Top 10 Players With The Most Wickets in Test Cricket
The peak of the sport, Test cricket, has seen some of the most incredible feats of ability, tenacity, and strategic knowledge throughout its historic history. Teams have based their achievements on the skill of bowling, whether it is through blistering pace or hypnotic spin. Let's go into the biographies of the top 10 cricketers who have mesmerized fans of the game with their mastery of the ball on the biggest stage of them all and left batsmen perplexed.
1.
Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka): Wickets: 800
Against Australia in 1992, Muttiah Muralitharan made his
test debut for Sri Lanka. Among all bowlers on the globe, he possessed a
distinctive bowling motion. From 1992 until 2010, Muralitharan played test
cricket for 18 years. at his final encounter, which he played against India at
Galle, he took 8 wickets. The most wickets ever taken in a test match are by
Muralitharan. In 133 test matches, he has taken 800 wickets, including 67
fours. He has 67 wickets, which is the most by any bowler in test cricket
history. You heard that right. Almost every batsman in the world that he faced
with success.
2.
Shane Warne (Australia): Wickets: 708
The world has arguably never seen a leg spinner as good as
Shane Warne. His statistics are conclusive evidence of how his variations
tormented all batsmen worldwide. In 1992, Shane Warne faced off against India
in his debut test match. In his first game, he only caught one cricket. But
nobody was aware that this player had the potential to finish his career with
more than 700 wickets. In 2007, Warne played his final test against England. In
test cricket, Shane Warne is the second-highest wicket-taker, and he has held
the record for 13 years.
3.
James Anderson (England): Wickets: 628
James Anderson,
an English fast bowler, has taken the third-most wickets in test cricket
history. In 2003 against Zimbabwe, James Anderson made his test cricket debut.
He is renowned for his ball-swinging skills. The "Swing King" can
swing the ball both ways and move the batsman along at a respectable (135 km/h)
speed. In 183 appearances so far, he has 32 wickets for 628 runs. The only fast
bowler with 600 test wickets is him. Anderson is currently 40 years old and
presumably has a few more seasons left in him.
4.
Anil Kumble (India): Wickets: 619
Anil Kumble has taken 619 wickets in 132 test matches,
making him the fourth-greatest wicket-taker in Test cricket history and the
highest wicket-taker for India. He has 35 five-wicket hauls in the game's longest
format. In 1990, Kumble faced England in his first Test match. He has 18 years
of experience playing test cricket for India. His final game was in 2008
against Australia. In an inning of Test cricket, Kumble holds the record for
the greatest bowling figure (10/74) with a strike against Pakistan in Delhi in
1999. Anil would bowl with a little bit of pace over 100 km/hr and little to no
spin; it took batsmen 16–17 years to figure this out.
5.
Glenn McGrath (Australia): Wickets: 563
From 1993 until
2007, the Australian superstar played 14 seasons of test cricket. In 1993,
Glenn faced New Zealand in his first test match. The Australian fast bowlers
with the most wickets are led by Mcgrath. For his line, length, and swing,
Mcgrath is renowned. In every location he has played, he has taken wickets.
McGrath has taken 563 wickets in 124 test matches, surpassing the five-wicket
threshold 29 times. Among the top 10 highest wicket-takers, he has the highest
bowling average (21.6).
6.
Courtney Walsh (West Indies): Wickets: 519
The only player from the Caribbean on the list is Courtney Walsh. He is
regarded as one of history's greatest fast bowlers, particularly from the 19th
century. Walsh took part in his maiden test match in 1984 against Australia and
finished his career as the West Indies' leading wicket-taker with 519
dismissals from 132 games. At the end of
his career, he also had the most wickets among pacers in tests. He is the first
bowler in test cricket history to record 500 wickets.
7. Nathan Lyon (Australia): Wickets: 496
Nathan Lyon, the finest
off-spinner to ever represent Australia, holds the eighth-most wickets in test
history. In the longest format, Lyon has played 122 times for Australia and has
496 victories to his credit. The spinner has four ten-fers in his red-ball
career and 23 five-wicket hauls to date.
8. Ravichandran Ashwin (India): Wickets: 489
With 489 wickets in 94 games,
Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is ninth in terms of most test wickets
taken. The expert spinner recently overtook Kapil Dev to move into second place
among Indian wicket-takers. With a respectable average of 23.65, Ashwin has
amassed 34 field goals so far.
9.
Dale Steyn (South Africa): Wickets: 439
The 10-highest wicket-taker
overall and the lone South African bowler on this list is Dale Steyn. The
legendary African fast bowler is arguably the greatest of this decade. In 93
games over the course of his 15-year test career (2004-2019), he has taken 439
wickets. His cricket career has been littered with mishaps. He did, however,
bowl as hard as he could until the end of his Test career. He is the only
bowler in history to have five wickets against every country that participates
in test cricket. He has taken the most wickets for South Africa in Test
cricket, and from 2008 to 2014, he held the top spot in the test rankings for
six straight years.
10.
Kapil Dev (India): Wickets: 434
