Best 10 invincible cricket records

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Best 10 Invincible Cricket Records Cricket has always been the craze of the generations. And no wonders, the cricketers always cheered us in sports. A few stalwarts went ahead to create unbeatable history as well. So here we have created a List that has real unbeatable records. Top 10 Most Unbeatable Cricket Records 10. Jack Hobbs Runs and Centuries in 1st Class Standing at 10th is Jack Hobbs in First Class Cricket. He scored 61,237 Runs in his First Class Career, which includes 197 Centuries. He continued to play First Class Cricket till he was over 50. His career figures say that none can excel him 9. Don Bradman 974 Runs in a Test Series Next on the list is Don Bradman who broke created a record and made 974 runs in 5-match series. The cricketer who came closer to break Bradman’s record is Vivian Richards, who scored 829 runs out of the same Australian opponent in 1976. 8. Phil Simmons’ Economy Rate in an ODI Phil Simmons gave only three runs for an economy rate of 0.3 runs/over in a one-day international match against Pakistan in 1992. 7. Graham Gooch’s 456 Runs in a Test Match Former English Captain bat 333 Runs in 1st innings against India at LORDS. In the 2nd inning, he also earned quick 123 runs in 113 balls. He scored 456 runs in the match, and till date, none achieved that milestone and appears like an unbeatable record 6. Chaminda Vaas’ Bowling Records in ODIs Chaminda Vaas got up 8 Zimbabmian Wicket for only 19 Runs. The only bowler in the history of cricket to take 8 wickets in a one-day international match, yet. 5. Australia’s Consecutive Test Wins Australia got to win twice, 16 consecutive Test matches, first between 1999-2001 under the captaincy of Steve Waugh and next time between 2005-2008 under the leadership of Ricky Ponting. It was their “Golden Years”, when they had the Bowling giants likes McGrath, Shen Warne and Jason Gillespie, and had Batting Line which Includes Steve Waugh, Ricky Ponting, Matthew Hayden and Adam Gilchrist. 4. Jim Laker’s Test Match Bowling Records


Jim Laker missed, an English off-spinner with one of 20 wickets when he got 19 wickets for 90 runs against Australia at Old Trafford in 1956. He earned 10 in first innings and 9 in the 2nd. Ten wickets in Test innings were repeated by Anil Kumble, in 1999 against Pakistan, but 19 in a match! Not yet. 3. Muttiah Muralitharan’s International Number Of Wickets Murali was only 20 when he first played for Sri Lanka. Soon proved significant as he perplexed batsmen around the world. After 20 years later, he has earned 800 Test wickets, 534 one-day international wickets and 13 Twenty20 International wickets. His 1347 international wickets are the unbeatable record. 2. Tendulkar’s International Matches, Runs and Centuries Sachin Tendulkar has created huge batting records. He has 15,837 Test runs with 51 hundred in 198 matches, 18,426 ODI runs with 49 hundred in 463 matches. He scored 34,273 runs in an international career, and the count is unlikely to be surpassed. 1. Don Bradman’s Test Career’s Batting Average In 80 Test cricket innings, Don Bradman scored his runs at an average of 99.94. Bradman is the best batsman of cricket till date. That Test average of 99.94 is commendable, an acronym for Bradman’s exceptional talent. To mention, his overall first-class average of 95.14 also can’t be beaten either. 1. Don Bradman’s Test Career Batting Average 2. Tendulkar’s International Matches, Runs and Centuries 3. Muttiah Muralitharan’s International Wickets 4. Jim Laker’s Test Match Bowling Figures 5. Australia’s Consecutive Test Wins 6. Chaminda Vaas’ Bowling Figures in ODIs 7. Graham Gooch’s 456 Runs in a Test Match 8. Phil Simmons’ Economy Rate in an ODI 9. Don Bradman 974 Runs in a Test Series 10. Jack Hobbs Runs and Centuries in 1st Class With this, we conclude. Keep looking into our space for titbits about several news and updates. If you liked this article, then keep visiting our website FourmMantra – A Place Where You Ask! You Answer! and remain connected by liking our Facebook page @ForumMantra.


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