Three cricket records that may never be broken

Records are meant to be broken, be it in cricket, any sport or any other field of competition. Over the years we have seen many players break the cricket records set by their seniors and register new records to their names. But there are some records which can’t be broken.

Let’s take a look at 3 cricket records that may never be broken.

1. Donald Bradman’s Test average

There won’t be a cricket record list without Sir Donald Bradman’s Test average. The Australian international cricketer is widely recognized as the greatest batter of all time. His Test batting average of 99.94 has been claimed as the greatest achievement by a sportsman in a major sport. Breaking Bradman’s record will remain a dream in cricket history as the second-highest batting average is just 61.87, held by another former Australian batter, Adam Voges.

Nicknamed The Don, Bradman was at the peak of his career in the 30s and 40s, completely dominating bowling attacks. He even had a good chance of maintaining an average of 100 as only four runs were enough in the last Test. But unfortunately, the ace batter was out for a duck.

2.  Muttiah Muralitharan’s 800 wickets

 Sri Lankan legend Muttaiah Muralitharan is widely regarded as one of the most successful and prolific bowlers in cricket history. With over 1000 international wickets, Muralidharan has a total of record 800 Test wickets which will never be broken in future. The only bowler close to the Lankan spin wizard is the late Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne (708 wickets).

Averaging over six wickets per Test match, Muralitharan has taken more wickets (1347) in international cricket than any other bowler. His international career was surrounded by controversies over his bowling action, but the legendary bowler was a member of the Cricket Governing Body’s Cricket Hall of Fame.

3. Brian Lara’s 400*

Former West Indian cricketer Brian Lara is arguably one of the best Test batters of all time. With 11953 runs at an average of 52.9, the ‘Prince of Trinidad’ managed to set the world record in the longest format of the game twice in a span of 10 years.

The left-handed batter made a record 375 against England in 1994 but was later surpassed by Australia’s Matthew Hayden who scored 380 against Zimbabwe in 2003. However, in 2004, Lara scored an unbeaten 400 against the same team that had previously set the record. His record still remains unreachable for any player after 18 years and might not be broken in the future.