Top 3 best bowlers with the highest international ODI and Test ratings

Cricket is a game mainly known for the batters, but no matter how many you score the runs, you can only win the match if you bowl out the opponent or restrict before the target you set. Therefore, in the history of cricket, many bowlers lifted the format they played. In this article, we will show you the Top 5 best bowlers in the Tests and the ODIs of all time per the stats and records of the International Board of Cricket:
Tests

Sydney Barnes

Sydney Barnes was born in England on 19th April 1873. He debuted against Australia on 13th December 1901 at Sydney Ground. He last played against South Africa at Lord’s in the year 1914. Barnes Played 27 Tests and took 189 wickets with an economy of 2.37. His Best Bowling in Innings was 9/103, and his Best Bowling in Match was 17/159. He got the best international rating of 932 points.

George Lohmann

George Lohmann was born in England on the 2nd of June 1865. He debuted against Australia at Emirates Old Trafford on 5th July 1886. Like Sydney Barnes, he also full-stops his career in the Lord’s against Australia with some beautiful records. He played 18 tests and bagged 112 wickets with an economy of 1.5. His best bowling figures for an inning and in a match were 9/28 and 15/45—he stands at second within the list with a rating of 931 points.

Imran Khan

Imran Khan was born in Pakistan on 5th October 1952. He was the first-ever captain who won the world cup for Pakistan. Imran debuted against England in the year 1971 at Edgbaston. He ended his glorious career in 1992 against England in Melbourne Ground, Australia. Imran has some fantastic bowling achievements in his 88 matches test career. He took ‘ten wickets six times in his career and had test bowling figures of 8/58 (In an innings) and 14/116 (In a match). Imran has 922 points all-time top 10 bowlers list as per the records of the International Cricket Board.
ODIs

Joel Garner

Joel Garner, aka ‘The Big Bird,’ was born in Barbados on the 16th of December, 1952. The 6.8 Ft Bowler had terror when the West Indies team peaked in the 70s and 80s. Joel debuted against Pakistan on 18th February 1977. Garner’s last game was against New Zealand in 1987 at AMI Ground, New Zealand. His best bowling numbers in ODIs are 5/31 in his 98 One Day matches. Garner tops the ODI Ratings list with 940 ODI rating points.

Sir Richard Hadlee

Sir Richard Hadlee Was born in New Zealand on July 3rd, 1951. He started his international cricket career against Pakistan in 1973 at Basin Reserve ground. His best ODI Bowling numbers are 5/25 in his 115 ODI games. Sir Richard Hadlee ended his career against England at Edgbaston in 1990. Sir Richard Hadlee is standing second on this list with 923 points.
Shaun Pollock

Shaun Pollock was born in South Africa on 16th July 1973. Shaun debuted against England in the year 1995 at SuperSports Park ground. His last match was against West Indies in the year 2008. His Best ODI Figures were 6/35, the 6th best ODI figures for SA. He is standing at 3rd in terms of ODI rating with 917 points.

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