6 Most Expensive Overs In Test Cricket

Legendary West Indies batsman Brian Lara showcased his class during the second Test of West Indies tour of...

- Vedant Yadav

In modern-day cricket, it’s quite difficult for a bowler to feature in all three formats regularly. Though limited-overs cricket, especially, T20 cricket has taken the world by storm, Test cricket remains the most challenging format in the sport. From Muttiah Muralitharan to Shane Warne, from Anil Kumble to Glenn McGrath, all had to prove their mettle in the purest format of the game before making their names in the cricketing arena. Although smacking 20+ runs in an over is a common sight in the shorter formats, the same can’t be said about Test cricket. Keeping that in mind, we present you the six most expensive overs in Test cricket history:

6. BRIAN LARA – 26 RUNS VS DANISH KANERIA AT MULTAN, 2006-07

Legendary West Indies batsman Brian Lara showcased his class during the second Test of West Indies tour of Pakistan in 2006-07 in Multan. Lara smacked 26 runs off Danish Kaneria in the 84th over of West Indies’ first innings. On the first ball, Lara stepped out and smashed Kaneria over his head for a four. On the third ball, the southpaw went on the back foot and pulled Kaneria’s delivery over mid-wicket for a six. On the next two deliveries, he stepped out and smashed two sixes over the sightscreen. He ended the over by smacking a four towards the midwicket region. Lara went on to score 216 runs before Kaneria dismissed him.

5. CRAIG MCMILLAN – 26 VS YOUNIS KHAN AT HAMILTON, 2001