India’s pace bowler Mohammed Shami and Australian speedster Mitchell Starc are both in the running to break Saqlain Mushtaq’s 18-year old record to fastest 100 wickets in One-Day Internationals (ODIs). The Pakistani off-spinner took 53 matches to get to the landmark, which is the fastest of all time. Shane Bond (54) and Brett Lee (55) came close to breaking his record, but both men fell just short. Meanwhile, Starc has 87 wickets in 43 matches, which means he needs only 13 wickets in nine games to break Saqlain’s record. Shami too has 87 wickets but in 47 matches, which means that he needs 13 wickets in five games. VVS Laxman column: A morale-boosting Test series win
Player
Team
W
M
Saqlain Mushtaq
Pakistan
100*
53
Shane Bond
New Zealand
100*
54
Brett Lee
Australia
100*
55
Mitchell Starc
Australia
87
43
Mohammed Shami
India
87
47
Imran Tahir
South Africa
77
44
Mitchell McClenaghan
New Zealand
76
43
*More than 100 career wickets.
There are two other contenders as well: South African leg-spinner Imran Tahir and New Zealand left-arm pacer Mitchell McClenaghan. However, Tahir has 77 wickets from 44 matches, which means that he needs 23 more wickets from eight matches to get to the landmark, which does not seem wholly likely given that his next full series will be against India — a team that has traditionally played spin well. McClenaghan on the other hand has 76 wickets in 43 ODIs, which means that he needs 24 wickets from nine matches to reach the landmark. As things stand, Starc or Shami are the likeliest to reach 100 wickets in fewer than 53 matches, thereby usurping Saqlain’s record. READ: India finally break their shackles with historic series win against Sri Lanka
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