Here are the incredible Test cricket records that are almost unbreakable…
“I like to play Test cricket. It is really challenging because you need to really score runs, stay in the wicket and continue for 5 days.”
– Kumar Sangakara, ex-Sri Lankan team captain
To perform well in Test Cricket is the ultimate dream of any budding cricketer. After all, as the name suggests, it really ‘tests’ your skills and endurance. On the flip side, however, there are tremendous opportunities for the players to heap records on to their name in the longest format of the game. Especially when you have two chances in a single match, there is always something in the basket.
Before taking a step ahead, we must be acquainted with the definition of Test cricket in layman language.
It is the longest format of the game, played for five days and consisting of two innings per side. (Each side may not necessarily play both the innings)
Whenever we gaze upon a particular sport, we look for the records. That is why people know Messi and Ronaldo more than any other footballers. Here is a look at the individual as well as team records that have set the bars in Test cricket that are very hard, if not impossible, to beat.
2Highest individual Test score
3Hanif Mohammad’s 970 minutes battle
4Sir Leonard Hutton’s inning of 847 balls
5Most Ducks in Test career
6Most Runs in a Test match
7Most wickets
8Best bowling figures in an inning
9Best bowling figures in a match
10Highest partnership for any wicket
11Biggest margin of victory
12Highest Inning total
13Most catches in a career
14Most catches by a Wicket-keeper
