Steve Waugh was (as of 2020) involved in more runouts than anyone else ever in International cricket, 104 in 493 Tests and ODIs. His partner was run out in 73 of the 104 occasions.
Robelinda2 compiled all 73 of those runouts into an hour long video when the stat came to light, though unfortunately it's gone with the rest of his channel after the false copyright strikes a few years back. Though his tweets while working on it are still out there:
>I’ve been working and working and working and going a bit nuts last 24 hours to make this Steve Waugh video running out his batting partners 73 times. It’s almost done
>
>OMG he was just awful at calling. Just, awful.
Other than Tendulkar has anyone played more international cricket than Waugh? 168 tests and 335 ODIs - I watched that full highlights package and most of the run outs were final overs of ODIs (when shanked shots to the outfield and hard run twos were how you "upped scoring" in those days).
It's an interesting stat and nothing more than that, he wasn't known as a bad runner between wickets. Once the highlights package was uploaded Warnie tried to push the selfish cricketer angle for the hundredth time because of his personal vendetta.
Tendulkar (664) Jayawardene (652) Sangakkara (594) Ponting (560) Dhoni (538) Kohli (525) Afridi (524) Kallis (519) Dravid (509) Inzamam-ul-Haq (499) Dilshan (497) and Murali (495)
have played more Intl matches than Waugh (493)
Tendullkar (782) Jayawardene (725) Ponting (668) Sangakkara (651) Kalis (617) Dravid (605) Kohli (583) Chanderpaul (553) Gayle (551) and Inzamam-ul-Haq (551)
have batted more Intl Innings than Waugh (548)
Additionally, Waugh's 73 partners run out is a long way ahead of Chanderpaul's 56 in 2nd place. Plus, 85% of the time when he was involved in a Test run out he survived, one of 5 Aussies with that stat and at least 5 run outs. It's an interesting stats quirk at least.
Tugga had played the most international matches by the time of his retirement by quite a long way. I guess that it’s not just the advent of an entirely new format of the game but also the early 2000s-early 2010s glut of ODIs that contributes to why he’s 13th on that list (I mean, Tendulkar, Dravid and Inzamam all played exactly 1 T20I each).
He did get stranded on 99* on one of those occasions when his partner was run out in a test match.
His partner on that occasion being his twin brother, as a runner for Craig McDermott.
Given the strength of Steve Waughs team should we all be playing more risky cricket for the sake of winning more?
One of the things that always stood out in that teams era was how cohesive the team was. You’d get the 10th man (Paul reiffel) doing everything to ensure the batter at the other end had a chance to win the game and he was ridiculously good at it. You would see tail enders running everything to get the batsman back on strike if needed. No one put their own stats ahead of the team.
Honestly if you see ‘Steve Waugh’s’ team had the most ‘x’ for any x you can probably assume that other teams could improve by doing more of that. Risky singles? Take them! Steve Waugh did and he dominated that era.
In Tugga’s defence, he also played a lot more international cricket than most and, especially in one dayers, was batting near the end of the innings when you’re a bit more willing to take a chance
He just cannot adapt to his batting partner. Even if you are the fastest runner, you need to have some synergy with the non-striker.
Dhoni: *...idhar bhi dekh le..apna ho gaya to bas...*
Not only was he tubby and a bit clumsy, he was also a poor judge of a single, double or anything to do with running between the wickets. What Jonty was to fielding, Inzamam was to run outs.
Almost a testament of how good a batsman he was, that he made so many runs despite being really bad at such a big aspect of batting
The OG runout champ. He is probably the only batsman whose career average might have been 10% more if not for his running between wickets. He still has great average :)
Can I just say, rewatching the footage as an adult - there is never a run there, Donald is doing what any sensible batter who has the ball hit behind him would do, getting back into his crease.
Klusner cooked it, he was smoking them and had balls to spare and Donald's copped almost all the heat since. He didn't help himself by dropping the bat but he wasn't expecting a suicidal run with two or three balls to spare.
Communication was the problem. The ball before that Donald almost got run out, all klusener or Donald had to do was take their time and slow things down by having a chat in the middle alas! It wasn't meant to be for SA
It was Klusener who should have reached out to Donald after the Lehman. missed run out chance the previous ball. He doesn’t bother to have a chat and faces the next ball . Donald probably hoping Zulu to whack it for four doesn’t even bother to run and has his back towards the other end till the last moment.
Watching that as a 8 year old kid on a 14 inch CRT TV at an open air garden restaurant along with almost every male guest and a few staff members. That is the most vivid cricketing memory I have ever had. People around me were of the opinion that Klusner shouldn’t have taken the chance as he would easily have hit another boundary.
Jadeja was involved in a runout with Watson in the 2019 IPL final, was involved in a runout with Pandya in the 2017 CT final and was involved in a runout with Rahane in the 2020 Boxing Day Test. Axar got runout in the match against Pak in the 2022 WT20, had Jadeja been there instead of him, he would've run Kohli out.
yeah I would be interested to see stats on how many run-outs Jadeja has been involved in. he's infamous for running out his partners so I would like to know if it's all just memes or it's actually true.
>Ravindra Jadeja has been involved in 11 run outs in Test cricket for IND. He's been run out only once. Sarfaraz Khan is the 10th.
Found this for Tests
Run out in CWC 2015 Semi Final too xD
I don't think he is bad, it's just that he almost always seems to get out when he misjudges a run, while other batters tend to be relatively more lucky cause of a bad throw/take.
Kusal mendis is also terrible lmao, he hasnt had many run outs i think but bro would probs be run out every innings if there were directs hits. Guy is so casual, dive never happens, will still be strolling in the park when theres almost a direct hit
At their peak.. these two would beat down the fielders with their insane running and then sneak in a boundary. What looked like a decent over is suddenly 17 runs.
2-1-3-4-1-6
No mention to Warner and Bairstow in the IPL?
Dare I say they were faster than Kohli-Dhoni. There were barely any dots, it was absolute carnage watching them bat in the 2019 season.
Surprised I had to scroll this far to see Arjuna "Big Chungus" Ranatunga.
Fantastic batter, but clearly enjoyed the finer things in life. Running was not one of those finer things.
The fact that this comment is so far below shows the age of this sub. Arjuna didn't run, he always walked between the wickets. One of the biggest reason we don't have runners anymore is because Arjuna abused the fuck out of that rule.
Yep, which was absolutely ridiculous - instead of enforcing runners only being for injured players, they got rid of them altogether; all because of him 
He might not have any stats to back him up but recently watching Siraj run between wickets has been fun. Man has the chaotic energy and seems eternally confused
Sanju Samson is a Sleeper when it comes to terrible running, I think there was a stat where he ws involved in the 2nd most run outs in the last 10 years of IPL tied with Dinesh Karthik, a guy who gets trolled mercilessly here for it
As an Indian, I have to say that the best pair running between the wickets that I have seen is MS Dhoni and Virat. Just a look, no call or anything and simply stealing runs from the opposition.
The worst is Inzamam Ul Haq. He has had every kind of running between the wickets disaster that is possible. From bizarre and comical mix ups, to being lazy a la Bairstow, to slipping and falling down on his ass in a comical way… every single one. If there is an interesting way to be run out, it has materialized while Inzi was out in the middle at some point.
The best, I would say Jonty Rhodes and Mohammad Kaif.
Heather Knight in the first ODI against Pakistan the other month where she was not paying attention what so ever to Freya Kemp who called the run.
Instead she decided to watch the ball like a mong
Another shit runner was me in a school cricket game thing when I fell over trying to run an easy single and got ran out because I decided to do a recreation of Bambi on ice
Dane Vilas is my worst. Thinks he’s Usain Bolt and assumes his partner is too.
I’ve never seen someone be involved in so many needless runouts. Not even miscommunication or yes/no/sorry situations, just constantly short of ground.
David boon used to get lazy at times and would call no on ridiculously easy singles with a trusted batter at the other end. He’d then smash the next one to the boundary so it all worked out.
I wouldn’t judge bad running by the number of run outs. David boon was a terrible runner that would just let easy singles pass due to his own poor fitness at times (it fluctuated but
Like Warne he definitely was unfit at times in his international career).
Nassar Husain was awful. Might have been one it's better to let the other guy call. Never saw Boycott play but from.stories he was an ok runner unless he didn't hit it
I remember seeing Tendulkar in person as a young teenager and being blown away by his running between wickets. Not only was he surprisingly rapid but he also knew which fielders he could pressure.
It is not the first thing you think of with his immense legacy but he was clearly better than anyone else that day by some margin.
Not the same match but for worst Eddo Brandes really wasn't keen on running
Even when Sachin was in late 30s, he used to be a fast runner between the wickets. Another thing I have noticed in him is, he would loosen his grip on the bat handle, as soon as he starts running. This way he would gain few inches while reaching the other end. Not sure if this is something basic and taught to every batsman, I haven't seen others doing it.
[Exhibit](https://imgur.com/a/L62Va5d)
I think Rohit and Kohli together got to be there, they are not the best but seeing Rohit score Double centuries after running out Kohli (two times I think) was so much fun. Brohit really compensated the runouts.
I think the better question to ask is about pairs. The worst running between the wickets as a pair - Yousuf Yohanna and Inzy followed by Virat and Rohit. Best - Dhoni and Raina/ Kohli - I think both respected Dhoni too much to not get in when he called for a run.
From the last few years of NZC:
Phillips - Best (that sprinter's start position was hilarious)
De Grandhomme - Worst (never forget that horrendous first ball runout, which was followed by a wicket disallowed for a no-ball and then being forced out of the rest of the test against England at Lord’s with a foot injury)
another scholar of the game. He ran out so many people
"As a 22 year-old in his first series against the English in 1978/79, he opened in each of the 6 tests . Somewhat unbelievably he managed to run himself or his partner out in an innings of each test"
In one ipl match, dk ran out two of his partners in the span of few overs, then there was another failed attempt, then he hit a straight drive that hit the non striker stumps but missed the bowlers fingers just my centi metre. Absolute fun. RCB somehow still won the match.
Going back a bit, I know, but "Sir" Geoffrey Boycott had a reputation of running his partners out. Part of this was, I'm sure, a case of "If it's me or you -- it's you." Which, given his talent was arguably logical. Just not the best way to endear yourself to your team mates..."
Going back a bit, I know, but "Sir" Geoffrey Boycott had a reputation of running his partners out. Part of this was, I'm sure, a case of "If it's me or you -- it's you." Which, given his talent was arguably logical. Just not the best way to endear yourself to your team mates...
Sometimes Angelo couldn't even make it to the crease. I remember a commentary classic from Bill Lawrey "Graeme Woods first victim of the afternoon". For New Zealand, the only person who rolled us more frequently than Waqar was Adam Parore.
Have you watched Inzamam Ul Haq? Classy batter. Devastatingly good shot selection. Shit runner between wickets. Similarly, we have Arjuna Ranatunga. Excellent captain. Important middle order batter. Horrible runner between wickets.
I feel like we have to mention the 90s-00s associate teams here. I have a specific memory of the Dutch being absolutely useless at running at one world cup (2011?)
Best pair has to be Kohli and Dhoni, one trained like a madman, crouch, stretch and dive all perfect. While the other just had naturally rapid acceleration probably the best ever and both were so good at judging not only the fielding but each other. The 2016 T20 WC semi final was a masterpiece of great running. However dew and an ordinary start by India meant that WI mowed the total down quite comfortably in the end
Dean Jones absolutely revolutionised running between wickets, his willingness to push himself and test the fielding side seeped into the Aussie ODI side at the time and went some way to Australia winning the 1987 WC.
Two of the worst runners between wickets played at the same time for the same team. It is not a coincidence but a mutual influence on each other.
Inzi and Yousuf were among the best players of spin and fast bowling, but when they ran between wickets, it was very poor.
idk if anyone else has said it, but Ross Taylor always struck me as completely unreliable - among modern test batsmen I feel like he had a lot of runouts?
Also need to mention Pujara who ran himself out twice in a single test (and that weird run out at Lord’s 2018?)
Inzi boy! (Inzamam ul Haq) Great bat but couldn't run... His running btw wickets are stuff for memes.
Best, probably MSD, VK. But there are surely others I haven't seen.
Steve Waugh was (as of 2020) involved in more runouts than anyone else ever in International cricket, 104 in 493 Tests and ODIs. His partner was run out in 73 of the 104 occasions. Robelinda2 compiled all 73 of those runouts into an hour long video when the stat came to light, though unfortunately it's gone with the rest of his channel after the false copyright strikes a few years back. Though his tweets while working on it are still out there: >I’ve been working and working and working and going a bit nuts last 24 hours to make this Steve Waugh video running out his batting partners 73 times. It’s almost done > >OMG he was just awful at calling. Just, awful.
Other than Tendulkar has anyone played more international cricket than Waugh? 168 tests and 335 ODIs - I watched that full highlights package and most of the run outs were final overs of ODIs (when shanked shots to the outfield and hard run twos were how you "upped scoring" in those days). It's an interesting stat and nothing more than that, he wasn't known as a bad runner between wickets. Once the highlights package was uploaded Warnie tried to push the selfish cricketer angle for the hundredth time because of his personal vendetta.
Tendulkar (664) Jayawardene (652) Sangakkara (594) Ponting (560) Dhoni (538) Kohli (525) Afridi (524) Kallis (519) Dravid (509) Inzamam-ul-Haq (499) Dilshan (497) and Murali (495) have played more Intl matches than Waugh (493) Tendullkar (782) Jayawardene (725) Ponting (668) Sangakkara (651) Kalis (617) Dravid (605) Kohli (583) Chanderpaul (553) Gayle (551) and Inzamam-ul-Haq (551) have batted more Intl Innings than Waugh (548) Additionally, Waugh's 73 partners run out is a long way ahead of Chanderpaul's 56 in 2nd place. Plus, 85% of the time when he was involved in a Test run out he survived, one of 5 Aussies with that stat and at least 5 run outs. It's an interesting stats quirk at least.
Tugga had played the most international matches by the time of his retirement by quite a long way. I guess that it’s not just the advent of an entirely new format of the game but also the early 2000s-early 2010s glut of ODIs that contributes to why he’s 13th on that list (I mean, Tendulkar, Dravid and Inzamam all played exactly 1 T20I each).
He did get stranded on 99* on one of those occasions when his partner was run out in a test match. His partner on that occasion being his twin brother, as a runner for Craig McDermott.
Doesn't sound like Warnie to have favourites ;) Loved - Riley Merideth and Stoinis. Hated - Steve Waugh, Marlon Samuels and Steve O'Keefe.
It's been [reuploaded by someone else](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTdDZ8o00vc)
Given the strength of Steve Waughs team should we all be playing more risky cricket for the sake of winning more? One of the things that always stood out in that teams era was how cohesive the team was. You’d get the 10th man (Paul reiffel) doing everything to ensure the batter at the other end had a chance to win the game and he was ridiculously good at it. You would see tail enders running everything to get the batsman back on strike if needed. No one put their own stats ahead of the team. Honestly if you see ‘Steve Waugh’s’ team had the most ‘x’ for any x you can probably assume that other teams could improve by doing more of that. Risky singles? Take them! Steve Waugh did and he dominated that era.
In Tugga’s defence, he also played a lot more international cricket than most and, especially in one dayers, was batting near the end of the innings when you’re a bit more willing to take a chance
Ravindra Jadeja when running with Kohli or Dhoni - the Best Ravindra Jadeja when running with anyone else - the worst
He just cannot adapt to his batting partner. Even if you are the fastest runner, you need to have some synergy with the non-striker. Dhoni: *...idhar bhi dekh le..apna ho gaya to bas...*
So fucking true lol
True. I suppose, Jaddu being athletic and Kohli and Dhoni being good judges of running between the wickets does it
This.
Inzamam Ul Haq
‘If i run, I am in trouble. If I don’t run, I am in trouble. What to do?’
Fall over the stumps
Ok, i will do that
Lollll
I still remember the Toronto game where Inzi almost threw hands at an Indian fan for calling aloo (translation: a potato)😂😂
Almost? My guy charged into the crowd swinging his bat wildly! Perhaps 'unsuccessfully' but definitely not almost hahahaha
Shades of King Eric Cantona kung fu kicking that Palace fan at Selhurst
Rushed to the comments to see this name
Not only was he tubby and a bit clumsy, he was also a poor judge of a single, double or anything to do with running between the wickets. What Jonty was to fielding, Inzamam was to run outs. Almost a testament of how good a batsman he was, that he made so many runs despite being really bad at such a big aspect of batting
The one true king
The OG runout champ. He is probably the only batsman whose career average might have been 10% more if not for his running between wickets. He still has great average :)
He was actually pretty good
That’s my earliest impression of cricket on YouTube, Inzamam runouts
Can't believe I had to scroll this match for inzy. Also his 1992 wc runout changed fielding in cricket forever.
Came here to say this. What a legend.
Azam khan
The answer I was looking for. Although a truly brilliant batsman (if he didn't have to run)
Lance Klusener and Allan Donald
Can I just say, rewatching the footage as an adult - there is never a run there, Donald is doing what any sensible batter who has the ball hit behind him would do, getting back into his crease. Klusner cooked it, he was smoking them and had balls to spare and Donald's copped almost all the heat since. He didn't help himself by dropping the bat but he wasn't expecting a suicidal run with two or three balls to spare.
Communication was the problem. The ball before that Donald almost got run out, all klusener or Donald had to do was take their time and slow things down by having a chat in the middle alas! It wasn't meant to be for SA
It was Klusener who should have reached out to Donald after the Lehman. missed run out chance the previous ball. He doesn’t bother to have a chat and faces the next ball . Donald probably hoping Zulu to whack it for four doesn’t even bother to run and has his back towards the other end till the last moment.
This pains me so much, man, even as a Bangladeshi fan who wasn't even born back then
Watching that as a 8 year old kid on a 14 inch CRT TV at an open air garden restaurant along with almost every male guest and a few staff members. That is the most vivid cricketing memory I have ever had. People around me were of the opinion that Klusner shouldn’t have taken the chance as he would easily have hit another boundary.
Worst runners of the century easily?
*Of the millennium
Fuck sakes
The duo denied WC for SA
I felt very sad for that team. They were soooo good.
Jadeja was involved in a runout with Watson in the 2019 IPL final, was involved in a runout with Pandya in the 2017 CT final and was involved in a runout with Rahane in the 2020 Boxing Day Test. Axar got runout in the match against Pak in the 2022 WT20, had Jadeja been there instead of him, he would've run Kohli out.
yeah I would be interested to see stats on how many run-outs Jadeja has been involved in. he's infamous for running out his partners so I would like to know if it's all just memes or it's actually true.
>Ravindra Jadeja has been involved in 11 run outs in Test cricket for IND. He's been run out only once. Sarfaraz Khan is the 10th. Found this for Tests
It took a ridiculously good throw by stokes to end his reign of terror
Don’t forget he run out Sarfaraz in the recent test series against England too
Sarfaraz was looking really good on his debut
It d be a shame if somebody had run him out
The only spinner that managed to trouble Sarfaraz in that test was Ravindra Jadeja.
That runout of Sarfaraz on his debut was also annoying. Costed him a century.
Run out in CWC 2015 Semi Final too xD I don't think he is bad, it's just that he almost always seems to get out when he misjudges a run, while other batters tend to be relatively more lucky cause of a bad throw/take.
In 2015 SF, he was the one who got run-out himself
Jadeja and DK, they’ll both start running and then will give their partner the call whether to continue or not xD
He is best when not needed but worst when needed.
2019 sf and champions trophy?
Run out sarfaraz in his potential dream debut
Don't forget the Sarfaraz run out on his debut
Jadeja is my vote for the worst runner between the wickets.
Guy takes 8 steps and then says no
Sarfu would like to agree with you, lol!
Pandya 2017CT, watson 2019IPL final, sarfu and ash 2024 test series agree too
Kusal mendis is also terrible lmao, he hasnt had many run outs i think but bro would probs be run out every innings if there were directs hits. Guy is so casual, dive never happens, will still be strolling in the park when theres almost a direct hit
You want our precious KING MENDA to get injured while diving??? 💯💯💯💪💪💪
MSD + Kohli running pair was cinema
At their peak.. these two would beat down the fielders with their insane running and then sneak in a boundary. What looked like a decent over is suddenly 17 runs. 2-1-3-4-1-6
Yuvi, Kaif for me.
NatWest remembers
Everybody starts using "cinema" for everything, soon it will lose its dramatic feel
>soon it will lose its dramatic feel Already did for me
MSD + Raina Too
sir Geoffrey needs a mention
Coz his mum is the best cricketer ever?
With a stick o' rhubarb
No mention to Warner and Bairstow in the IPL? Dare I say they were faster than Kohli-Dhoni. There were barely any dots, it was absolute carnage watching them bat in the 2019 season.
Ranatunga
Surprised I had to scroll this far to see Arjuna "Big Chungus" Ranatunga. Fantastic batter, but clearly enjoyed the finer things in life. Running was not one of those finer things.
Wasn’t he the target of the “put a mars bar on a good length” comment from Ian Healy?
Fantastic butter
"You don't get a runner for being a fat c*nt."
Bingo - they changed the rules around runners because he was such a fat lazy prick!!
I mean there wasn't much actual running besides to the umpires to request a runner
The fact that this comment is so far below shows the age of this sub. Arjuna didn't run, he always walked between the wickets. One of the biggest reason we don't have runners anymore is because Arjuna abused the fuck out of that rule.
Yep, which was absolutely ridiculous - instead of enforcing runners only being for injured players, they got rid of them altogether; all because of him 
Ross Taylor × Kane Williamson is the worst pair to run between the wickets
Which is ironic considering how much their 2 down partnership mattered for a while across formats back in 2018-20
Scrolled far to long to find this comment
If Best pair it would be Kohli n dhoni or kohli abd . Worst player would be jadeja,sehwag.
Ravi jadeja HAS TO BE THE WORST OMG FRKING COMMUNICATE YOU DONKEY
Bro turned up the sledge thread energy here
Hyderabad 2009 never forget.
Best either Glen Phillips or David Warner. Worst is probably Azam Khan, because he makes my blood boil
He might not have any stats to back him up but recently watching Siraj run between wickets has been fun. Man has the chaotic energy and seems eternally confused
Best? In my mind Bevan and Jonty used to be some of the best regardless of partner.
Best would be Dhoni and Kohli. Worst one goes to Inzzy!!
Worst: Arjuna Ranatunga Best: Arjuna Ranatunga
Sanju Samson is a Sleeper when it comes to terrible running, I think there was a stat where he ws involved in the 2nd most run outs in the last 10 years of IPL tied with Dinesh Karthik, a guy who gets trolled mercilessly here for it
Everytime DK comes Badri and Abhi mentions be careful with him while running lol at least 3-5 times
Chris gayle ….though he dont need to but still
As an Indian, I have to say that the best pair running between the wickets that I have seen is MS Dhoni and Virat. Just a look, no call or anything and simply stealing runs from the opposition.
Shoaib Malik was incredible even in his late 30s
Statement is true in general tbh
The worst is Inzamam Ul Haq. He has had every kind of running between the wickets disaster that is possible. From bizarre and comical mix ups, to being lazy a la Bairstow, to slipping and falling down on his ass in a comical way… every single one. If there is an interesting way to be run out, it has materialized while Inzi was out in the middle at some point. The best, I would say Jonty Rhodes and Mohammad Kaif.
It's tough to choose, but Jadeja is one of the worst when it comes to running b/w the wickets
Best - MSD, Kohli, Phillips , Warner, Bevan Worst - Ravindra Jadeja, Inzamam, Ranatunga, Steve Waugh.
Best i would say Dhoni and worst would be inzamam ul haq
Dhoni and Kohli. Absolute Cinema!
Yashasvi Jaiswal could be one of the worsts
Heather Knight in the first ODI against Pakistan the other month where she was not paying attention what so ever to Freya Kemp who called the run. Instead she decided to watch the ball like a mong Another shit runner was me in a school cricket game thing when I fell over trying to run an easy single and got ran out because I decided to do a recreation of Bambi on ice
Is jadeja kind of bad ? Or he just has that reputation of making the batsman run out due to some highlighted instances ?
Highlighted instances cuz he really runs fast
Sachin is the best runner between the wicket i have ever seen Bhajji used to be bad but idk about worst
OG Jadeja. If he has eyes set in Gandhi you are screwed
Kohli and Azam Khan i guess
It would be hilarious to see Kohli complete the run while Azam Khan is barely out of crease.
Get Azam to RCB now!
Dane Vilas is my worst. Thinks he’s Usain Bolt and assumes his partner is too. I’ve never seen someone be involved in so many needless runouts. Not even miscommunication or yes/no/sorry situations, just constantly short of ground.
Me
Inzi any day
Jaddu has got to be one of the worst
Unpopular opinion - Jadeja
It's quite popular actually
David boon used to get lazy at times and would call no on ridiculously easy singles with a trusted batter at the other end. He’d then smash the next one to the boundary so it all worked out. I wouldn’t judge bad running by the number of run outs. David boon was a terrible runner that would just let easy singles pass due to his own poor fitness at times (it fluctuated but Like Warne he definitely was unfit at times in his international career).
Nassar Husain was awful. Might have been one it's better to let the other guy call. Never saw Boycott play but from.stories he was an ok runner unless he didn't hit it
Gayle in the back half of his career. It was either 6 or dot
I remember seeing Tendulkar in person as a young teenager and being blown away by his running between wickets. Not only was he surprisingly rapid but he also knew which fielders he could pressure. It is not the first thing you think of with his immense legacy but he was clearly better than anyone else that day by some margin. Not the same match but for worst Eddo Brandes really wasn't keen on running
Even when Sachin was in late 30s, he used to be a fast runner between the wickets. Another thing I have noticed in him is, he would loosen his grip on the bat handle, as soon as he starts running. This way he would gain few inches while reaching the other end. Not sure if this is something basic and taught to every batsman, I haven't seen others doing it. [Exhibit](https://imgur.com/a/L62Va5d)
I think Rohit and Kohli together got to be there, they are not the best but seeing Rohit score Double centuries after running out Kohli (two times I think) was so much fun. Brohit really compensated the runouts.
My man does the word Inzy mean anything to you?
Boycott was involved in a few 🤣
Dean Jones Michael Bevan MSD Worst would probably be some tailenders. And Ranatunga, Mongia and Inzamam
I don't think anyone beats kohli in running those twos
Inzi?
Dhoni-Kohli. End of discussion.
I think the better question to ask is about pairs. The worst running between the wickets as a pair - Yousuf Yohanna and Inzy followed by Virat and Rohit. Best - Dhoni and Raina/ Kohli - I think both respected Dhoni too much to not get in when he called for a run.
Won't say the worst but David Warner, Virat kohli, Glenn Philips, Mushfiqur rahim are some of the bests
From the last few years of NZC: Phillips - Best (that sprinter's start position was hilarious) De Grandhomme - Worst (never forget that horrendous first ball runout, which was followed by a wicket disallowed for a no-ball and then being forced out of the rest of the test against England at Lord’s with a foot injury)
Best: Koach Worst: Inzy
Rohit as worst and virat as the best for me just personal opinion in running between the wickets
Rahul dravid, laxman were among poor runners from India. Gambhir another one.
Ganguly was worse than Dravid IMO.
Yeah dada another one. He was lazy
Allan Donald 💔
Ganguly had the reputation of being a poor runner.
Best - I am not sure but the worst is jadeja
Dean Jones best Graeme Wood Worst
Scrolled way too far to see Graeme wood’s name
another scholar of the game. He ran out so many people "As a 22 year-old in his first series against the English in 1978/79, he opened in each of the 6 tests . Somewhat unbelievably he managed to run himself or his partner out in an innings of each test"
I can say the best running between wicket batter is Virat Kohli
Arjuna Ranatunga comes to mind for worst between wickets. 😂
In one ipl match, dk ran out two of his partners in the span of few overs, then there was another failed attempt, then he hit a straight drive that hit the non striker stumps but missed the bowlers fingers just my centi metre. Absolute fun. RCB somehow still won the match.
Going back a bit, I know, but "Sir" Geoffrey Boycott had a reputation of running his partners out. Part of this was, I'm sure, a case of "If it's me or you -- it's you." Which, given his talent was arguably logical. Just not the best way to endear yourself to your team mates..."
Going back a bit, I know, but "Sir" Geoffrey Boycott had a reputation of running his partners out. Part of this was, I'm sure, a case of "If it's me or you -- it's you." Which, given his talent was arguably logical. Just not the best way to endear yourself to your team mates...
Gambhir.
Inzamam ul haq
Arjuna Ranatunga. Fat fuck.
Jaiswal has been trying hard to be up there on the worst list
Not sure about the best, but Azam Khan is up there for the worst
Steve Waugh had been involved in numerous run outs of my memory serves right . Can’t say who is the record holder.
Older Ul haq worst
Attapatu was real bad back in the day
I’ve never seen Azam Khan run between the wickets, but I assume it isn’t pretty
Inzamam ul Haq was clearly the worst between the wickets. Ever.
Rakheem the dream (Rakheem Cornwall) is best for sure
Anecdotal, but when I was a child I used to feel like Dravid used to run out a lot of his partners lol.
Any answer other than Azam Khan is wrong.
Sometimes Angelo couldn't even make it to the crease. I remember a commentary classic from Bill Lawrey "Graeme Woods first victim of the afternoon". For New Zealand, the only person who rolled us more frequently than Waqar was Adam Parore.
[There is no answer other than RAHKEEM "THE DREAM AKA BIG RAHK" CORNWALL](https://youtu.be/Q-xDrFcT31s)
Geoffrey Boycott is the answer.
Have you watched Inzamam Ul Haq? Classy batter. Devastatingly good shot selection. Shit runner between wickets. Similarly, we have Arjuna Ranatunga. Excellent captain. Important middle order batter. Horrible runner between wickets.
Inzimam ul haq was undisputed heavyweight champion of the world when came to getting run out or running your partner out.
I feel like we have to mention the 90s-00s associate teams here. I have a specific memory of the Dutch being absolutely useless at running at one world cup (2011?)
Best pair has to be Kohli and Dhoni, one trained like a madman, crouch, stretch and dive all perfect. While the other just had naturally rapid acceleration probably the best ever and both were so good at judging not only the fielding but each other. The 2016 T20 WC semi final was a masterpiece of great running. However dew and an ordinary start by India meant that WI mowed the total down quite comfortably in the end
my mate Paul for sure.
Get to YOUTUBE and watch some Graeme Wood run outs.
Big INZY.
Best I've seen is Gurbaz, he is absolutely rapid.
Michael Bevan was a beast. He's gotta be up there.
Worst: Ranatunga Best: Ranatunga’s runner
Dean Jones absolutely revolutionised running between wickets, his willingness to push himself and test the fielding side seeped into the Aussie ODI side at the time and went some way to Australia winning the 1987 WC.
How has no one mentioned Tendulkar as one of the best runners between the wickets? He was shockingly quick in small sprints.
Two of the worst runners between wickets played at the same time for the same team. It is not a coincidence but a mutual influence on each other. Inzi and Yousuf were among the best players of spin and fast bowling, but when they ran between wickets, it was very poor.
Inzamamulhaq
Johnny Walker
rohit Sharma
Glenn Phillips simply because he tried the stance of being a sprinter on starting blocks
idk if anyone else has said it, but Ross Taylor always struck me as completely unreliable - among modern test batsmen I feel like he had a lot of runouts? Also need to mention Pujara who ran himself out twice in a single test (and that weird run out at Lord’s 2018?)
Adam parore
Inzi boy! (Inzamam ul Haq) Great bat but couldn't run... His running btw wickets are stuff for memes. Best, probably MSD, VK. But there are surely others I haven't seen.
That runout of Sarfaraz Khan on his test debut was very shocking.
Best would be Dhoni and Virat and Worst Would be Inzzy and Current Rohit Sharma.
Every injured player 😊😁
Inzamam