In Cricket, there are many ways of dismissal. Batsman can be caught out, clean bowled, or lbw. These dismissals come when batters play foul shots or cannot read the ball. But the most disappointing release is run-outs, where there is no mistake of the player in playing the shot t, and he has to go to the pavilion. There are many famous incidents of run-outs, but there are some players who got the most run-outs. So, let’s look at ten Indian players with the most run-outs.
1. Rahul Dravid (53)
Rahul Dravid is also famously known as “The Wall” of Cricket. In test cricket, he was the backbone of Team India’s batting lineup. Apart from test cricket, Rahul also has more than 10,000 runs in ODI cricket. But apart from his outstanding batting records, he is the Indian player with the most run-outs in International Cricket. In his career, Rahul Dravid got run-out 53 times, of which 40 came in ODI and 13 in test cricket.
2. Sachin Tendulkar (43)
There are plenty of incidents where the Sachin Tendulkar was given out because of poor umpiring. But Sachin has also run out a lot of times in his career. In his cricket career, Sachin Tendulkar got 43 times run-outs, which is the second-highest by any Indian player. He got run-out 34 times in ODI and nine times in test cricket, in which the famous direct hit run-out against Pakistan is also involved.
3. Mohammad Azharuddin (39)
Mohammad Azharuddin is a former right-handed batsman and skipper of India. He is one of the most stylish batsmen that India has ever seen. The way he used to play shots with his wrist was so elegant. In his cricketing career, Azhar played 99 tests in which he scored 6,215 runs with an average of 45, and in 334 ODI matches, he scored 9,378 runs. Besides his elegant batting, Azhar is the third-highest Indian with the most run-outs. He got 39 times run-outs in his career, of which 32 came in ODI and the rest in test matches.
4. Anil Kumble (28)
Anil Kumle is the greatest bowler that India has ever produced. He is one of the best spinners in cricket history. He is the leading wicket-taker of India in ODI as well as test cricket. Anil Kumble has played 132 test matches in which he took 619 wickets, and in 271 ODI matches, he has 337 wickets. Besides his excellent bowling, he often got run-outs on the cricket field. Anil Kumble got 21 times run-out in ODI and seven times in test cricket.
5. Sourav Ganguly (23)
Former Indian Cricketer Sourav Ganguly is also known as “The god of offside” as he used to play outstanding shots in offside direction. Sourav’s opening partnership with Sachin in the ODI is still the highest opening partnership by any opening pair. Sourav Ganguly played 113 test matches in which he scored 7,212 runs. In his ODI career, he scored 11,363 runs. Apart from his outstanding records, he got 23 times run-outs in ODI cricket, which makes him one of the Indian players with the most run-outs.
6. Virender Sehwag (20)
Virender Sehwag is one of the most dangerous opening batsmen of all time. He was the batsman who used to scare bowlers. Still, we remember how he hit the boundary in the very 1st ball of the game. Sehwag is the only Indian batsman to score two triple-centuries in test cricket. Despite his outstanding records in test and ODI cricket, there were many incidents when he got run out. Sehwag got 20 20-time run-outs in ODI cricket, which is one of the most for any Indian player.
7. Robin Singh (20)
Many of us have yet to learn about Robin Singh. Well, Robin Singh is a former Indian all-rounder who played a test match, 136 ODI for India. At that time, he used to be one of the best fielders in team India. In his ODI career, Robin scored 2,336 runs and took 69 wickets. Despite his batting and bowling performances, Robin Singh often got run out. He got 20 times run-out in ODI cricket.
8. Rohit Sharma (13)
Rohit Sharma is a right-handed opening batsman from India. So far, he has played 52 tests, 258 ODI, and 148 T20 Internationals. He is the only Indian to score more than one double-centuries in ODI cricket. Rohit Sharma is currently one of the best batsmen in the world. But besides his effortless batting, Rohit Sharma got 13 times run-outs in international Cricket.
9. Virat Kohli (12)
This name can shock many people as Virat Kohli is the fittest player in the world. He is known for his ability to take quick runs between the wickets. But in his career, there are times when he got run out. Even there is a coincidence that 2 out of 3 times when Rohit scored double-centuries, Virat Kohli got run out. He got 12 times run-out in international Cricket, including test, ODI and T20 matches.
10. Cheteshwar Pujara (9)
Cheteshwar Pujara is a right-handed test batsman from India. In his test career, he has played 103 tests in which he has scored 7,195 runs with an average of 43.6. He has played many memorable test innings for India. Cheteshwar Pujara was the highest run-scorer in the epic Border-Gavaskar trophy of 2018-19. Apart from his epic performances, he has got nine times run-outs in test cricket, which is one of the most for any Indian player.
