CRICKET | July 09,2025
Ending up with an almost unbelievable average of 99.94 in Test cricket, he was only a bit away from earning an average of 100.00.
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He is just 770 runs away from the 10,000 Test runs benchmark, currently standing at 9,230.
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"The Wall" was so close to 11,000 ODI runs, finishing with 10,889 and missing by 111.
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Alastair Cook was 528 runs shy of 13,000 Test runs, ending with 12,472.
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The elegant Sri Lankan accumulated 14,234 ODI runs, falling short by just 766 of that huge record.
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Mr. 360 came so terribly close to 9,000 Test runs, falling short just 235 runs from 8,765.
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With glories fresh in memory, he had achieved 99 not out in a Test, being just 1 run short of his first hundred.
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He nearly scored twin centuries in a Test. He had 128* and 97*, missing by just 3 runs in the second innings.
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He scored a huge 374 in a Test innings and could not cross 400 by 26 runs.
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McGrath was close to 600 Test wickets, finishing with 563, just 37 wickets short.
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