Established batsmen who have surprised as bowlers

#8 David Warner

Warner has picked 4 wickets in Test matches

Warner has bowled both in ODIs and Test matches. He has picked 4 wickets in Test matches. He has just bowled a single overs in ODIs. In Test matches, he has bowled more than 50 overs of leg break. Kirk Edwards from the West Indies is one of his scalps.

#9 Alastair Cook

Cook has bowled 18 deliveries in Test matches. He has been dismissed by Ishant Sharma lot of times but Ishant Sharma was his first and last Test wicket. He got this wicket when he brought himself to the ball to break a frustrating ninth wicket partnership for India.

#10 MS Dhoni

Dhoni is an excellent seam bowler and had bowled on quite a few occasions. He almost had Kevin Peterson as his first Test Wicket. But he took his first wicket against West Indies in ODIs. Travis Dowlin was his maiden wicket in ODIs. He has bowled six overs in ODIs and 16 overs in Test matches.

#11 Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli may be the best batsmen of the current generation but what people may not know is he is medium pace bowler with an awkward action. He has 4 wickets in T20 internationals and 4 in ODIs. In ODIs, he got the wicket of his first ball. He bowled a leg-side wide and Kevin Peterson was out of his crease and was stumped by Dhoni. In the 2016 T20 world cup semi-final against West Indies, he picked a crucial wicket of Johnson Charles of the first delivery he bowled but India still lost the match.