New Delhi: In the gentleman's game, a five-wicket haul refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single inning. Also known as a “five–for” or “fifer” is regarded as a remarkable achievement in ODIs, Bowlers try their best to achieve this feat. Only handful of bowlers has achieved this milestone maximum times till now. Here is the list of bowlers who took most 5 wicket hauls in One day international matches:1. Waqar Younis: Pakistan's bowling legend Waqar picked 5 wickets in 13 matches out of 262 he played for his country. 2. Muttiah Muralitharan: Sri Lankan spin legend Murali took 5 wickets on 10 occasions out of 350 career ODI matches he played. 3. Brett Lee: Former Australian bowling spearhead has 9 five wicket hauls in his 221 ODI matches. 4. Shahid Afridi: Pakistani all-rounder Afridi has 9 five wicket hauls in 359 matches. 5. Glenn Mcgrath: Former Australian fierce bowler, Mcgrath picked 5 wickets on 7 occasions in 250 matches he played for his country. 6. Saqlain Mushtaq: Former Pakistani spinner Saqlain taken 5 wickets in 6 matches out of his 169 matches he played.7. Lance Klusener: Former South African all-rounder picked 5 wickets on 6 occasions out of his 171 matches. 8. Wasim Akram: Pakistan's bowling legend Wasim Akram picked up 5 wickets on 6 occasions in 356 matches he played for his country. 9. Richard Hadlee: Former New Zealand all-rounder, Richard picked 5 wickets in 5 matches out of 115 matches. 10. Shaun Pollock: Former South African bowling great taken 5 five wickets in five matches out of his 303 matches long career.
Updated on: February 23, 2014 7:35 IST
