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Top 10 Bowlers With Most Wickets In A Test As Captain Cricket
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Top 10 Bowlers With Most Wickets In A Test As Captain

Rashid Khan again proved why he is regarded as one of the finest spinners of modern-day cricket. He was the show stopper in the one-off Test against Bangladesh which concluded on Monday (September 9) with Afghanistan winning it by a massive margin of 224-runs. It was Afghanistan's only third Test and already come equal to Australia as most Test win after first three Test matches. ## The victory for Afghanistan couldn't have been possible without their star player Rashid Khan who became the youngest to lead a side in Test cricket. The 20-year-old was in hot form during the match as he single-handedly blew Bangladesh away with his career-best performance. He first scored a brilliant 51 off 61 balls to take Afghanistan to 342-runs in the first innings. On a spin-friendly surface, he dismissed Bangladesh with 5 for 55 and followed with 6 for 49 in the second innings to end the match with 11 wickets for 104 runs.## Rashid Khan's miracle performance has not only given Afghanistan a memorable win but also it has included him in the elite club of the bowlers. Rashid has already become the youngest to score a fifty and take 10+ wickets on Test captaincy debut. At the conclusion of the one-off Test, he is now in top 10 bowlers with the best bowling figures in a Test as captain.## Here is the list of the Top 10 bowlers with most wickets in a Test as captain:## 1. Courtney Walsh (WI, 13 Wickets) - One of the leading wickets-takers in Test with 519 wickets to his name, Courtney Walsh one of the most fearsome bowlers of his time. He is probably the only bowler who bowled fast longer than any other bowler. In 1995, he blew New Zeland away at Wellington and registered the match figure of 13 wickets for 55 runs (joint-most for a bowler as captain). ## 2. Waqar Younis (PAK, 13 Wickets) - Waqar Younis was one of the two Pakistan bowlers along with Wasim Akram who introduced the art of reverse swing bowling. Against Zimbabwe in 1993 in Karachi, Waqar Younis grabbed 13 wickets for 135-runs as Pakistan won the match by 131-runs. ## 3. Rangana Herath (SL, 13 Wickets) - Rangana Herath is arguably the finest spinner Sri Lanka has ever produced after the legendry Muttiah Muralitharan. Herath's strengths are his accuracy and his ability to bowl long spells. His strengths came to hunt Zimbabwe in 2016 when he took 13-wickets for 152 runs in Harare. ## 4. Fazal Mahmood (PAK, 12 Wickets) - Another Pakistan's fast bowler who was not that fearsome as Akram and Waqar Younis but has had a fair amount of success in his Test career. He grabbed 12-wickets for 100 runs against West Indies in Dhaka in 1959. He took 6-wickets in each innings to hand West Indies a 41-run defeat.## 5. Imran Khan (PAK, 11 Wickets) - In the 1970s and 1980s, when cricket was not that popular in the subcontinent, Imran Khan gave the much-needed attention in this part of the world. Currently serving as Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan is probably the finest player Pakistan has ever produced. Against India in 1982 in Karachi, Khan showed some glimpse of his talent. He picked 11-wickets in the match and led Pakistan to an innings and 86-runs win.## 6. Arthur Gilligan (ENG, 11 Wickets) - Arthur Edward Robert Gilligan was the right-arm fast-medium bowler from England. He only played 11 Test and took 36 wickets including 11 wickets for 90 runs in the match against South Africa in Birmingham in 1924. ## 7. Allan Border (AUS, 11 Wickets) - Allan Border was one of the finest batsmen of his time and mostly known for his batting records rather than the bowling. He has picked only 39 wickets in his long career of 156 Test matches. Despite being the part-time Slow left-arm orthodox bowler, Border rattled West Indies in 1989 with his career-best bowling figures of 11 wickets for 96 runs. ## 8. Jason Holder (WI, 11 Wickets) - Jason Holder is seen as future of West Indies cricket. In this time when most of the West Indies' players are attracting towards T20 cricket, Jason Holder has settled himself as pure Test specialist in a short time. He is not a typical West Indies' pacer who bowls fast. His strength is his accuracy and consistency and with his line and length, he has troubled most the batsmen around the world. Against Bangladesh in 2018, he showed the glimpse of his accuracy and picked 11 wickets for 103 runs in the match. ## 9. Rashid Khan (AFG, 11 Wickets) - Afganistan has played only 3 Test so far and won two of them. Rashid Khan, after making his mark in white-ball cricket around the world, has started his Test career with the same run of success. He has already picked 20 wickets in 3 matches including the match-winning performance against Bangladesh.## 10. Imran Khan (PAK, 11 Wickets) - The World Cup-winning captain in 1992, Imran Khan has produced several match-winning spells in his career and one of them came against West Indies in 1988 in Georgetown when he dismantled Windies with 11 wickets in the match. Pakistan won that match easily by 9-wickets and Khan was adjudged man of the match for his yet another fine performance.## Follow for more...

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Test Team Of 2018 Cricket
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Test Team Of 2018

The year 2018 has been one of the worst years for batting in Test cricket. The year that registered the lowest batting average (26.28) since 1959 tells how much batsmen have struggled throughout the year. On the other hand, it was the bowlers who have dominated batsmen in almost every match being played.## Well, 2018 has written its script and one must admit that it has been one of the worst years to pick playing XI of 2018 in the basis of performances as there are batsmen who haven't been consistent barring a few batsmen. Bowlers have done their job well but it is batsmen who have disappointed.## Here we are presenting you the best possible XI of 2018 of Test cricket (on the basis of performances)## 1. Tom Latham (NZ) - It has been the hard year for openers. New Zealand's Tom Latham who scored 450 runs in 3 innings against Sri Lanka in most recently concluded series has scored 658 runs in 12 innings including 2 centuries and 2 half-centuries with an average of 59.81 this year. His highest score of 264* came against Sri Lanka at Basin Reserve, Wellington where he carried the innings. Latham is the only opener who has averages over 50 after scoring 300 or more.## 2. Dimuth Karunaratne (SL) - The Sri Lankan left-hander despite his team's poor show, has been in good form and played some match-changing innings. The gritty left-hander has recorded 743 runs in 17 innings with an average of 46.43. Also has scored a century and 7 half-centuries including a match-changing unbeaten 158 against South Africa in Galle.## 3. Kane Williamson (NZ) - A rock solid at number 3 and one of the modern day masters has a brilliant year. In UAE against Pakistan, he played some crucial innings which helped New Zealand to win a Test against Pakistan after 1969 away from home. Earlier in the year, Williamson had also showcased exemplary technique to handle the swing and seam bowling of England's James Anderson to crunch a brilliant hundred. In 12 innings Williamson scored 651 runs at an average of 59.18 with 2 centuries and 3 half-centuries.## 4. Virat Kohli (IND) - Virat Kohli, as usual, had had another stellar year with the bat. The Indian captain is one of only two batsmen who has scored more than 1000 runs in 2018. Virat probably the only batsman who has been consistent throughout the year. Against England in England, he scored 593 runs in 10 innings where all other batsmen were struggling to score in seaming and swinging conditions. Even before England series, he was the most successful batsman in South Africa earlier this year in 3-match Test series. In 24 innings of 13 matches, Virat scored 1322 runs at an average of 55.08 including 5 hundred and 5 fifties.## 5. Henry Nicholls (NZ) - Another New Zealander who had had a spectacular with the bat. His partnership of 212 for the 4th wicket with Williamson against Pakistan where he scored 126 runs has been the highlight of the year that turned the table in New Zealand's favour from a losing position. The left-hander has scored 658 runs in 12 innings at a brilliant average of 73.11 with 3 centuries and 3 half-centuries.## 6. Jos Buttler (ENG) - It was a comeback year for the wicket-keeper batsman and has been a brilliant comeback. The attacking right-hander gave a glimpse of his immense potential with a well constricted fifty in the second innings of the Lord's Test versus Pakistan. He also notched up his maiden Test hundred against India at Trent Bridge that came in losing cause but he played a crucial part in England's series victory with a couple of the fifties. He scored 760 runs in 18 innings with an average of 44.70 including a century and 6 half-centuries.## 7. Jason Holder (WI) - The West Indian captain had had a good year with both bat and ball. He seemed to be an only all-rounder who justified his all-rounder's role. He snared 33 scalps at an astonishing average of 12.39. In 2018, Holder also recorded his best match figures by taking 11 scalps for 103 runs against Bangladesh in Jamaica. The Windies skipper also scored 336 runs at an average of 37.33.## 8. Nathan Lyon (AUS) - Australia's off-spinner who has 335 wickets in 83 matches had had a brilliant year. It has always been difficult for any spinner to take wickets in Australia that has a history of producing spicy pitches. The 31-year old played 10 matches and took 49 wickets at an average of 34.02. His best match figure was 8 for 106 this year.## 9. Pat Cummins (AUS) - A handy batsman lower down the order and a lethal fast bowler, Pat Cummins has emerged as a valuable player for Australia this year. The tall fast bowler turned out to be the mainstay of Australia's pace attack, scalping 44 wickets at just 19.97. He registered his best figure against India at MCG where he grabbed 6/27 in second innings and played a gritty knock of 63 runs in losing cause.## 10. Jasprit Bumrah (IND) - It has been Jusprit Bumrah's year by far. The 25-year old with unorthodox action took his Test career by storm, grabbing 48 wickets at an average of 21.02 in 9 matches. He made his Test debut against South Africa and became the only Asian bowler to take 5-fers in each of SA, ENG, and AUS in a calendar year.## 11. Kagiso Rabada (SA) - The number 1 bowler in ICC Test ranking, Kagiso Rabada was the has been brilliant throughout the year. With 52 wickets in 10 matches, he is the leading wicket-taker of 2018.## Follow for more...