Top 10 Cricket Records That Are Almost Impossible to Break

Last Updated on February 21, 2024 by Beeru Prasad

Top 10 Cricket Records That Are Almost Impossible to Break

Cricket is famous among people because of its players and for the record made each day. If you watch cricket regularly, you will see players setting a new record daily. This includes the record for most runs scored, the number of centuries the player hits, and many other forms. All this makes the game more challenging and increases the game’s popularity among people.

Records in the Game of Cricket

Today this section focuses on the top 10 records made in the field of cricket that are impossible to break.

• Record of Most wickets in the first-class cricket

We know that Muralitharan has taken the most wickets in the game, but the record in first-class cricket goes to Wilfred Rhodes. Rhodes has taken 4204 wickets in his career of around 30 years, which is considered a world record.

• Record of Hitting three double centuries in the ODI match

This record is set by our favorite captain of the Indian Cricket team that is Rohit Sharma. Sharma set the record by scoring 209, 264, and 208 runs, achieved in 2004. The form is so massive that it is a history and cannot be created again and is difficult to break.

• Setting a record of 19 wickets in test cricket

England team player Jim Laker set this famous record in 1956 against Australia. In the match, he gave only 90 runs and bowled 68 overs in the entire game. In 2018 Yasir Shah tried to break the record but failed by 5 wickets. The only is that he took 14 wickets.

• Playing a total of 200 matches

In today’s scenario, people prefer t20 matches more than the extended format. This historical record is set by our master blaster Sachin Tendulkar at the age of 24 years set this record.

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  Doing captaincy till the age of 50 years

This famous record was set by an English player named William Gilbert Grace in 1899. He was playing his last test match against Australia, and after that, he gets retired from the game. This is an important landmark that is difficult to break easily for any individual player.

• Setting a record of winning the World Cup thrice in a row

The team Australia sets the famous record of winning the World Cup three years in a row. They won the World Cup under the captaincy of Ricky Steve Waugh in the year 1999,2003, and 2007. In all the exact match, their wicketkeeper has scored more than 50 plus run in a game.

• Hitting a total of 199 centuries in first-class cricket

This record of scoring the most number of centuries is under the name of England batsman Sir Jack Hobbs. Hobbs tends to cut around 199 centuries with 18 test centuries which is difficult for any individual to break.

• Setting a record batting average of 99.94 in the test match

The famous record is under the name of Australian cricketer Don Bradman, who played 52 matches. The player played his last game in 1948 and scored 6996, with around 29 centuries total.

• Record of taking the most number of international wickets

Talking about this record, then this famous record is set by the bowler of Sri Lanka, Muttiah Muralitharan. Muralitharan played around 133 tests and has taken 1347 wickets in international cricket and around 534 wickets in ODI.

Here are also some records which are almost impossible to break:

• Most runs in a single test match innings: 400* by Brian Lara in 2004
• Most wickets in a test match: 19 by Jim Laker in 1956
• Highest team total in a test match: 952/6 declared by Sri Lanka against India in 1997
• Most test wickets: 800 by Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka
• Highest individual score in an ODI match: 264 by Rohit Sharma of India in 2014

Conclusion

In cricket, it is a custom to make a record and then break that record which has been going on for centuries. With this article, fans can relive the moments that had occurred in the past and made them happy.