Most Balls Faced in 1997: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

The most balls faced in 1997 highlights the top performers of the season based on official match data.
ALL FORMATS1997259 entries
14157Rahul DravidIND427 clear of Sourav Ganguly
23730Sourav GangulyIND427 off the lead
33478Aravinda de SilvaSL679 off the lead
● LEADS
Rahul DravidIND
4157 · 427 ahead of Ganguly
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Dravid is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
2474
The mark at number ten — 249 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
7 of the top 50 · 9 teams represented

Most Balls Faced — full list

259 entries, ranked
1Rahul DravidIND4157
2Sourav GangulyIND3730
3Aravinda de SilvaSL3478
4Sachin TendulkarIND3159
5Sanath JayasuriyaSL2984
6Greg BlewettAUS2719
7Steve WaughAUS2716
8Roshan MahanamaSL2620
9Mohammad AzharuddinIND2558
10Mark WaughAUS2474
11Ijaz AhmedPAK2469
12Marvan AtapattuSL2405
13Gary KirstenSA2396
14Brian LaraWI2383
15Inzamam-ul-HaqPAK2378
16Shiv ChanderpaulWI2214
17Arjuna RanatungaSL2203
18Mark TaylorAUS2061
19Stephen FlemingNZ2046
20Nathan AstleNZ1982
21Daryll CullinanSA1960
22Carl HooperWI1956
23Graham ThorpeENG1924
24Matthew ElliottAUS1903
25Navjot SidhuIND1898
26Grant FlowerZIM1894
27Sherwin CampbellWI1887
28Mike AthertonENG1858
29Hansie CronjeSA1844
30Chris CairnsNZ1811
31Ajay JadejaIND1793
32Stuart WilliamsZIM1765
33Michael BevanAUS1750
34Alec StewartENG1732
35Adam ParoreNZ1668
36Bryan YoungNZ1652
37Blair PocockNZ1624
38Jacques KallisSA1501
39Adam BacherSA1366
40Moin KhanPAK1348
41Nasser HussainENG1335
41Hashan TillakaratneSL1335
42Saeed AnwarPAK1286
43Shaun PollockSA1238
44Nayan MongiaIND1237
45Ian HealyAUS1228
46Andy FlowerZIM1227
47Matt HorneNZ1220
48Aamer SohailPAK1185
49Guy WhittallZIM1155
50Saleem MalikPAK1132
51Chris HarrisNZ1099
52Alistair CampbellZIM1095
53Ricky PontingAUS1080
54John CrawleyENG1076
55Brian McMillanSA1075
56Kumar DharmasenaSL1031
57Lance KlusenerSA1026
58Roland HolderWI964
59Mohammad WasimPAK878
60Ramiz RajaPAK869
61Anil KumbleIND859
62Paul ReiffelAUS856
63Shahid AfridiGER811
64Robin SinghIND802
65Gavin RennieZIM799
66Romesh KaluwitharanaSL778
67Saqlain MushtaqPAK764
68Jonty RhodesSA754
69Shane WarneAUS742
70David RichardsonSA727
71Azhar MahmoodPAK705
72Daniel VettoriNZ697
73Craig McMillanNZ694
74Paul StrangZIM649
75Ian BishopWI628
76Mark ButcherENG624
77VVS LaxmanIND603
78Sir Curtly AmbroseWI596
79Chaminda VaasSL570
80Matthew HaydenAUS525
81Nick KnightENG506
82Andrew HudsonSA501
83Mark EalhamENG493
84Stuart LawAUS476
85Russel ArnoldSL466
86Kennedy OtienoKEN462
87Junior MurrayWI454
88Dominic CorkENG452
89Pat SymcoxSA431
90Saba KarimIND414
91Athar Ali KhanBAN413
92Dave HoughtonZIM411
93Ali NaqviPAK402
94David WilliamsWI386
95Adam GilchristAUS359
96Asif MujtabaPAK349
97Robert CroftENG347
98Lanka de SilvaSL346
99Adam HollioakeENG339
100Jimmy AdamsWI322
101Wasim AkramPAK315
102Robert SamuelsWI314
103Phil SimmonsWI312
104Craig SpearmanNZ297
105Herschelle GibbsSA295
106Jason GillespieAUS290
107Simon DoullNZ286
108Akram KhanBAN283
108Andy CaddickENG283
109Michael Di VenutoAUS281
109Craig EvansZIM281
110Heath StreakZIM275
110Mushtaq AhmedPAK275
111Franklyn RoseWI270
112Javagal SrinathIND263
113Courtney BrowneWI249
114Sunil JoshiIND246
115Vikram RathourIND233
115Dipak PatelNZ233
116Michael KasprowiczAUS224
117Allan DonaldSA222
118Waqar YounisPAK217
118Craig WishartZIM217
119Lee GermonNZ211
120Muttiah MuralitharanSL210
121Abey KuruvillaIND207
122Vinod KambliIND204
122Dipak ChudasamaKEN204
122Aminul IslamBAN204
123Andy WallerZIM198
124Zahoor ElahiPAK194
125Glenn McGrathAUS191
126Shayne O'ConnorNZ174
126Floyd ReiferWI174
127Graeme HickENG161
128Andy BichelAUS158
129Darren GoughENG156
129Gavin LarsenNZ156
130Hitesh ModiKEN152
131Craig WhiteENG151
132Mahela JayawardeneSL149
133Rajesh ChauhanIND148
133Heath DavisNZ148
133Danny MorrisonNZ148
134Sajeewa de SilvaSL147
134Thomas OdoyoKEN147
135Steve TikoloKEN145
136Mohammad RamzanPAK141
137Maurice OdumbeKEN140
138Venkatesh PrasadIND139
139Sheikh SalahuddinBAN136
140Roger TwoseNZ132
141Dodda GaneshIND130
141Courtney WalshWI130
142Dirk ViljoenZIM127
143John RennieZIM122
144Minhajul AbedinBAN120
145Hasan RazaPAK119
146Habibul BasharBAN118
146Mark RamprakashENG118
147Geoff AllottNZ117
148Dean HeadleyENG115
148Philo WallaceWI115
149Dulip LiyanageSL114
150Ben HollioakeENG112
151Mafizur RahmanBAN104
152Ali BrownENG103
153Phil TufnellENG100
154Naimur RahmanBAN99
154Shahid NazirPAK99
155Tony SujiKEN98
156Adrian GriffithWI96
157Shahriar HossainBAN95
158Khaled MashudBAN91
159Alpesh VadherKEN89
160Saleem ElahiPAK88
161Justin LangerAUS87
161Bryan StrangZIM87
162Paul AdamsSA86
162Pramodya WickramasingheSL86
162Derek CrookesSA86
163Nuwan ZoysaSL81
164Manzoor AkhtarPAK80
165Sajid AliPAK76
165Hasibul HossainBAN76
166Mohammad ZahidPAK75
167Everton MatambanadzoZIM73
167Akhtar SarfrazPAK73
168Aasif KarimKEN70
169Ruwan KalpageSL69
170Rawl LewisWI63
170Alan MullallyENG63
170Adam DaleAUS63
171Upul ChandanaSL62
172Stuart CarlisleZIM60
172Dougie BrownENG60
173Woorkeri RamanIND59
174Louis KoenSA55
175Mujahid JamshedPAK54
176Mohammad HussainPAK47
177Matthew FlemingENG43
177Sanjeeva RanatungaSL43
178Ravindra PushpakumaraSL42
178Eddo BrandesZIM42
178Michael SlaterAUS42
179Aaqib JavedPAK39
179Andy WhittallZIM39
180Graham LloydENG38
181Mohammad RafiqueBAN36
181Ronnie IraniENG36
182Justin VaughanNZ31
182Arshad KhanPAK31
182Mervyn DillonWI31
182Patterson ThompsonWI31
183Cameron CuffyWI30
184Shaun YoungAUS27
185Enamul HaqueBAN26
186Ian HarveyAUS25
186Salil AnkolaIND25
186Rudi BrysonSA25
187Peter MartinENG21
188Chris SilverwoodENG20
189Nilesh KulkarniIND19
189Tom MoodyAUS19
189Mohammad SheikhBAN19
189Jahangir AlamBAN19
190Shafiuddin AhmedBAN18
190Simon CookAUS18
191Devon MalcolmENG17
191David SewellNZ17
192Brett SchultzSA16
193Rashid LatifPAK13
193Adam HuckleZIM13
193Laurie WilliamsWI13
194Mark BoucherSA12
194Fanie de VilliersSA12
194Darren LehmannAUS12
195Joseph AngaraKEN11
196Andrew PennNZ10
196Noel DavidIND10
197Brendon JulianAUS9
197Debasis MohantyIND9
197Martin SujiKEN9
197Saiful IslamBAN9
198Jayantha SilvaSL8
199Anthony StuartAUS7
199Mohammad AkramPAK7
199Abdul RazzaqPAK7
200Mike SmithSCO6
201Ottis GibsonWI5
201Jack RussellENG5
202Nixon McLeanWI4
203Kabir KhanPAK3
204Shoaib AkhtarPAK2
204Shahid AfridiPAK2
204Harvinder SinghIND2
204Sairaj BahutuleIND2
205Pommie MbangwaZIM1
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