Top wicket taker in international cricket

By Ravi - July 13, 2023 - Last updated on Jul 14, 2023 12:02 PM

Top wicket taker in international cricket

The first day of the first Test in India-West Indies was named after Team India's off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin. He took 5 wickets for the 33rd time in his Test career, due to which the West Indies team was all out for 150 runs. Ashwin overtook James Anderson for most bowlers taking 5 or more wickets in an innings.

Ashwin completed 700 wickets in his international career. With this, he also became the most Indian bowler to bowl 96th. He broke the record of Anil Kumble. Many more such records were made on the first day of the match.

Ravichandran Ashwin 702 international wickets

Ravichandran Ashwin took 5 wickets in the first innings. His name got 702 international wickets. Ashwin reached number 16 in terms of taking the most wickets in all three formats. He left behind South African fast bowler Dale Steyn (699 wickets). He became only the third Indian bowler to take 700+ wickets. Before him, only Anil Kumble (956 wickets) and Harbhajan Singh (711 wickets) could do so

International top wicket taker bowler

Player	Country	Match	Wickets
Muthiah Muralidaran	Sri Lanka	435	1347
Shane Keith Warne	Australia	339	1001
James Anderson	England	403	956
Anil Kumble	India	394	975
Glenn McGrath	Australia	376	949
Wasim Akram	Pakistan	460	916
Stuart Broad	England	342	841
Shaun Pollock	South Africa	423	829
Waqar Younis	Pakistan	349	789
Chaminda Vaas	Sri Lanka	439	761
Courtney Walsh	West Indies	337	746
Brett Lee	Australia	322	718
Tim Southe	New Zealand	355	714
Harbhajan Singh	India	367	711
Daniel Vettori	New Zealand	442	705
Ravichandran Ashwin	India	271	702

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Ravichandran Ashwin took 5 wickets in the innings for the 33rd time

Ashwin is at number six in the list of most 5 wicket takers in Test cricket. He has 5 or more wickets in 33 innings in 93 Tests. He left behind Ted's colleague James Anderson (32) of England. Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan holds the record for most number of 5+ wickets in an innings. He has done this feat 67 times.

Most 5 wicket takers Bowler in test cricket

Player	Country	Match	5/Wickets
Muthiah Muralidaran	Sri Lanka	133	1347
Shane Keith Warne	Australia	145	37
Richard Hadlee	New Zealand	86	36
Anil Kumble	India	132	35
Rangana Herath	Sri Lanka	93	34
Ravichandran Ashwin	Sri Lanka	93	33

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Ashwin became the most bowled Indian

Ravichandran Ashwin bowled Tejnarine Chanderpaul to take his first wicket of the innings. With this wicket, he became the highest wicket-taker by an Indian bowler in Test cricket. He got 95 wickets. He broke the record of 94 bowled by leg-spinner Anil Kumble. Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan holds the record for most bowled in Test cricket. He has bowled 167 wickets in 133 matches. Ashwin is at number 11 among the overall players.

Most Bold by an Indian Bowler

Player	Match	Bold	Wickets
Ravichandran Ashwin	93	95	474
Anil Kumble	132	94	619
Kapil dev	131	88	434

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Ashwin took 65 wickets for West Indies

Ravichandran Ashwin took the wickets of 65 West Indies batsmen. Ashwin became the fourth Indian player to take the top wicket taker against the West Indies. He left Bishan Singh Bedi behind. Ashwin equals Bhagwat Chandrasekhar. Ashwin has taken 65 wickets in 12 matches against the Caribbean team, while Bedi has 62 wickets in 18 matches. Chandrasekhar has also taken 65 Caribbean wickets.