Stats: Most balls bowled in international career

Muttiah Muralitharan

Here is a list of bowlers who have bowled the most number of deliveries in international cricket, all formats combined. As expected, the list is topped by spinners, who are capable of bowling longer spells. Having bowled 63, 132 deliveries in 495 matches, legendary Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan tops the list.

Muralitharan is followed by retired Indian leg-spinner Anil Kumble and Shane Warne, arguably the best spinner to have ever played the game of cricket, at 2nd and 3rd spots respectively. Former Australian pacer Glenn McGrath is the first fast bowler on the list, coming in at 5^th spot.

Player	Country	Matches	Balls
Muttiah Muralitharan	Sri Lanka	495	63132
Anil Kumble	India	403	55346
Shane Warne	Australia	339	51347
Daniel Vettori	New Zealand	420	42468
Glenn McGrath	Australia	376	42266
Harbhajan Singh	India	355	40892
Courtney Walsh	West Indies	337	40841
Wasim Akram	Pakistan	460	40813
Shaun Pollock	South Africa	423	40308
Chaminda Vaas	Sri Lanka	439	39345

Note: Stats updated till 20 June 2014.