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Most Balls Faced in 2008: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats
This page shows players with the most balls faced during the 2008 season, ranking them by their on-field performances.
ALL FORMATS
2008
455 entries
1
3476
Gautam Gambhir
IND
378 clear of Graeme Smith
2
3098
Graeme Smith
SA
378 off the lead
3
3070
Michael Clarke
AUS
406 off the lead
● LEADS
Gautam Gambhir
IND
3476 · 378 ahead of Smith
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Gambhir is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
2450
The mark at number ten — 445 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
India
8 of the top 50 · 9 teams represented
Most Balls Faced — full list
455 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Gautam Gambhir
IND
3476
2
Graeme Smith
SA
3098
3
Michael Clarke
AUS
3070
4
Michael Hussey
AUS
2927
5
Shiv Chanderpaul
WI
2924
6
AB de Villiers
SA
2588
7
MS Dhoni
IND
2566
8
Kevin Pietersen
ENG
2539
9
Hashim Amla
SA
2508
10
Virender Sehwag
IND
2450
11
Sachin Tendulkar
IND
2407
12
Neil McKenzie
SA
2391
13
Ricky Ponting
AUS
2360
14
Andrew Strauss
ENG
2232
15
Ian Bell
ENG
2190
16
VVS Laxman
IND
2136
17
Jacques Kallis
SA
2133
18
Kumar Sangakkara
SL
2110
19
Rahul Dravid
IND
2085
20
Simon Katich
AUS
2064
21
Mahela Jayawardene
SL
2039
22
Ross Taylor
NZ
1992
23
Tamim Iqbal
BAN
1944
24
Alastair Cook
ENG
1923
25
Paul Collingwood
ENG
1888
26
Jamie How
NZ
1840
27
Brendon McCullum
NZ
1823
28
Ramnaresh Sarwan
WI
1811
29
Ashwell Prince
SA
1806
30
Chris Gayle
WI
1642
31
Andrew Symonds
AUS
1576
32
Mohammad Ashraful
BAN
1537
33
Brad Haddin
AUS
1492
34
Shakib Al Hasan
BAN
1461
35
Sourav Ganguly
IND
1429
36
Daniel Vettori
NZ
1396
37
Daniel Flynn
NZ
1393
38
Mark Boucher
SA
1375
39
Matthew Hayden
AUS
1310
40
Yuvraj Singh
IND
1306
41
Junaid Siddique
BAN
1262
42
Jesse Ryder
NZ
1202
43
Mushfiqur Rahim
BAN
1172
44
Salman Butt
PAK
1163
45
Jacob Oram
NZ
1126
46
Jean-Paul Duminy
SA
1098
47
Dwayne Bravo
WI
1095
48
Thilan Samaraweera
SL
1027
49
Tillakaratne Dilshan
SL
1017
50
Younis Khan
PAK
965
51
Chamara Kapugedera
SL
904
52
Tim Ambrose
ENG
902
53
Malinda Warnapura
SL
894
54
Brett Lee
AUS
884
55
Michael Vaughan
ENG
883
56
Raqibul Hasan
BAN
853
57
Stuart Broad
ENG
849
58
Shoaib Malik
PAK
821
59
Shahriar Nafees
BAN
812
60
Xavier Marshall
WI
808
61
Harbhajan Singh
IND
800
62
Aaron Redmond
NZ
785
63
Mashrafe Mortaza
BAN
782
64
Misbah-ul-Haq
PAK
768
65
Phil Jaques
AUS
763
66
Sewnarine Chattergoon
WI
759
67
Rohit Sharma
IND
741
68
Andrew Flintoff
ENG
726
69
Suresh Raina
IND
717
70
Shane Watson
AUS
706
71
Owais Shah
ENG
701
72
Mitchell Johnson
AUS
700
73
Stephen Fleming
NZ
697
74
Denesh Ramdin
WI
692
75
Chaminda Vaas
SL
679
76
Marlon Samuels
WI
674
77
Kyle Mills
NZ
654
77
Mohammad Yousuf
PAK
654
78
Tatenda Taibu
ZIM
645
79
Anil Kumble
IND
621
80
Sanath Jayasuriya
SL
597
81
Chamara Silva
SL
575
82
Jerome Taylor
WI
569
83
Irfan Pathan
IND
567
84
Abdur Razzak
BAN
527
85
Michael Vandort
SL
526
86
Hamilton Masakadza
ZIM
525
87
Herschelle Gibbs
SA
523
88
Brendan Nash
WI
511
89
Matthew Bell
NZ
510
90
Aftab Ahmed
BAN
508
91
Tim McIntosh
NZ
491
92
Runako Morton
WI
488
93
Devon Smith
WI
475
94
Mahmudullah
BAN
466
95
Adam Gilchrist
AUS
463
96
Shaun Marsh
AUS
459
97
Mahela Udawatte
SL
438
98
Ishant Sharma
IND
433
99
James Anderson
ENG
428
100
Mehrab Hossain jnr
BAN
427
101
Paul Harris
SA
425
102
Scott Styris
NZ
423
103
Ravi Bopara
ENG
419
104
Cameron White
AUS
418
105
Zaheer Khan
IND
417
106
Chamu Chibhabha
ZIM
405
107
Gary Wilson
IRE
403
108
Prasanna Jayawardene
SL
400
109
Dale Steyn
SA
391
110
Gavin Hamilton
ENG
389
111
Wasim Jaffer
IND
387
112
Matt Prior
ENG
385
113
Andre Botha
IRE
374
114
Niall O'Brien
IRE
373
115
Ryan Sidebottom
ENG
372
116
William Porterfield
IRE
371
117
Eric Szwarczynski
NED
364
118
Kamran Akmal
PAK
356
119
Steven Outerbridge
BER
347
120
Ashish Bagai
CAN
335
121
Andrew White
IRE
334
122
Nasir Jamshed
PAK
331
123
Darren Sammy
WI
330
124
Thilan Thushara
SL
318
125
Brenton Parchment
WI
317
125
Abdool Samad
CAN
317
126
Ryan Watson
SCO
315
127
Elton Chigumbura
ZIM
314
128
James Marshall
NZ
311
128
Mathew Sinclair
NZ
311
129
James Hopes
AUS
310
130
Alex Obanda
KEN
309
131
Naeem Islam
BAN
308
132
Tom de Grooth
NED
307
132
Frederik Andreas Klokker
DEN
307
133
Sean Williams
ZIM
306
133
Nuwan Kulasekara
SL
306
134
Colin Smith
SCO
297
135
Steve Tikolo
KEN
287
136
Jehan Mubarak
SL
284
137
Morne Morkel
SA
280
138
Upul Tharanga
SL
278
138
Sunil Dhaniram
CAN
278
138
Brad Hogg
AUS
278
138
Robin Uthappa
IND
278
139
Daren Powell
WI
275
140
Qasim Sheikh
SCO
271
141
Fidel Edwards
WI
267
142
Shahadat Hossain
BAN
265
142
Kevin O'Brien
IRE
265
143
Grant Elliott
NZ
262
144
Morris Ouma
KEN
259
145
Vusi Sibanda
ZIM
255
146
Jimmy Kamande
KEN
244
146
Reinhardt Strydom
IRE
244
147
Alex Cusack
IRE
242
147
Rizwan Cheema
CAN
242
148
Virat Kohli
IND
239
149
Shahid Afridi
PAK
236
149
Keith Dabengwa
ZIM
236
150
Ramesh David
CAN
235
151
Seren Waters
KEN
234
151
Imrul Kayes
BAN
234
152
Peter Fulton
NZ
233
152
Alok Kapali
BAN
233
152
Luke Wright
ENG
233
153
Thomas Odoyo
KEN
230
153
Jekon Edness
BER
230
154
Khurram Manzoor
PAK
226
155
Chris Douglas
BER
218
156
Darron Reekers
NED
215
157
Not on record
DEN
213
158
Irving Romaine
BER
211
159
Not on record
ITL
208
160
Dhiman Ghosh
BAN
203
160
Daren Ganga
WI
203
161
Brendan Taylor
ZIM
202
162
Johan Botha
SA
199
163
Farhad Reza
BAN
198
163
Not on record
ITL
198
164
Shawn Findlay
WI
197
165
Phil Mustard
ENG
196
166
Chris Foggo
BER
191
167
Prosper Utseya
ZIM
188
168
Daan van Bunge
NED
186
169
Brad Hodge
AUS
185
170
Patrick Browne
WI
179
170
Not on record
NOR
179
171
Nazimuddin
BAN
178
172
Kennedy Otieno
KEN
175
173
Monty Panesar
ENG
171
174
Gareth Hopkins
NZ
170
174
Jeetan Patel
NZ
170
175
Tim Southee
NZ
168
175
Fawad Alam
PAK
168
176
Rodney Trott
BER
167
177
Makhaya Ntini
SA
166
178
Iain O'Brien
NZ
159
178
Sulieman Benn
WI
159
179
Kaushalya Weeraratne
SL
156
180
Rajin Saleh
BAN
155
181
Oronde Bascome
BER
151
182
Graeme Swann
ENG
150
182
Richie Berrington
SCO
150
183
Harvir Baidwan
CAN
149
184
Paul Stirling
IRE
147
185
Jason Krejza
AUS
146
186
Craig Cumming
NZ
144
187
Stuart Clark
AUS
143
187
Not on record
ITL
143
188
Not on record
ITL
140
189
Karun Jethi
CAN
138
190
RP Singh
IND
137
190
Stuart Matsikenyeri
ZIM
137
191
Murali Vijay
IND
134
192
Peter Siddle
AUS
131
193
Habibul Bashar
BAN
130
194
David Obuya
KEN
128
195
Kyle McCallan
IRE
125
195
Not on record
DEN
125
195
Ryan Hinds
WI
125
196
Samit Patel
ENG
124
197
David Hussey
AUS
123
198
Navdeep Poonia
SCO
122
199
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
120
200
Thilina Kandamby
SL
117
200
Ryan ten Doeschate
NED
117
201
Trent Johnston
IRE
115
201
Kyle Coetzer
SCO
115
201
Andre Fletcher
WI
115
201
Justin Ontong
SA
115
201
Chris Martin
NZ
115
202
Leon Johnson
WI
114
203
Sohail Tanvir
PAK
113
204
Not on record
DEN
112
205
Albie Morkel
SA
111
206
Dhammika Prasad
SL
108
207
Steve Harmison
ENG
106
207
Neil McCallum
SCO
106
207
Andrew Poynter
IRE
106
208
Peter Borren
NED
105
209
Not on record
ITL
103
210
Geoff Barnett
CAN
102
211
Bazid Khan
PAK
100
211
Not on record
ITL
100
212
Ashif Mulla
CAN
98
213
Mark Gillespie
NZ
97
213
Amjad Ali
UAE
97
214
Henk-Jan Mol
NED
95
215
Ehtsham Ul Haq
NOR
93
216
Jeroen Smits
NED
92
217
Arshad Ali
UAE
89
217
Yusuf Pathan
IND
89
217
Sreesanth
IND
89
218
Ray Price
ZIM
88
218
Ajantha Mendis
SL
88
218
Khurram Khan
UAE
88
218
Not on record
DEN
88
218
Tabarak Dar
HK
88
219
Not on record
NOR
87
219
S Badrinath
IND
87
220
Not on record
ITL
86
221
Not on record
DEN
83
222
Nehemiah Odhiambo
KEN
79
222
Timycen Maruma
ZIM
79
223
John Blain
SCO
78
223
Not on record
HK
78
224
Eoin Morgan
ENG
77
225
Jamie Atkinson
HK
76
226
Not on record
ITL
74
226
Shoaib Khan
OMN
74
227
Not on record
NOR
73
228
Ryan Haire
IRE
72
228
Mahbubul Alam
BAN
72
229
Shaun Pollock
SA
70
230
Dwayne Leverock
BER
69
230
Hiren Varaiya
KEN
69
231
James Celestine
BER
68
232
Eion Katchay
CAN
66
232
Mohammad Iqbal
CAN
66
232
Muhammad Shahbaz Butt
BHR
66
233
Peter Connell
IRE
65
233
Not on record
NOR
65
233
Andre Nel
SA
65
233
Lasith Malinga
SL
65
234
Not on record
DEN
64
235
Dinesh Karthik
IND
63
236
Enamul Haque jnr
BAN
61
237
Not on record
DEN
60
238
Luke Ronchi
NZ
59
238
Carlton Baugh
WI
59
239
Amit Mishra
IND
58
240
Gregor Maiden
SCO
57
241
Edgar Schiferli
NED
56
241
Nathan Hauritz
AUS
56
241
James Franklin
NZ
56
242
Pragyan Ojha
IND
55
242
Geert-Maarten Mol
NED
55
242
Not on record
ITL
55
243
Kieron Pollard
WI
54
243
Zain Abbas
HK
54
243
Alviro Petersen
SA
54
244
Oliver Pitcher
BER
53
244
Saqib Ali
UAE
53
245
Balaji Rao
CAN
52
245
Ian Billcliff
CAN
52
246
Ragheb Aga
KEN
51
247
Gary Brent
ZIM
50
247
Regis Chakabva
ZIM
50
247
Praveen Kumar
IND
50
247
Darren Pattinson
ENG
50
248
Indika Batuwitarachchi
UAE
48
248
Not on record
ITL
48
249
Khalid Latif
PAK
46
249
Zubin Surkari
CAN
46
249
Sarfraz Ahmed
PAK
46
250
Farveez Maharoof
SL
45
250
Stefan Kelly
BER
45
250
Nathan Bracken
AUS
45
250
Cephas Zhuwao
ZIM
45
251
Irfan Ahmed
HK
44
251
Not on record
NOR
44
251
Beau Casson
AUS
44
251
Parthiv Patel
IND
44
251
Ryan Steede
BER
44
251
Qaiser Ali
CAN
44
252
Mosharraf Hossain
BAN
43
252
Dimitri Mascarenhas
ENG
43
252
Bas Zuiderent
NED
43
253
Tony Suji
KEN
41
253
Najeeb Amar
HK
41
253
Not on record
OMN
41
254
Lesley Stokkers
NED
40
254
Rawl Lewis
WI
40
254
Iftikhar Anjum
PAK
40
255
Vernon Philander
SA
39
255
Angelo Mathews
SL
39
256
Mohammad Rafique
BAN
38
256
Jeevantha Kulatunga
SL
38
256
Fraser Watts
SCO
38
256
Not on record
NOR
38
257
Pieter Seelaar
NED
37
257
George O'Brien
BER
37
258
John Davison
CAN
36
258
Dilruwan Perera
SL
36
258
Rakep Patel
KEN
36
258
Mohammad Tauqir
UAE
36
259
Not on record
IRE
35
259
Umar Bhatti
CAN
35
260
Mudassar Bukhari
NED
34
261
Sanjayan Thuraisingam
CAN
33
261
Umar Gul
PAK
33
262
David Hemp
BER
32
262
Ishara Amerasinghe
SL
32
262
Peter Ongondo
KEN
32
263
Thinus Fourie
IRE
31
263
Gordon Goudie
SCO
31
263
Sami Faridi
CAN
31
263
Nikita Miller
WI
31
264
Tawanda Mupariwa
ZIM
30
264
Delyone Borden
BER
30
264
Roy Lamsam
HK
30
265
Matthew Hoggard
ENG
29
266
Lionel Cann
BER
28
266
Hussain Butt
HK
28
267
Chris Rogers
AUS
27
267
Munaf Patel
IND
27
267
Syed Rasel
BAN
27
268
Dennico Hollis
BER
26
268
Gordon Drummond
SCO
26
269
Gary Kidd
IRE
25
270
Dave Langford-Smith
IRE
24
270
Maurits Jonkman
NED
24
271
Skhawat Ali
HK
23
272
Paul Hitchcock
NZ
22
272
Craig Wright
SCO
22
273
Kamran Hussain
PAK
21
273
Greg Thompson
IRE
21
273
Piyush Chawla
IND
21
274
Sandeep Jyoti
CAN
20
274
Courtney Kruger
HK
20
274
Zahid Shah
UAE
20
275
Shaun Tait
AUS
19
275
Sajedul Islam
BAN
19
276
Trevin Bastiampillai
CAN
18
276
Loots Bosman
SA
18
277
Vikrant Shetty
UAE
17
277
Rizwan Tariq Mahmood
DEN
17
277
Not on record
DEN
17
278
Syed Bashir Ahmed Shah
DEN
16
278
Munir Dar
HK
16
278
Not on record
ITL
16
278
Manoj Tiwary
IND
16
279
Chris Tremlett
ENG
15
279
Henry Osinde
CAN
15
279
Dilhara Fernando
SL
15
279
Not on record
DEN
15
279
Nadeem Ahmed
HK
15
280
Wahab Riaz
PAK
14
280
Lionel Baker
WI
14
280
Dolar Mahmud
BAN
14
281
Ravi Rampaul
WI
13
281
Stuart MacGill
AUS
13
281
Shadeep Silva
UAE
13
281
Nizel Fernandes
UAE
13
281
Not on record
NED
13
282
Not on record
DEN
12
282
Not on record
DEN
12
282
Dewald Nel
SCO
12
282
Adeel Raja
NED
12
283
Calum MacLeod
SCO
11
283
William Perkins
WI
11
283
Ruvindu Gunasekera
CAN
11
283
Rangana Herath
SL
11
284
Amjad Javed
UAE
10
284
Mansoor Amjad
PAK
10
284
Afzaal Haider
HK
10
285
Elijah Otieno
KEN
9
285
Majid Haq
SCO
9
285
Dilhara Lokuhettige
SL
9
285
Abzal Dean
CAN
9
285
Chris Mpofu
ZIM
9
286
Amit Jaggernauth
WI
8
286
Johann Louw
SA
8
286
Rajesh Bhudia
KEN
8
287
Steven Welsh
CAN
7
287
Robin Peterson
SA
7
287
Nazmul Hossain
BAN
7
288
Collins Obuya
KEN
6
288
Fahad Alhashmi
UAE
6
288
Glenn Rogers
SCO
6
288
Not on record
NED
6
289
Regan West
IRE
5
289
Lameck Onyango
KEN
5
289
Boyd Rankin
ENG
5
289
Saeed Ajmal
PAK
5
289
Tamauri Tucker
BER
5
290
Naumanullah
PAK
4
291
Alawi Shukri
UAE
3
291
Phil Eaglestone
IRE
3
291
Not on record
SCO
3
291
Kyle Hodsoll
BER
3
291
Mohammad Asif
PAK
3
291
Rory Kleinveldt
SA
3
292
Monde Zondeki
SA
2
292
Michael Mason
NZ
2
292
Aman Ali
UAE
2
293
Mohammad Qazi
CAN
1
293
Ed Rainsford
ZIM
1
293
Ross Lyons
SCO
1
293
Ewen Thompson
NZ
1
294
Brett Geeves
AUS
0
294
Charl Langeveldt
SA
0
294
Yasir Arafat
PAK
0
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