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ODI TEST T20I
# Player M Inns Ovr Runs Wk Avg Eco SR 4W 5W
1 Muttiah Muralitharan Muttiah Muralitharan 133 230 7,339.5 18180 800 22.72 2.47 55.00 45 67
2 Shane Warne Shane Warne 145 273 6,784.1 17995 708 25.41 2.65 57.40 48 37
3 James Anderson James Anderson 188 350 6,672.5 18627 704 26.45 2.79 56.80 32 32
4 Anil Kumble Anil Kumble 132 236 6,808.2 18355 619 29.65 2.69 65.90 31 35
5 Stuart Broad Stuart Broad 167 309 5,616.2 16719 604 27.68 2.97 55.70 28 20
6 Nathan Lyon Nathan Lyon 141 262 5,805.2 17099 567 30.15 2.94 61.40 26 24
7 Glenn McGrath Glenn McGrath 124 243 4,874.4 12186 563 21.64 2.49 51.90 28 29
8 Ravichandran Ashwin Ravichandran Ashwin 106 200 4,541.0 12891 537 24.00 2.83 50.70 25 37
9 Courtney Walsh Courtney Walsh 132 242 5,003.1 12688 519 24.44 2.53 57.80 32 22
10 Dale Steyn Dale Steyn 93 171 3,101.2 10077 439 22.95 3.24 42.30 27 26
11 Kapil Dev Kapil Dev 131 227 4,623.2 12867 434 29.64 2.78 63.90 17 23
12 Mitchell Starc Mitchell Starc 105 202 3,335.3 11481 433 26.51 3.44 46.20 20 18
13 Rangana Herath Rangana Herath 93 170 4,332.1 12157 433 28.07 2.80 60.00 20 34
14 Sir Richard Hadlee Sir Richard Hadlee 86 150 3,653.0 9611 431 22.29 2.63 50.80 25 36
15 Shaun Pollock Shaun Pollock 108 202 4,058.5 9733 421 23.11 2.39 57.80 23 16
16 Harbhajan Singh Harbhajan Singh 103 190 4,763.2 13537 417 32.46 2.84 68.50 16 25
17 Wasim Akram Wasim Akram 104 181 3,771.1 9779 414 23.62 2.59 54.60 20 25
18 Curtly Ambrose Curtly Ambrose 98 179 3,683.5 8501 405 20.99 2.30 54.50 21 22
19 Tim Southee Tim Southee 107 203 3,915.0 11832 391 30.26 3.02 60.00 19 15
20 Makhaya Ntini Makhaya Ntini 101 190 3,472.2 11242 390 28.82 3.23 53.40 19 18
21 Sir Ian Botham Sir Ian Botham 102 168 3,635.5 10878 383 28.40 2.99 56.90 17 27
22 Malcolm Marshall Malcolm Marshall 81 151 2,930.4 7876 376 20.94 2.68 46.70 19 22
23 Waqar Younis Waqar Younis 87 154 2,704.0 8788 373 23.56 3.25 43.40 28 22
24 Daniel Vettori Daniel Vettori 113 187 4,802.2 12441 362 34.36 2.59 79.50 19 20
25 Imran Khan Imran Khan 88 142 3,243.0 8258 362 22.81 2.54 53.70 17 23
26 Chaminda Vaas Chaminda Vaas 111 194 3,906.2 10501 355 29.58 2.68 66.00 20 12
27 Dennis Lillee Dennis Lillee 70 132 3,077.5 8493 355 23.92 2.75 52.00 23 23
28 Ravindra Jadeja Ravindra Jadeja 89 167 3,373.3 8741 348 25.11 2.59 58.10 17 15
29 Kagiso Rabada Kagiso Rabada 73 134 2,239.2 7493 340 22.03 3.34 39.50 15 17
30 Allan Donald Allan Donald 72 129 2,586.3 7344 330 22.25 2.83 47.00 11 20
31 Bob Willis Bob Willis 90 165 2,892.5 8190 325 25.20 2.83 53.40 12 16
32 Trent Boult Trent Boult 78 149 2,902.5 8717 317 27.49 3.00 54.90 18 10
33 Pat Cummins Pat Cummins 72 134 2,398.3 6946 315 22.05 2.89 45.60 17 14
34 Mitchell Johnson Mitchell Johnson 73 140 2,666.5 8891 313 28.40 3.33 51.10 16 12
35 Zaheer Khan Zaheer Khan 92 165 3,130.5 10247 311 32.94 3.27 60.40 15 11
36 Ishant Sharma Ishant Sharma 105 188 3,193.2 10078 311 32.40 3.15 61.60 10 11
37 Brett Lee Brett Lee 76 150 2,755.1 9554 310 30.81 3.46 53.30 17 10
38 Morne Morkel Morne Morkel 86 160 2,749.4 8550 309 27.66 3.10 53.30 18 8
39 Lance Gibbs Lance Gibbs 79 148 4,519.1 8989 309 29.09 1.98 87.70 11 18
40 Fred Trueman Fred Trueman 67 127 2,448.2 6625 307 21.58 2.71 47.85 19 17
41 Derek Underwood Derek Underwood 86 151 3,643.4 7674 297 25.83 2.10 73.60 13 17
42 Josh Hazlewood Josh Hazlewood 76 143 2,570.3 7144 295 24.21 2.77 52.20 11 13
43 Kemar Roach Kemar Roach 87 158 2,548.4 7905 293 26.97 3.10 52.10 14 12
44 Jacques Kallis Jacques Kallis 166 272 3,372.0 9535 292 32.65 2.82 69.20 7 5
45 Craig McDermott Craig McDermott 71 124 2,764.2 8332 291 28.63 3.01 56.90 17 14
46 Bishan Singh Bedi Bishan Singh Bedi 67 118 3,560.4 7637 266 28.71 2.14 80.30 13 14
47 Danish Kaneria Danish Kaneria 61 112 2,949.3 9082 261 34.79 3.07 67.80 8 15
48 Neil Wagner Neil Wagner 64 122 2,287.3 7169 260 27.57 3.13 52.70 13 9
49 Jason Gillespie Jason Gillespie 71 137 2,372.2 6770 259 26.13 2.85 54.90 8 8
50 Joel Garner Joel Garner 58 111 2,194.5 5433 259 20.97 2.47 50.80 18 7
51 Graeme Swann Graeme Swann 60 109 2,558.1 7642 255 29.96 2.98 60.10 14 17
52 Brian Statham Brian Statham 70 129 2,495.2 6261 252 24.85 2.51 59.41 9 9
53 Taijul Islam Taijul Islam 57 102 2,551.4 7765 250 31.06 3.04 61.20 14 17
54 Michael Holding Michael Holding 60 113 2,113.2 5898 249 23.68 2.79 50.90 11 13
55 Matthew Hoggard Matthew Hoggard 67 92 2,318.1 473 248 7.27 3.26 22.63 13 7
56 Shakib Al Hasan Shakib Al Hasan 71 121 2,612.3 7804 246 31.72 2.98 63.70 11 19
57 Graham McKenzie Graham McKenzie 60 113 2,946.5 7328 246 29.78 2.48 71.80 7 16
58 Ben Stokes Ben Stokes 120 178 2,294.3 7655 245 31.24 3.33 56.10 9 6
59 Yasir Shah Yasir Shah 48 89 2,375.5 7657 244 31.38 3.22 58.40 15 16
60 Bhagwath Chandrasekhar Bhagwath Chandrasekhar 58 97 2,660.3 7199 242 29.74 2.70 65.90 12 16
61 Abdul Qadir Abdul Qadir 67 111 2,854.2 7742 236 32.80 2.71 72.50 12 15
62 Javagal Srinath Javagal Srinath 67 121 2,517.2 7196 236 30.49 2.85 64.00 8 10
63 Abdul Qadir Khan Abdul Qadir Khan 67 111 2,854.2 7742 236 32.80 2.71 72.50 12 15
64 Jasprit Bumrah Jasprit Bumrah 52 99 1,671.5 4631 234 19.79 2.77 42.80 7 16
65 Andy Caddick Andy Caddick 62 105 2,259.4 6999 234 29.91 3.09 57.90 9 13
66 Chris Martin Chris Martin 71 126 2,337.4 7878 233 33.81 3.37 60.10 10 10
67 Mohammad Shami Mohammad Shami 64 122 1,919.1 6346 229 27.71 3.30 50.20 12 6
68 Darren Gough Darren Gough 58 95 1,970.1 6503 229 28.39 3.30 51.60 14 9
69 Ray Lindwall Ray Lindwall 61 113 1,971.2 5251 228 23.03 2.66 51.88 8 12
70 Andrew Flintoff Andrew Flintoff 79 137 2,491.5 7410 226 32.78 2.97 66.10 11 3
71 Steve Harmison Steve Harmison 63 115 2,229.1 7192 226 31.82 3.22 59.10 11 8
72 Vernon Philander Vernon Philander 64 119 1,898.3 5000 224 22.32 2.63 50.80 8 13
73 Peter Siddle Peter Siddle 67 126 2,317.5 6777 221 30.66 2.92 62.90 8 8
74 Keshav Maharaj Keshav Maharaj 62 106 2,051.2 6370 218 29.22 3.10 56.40 6 12
75 Chris Cairns Chris Cairns 62 104 1,949.4 6410 218 29.40 3.28 53.60 11 13
76 Heath Streak Heath Streak 65 102 2,259.5 6079 216 28.14 2.69 62.70 16 7
77 Clarence Grimmett Clarence Grimmett 36 67 2,408.5 5231 216 24.22 2.17 66.91 7 21
78 Merv Hughes Merv Hughes 53 97 2,047.3 6017 212 28.38 2.93 57.90 14 7
79 Mehidy Hasan Miraz Mehidy Hasan Miraz 56 98 2,194.0 6820 210 32.47 3.10 62.60 9 13
80 Saqlain Mushtaq Saqlain Mushtaq 49 86 2,345.0 6206 208 29.83 2.64 67.60 12 13
81 Stuart MacGill Stuart MacGill 44 85 1,872.5 6038 208 29.02 3.22 54.00 9 12
82 Moeen Ali Moeen Ali 68 119 2,101.4 7612 204 37.31 3.62 61.80 13 5
83 John Snow John Snow 49 93 2,003.3 5387 202 26.66 2.68 59.50 12 8
84 Andy Roberts Andy Roberts 47 90 1,855.5 5174 202 25.61 2.78 55.10 8 11
85 Jeff Thomson Jeff Thomson 51 90 1,755.5 5601 200 28.00 3.18 52.60 16 8
86 Jim Laker Jim Laker 46 86 1,913.5 4101 193 21.25 2.14 59.50 13 9
87 Chris Woakes Chris Woakes 62 118 1,869.5 5686 192 29.61 3.04 58.40 5 5
88 Wes Hall Wes Hall 48 92 1,658.5 5066 192 26.39 3.05 51.84 11 9
89 Erapalli Prasanna Erapalli Prasanna 49 86 2,392.1 5742 189 30.38 2.40 75.90 17 10
90 Mushtaq Ahmed Mushtaq Ahmed 52 89 2,088.4 6100 185 32.97 2.92 67.70 6 10
91 Geoff Lawson Geoff Lawson 46 78 1,853.0 5501 180 30.56 2.96 61.70 6 11
92 Shoaib Akhtar Shoaib Akhtar 46 82 1,357.1 4574 178 25.69 3.37 45.70 10 12
93 Saeed Ajmal Saeed Ajmal 35 67 1,932.0 5003 178 28.10 2.58 65.10 9 10
94 Angus Fraser Angus Fraser 46 79 1,812.4 4836 177 27.32 2.66 61.40 5 13
95 Sarfraz Nawaz Sarfraz Nawaz 55 95 2,325.1 5798 177 32.75 2.49 78.80 14 4
96 Suranga Lakmal Suranga Lakmal 70 122 2,073.5 6232 171 36.44 3.00 72.70 7 4
97 Iqbal Qasim Iqbal Qasim 50 86 2,169.5 4807 171 28.11 2.21 76.10 13 8
98 Umesh Yadav Umesh Yadav 57 112 1,496.3 5263 170 30.95 3.51 52.80 6 3
99 Terry Alderman Terry Alderman 41 73 1,696.5 4616 170 27.15 2.72 59.80 5 14
100 Hugh Tayfield Hugh Tayfield 37 61 1,852.4 4405 170 25.91 2.38 65.39 5 14

Stats updated after every match.

# - Player Rank
M - Matches Played
W– Won
L– Lost
T– Tied
N/R– No Result
PTS– Points
NRR– Net Run Rate
Q– Qualified
Inns - Innings Bowled
Ovr - Overs Bowled
Runs - Runs Conceded
Wk - Wickets Taken
Avg - Bowling Average
Eco - Economy Rate
SR - Bowling Strike Rate
4W - 4 Wickets in an Innings
5W - 5 Wickets in an Innings

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