5 great all-time cricket records that can be broken in the foreseeable future
So many records are being broken and milestones achieved every week that it is certainly cumbersome to keep a track of who’s and what’s. But then there remain a few pristine landmarks that are so towering that one would be inclined to believe they’d stand the test of time.Once in many years though, a special talent comes who threatens those landmarks and flatters imagination, but it is only when he is too close that one believes in the improbable. Not all great records are expected to tumble yet but some do, and it is those in mind that the author handpicks the most possible five.
#5 Most Test runs in a career
Now we are talking about the Holy Grail for every Test batsman and surprise, surprise! Alastair Cook makes the list once again.
It’s quite a debate whether the Gloucester-born batsman can surpass Sachin Tendulkar’s aggregate of 15921 runs before he hangs up his boots, since at 30, Cook is certainly not getting any younger.
However, the technically well-equipped opener has rekindled his never out of form kind of reputation by scoring 450 runs in his last 3 Tests including a double-ton at Abu Dhabi. He barely has another six years at hand which roughly translates into 75 matches considering England goes at 13 Tests per year on an average.
The classy left-hander is still 6141 runs shy of the milestone but at his current average of 47.47, the task looks reasonably realistic. Injuries must not be a worry, nor should be form; and although the onus remains on time to declare the outcome, Cook is undeniably on the road towards ultimate greatness.