International cricket witnessed many great players in every era who ruled the game with their skill and determination but few ending up not winning major titles and tournaments. The greatness of the players doesn’t get reduced any bit even if not achieving those leaves a mark in the history books. Here we look at some of the interesting things which the retired legendary players failed to achieve in their International career in the field of their excellence.

Five Interesting things which legendary cricketers couldn’t add in their cabinet:

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-262128" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Sachin-Tendulkar-six.jpg" alt="Sachin Tendulkar" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-262128" class="wp-caption-text">Sachin Tendulkar six. (Photo Source: GettyImages)</figcaption>

Sachin Tendulkar nearly swiped off all records in Test and ODI formats leaving very few to his counterparts. However, there were very few things which Sachin couldn’t achieve. Tendulkar featured in as many as 67 Test series (Excluding One-off Tests) but never scored 500 runs in a single series. The highest he made was 493 runs in the 2008 4-match Test series in Australia.

Interestingly, he scored 403 runs in a 2-match series against the Aussies in 2010 but never touched 500. In fact, Sachin could score 300+ runs in a bilateral ODI series only once in his career. He scored 374 runs during the 2007 7-match ODI series in England.

2. Wasim Akram, Brett Lee and a big haul in ODI cricket:

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-263287" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Brett-Lee-Wasim-Akram.jpg" alt="Brett Lee &amp; Wasim Akram" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-263287" class="wp-caption-text">Brett Lee &amp; Wasim Akram. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

Pakistan’s Wasim Akram and Australia’s Brett Lee have special places to their name in the ODI format. Akram was the first to take 500 wickets in the format while Lee ended as the joint most successful ODI bowler for the Aussies. However, despite taking over 350+ wickets neither of them have a 6-wicket haul to their name.

Akram took six 5-wicket hauls and 17 four-for in his ODI career but his best figures were only 5/15. Among the top five wicket-takers in ODIs, four players have taken at least one 7-wicket haul with Akram being the only odd one. Lee took nine 5-fors in ODI cricket but his best figures were only 5/22.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-261848" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Ricky-Ponting.jpg" alt="Ricky Ponting" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-261848" class="wp-caption-text">Ricky Ponting of Australia reaches his century. (Photo by Hamish Blair/Getty Images)</figcaption>

Ricky Ponting had a fabulous record in Test cricket as a captain while leading <strong>Australia</strong>. In the 77 matches as skipper, Ponting won 48 Tests and lost only 16. However, he didn&#8217;t have enough fortune to win a game on Indian soil. Ponting was captain of Australia in seven Tests across three tours to India but couldn’t add a win under his bag. In 2004, Australia won the 4-match Test series 2-1 but Ponting was injured in the first three matches.

He recovered to lead the Aussies in the final Test in Wankhede which they lost by 13 runs chasing only 107 to win. He went to lead Australia in the 2008 4-match Test series and the 2-match Test series in 2010 which they lost to the hosts 0-2. Ponting holds the record for most matches as captain on Indian soil without a win to his name. Arjuna Ranatunga also led his side in seven Tests without a win in India.

4. Kumar Sangakkara and a century in Caribbean Islands:

<img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-22870" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Kumar-Sangakkara-SL-Test.jpg" alt="batsmen with most Test runs" width="630" height="420" sizes="(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-22870" class="wp-caption-text">Kumar Sangakkara. (© Getty Images)</figcaption>

Kumar Sangakkara had a fabulous finish to his International career as he entered all-time batting lists in both Test and ODI formats. In the 594 International games, Sangakkara scored 63 centuries which are the 3rd most behind Sachin Tendulkar (100) and Ricky Ponting (71). However, the keeper-batsman scored a century in all full-member countries he played except West Indies.

He played four Test matches in <strong>West Indies</strong> scoring three fifties in seven innings with the best score of 75. Sangakkara played 22 ODIs in the Caribbean including the 2007 CWC and had six fifties. The closest he came to scoring a ton in this part of the World was when he scored 90* against the hosts in the 2013 ODI Tri-Series. In the 41-over game, Sangakkara was batting on 89 after 40 overs but got to face only one ball in the final over.

5. Rahul Dravid, Chaminda Vaas, and an ODI series award:

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-87819" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Rahul-Dravid-plays-a-shot.jpg" alt="Indian Cricketer Rahul Dravid" width="600" height="425" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-87819" class="wp-caption-text">Indian Cricketer Rahul Dravid plays a shot, during the second NatWest One Day Interntional match at the County Ground in Bristol, in south-west England, 24 August 2007. (Photo credit HENRY BROWNE/AFP/Getty Images)</figcaption>

Rahul Dravid and Chaminda Vaas have their significance in International cricket even though both played under the shadow of Sachin Tendulkar and Muttiah Muralitharan respectively. Dravid finished with 10889 runs in the 341 ODIs standing at No.9 in all-time run-getters in this format while Vaas was among the top four wicket-takers in this format with exactly 400 wickets to his name.

However, both these players were never the recipients of a man of the series award in ODI cricket. Dravid was the man of the match on 14 occasions in this format while Vaas received the match award of 11 instances. The two Asians are the only players to feature in 300+ ODIs without ever receiving a man of the series award.

<p>International cricket witnessed many great players in every era who ruled the game with their skill and determination but few ending up not winning major titles and tournaments. The greatness of the players doesn’t get reduced any bit even if not achieving those leaves a mark in the history books. Here we look at some of the interesting things which the retired legendary players failed to achieve in their International career in the field of their excellence.</p>
<h3>Five Interesting things which legendary cricketers couldn’t add in their cabinet:</h3>
<h3>1. Sachin Tendulkar and a big series:</h3>
<figure id="attachment_262128" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-262128" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-262128" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Sachin-Tendulkar-six.jpg" alt="Sachin Tendulkar" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-262128" class="wp-caption-text">Sachin Tendulkar six. (Photo Source: GettyImages)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Sachin Tendulkar nearly swiped off all records in Test and ODI formats leaving very few to his counterparts. However, there were very few things which Sachin couldn’t achieve. Tendulkar featured in as many as 67 Test series (Excluding One-off Tests) but never scored 500 runs in a single series. The highest he made was 493 runs in the 2008 4-match Test series in Australia.</p>
<p>Interestingly, he scored 403 runs in a 2-match series against the Aussies in 2010 but never touched 500. In fact, Sachin could score 300+ runs in a bilateral ODI series only once in his career. He scored 374 runs during the 2007 7-match ODI series in England.</p>
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<h3>2. Wasim Akram, Brett Lee and a big haul in ODI cricket:</h3>
<figure id="attachment_263287" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-263287" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-263287" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Brett-Lee-Wasim-Akram.jpg" alt="Brett Lee &amp; Wasim Akram" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-263287" class="wp-caption-text">Brett Lee &amp; Wasim Akram. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Pakistan’s Wasim Akram and Australia’s Brett Lee have special places to their name in the ODI format. Akram was the first to take 500 wickets in the format while Lee ended as the joint most successful ODI bowler for the Aussies. However, despite taking over 350+ wickets neither of them have a 6-wicket haul to their name.</p>
<p>Akram took six 5-wicket hauls and 17 four-for in his ODI career but his best figures were only 5/15. Among the top five wicket-takers in ODIs, four players have taken at least one 7-wicket haul with Akram being the only odd one. Lee took nine 5-fors in ODI cricket but his best figures were only 5/22.</p>
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<h3>3. Ricky Ponting and a win in India:</h3>
<figure id="attachment_261848" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-261848" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-261848" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Ricky-Ponting.jpg" alt="Ricky Ponting" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-261848" class="wp-caption-text">Ricky Ponting of Australia reaches his century. (Photo by Hamish Blair/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Ricky Ponting had a fabulous record in Test cricket as a captain while leading <strong>Australia</strong>. In the 77 matches as skipper, Ponting won 48 Tests and lost only 16. However, he didn’t have enough fortune to win a game on Indian soil. Ponting was captain of Australia in seven Tests across three tours to India but couldn’t add a win under his bag. In 2004, Australia won the 4-match Test series 2-1 but Ponting was injured in the first three matches.</p>
<p>He recovered to lead the Aussies in the final Test in Wankhede which they lost by 13 runs chasing only 107 to win. He went to lead Australia in the 2008 4-match Test series and the 2-match Test series in 2010 which they lost to the hosts 0-2. Ponting holds the record for most matches as captain on Indian soil without a win to his name. Arjuna Ranatunga also led his side in seven Tests without a win in India.</p>
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<h3>4. Kumar Sangakkara and a century in Caribbean Islands:</h3>
<figure id="attachment_22870" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-22870" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="wp-image-22870" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Kumar-Sangakkara-SL-Test.jpg" alt="batsmen with most Test runs" width="630" height="420" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-22870" class="wp-caption-text">Kumar Sangakkara. (© Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Kumar Sangakkara had a fabulous finish to his International career as he entered all-time batting lists in both Test and ODI formats. In the 594 International games, Sangakkara scored 63 centuries which are the 3rd most behind Sachin Tendulkar (100) and Ricky Ponting (71). However, the keeper-batsman scored a century in all full-member countries he played except West Indies.</p>
<p>He played four Test matches in <strong>West Indies</strong> scoring three fifties in seven innings with the best score of 75. Sangakkara played 22 ODIs in the Caribbean including the 2007 CWC and had six fifties. The closest he came to scoring a ton in this part of the World was when he scored 90* against the hosts in the 2013 ODI Tri-Series. In the 41-over game, Sangakkara was batting on 89 after 40 overs but got to face only one ball in the final over.</p>
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<h3>5. Rahul Dravid, Chaminda Vaas, and an ODI series award:</h3>
<figure id="attachment_87819" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-87819" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-87819" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Rahul-Dravid-plays-a-shot.jpg" alt="Indian Cricketer Rahul Dravid" width="600" height="425" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-87819" class="wp-caption-text">Indian Cricketer Rahul Dravid plays a shot, during the second NatWest One Day Interntional match at the County Ground in Bristol, in south-west England, 24 August 2007. (Photo credit HENRY BROWNE/AFP/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Rahul Dravid and Chaminda Vaas have their significance in International cricket even though both played under the shadow of Sachin Tendulkar and Muttiah Muralitharan respectively. Dravid finished with 10889 runs in the 341 ODIs standing at No.9 in all-time run-getters in this format while Vaas was among the top four wicket-takers in this format with exactly 400 wickets to his name.</p>
<p>However, both these players were never the recipients of a man of the series award in ODI cricket. Dravid was the&nbsp;man of the match on 14 occasions in this format while Vaas received the match award of 11 instances. The two Asians are the only players to feature in 300+ ODIs without ever receiving a man of the series award.</p>

<p>International cricket witnessed many great players in every era who ruled the game with their skill and determination but few ending up not winning major titles and tournaments. The greatness of the players doesn’t get reduced any bit even if not achieving those leaves a mark in the history books. Here we look at some of the interesting things which the retired legendary players failed to achieve in their International career in the field of their excellence.</p>
<h3>Five Interesting things which legendary cricketers couldn’t add in their cabinet:</h3>
<h3>1. Sachin Tendulkar and a big series:</h3>
<figure id="attachment_262128" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-262128" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-262128" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Sachin-Tendulkar-six.jpg" alt="Sachin Tendulkar" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-262128" class="wp-caption-text">Sachin Tendulkar six. (Photo Source: GettyImages)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Sachin Tendulkar nearly swiped off all records in Test and ODI formats leaving very few to his counterparts. However, there were very few things which Sachin couldn’t achieve. Tendulkar featured in as many as 67 Test series (Excluding One-off Tests) but never scored 500 runs in a single series. The highest he made was 493 runs in the 2008 4-match Test series in Australia.</p>
<p>Interestingly, he scored 403 runs in a 2-match series against the Aussies in 2010 but never touched 500. In fact, Sachin could score 300+ runs in a bilateral ODI series only once in his career. He scored 374 runs during the 2007 7-match ODI series in England.</p>
<p></p>
<h3>2. Wasim Akram, Brett Lee and a big haul in ODI cricket:</h3>
<figure id="attachment_263287" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-263287" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-263287" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Brett-Lee-Wasim-Akram.jpg" alt="Brett Lee &amp; Wasim Akram" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-263287" class="wp-caption-text">Brett Lee &amp; Wasim Akram. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Pakistan’s Wasim Akram and Australia’s Brett Lee have special places to their name in the ODI format. Akram was the first to take 500 wickets in the format while Lee ended as the joint most successful ODI bowler for the Aussies. However, despite taking over 350+ wickets neither of them have a 6-wicket haul to their name.</p>
<p>Akram took six 5-wicket hauls and 17 four-for in his ODI career but his best figures were only 5/15. Among the top five wicket-takers in ODIs, four players have taken at least one 7-wicket haul with Akram being the only odd one. Lee took nine 5-fors in ODI cricket but his best figures were only 5/22.</p>
<p></p>
<h3>3. Ricky Ponting and a win in India:</h3>
<figure id="attachment_261848" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-261848" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-261848" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Ricky-Ponting.jpg" alt="Ricky Ponting" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-261848" class="wp-caption-text">Ricky Ponting of Australia reaches his century. (Photo by Hamish Blair/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Ricky Ponting had a fabulous record in Test cricket as a captain while leading <strong>Australia</strong>. In the 77 matches as skipper, Ponting won 48 Tests and lost only 16. However, he didn&#8217;t have enough fortune to win a game on Indian soil. Ponting was captain of Australia in seven Tests across three tours to India but couldn’t add a win under his bag. In 2004, Australia won the 4-match Test series 2-1 but Ponting was injured in the first three matches.</p>
<p>He recovered to lead the Aussies in the final Test in Wankhede which they lost by 13 runs chasing only 107 to win. He went to lead Australia in the 2008 4-match Test series and the 2-match Test series in 2010 which they lost to the hosts 0-2. Ponting holds the record for most matches as captain on Indian soil without a win to his name. Arjuna Ranatunga also led his side in seven Tests without a win in India.</p>
<p></p>
<h3>4. Kumar Sangakkara and a century in Caribbean Islands:</h3>
<figure id="attachment_22870" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-22870" style="width: 630px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-22870" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Kumar-Sangakkara-SL-Test.jpg" alt="batsmen with most Test runs" width="630" height="420" sizes="(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-22870" class="wp-caption-text">Kumar Sangakkara. (© Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Kumar Sangakkara had a fabulous finish to his International career as he entered all-time batting lists in both Test and ODI formats. In the 594 International games, Sangakkara scored 63 centuries which are the 3rd most behind Sachin Tendulkar (100) and Ricky Ponting (71). However, the keeper-batsman scored a century in all full-member countries he played except West Indies.</p>
<p>He played four Test matches in <strong>West Indies</strong> scoring three fifties in seven innings with the best score of 75. Sangakkara played 22 ODIs in the Caribbean including the 2007 CWC and had six fifties. The closest he came to scoring a ton in this part of the World was when he scored 90* against the hosts in the 2013 ODI Tri-Series. In the 41-over game, Sangakkara was batting on 89 after 40 overs but got to face only one ball in the final over.</p>
<p></p>
<h3>5. Rahul Dravid, Chaminda Vaas, and an ODI series award:</h3>
<figure id="attachment_87819" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-87819" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-87819" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Rahul-Dravid-plays-a-shot.jpg" alt="Indian Cricketer Rahul Dravid" width="600" height="425" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-87819" class="wp-caption-text">Indian Cricketer Rahul Dravid plays a shot, during the second NatWest One Day Interntional match at the County Ground in Bristol, in south-west England, 24 August 2007. (Photo credit HENRY BROWNE/AFP/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Rahul Dravid and Chaminda Vaas have their significance in International cricket even though both played under the shadow of Sachin Tendulkar and Muttiah Muralitharan respectively. Dravid finished with 10889 runs in the 341 ODIs standing at No.9 in all-time run-getters in this format while Vaas was among the top four wicket-takers in this format with exactly 400 wickets to his name.</p>
<p>However, both these players were never the recipients of a man of the series award in ODI cricket. Dravid was the man of the match on 14 occasions in this format while Vaas received the match award of 11 instances. The two Asians are the only players to feature in 300+ ODIs without ever receiving a man of the series award.</p>

Five Interesting things which legendary cricketers couldn’t add in their cabinet.

Five Interesting things which some of the legendary cricketers failed to achieve

International cricket witnessed many great players in every era who ruled the game with their skill and determination but few ending up not winning