The history of cricket in the sports world is very old. Many records have been made and broken in this game which has been popular for more than 150 years. Although cricket is considered a game of batsmen, but with the development of the game in the world, there have been many bowlers who have made unique records, which are perhaps impossible to break. Let's know about them-
Most wickets in an innings (Test cricket): England's Jim Laker was the first cricketer to take 10 wickets in an innings of a Test match. This historic feat was later equalled by Anil Kumble and Ajaz Patel.
Most wickets in a calendar year: Year 2001 Muttiah Muralitharan dominated international cricket by taking 136
Most wickets in a stadium: Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan holds the record for taking most wickets in a stadium. Shakib has taken 252
Most catches by a bowler: England's James Anderson, who has retired from Test cricket, holds the record for most catches by a bowler. Anderson has taken 249 catches.
Record for most number of dismissals of a batsman : Australian cricketer Mark Waugh was dismissed a record 21
Most hit wickets : Courtney Walsh holds the record for most ' hit wicket ' dismissals , with a total of five such dismissals to his name.
