10 great bowlers who never bowled a single wide in their entire careers

#5 Imran Khan

Imran Khan changed the way Pakistani cricket was perceived

Imran arrived at the scene when there was more emphasis on individual performances in Pakistani cricket than the team victory. With his exceptional captaincy and cricketing skills, Khan changed the way Pakistani cricket perceived. Khan took over the captaincy in 1982 and went on to become the first Pakistani captain to thrash India in their home den in 1987.

He is famously remembered as the only captain to win Pakistan to a World Cup win in 1992. Imran played a crucial in the finals with by scoring a match-winning knock of 72 runs with the bat and picking up a crucial wicket.

The charismatic leader of Pakistani cricket has never in his life gave an extra run in the form of a no-ball or a wide.

The 66-year-old played 88 Tests and 175 ODIs for Pakistan. He scored 3807 and 3709 runs and picked 362 wickets and 182 wickets respectively.

#4 Ian Botham

Ian Botham is largely acknowledged as one of the greatest all-rounders in the history of cricket

The former England cricketer, Ian Botham, is largely recognised as one of the greatest all-rounders in the history of cricket. During the 1980s, Botham was a genuine match-winner for England with both bat and ball in Tests, and ODIs.

With his brilliant cricket skills, Botham became the first player to score a century and take ten wickets in a Test match. In his entire 16-year cricketing career, the English great showed the world how disciplined he is in his work by never giving away even a run to the opposition in the form of an extra.

During his illustrious career, Botham represented England in 102 Tests, and 116 ODIs. He picked up 383 and 145 wickets and scored 5200 and 2113 runs respectively. For his invaluable services to the game of cricket, Botham was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in 2009.

#3 Dennis Lillee

Dennis Lillee is widely regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers ever to grace the game of cricket

Dennis Lillee is widely considered to be one of the greatest fast bowlers to have ever graced the game of cricket. Considered a complete fast bowler, he was a vital cog of the Australian team in the 1970s and early 1980s.

Lillee was extremely fast in his early days, but several stress fractures in his back almost cost him his career. But being the real fighter he was, he fought hard on his fitness and came back to international cricket. At the time of his retirement from international cricket in 1984, Lillee was the world record holder for most Test wickets.

During his 13 years of international cricket, Lillee played 70 Tests, and 63 ODIs. He picked up 355 wickets and 103 wickets respectively. He also had 23 five-wicket hauls, and seven ten-wicket hauls to his name in Tests.

With his impeccable control, the legendary Aussie never bowled a no-ball or a wide in his entire career.

#2 Bob Willis

Willis was one of the chief architects of England's triumph in 1981 Ashes

Bob Willis led England bowling attacks in Tests and ODIs from 1971 to 1984. Wills was one of the chief architects of England's victory in the 1981 Ashes in which they went onto register a near-impossible win after having followed on in Headingley. His 8-43 in that match will go down in the history of Ashes as one of the all-time best bowling performances.

With 325 wickets and 16 five-wicket hauls in 90 Tests at 25.20, Willis was second only to Dennis Lillee at the time of his retirement. He is currently England's fourth-highest wicket-taker, behind James Anderson, Ian Botham, and Stuart Broad.

Besides his illustrious Test career, Willis also represented England in 64 ODIs and mustered 80 wickets. Known for his strict work ethic, Bills has never in his life delivered a wide ball at the highest level.

#1 Fred Trueman

Fred Trueman, along with Brian Statham, formed one of the fiercest bowling partnerships in the 1950s.

Fred Trueman represented England in the longest format for over two decades, starting from 1948. He is generally acknowledged as one of the greatest bowlers in the history of cricket. Trueman, along with Brian Statham, formed one of the fiercest bowling partnerships in the 1950s.

In 603 first-class matches, Trueman picked up a jaw-dropping 2304 wickets. From his 67 Test appearances, he mustered 307 wickets with his best being 8/31. He has picked up 100 wickets in a season on 12 occasions. With outstanding control over his bowling, not once did Trueman give away an extra run with a wide ball.