Batsmen who picked just one wicket in more than a hundred Tests

Sunil Gavaskar

The veteran opening batsman from India featured in 125 tests and created many batting records for the future generations to look up to, the most noteworthy being that of scoring 34 centuries and 10122 runs.

He used his right hand to bowl both medium seam-up as well as off-breaks. His bowling services were availed in 29 innings and he bowled 380 balls across his glittering cricket career.

On India’s 1978-79 tour to Pakistan, ‘Sunny’ was called upon by captain Bishan Singh Bedi to bowl his medium pace bowling.

He was successful in picking up the important wicket of Zaheer Abbas (96) as the batsman, in a bid to reach his century, ended up giving an easy catch to Gavaskar’s opening partner Chetan Chauhan positioned at mid-on.

The Indian batting legend, interestingly, picked only one wicket in his ODI career as well. What makes it even more interesting is that Zaheer Abbas was at the receiving end there too!