In cricket, there are many ways of dismissing the batters, like bowled, caught out, and LBW. But there are some ways of dismissal that batters regret the most. Although all bowlers work hard to take wickets for their respective teams, there are some incidents where batters get dismissed for their fault. We have seen many worst-hit wickets in cricket history. So, here's a list of the top ten worst dismissals in cricket history.
1. Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli is one of the technically sound batsmen in today's cricket, and we all know that he rarely makes mistakes on the field, especially while batting. There are very few dismissals where Virat Kohli got out by his error, and one of the incidents came in 2011 when India toured England. In the 5th ODI match of the series, England won the toss and elected to bowl first. In the 44th over, when Graeme Swann was bowling to Virat Kohli, he played a backfoot shot for a single, but his feet contacted with the wickets, and Virat Kohli got hit wicket.
2. Andre Russell
Andre Russell is one of the most destructive and dangerous batsmen in T20 cricket. In the death overs, he becomes the nightmare of bowlers, as no bowler wants to bowl in front of Andre Russell. But this dangerous West Indie's batsman got one of the worst dismissals in cricket history. In the BBL 2016, When Andre Russell came to bat against Melbourne Renegades, he faced a sharp and lethal bouncer from Natham Rimmington. Unfortunately, Russell could not time the ball, lost his balance, and got himself out by hitting the wicket.
3. Ian Botham
Ian Botham is one of the most reputed cricketers in the world, as all cricketers respect him, and cricket viewers love him. Indeed, Ian Botham is one of the finest all-rounders in cricket history. But this legendary player has also gotten out embarrassingly. In a 5th test match against West Indies in 1991, Curtly Ambrose bowled a bouncer to him, and Ian Botham lost his balance and got hit in the stumps, leading to Ian Botham's dismissal by a hit wicket.
4. Inzamam-ul-Haq
Inzamam-ul-Haq is one of the most compact and greatest batsmen that Pakistan has ever produced. His ability to time the ball was perfect, and that's why Inzamam-ul-haq is one of the most talented batsmen in cricket. Apart from his batting, he was famous for his unfit and lazy physique. In the 3rd test match against England in 2006, When Monty Panesar was bowling, Inzamam-ul-Haq could not time his bowl, lost control, and got hit on the stumps. Inzamam-ul-Haq got a hit-a-wicket, which became one of the worst dismissals in cricket history.
5. Luke Ronchi
If a batsman got hit wicket on a fast-bowler bowl, then he will not be more disappointed than Luke Rochi as he got hit wicket by a spinner. Luke Rochi is a former batsman and wicket-keeper of New Zealand. In the 5 ODI against West Indies in 2014, New Zealand was chasing the target of 364. When New Zealand came to bat, they were quickly losing their wickets; then, Luke Rochi built a partnership with Corey Anderson. But in the 25th over, when Nikita Miller was bowling to him, Rochi lost his control and got hit wicket.
6. Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar has redefined batting as he was the first batsman to start playing proper cricketing shots like drive, cut, and pull. Undoubtedly, Bowlers had to bowl exceptionally well to dismiss Sachin Tendulkar, but there was a match where he got out for his fault. In the 1st match against Australia in 2008, when Sachin was playing at ten runs, Brett Lee bowled a ball which he played towards the leg side. But unfortunately, Sachin's foot made contact with the stumps, and the bails fell from the stumps, and he got hit wicket.
7. Ridely Jacobs
Batsmen often use the advantage of the crease and play the shots from the backfoot, which looks so elegant. But sometimes batters cannot make their balance while playing the backfoot shots, and the same happened with Ridley Jacobs. Ridely Jacobs is a former wicket-keeper batsman From West Indies. In an ODI against Zimbabwe in 2001, When West Indies came to chase a target of 241 runs, they lost their five wickets at 137 runs. Then, Ridley Jacobs came to bat, and in the 32nd over, he attempted to play backfoot shots and got hit wicket.
8. Kevin Pietersen
Kevin Pietersen was one of the first batsmen who started playing unorthodox shots like switch hit and reverse sweep. In his prime, bowlers used to fear him, as Kevin Pietersen used to smash all bowlers. But unluckily, he also got out in one of the worst ways. In a test match against West Indies in 2007, when Dwayne Bravo was bowled, a bouncer hit Kevin's helmet, and his helmet came off and hit the stumps. This way, Kevin Pietersen got one of cricket's unluckiest and worst dismissals.
9. Nuwan Pradeep
In test cricket, when conditions are in favor, bowlers become the nightmares of batters as they trouble them with swing, bounce, and raw pace. Sometimes, no player can play these deliveries, and the same happened with Nuwan Pradeep. In a test against England in 2014, Chris Jordon bowled a deadly bouncer to Nuwan Pradeep, which shook him. The bouncer was so lethal that Nuwan Pardeep fell, hit the bat, touched the stumps, and got hit wicket.
10. AB de Villiers
AB de Villers, known as Mr. 360, can play shots in every direction. From 2010 to 2016, no bowler in the world wanted to bowl de Villiers as he used to smash the bowlers ruthlessly, but AB de Villiers was dismissed in an embarrassed way. In a T20 against Australia in 2009, when Shaun Tait bowled him a bouncer, AB de Villiers could not contact the ball, and the ball hit him in the abdominal area. After this, he fell and lost his balance, and his bat hit the stumps, which led to a wicket dismissal.
