Maiden Kings! Top 5 Bowlers With Most Maiden Overs In Test Cricket

Test
C icket
Most
Maide s:
Maide
ove s
a e
o e
of
the
most
effective
weapo s
i
Test
c icket.
While
wickets
att act
the
headli es,
bowli g
a
ove
without
co cedi g
a
si gle
u
ca
g adually
build
p essu e
a d
fo ce
batte s
i to
maki g
mistakes.
Ove
the
yea s,
seve al
lege da y
bowle s
have
delive ed
thousa ds
of
ove s
i
the
lo gest
fo mat,
but
whe
it
comes
to
the
most
maide
ove s
i
Test
histo y,
S i
La ka
g eat
Muttiah
Mu alitha a
sits
at
the
top.

Top
5
Bowle s
With
Most
Test
Maide
Ove s

1)
Muttiah
Mu alitha a

S i
La ka
spi
lege d
Muttiah
Mu alitha a
occupies
the
No.
1
spot
with
a
i c edible
1,794
maide
ove s.

His
ability
to
bowl
lo g
spells
while
keepi g
the
sco i g
ate
u de
co t ol
was
a
majo
pa t
of
his
success.

Read
Mo e:

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Sudha sa
I ju y
Ope s
Doo
Fo
Sa fa az
Kha
Test
Comeback

Mu alitha a ‘s
ele tless
accu acy
a d
va iatio s
made
him
o e
of
the
most
difficult
bowle s
to
attack
i
Test
c icket.

2)
Sha e
Wa e

Aust alia’s
ico ic
leg-spi e
Sha e
Wa e
comes
i
seco d
with
1,761
maide
ove s.

K ow
fo
his
ext ao di a y
ability
to
tu
the
ball
a d
deceive
batte s,
Wa e
was
equally
capable
of
buildi g
p essu e
th ough
lo g,
discipli ed
spells.

He
fi ished
just
33
maide s
behi d
Mu alitha a .

3)
James
A de so

E gla d
pace
g eat
James
A de so
takes
thi d
place
with
1,730
maide
ove s.

A de so ‘s
lo gevity
a d
maste y
of
swi g
bowli g
allowed
him
to
t ouble
batte s
ac oss
diffe e t
co ditio s
a d
ge e atio s.

His
imp essive
tally
eflects
his
co siste cy
ove
a
ema kable
Test
ca ee .

4)
A il
Kumble& bsp;

I dia’s
lege da y
leg-spi e
A il
Kumble
is
fou th
with
1,576
maide
ove s.

Kumble
built
his
eputatio
a ou d
accu acy,
patie ce
a d
ele tless
p essu e.

His
ability
to
bowl
lo g
spells
without
givi g
batte s
easy
sco i g
oppo tu ities
made
him
o e
of
I dia’s
g eatest
Test
match-wi e s.

5)
Cou t ey
Walsh

West
I dies
pace
lege d
Cou t ey
Walsh
completes
the
top
five
with
1,132
maide
ove s.

Walsh’s
ema kable
lo gevity
a d
ti eless
app oach
made
him
a
key
figu e
i
the
domi a t
West
I dies
teams
of
his
e a.

His
place
i
this
list
highlights
the
sustai ed
p essu e
he
c eated
th oughout
his
Test
ca ee .

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