Top 5 fastest spinners to reach 50 ODI wickets
Kuldeep Yadav is the latest to reach 50 ODI wickets. He achieved the landmark by dismissing Scott McKechnie of Hong Kong in the fourth match of Asia Cup 2018 at Dubai.
Here is a glance at the top 5 spinners who took minimum innings from their debut to achieve the 50 wickets tally in ODI cricket.
#5 Saqlain Mushtaq (28 matches)
Saqlain Mushtaq was one of the greatest spinners of Pakistan. He took 28 matches to reach 50 ODI wickets. He reached the landmark on 3 November 1996 vs Zimbabwe at Peshawar.
Saqlain Mushtaq is the 3rd fastest bowler to reach the landmark of 100 ODI wickets. He is known to popularise the 'doosra', which is an off-spinner's premium weapon. He was among the Wisden Cricketers of the Year 2000.
#4 Rashid Khan (26 matches)
Rashid Khan is one of the greatest spinners Afghanistan ever produced. He got to 50 career wickets in his 26th ODI match played at Greater Noida on 24 March 2017 against Ireland.
Rashid Khan is the fastest bowler to reach the landmark of 100 ODI wickets. He is the 3rd fastest bowler to reach the milestone of 50 T20I wickets. He was the ICC Associate Player of the Year 2017.
#3 Shane Warne (25 matches)
'Warnie' was one of the most dreaded spinners of his generation. He took 25 matches to reach 50 ODI wickets. Shane Warne achieved the feat on 13 September 1994 vs Sri Lanka at P.Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo.
Shane Warne has the record of most wickets by an Australian spinner in ODIs. He picked up 291 wickets in his ODI career. He was among the Wisden Cricketers of the Year 1994. He was inducted into ICC Hall of Fame in 2013. He was assigned to mentor Rajasthan Royals in Indian Premier League.
#2 Kuldeep Yadav (24 matches)
Kuldeep Yadav is regarded as one of the greatest chinaman bowlers India ever produced. He is the fastest Indian spinner to reach this landmark. He got to 50 ODI wickets mark on 18 September 2018 vs Hong Kong at Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
Kuldeep Yadav represented India in 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He is the first Indian spinner to take a hat-trick in ODIs. He accomplished that feat on 21 September 2017 against Australia at Kolkata. His best bowling index is 6/25 against England on 12 July 2018 at Nottinghamshire.
#1 Ajantha Mendis (19 matches)
'Mystery Spinner' holds the record for minimum matches taken to reach 50 ODI wickets mark. Ajantha Mendis got to 50 wickets mark on 12 January 2009 vs Zimbabwe at Dhaka.
Ajantha Mendis was the ICC Emerging Player of the Year 2008. He picked up 152 wickets in his ODI career.
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