5.Shaun Pollock – 15,712 balls
It is often said that the spinners have a longer career than fast bowlers because in comparison, the spinners use lesser strength and stamina than the fast bowlers to bowl a single ball. Their run-up is short, which helps their stamina levels.
Shaun Pollock, being a medium pacer, managed to bowl 15,712 balls in his career. This figure equals to more than 2,618 overs.
4.Chaminda Vaas – 15,775 balls
Chaminda Vaas is another top fast bowler to feature on this elite list. The new ball bowler wreaked havoc in pace-friendly conditions as the batsmen could not judge his left-arm fast bowling.
Vaas led the islanders’ bowling attack for some time and in that duration, he achieved the best bowling figures of 8/19. He scalped 400 wickets in the 2629+ overs that he bowled.
3.Shahid Afridi – 17,670 balls
Shahid Afridi holds the record for the most balls bowled by a leg-spin bowler in ODI cricket. Like Sanath Jayasuriya, he was an all-rounder, who destroyed the opposition bowling attacks with his hard-hitting skills.
Afridi played 398 games for three teams namely Asia XI, ICC World XI, and Pakistan, where he bowled 2945 overs.
