Pakistan legend Imran Khan has taken the most wickets while captaining in Tests, and leading the way to took 187 wickets in Tests while captain. Australian leg spinner Richie Benaud is next with 138, and in fact there are only six other bowler-captains who took more than 100 wickets, Garry Sobers (117), Daniel Vettori (116), Kapil Dev (111), Wasim Akram (107), Bishan Bedi (106) and Shaun Pollock (103). Of these, Imran also has the best average (20.27) and strike rate (49.26 balls per wicket) while captain.
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Wednesday 5 June 2013
Thursday 16 May 2013
Wasim Bari was the first wicket keeper by taking seven catches in a Test inning
Pakistan Wasim Bari was the first wicketkeeper taking seven catches in a Test innings? But as the first instance of this involved two men: for Pakistan against West Indies in Kingston in 1976-77, Majid Khan stepped in for the injured Wasim Bari, who had been hit in the face while batting, and took 4 catches in the second innings; then Wasim Bari returned later and held on to three more. Since then there have been four instances of a wicketkeeper taking seven catches in an innings. The first was by Wasim Bari (on his own this time) against New Zealand in Auckland in 1978-79, and he has been followed by Bob Taylor (England v India in Bombay, 1979-80), Ian Smith (New Zealand v Sri Lanka in Hamilton, 1990-91) and Ridley Jacobs (West Indies v Australia in Melbourne, 2000-01).
Friday 10 May 2013
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