5 Records held by Indian cricketers that are impossible to break

In these years, the world of cricket has witnessed several records that have been made and broken by Indian players. From Yuvraj Singh’s six sixes in an over to Virat Kohli’s fastest 10,000 ODI runs, we have seen many records being shattered over the years across all three formats.

There’s a famous saying- “Records are meant to be broken” and is one that inspires that nothing is impossible in the field of sports. But some records held by Indian players seems to remain unbroken till eternity. On that note, let’s take a look at five cricket records held by Indian cricketers that are impossible to break:

1. MS Dhoni – Most stumping in international cricket
MS Dhoni stumping (Photo Source: BCCI)MS Dhoni is India’s most successful captain, the best finisher of all time, and arguably the safest hand behind the wickets the game has ever seen. During his international career, he made many records and one of them is the feat of effecting most stumpings in international cricket across all three formats.

The Ranchi-born cricketer has 195 stumpings at a rate of 1.363 dismissals per innings under his belts in the 15-year-long career. He has 38 in Tests, 123 in ODIs, and 34 in T20Is. No other wicket-keeper is even close to Dhoni. Sri Lanka’s former wicket-keeper Kumar Sangakkara is in the second spot on the list with 139 stumpings across three formats.

Initially, Dhoni’s wicketkeeping skills were not highly rated due to his unorthodox technique but he developed it as one of the strongest aspects of his game. With lightning-fast wicket-keeping skills, the 41-year-old has turned the game into his side’s favor on numerous occasions.

2. 100 centuries of Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar (Photo Source: Getty Images)Sachin Tendulkar has arguably been the most complete batter of all-time, and arguably the greatest player the game has ever produced. Known as the God of Cricket, Tendulkar has scored tons of runs and breached several records in his 24-year-long illustrative career.

Tendulkar has a total of 100 centuries in international cricket – 51 in Tests and 49 in ODIs. No one is even closer to him; former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting is in the second spot with 71 centuries and India’s run-machine Virat Kohli is in the third spot, who is often believed to break Tendulkar’s 100 centuries record. However, Kohli has stuck to 70 centuries over the past three years and it appears that the RCB batter will not surpass Tendulkar as he was believed earlier.

Meanwhile, Tendulkar achieved this historic feat at the Sher-e Bangla Stadium in Dhaka against Bangladesh during the 2012 Asia Cup. He played a knock of114 which included 12 boundaries and a maximum. It was his 49th ODI century but interestingly his first against Bangladesh. With fitness issues looming over the careers of players and inconsistent team selection in the modern era, this record looks impossible to break.

3. Rohit Sharma’s highest ODI score
Rohit Sharma. (Photo Source: Twitter)Rohit Sharma, the captain of the Indian cricket team, is regarded as one of the most destructive openers in world cricket presently and has enjoyed a tremendous run with the bat since he started opening in white-ball cricket. When it comes to limited-overs cricket, there are rarely a few who can match his effortless striking ability.

The 35-year-old opener proved why he is regarded as a special talent when he registered the highest individual score by any player in ODI cricket. His 264 runs from 173 balls against Sri Lanka nearly eight years ago is the most impossible figure to break. The Mumbai batter remains the only batter to score more than one double hundred in the ODIs and he now has three.

Rohit’s historic 264-run innings was pleasing to watch as he smashed 33 boundaries and nine sixes all over the park. However, at the start of the innings, the ‘Hitman’ was dropped on 4, and this dropped catch was very costly for the opponents as he went on to add 260 more runs. He came out to bat as the opener and left the ground on the last ball of the innings as he was dismissed by Nuwan Kulasekara. This is a record that might remain unbreakable in One-Day Internationals.

4. Most balls faced by Rahul Dravid in Test cricket
Rahul Dravid (Photo credit PUNIT PARANJPE/AFP/Getty Images)Rahul Dravid is arguably the most classical and dependable Test batter India have ever produced. Also revered as The Wall of cricket, Dravid has faced the highest number of balls and spent most time at the crease in his 16-years-long glorious Test career. It would not be wrong to say that bowling to Dravid was a hefty task for most of the bowlers.

The former Indian skipper is the only player who has faced 31,258 deliveries during his Test career. He achieved this milestone in just 164 matches. Behind him is legendary Sachin Tendulkar on 29,437 deliveries. Meanwhile, Dravid has spent 44,152 minutes and almost 736 hours at the crease in Test matches, which is also a world record.

Dravid established himself as a tough batter with the ability to leave balls outside the off-stump, which enabled him to stay on the crease for a longer duration. From 1996 to 2012, the right-hander smashed a whopping 13,288 runs at an impressive average of 52.31 including 36 centuries.

5. Bapu Nadkarni’s 21 consecutive maidens in a Test innings
Bapu Nadkarni. (Photo Source: ICC/Twitter)This generation of cricket fans didn’t know about Bapu Nadkarni. But for those who followed the sport back in the 1960s, he was certainly one of the spinners who was mainly known for being an economical bowler. During his time, the batters faced difficulties of playing Nadkarni’s left-arm spin as their chances of scoring runs against him were either nil or negligible.

One of India’s most economical bowlers in red-ball cricket, he bowled a record 21 consecutive maiden overs in the first Test match against England in Madras on January 12, 1964. He did not get any wickets in this innings but gave away only five runs, finishing with figures of 32-27-5-0 and an all-time best economy of 0.15 (minimum 60 balls). This record is pretty unbreakable because such a thing is unlikely to happen again.

Overall, Nadkarni featured in 41 Tests from 1955 to 1968 and managed to take 88 wickets in a stunning economy of 1.67. Apart from bowling, he was also effective at batting in the lower order, scoring 1,414 runs at an average of 25.70.