable/ https://www.cricketwinner.com/cricket-news/why-muralitharan-believes-his-800-test-wickets-record-unbreakable/ Tue, 10 Sep 2024 12:59:26 GMT

Legendary Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan is concerned about the future of Test cricket. He feels that his 800-wicket Test cricket record is likely unbreakable.

Muttiah Muralitharan dominated world cricket for more than 25 years. Although he retired from international cricket for more than ten years, there is still no bowler to get closer to his international cricket records - most Test wickets and most ODI wickets.

In his 350 ODIs, Muralitharan took 534 wickets. Although he became the second 500-wicket taker in ODI history, after the legendary Pakistan left-arm fast bowler Wasim Akram, he soon broke that record and finished as the leading wicket-taker in ODI history.

Meanwhile, Muralitharan retired from Test cricket with his 800th Test wicket. In his 133 Test matches, the off-spinner took 800 Test wickets, as he was the only bowler to record more than 750 Test wickets. 

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I am definitely worried about Test cricket: Muttiah Muralitharan

Muralitharan is worried about the future of Test cricket, as most of the countries are giving less interest to this oldest format of the game.

Muralitharan said to the Daily Mail, "I am definitely worried about Test cricket. Every country will play maybe only six or seven Test matches. England and Australia might play the Ashes. But, in some other countries, not many people are watching. There will be very little Test cricket." 

While the legendary Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne ended his Test career with 708 Test wickets, legendary English pacer James Anderson recently retired from the game after picking up 704 Test wickets. So, there are only three names in the list of 700 or more Test wickets. 

Among the active bowlers, only Aussie off-spinner Nathan Lyon and India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin are competing with 500+ Test wickets. While Lyon has 530 wickets in 129 Tests, Ashwin has 516 wickets after 100 Tests. 

Careers are shorter now: Muttiah Muralitharan

Muralitharan feels that his record of 800 Test wickets is hard to break due to the higher importance to short-form cricket and shorter career. 

The legendary off-spinner added, "It's very hard (for someone to surpass 800 Test wickets), because emphasis has shifted to short-form cricket. Also, we played for 20 years. Careers are shorter now."

Talking more about this problem, Muralitharan pointed out a lack of steadiness due to excessive tournaments. 

Muralitharan continued, "Consistency is the problem. It's not about how good they are, because they all are talented. The only thing is how can they become experienced? Nowadays, it's difficult. There are too many tournaments and things in their heads." 

Although the ICC World Test Championship has brought some seriousness back in Test cricket, the below-ranked teams are still far away from putting this competition in their priority list.

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