Bowlers like Wasim Akram (Pak), Glen McGrath (Aus), Javagal Srinath (Ind), Allan Donald (SA) and Shane Warne (Aus) are few of the performers to be named from the list who have excellent records with unique bowling style. It’s wrong to say that one-day cricket is a batsman-dominated game as records of certain players show that bowlers also can prove costly against world’s top most batsmen.
Again, among spinners and speedsters, we can find that both are capable of capturing the topmost bowler spot. On one hand Wasim Akram from Pakistan holds the highest number of wickets with 55 and on the other hand spinners like Shane Warne (Aus) is the most successful with just 3.83 run rate per over and 32 most valuable wickets.
Among the top most bowler list Wasim Akram, McGrath, Imran Khan, Ian Botham, Muttiah Muralidaran are some of the well-known bowlers who make batsmen think twice before come forward to charge. Lets have a look at the record of the top ten bowlers in world cup so far.
Players |
For |
Wkts |
M |
Mdns |
Runs |
Ave |
Best |
5wl |
ER |
Wasim Akram |
Pak |
55 |
38 |
16 |
1311 |
23.80 |
5-28 |
1 |
4.04 |
Glenn McGrath |
Aus |
45 |
28 |
37 |
935 |
20.80 |
7-15 |
2 |
3.82 |
Javagal Srinath |
Ind |
44 |
34 |
21 |
1224 |
27.80 |
4.30 |
0 |
4.32 |
Allan Donald |
SA |
38 |
25 |
14 |
913 |
24.00 |
4-17 |
0 |
4.17 |
Chaminda Vaas |
SL |
36 |
21 |
24 |
754 |
20.90 |
6-25 |
1 |
4.10 |
Imran Khan |
Pak |
34 |
28 |
18 |
655 |
19.30 |
4-37 |
0 |
3.86 |
Chris Harris |
NZ |
32 |
28 |
10 |
861 |
26.90 |
4-7 |
0 |
4.43 |
Shane Warne |
Aus |
32 |
17 |
16 |
624 |
26.90 |
4-29 |
0 |
3.83 |
Muttiah Muralidaran |
SL |
30 |
21 |
13 |
693 |
23.10 |
4-28 |
0 |
3.69 |
Ian Botham |
Eng |
30 |
22 |
34 |
762 |
25.40 |
4-31 |
0 |
3.43 |
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