Who is the bowler taking most wickets in Test?

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Who is the bowler taking most wickets in Test?

The record of taking most wickets in Test is in the name of great Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan. Muralitharan has taken 800 wickets in 133 test matches. So far eight bowlers have taken 500 wickets in Tests. Ashwin will be the ninth bowler to achieve this feat.

Muralitharan

Most Wicket Taker Bowler in Test Cricket

Player Country Match Wicket
Muttiah Muralitharan Sri Lanka 133 800
Shane Warne Australia 145 708
James Anderson England 183 690
Anil Kumble India 132 619
Stuart Broad England 167 604
Glenn McGrath Australia 124 563
Courtney Walsh West Indies 132 519
Nathan Lyon Australia 126 512
Ravichandran Ashwin India 95 490

Ravichandran Ashwin can create history

ashwin

If Ravichandran Ashwin takes 10 wickets in the series against England, he will complete 500 wickets in Tests. He will become the second bowler for India to take 500 wickets in Tests. Ahead of him is former captain Anil Kumble. He played a total of 132 Tests in his career from 1990 to 2008. During this period he took 619 wickets. Now Ashwin has a chance to join their club.

Players who played 100 test matches for India

So far 13 players have played 100 test matches for India.

  • Sachin Tendulkar (200)
  • Rahul Dravid (163)
  • VVS Laxman (134)
  • Anil Kumble (132)
  • Kapil Dev (131)
  • Sunil Gavaskar (125)
  • Dilip Vengsarkar (116)
  • Sourav Ganguly (113)
  • Virat Kohli (113)
  • Ishant Sharma (105)
  • Harbhajan Singh (103)
  • Cheteshwar Pujara (103)
  • Virender Sehwag (103)

Also Read: World Test Championship Points table (WTC) latest rankings

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