The Expensive Price of Bravery: Top 10 Bowlers with Most Runs Conceded in International Cricket | StatsOverStumps

The High Cost of Courage: Top 10 Bowlers with Most Runs Conceded | StatsOverStumps

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The Expensive Price of Bravery: Top 10 Bowlers with Most Runs Conceded in International Cricket

The ability to take wickets is a common metric used to evaluate bowlers in international cricket, but the sheer number of runs they have given up is a less talked-about aspect of their career. Although this statistic may appear to paint a bowler in a bad light, it actually speaks to something much deeper: **longevity, consistency, and the bravery to take on the world's top batsmen over an extended period of time**.

The bowling greats who have endured, bowled innumerable overs, and thus given up the most runs are examined in this blog post. This is a tribute to the bowlers who have always been there, taking on the most difficult tasks and risking their lives for their teams, not a list of failures.

The Top 10: Most Runs Conceded in International Cricket

Rank Player Country Span Matches Runs Conceded Balls Wickets Economy Rate
1 Muttiah Muralitharan Sri Lanka 1992-2011 495 30803 63132 1347 2.92
2 Anil Kumble India 1990-2008 403 28767 55346 956 3.11
3 James Anderson England 2002-2024 401 27040 50043 991 3.24
4 Shane Warne Australia 1992-2007 339 25536 51347 1001 2.98
5 Stuart Broad England 2006-2023 344 23574 40980 847 3.45
6 Harbhajan Singh India 1998-2016 367 23143 41671 711 3.33
7 Tim Southee New Zealand 2008-2024 394 22951 34318 776 4.01
8 Daniel Vettori New Zealand 1997-2015 442 22863 43661 705 3.14
9 Chaminda Vaas Sri Lanka 1994-2009 439 21643 39345 761 3.30
10 Wasim Akram Pakistan 1984-2003 460 21591 40813 916 3.17

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