In cricket, every bowler dreams to make the stumps fly off the ground. Many of them have achieved this dream. But breaking the stumps is almost impossible for every bowler. In today’s cricket, the stumps got made of solid material, and many bowlers believe in the slower ball technique to achieve a wicket. However, there have been some bowlers who broke the stumps into two pieces. So let’s get to know about them:
10. Nuwan Kulasekara
Nuwan Kulasekara is one of the best swing bowlers in cricket history. Kulasekara gets ranked at the top of the ICC ODI bowling rankings. He has taken 300 International wickets. He once broke the leg stump while playing against Pakistan. He bowled Azhar Ali on 96, which is why he. He is in the tenth position on the list.
9. Ravi Rampaul
Ravi Rampaul is a former West Indian right-arm medium-fast bowler. He has taken more than 150 International wickets. He once played for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL. Rampaul was constantly bowling at the speed of 140 km/hr. He once broke the leg stump while playing for Trinidad and Tobago team in the T20 Champions League T20. He bowled to Joe Burns. He is in the ninth position on the list.
8. Greg Campbell
Greg Campbell is a former right-arm fast bowler of Australia. He played in 4 tests and 11 ODIs from 1989 to 1990. Greg took a total of 31 International wickets. Campbell is the uncle of Ricky Ponting. He once broke the middle stump while playing against Pakistan. He is in the eighth position on the list.
7. Al-Amin Hossain
Al-Amin Hossain is a current right-arm medium-fast bowler of Bangladesh. In December 2013, Al-Amin became the first bowler to take five wickets in an over in T20 cricket. In the exact match, he also became the first Bangladeshi bowler to take a hat-trick in the T20s. He once broke the middle stump while bowling to Mushfiqur Rahim in a T20 game. He is the seventh on the list.
6. Rashid Khan
Rashid Khan is an excellent right-arm leg-break bowler of Afghanistan. He became the youngest Captain of the Afghanistan National team in T20Is. He has taken more than 250 International wickets. Recently, Khan became the fastest bowler to take 100 wickets in ODIs. He once broke the middle stump while bowling to Dilshan Munaweera in a T20 match. He is the sixth on the list.
5. Mohammed Shami
Mohammed Shami is an Indian right-arm fast bowler. He constantly bowls at a speed of around 140 km/hr. Shami is a reverse swing specialist. He is the fourth Indian to take a hat-trick in ODIs. He has taken more than 340 International wickets. He once broke the off stump while bowling to Alastair Cook in a series against England in 2016. He is in the fifth position on the list.
4. Jasprit Bumrah
Jasprit Bumrah is an Indian right-arm fast bowler. He has taken more than 250 International wickets. Fans love his bowling style, especially and his ability to bowl yorkers. He once broke the middle stump while bowling for Gujarat against Delhi in a first-class match. He bowled a deadly Yorker to Unmukt Chand. He is the fourth on the list.
3. Dale Steyn
Dale Steyn is one of the greatest fast bowlers of cricket history. He has taken almost 700 International wickets (699). Steyn was at the top of the ICC test bowlers rankings for more than six years. He once broke the off stump while bowling against New Zealand in an ODI in 2016. Steyn bowed to Mitchell McClenaghan. He is the third on the list.
2. Brett Lee
Brett Lee is a former right-arm fast bowler of Australia. Lee is one of the fastest bowlers of all time. He played in all three formats from 1999 to 2012. Lee was the first player to take a hat-trick in a T20 International match. In an ODI match, he once broke the off stump while bowling against New Zealand. Lee bowled to Hamish Marshall. He is in the second position on the list.
1. Shoaib Akhtar
Shoaib Akhtar is the fastest bowler in cricket history. He is popularly known for this fastest, most immediate delivery in world cricket (161.3 km/hr). He was the first bowler to record the speed 100 m/hr twice in his career. He took more than 490 International wickets. He once broke the off stump of Andre Adams while bowling against New Zealand in an ODI in the year 2002. He is in the top position on the list.
