Top 10 bowlers with highest percentage of 'bowled' dismissals (Tests and ODIs)
In cricket, the sight of the stumps being disturbed is probably the best sight for a bowler and the most embarrassing one for a batsman. The bowler is rightly given full credit whenever he gets the batsman out in this manner as he has to get through the batsman’s defence for him to achieve this mode of dismissal.Also read: Who has highest T20I wickets?Here are the 10 bowlers with the maximum percentage of ‘bowled’ dismissals in their international career:(Note: This list does not include bowlers with less than 150 wickets and T20 internationals have also not been considered)
#10 Lasith Malinga - 30.38%
Lasith Malinga, also called “Slinga Malinga” because of his unique round-arm action, is a Sri Lankan cricketer who is known for his ability to bowl yorkers and slower ones at will, thereby outfoxing many a batsman. He burst onto the scene in July 2004 and was a part of the squad that finished runners-up at the World Cup in 2007 as well as 2011, and led Sri Lanka to glory in the World T20 in 2014.
He has achieved the unique feat of taking 4 wickets from 4 consecutive balls, against South Africa during the 2007 World Cup which almost won Sri Lanka the match from an unwinnable position. He has 113 ‘bowled’ victims out of his 372 wickets in Test and ODI cricket combined. He edges out Pakistan’s Wasim Akram by a whisker to complete the list.