Stats: Bowlers who never bowled a no-ball in international cricket
Since the inception of free-hit, bowlers have become more vigilant in the aspect of bowling a no-ball.
4. Imran Khan
Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan is another great all-rounder who features on this list. The legendary right-arm fast bowler played 88 Tests and 175 ODIs. He took 362 wickets with an average of 22.81 in Test matches and 182 scalps with a 26.61 average in the ODI format.
Across formats, Imran bowled third-most balls for Pakistan after another two greats Waqar Younis and Wasim Akram which is 26, 919. In 263 matches and 295 innings, he never delivered a no-ball in either of the formats. He made his debut in the year 1971 and last appeared in international cricket in the final of the 1992 World Cup where he led his team to the title.
In his 21-year-long career, Imran never crossed the line. Like Kapil Dev, Imran too won the World Cup for his country as both the all-rounders also wrote their names in the history books for not throwing a no-ball. Like the above-mentioned four names, Imran also achieved the milestone after being a pacer which is quite a difficult task.
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