Goat stands for “Greatest Of All Time”, And we have bought you this post about the ‘Goat Of Cricket’. About the players who have been exceptional through their careers. Who always took stands for their teams and contributed in the wins. This post is not only about the Goat players of cricket but, a contribution from our side to these cricket legends.
Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli a modern-day cricket legend and known as Goat Of Cricket, King Kohli ruled all the three formats of the game. He scored his 81st century in the first test against Australia. Virat played some of the unbelievable innings throughout his career. One of them is his ‘82 runs not out’ against Pakistan, he won the game for India which was in the grip of Pakistan. He’s famous by the name ‘Chase Master’. And he proved this on numerous occasions. Apart from his gaming ability fans love the attitude Virat carries on the ground, he has an aggressive style and never gives up attitude.
| Format | Test | ODI | T20I |
| Matches | 119 | 295 | 117 |
| Runs Scored | 9,145 | 13,906 | 4,188 |
| Centuries | 30 | 50 | 1 |
| Best Score | 254* | 183 | 122* |
| Batting Average | 48.13 | 58.18 | 48.7 |
Jasprit Bumrah
Jasprit Bumrah is one of the most admirable fast bowlers across the world. He’s exceptionally good at delivering deadly yorkers with pin-point accuracy. ‘Boom Boom’ is also quite popular for his unique bowling action and that action makes batsmen uncomfortable to judge the length of Bumrah’s bowling. In the final of the T20I World Cup 2024, Bumrah’s spell brought back India again in the game because of Bumrah’s bowling, India was able to lift the World Cup title. Throughout his career, Bumrah has picked crucial wickets for India with being economical.
| Format | Test | ODI | T20I |
| Matches | 41 | 89 | 70 |
| Wickets | 181 | 149 | 89 |
| Best Figures | 6/27 | 6/19 | 3/7 |
| Economy Rate | 2.75 | 4.59 | 6.27 |
| 5 Wicket Haul | 11 | 2 | 0 |
Sachin Tendulkar
‘Master Blaster’ is the name of greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. Sachin Tendulkar is also referred to as the ‘God of Cricket’ after he completed his 100 centuries in International cricket. In his long career he made many records, Like first ever 200 hundred in ODI format. His passion for cricket and sportsmanship inspired many youngsters in India to play cricket. He faced the most fierce fast bowlers in the history of cricket and yet he had made tons of records.
| Format | Test | ODI | T20I |
| Matches | 200 | 463 | 1 |
| Runs Scored | 15,921 | 18,426 | 10 |
| Centuries | 51 | 49 | 0 |
| Best Score | 248* | 200* | 10 |
| Batting Average | 53.8 | 44.8 | 10.0 |
Muttiah Muralitharan
The most test wickets in test cricket history, with 800 test wickets ‘Muttiah Muralitharan’ stands out from all the bowlers. With a unique bowling style, Muralitharan is said to be a magician with the bowl. He was also in controversy because of his bowling action. Even in a match he was prohibited to bowl because of his unusual bowling action. But, Sri Lankan captain backed Muraltharan and he made numerous records with the same bowling action. Muralitharan proved to be a key player for Sri Lanka’s success on the international stage.
| Format | Test | ODI |
| Matches | 133 | 350 |
| Wickets | 800 | 534 |
| Best Figures | 9/51 | 7/30 |
| Economy Rate | 2.47 | 3.93 |
| 5 Wicket Haul | 67 | 10 |
Shane Warne
Shane Warne is a legend who revolutionized leg-spin bowling. He delivered the ‘Ball of the Century’ against Mike Gatting, which seemed to go for wide but took a sharp turn and bowled out Mike Gatting. In his test career he had picked 708 wickets and helped Australia to dominate. He was famous for the deviations he had in his bowling. Warne always kept batsmen in doubt with his sharp turns & flite.
| Format | Test | ODI |
| Matches | 145 | 194 |
| Wickets | 708 | 293 |
| Best Figures | 8/71 | 5/33 |
| Economy Rate | 2.65 | 4.25 |
| 5 Wicket Haul | 37 | 1 |
Sir Viv Richards
‘Sir Viv Richards’ was known for his aggressive batting, he used to hit shots from the first ball. Fans love his attitude on the ground, he has an aggressive attitude and always wanted to dominate the opponents. Viv Richards used to do batting without any safety gears. He always comes to ground with his iconic hat. And hitting bowlers out of the ground, even marching down the crease to fast bowlers. Viv Richards highest score was 291 runs which he scored against England. He helped West Indies to lift 2 ICC World Cup titles consecutively.
| Format | Test | ODI |
| Matches | 121 | 187 |
| Runs Scored | 8,540 | 6,721 |
| Centuries | 24 | 11 |
| Best Score | 291 | 189* |
| Batting Average | 50.2 | 47.0 |
Sir Don Bradman
Sir Don Bradman also known as ‘The Don’ is on the top of the list of greatest Batsmen in cricket history. He is considered as the definition of excellence. Bradman set some of the unbelievable standards of consistency. With a batting average of 99.94 Bradman hitted 30 centuries in just 52 matches. Sir Don Bradman is the legend who is an idol for all cricket fans around the globe.
| Format | Test |
| Matches | 52 |
| Runs Scored | 6,966 |
| Centuries | 29 |
| Best Score | 99.94 |
Final Thoughts
All of these players are the ‘Goat Of Cricket’ and they earned this reputation with their passion for cricket. Players like- Sir Don Bradman and Sir Viv Ricahards inspired the new talents with their own batting style. After them Sachin came as a consistent batter and continued to inspire the upcoming generations. Muralitharan and Shane Warne encouraged the spin bowlers to leverage their spin bowling. Now, in the present, Virat and Bumrah continued the legacy by setting new standards of cricket.
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