Introduction

Cricket is a game obsessed with numbers and cricket records. In India, Cricket is always played to outdo the previous record, be it the number of wickets taken or the runs scored. More than the players, the cricket fan checks and keeps track of all the records that are likely to be made or broken.

A nation obsessed with its cricket records; people look out for published articles to keep up with the latest records made in the game.

Cricket Pundits will constantly share anecdotes citing cricket records that were made in the past and who likely are the players in the future that can surpass those records.

This constant discussion has made us a number-obsessed cricket fan.

The importance of records in cricket cannot be overstated. They not only celebrate the accomplishments of a player but also serve as a marker and target for future generations.

Records help have a sense of competition and a constant reminder to push the boundaries to achieve more from the game.

What is the record that will never be broken in cricket?

Presenting the Top 10 Cricket Records That Might Never Be Broken

Criteria for Top 10 Unbreakable Cricket Records

The following criteria have been kept under consideration to determine the top 10 unbreakable cricket records

• Only International matches are considered
• All formats of the game are considered

Top 10 Cricket Records That Might Never Be Broken

Don Bradman’s record of the Best Batting Average in Test Match Cricket

Bradman is considered the greatest to have played the game. The former Australian captain played 52 matches. He scored 6996 runs with 29 centuries and 13 fifties. His batting average was an envious 99.94

This record has not been even threatened in the last 80 years since the Don retired, making it one of the Cricket Records That Might Never Be Broken.

Jim Laker and his 19 Wicket Hall in a Test match

Having made the record of all 10 wickets in an innings, Jim Laker added another 9 wickets in the same test match to make it 19 wickets in a single test match.

Jim Laker was an offspinner and took a total of 193 Test wickets with a stunning average of 21.24.

While his record of 10 wickets in an innings has been breached a couple of times, 19 wickets seem to be one of the unbreakable cricket records in the game. It was then a record for the best figures, not just in Tests, but in first-class cricket itself.

Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka with 800 wickets 

Imagine taking your 800th wicket in the last ball of your career.

Muttiah Muralitharan one of the all-time greats of the game has a record that is truly an unbreakable cricket record.

In the current era, only Jimmy Anderson with 708 wickets came close to the legend.

With fewer and fewer test matches being played now and with constant breakdowns of players due to the rigors of all 3 formats of the game, 800 wickets in Test Match cricket looks unbreakable.

Consecutive maiden overs

A rarity in modern-day cricket is a maiden over. Indian spinner Ramesh Chandra Gangaram Nadkarni once bowled 21 consecutive overs without conceding a single run. That record is yet to be broken today and in total, he only gave 5 runs away.

This record looks to be for the ages as modern cricket is fast and scoring runs has now become a priority rather than grind for time as was played in the past.

Most Runs in the Cricket History

Sachin Tendulkar is the only player in cricket history to score more than 30,000 runs in all formats. Only Virat Kohli in the modern era comes close to the master and is a likely candidate to break the record. Nevertheless, An Indian cricketer will continue to hold the record for the most runs in cricket history.

If not by Virat Kohli, this record is unlikely to be broken, as modern cricketers will struggle to have the longevity of these greats.

Best Economical over in ODIs

The Best bowling over in terms of average has to be the spell of Phil Simmons – 10 Overs, 4 Wickets, and 3 Runs.

Against Pakistan in 1992, Simmons achieved this rare feat when he bowled ten overs and conceded only three runs. This means he had a bowling average of 0.30. This spell also had eight maiden overs, making the figures 10-8-3-4, which makes it an unbreakable record in cricket.

Three Double-Centuries in ODIs

While this is not an impossible record to be broken like the others in the list, Rohit Sharma holds the record of scoring 3 double centuries in ODIs. 264 is also the highest score in an ODI credited to Rohit Sharma

This record is unlikely to be broken for some time but with the T20 format style being played in the 50-over game, this record may have competition in the future.

Most Wickets in the Cricket History

Muttiah Muralitharan is the Sachin Tendulkar of bowling. He has the most international wickets by a bowler and while he already has the highest wickets in ODI and Test Cricket, he also has the record of most wickets combined from all formats.

A total of 1347 Wickets in 495 games is a record for the ages.

200 Test Matches

In the history of Test Cricket, only Sachin Tendulkar has crossed the 200 Test match summit. Jimmy Anderson threatened for a bit with 188 appearances but with Jimmy’s Retirement, this record is now unlikely to be broken. International calendar now does not have as many Test matches played as in the past.

Brian Lara’s 400 Not Out

After his world record was broken by Mathew Hayden for the highest runs in Test, Brian Lara did the unthinkable and again broke the record by scoring 400*

This highest individual score in an innings is highly unlikely to be broken.

Some Records not considered in our list

## Another feat of Sir Don Bradman not considered in this list is his century made in just 3 overs. One over consisted of 8 balls then. He made 33, 40, and 27 runs in each over.

In just 18 minutes, he had crossed the century mark. This was however not an international game, hence not considered in the list, but still worth a mention.

## Rahul Dravid has faced more deliveries and spent more time in the middle while batting than any other batsman in the history of Test cricket. Throughout his Test career, Dravid has faced 31,258 deliveries – a world record.

## Graham Gooch scored 333 in 1st innings and 123 in the second innings of the test match against India making him the batsman to score a record 456 runs in the match.

## West Indies spinner, Sunil Narine became the first bowler to bowl a maiden in a super over. But this too was not an international game so has not been considered.

Conclusion

Cricket records are meant to be broken. So, players have a target ahead of them in their career even if it looks like unbreakable cricket records.

Nothing is permanent in this world, not even cricket records. It is bound to be broken but certain records achieved on the cricket ground are so mindboggling that it makes us feel that such records are humanly impossible to surpass.