Most Wickets in Test for Pakistan: From Wasim Akram to Tanvir Ahmed

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Wasim Akram tops the list of Pakistan's highest wicket-takers in TESTs, with a record 414 wickets in 104 matches at an economy of 2.59. Waqar Younis follows with 373 wickets in 87 matches, including a best of 7/76. Imran Khan is third, claiming 362 wickets in 88 matches, while legends like Danish Kaneria (261 wickets) and Yasir Shah (244 wickets) round out the top five. These bowlers have been instrumental in Pakistan's TEST success over the years. Here is the list of Pakistan players with the most wickets in TEST history.

#	Player	Matches	Inn	Runs	Wickets	Best	Economy
1	Wasim Akram	104	181	9,779	414	7/119	2.59
2	Waqar Younis	87	154	8,788	373	7/76	3.25
3	Imran Khan	88	142	8,258	362	8/58	2.54
4	Danish Kaneria	61	112	9,082	261	7/77	3.07
5	Yasir Shah	48	89	7,657	244	8/41	3.22
6	Abdul Qadir	67	111	7,742	236	9/56	2.71
7	Saqlain Mushtaq	49	86	6,206	208	8/164	2.64
8	Mushtaq Ahmed	52	89	6,100	185	7/56	2.92
9	Shoaib Akhtar	46	82	4,574	178	6/11	3.37
10	Saeed Ajmal	35	67	5,003	178	7/55	2.58
11	Sarfraz Nawaz	55	95	5,798	177	9/86	2.49
12	Iqbal Qasim	50	86	4,807	171	7/49	2.21
13	Umar Gul	47	90	5,553	163	6/135	3.47
14	Fazal Mahmood	34	53	3,434	139	7/42	2.09
15	Intikhab Alam	47	78	4,494	125	7/52	2.57
16	Mohammad Amir	36	67	3,627	119	6/44	2.85
17	Shaheen Shah Afridi	31	53	3,235	116	6/51	3.14
18	Mohammad Asif	23	44	2,583	106	6/41	2.99
19	Mohammad Abbas	27	48	2,318	100	6/54	2.50
20	Abdul Razzaq	46	76	3,694	100	5/35	3.16
21	Abdur Rehman	22	43	2,910	99	6/25	2.53
22	Tauseef Ahmed	34	58	2,950	93	6/45	2.27
23	Mohammad Sami	36	66	4,483	85	5/36	3.58
24	Noman Ali	19	36	2,055	83	8/46	3.01
25	Wahab Riaz	27	49	2,864	83	5/63	3.42
26	Hasan Ali	24	46	2,185	80	5/27	3.05
27	Mushtaq Mohammad	57	70	2,309	79	5/28	2.63
28	Junaid Khan	22	41	2,253	71	5/38	2.93
29	Mahmood Hussain	27	42	2,628	68	6/67	2.66
30	Sikander Bakht	26	45	2,412	67	8/69	2.97
31	Mudassar Nazar	76	96	2,532	66	6/32	2.54
32	Azeem Hafeez	18	28	2,204	63	6/46	3.03
33	Naseem Shah	20	33	2,108	60	5/31	3.70
34	Pervez Sajjad	19	35	1,410	59	7/74	2.04
35	Sajid Khan	12	23	1,610	59	8/42	3.42
36	Rahat Ali	21	39	2,264	58	6/127	3.21
37	Khan Mohammad	13	22	1,292	54	6/21	2.45
38	Aaqib Javed	22	37	1,874	54	5/84	2.86
39	Zulfiqar Babar	15	28	2,129	54	5/74	2.85
40	Asif Iqbal	58	54	1,502	53	5/48	2.33
41	Mohammad Hafeez	55	77	1,808	53	4/16	2.66
42	Nasim-Ul-Ghani	29	40	1,959	52	6/67	2.66
43	Shabbir Ahmed	10	19	1,175	51	5/48	2.73
44	Wasim Raja	57	69	1,826	51	4/50	2.68
45	Shahid Afridi	27	47	1,709	48	5/52	3.21
46	Abrar Ahmed	10	19	1,580	46	7/114	3.60
47	Saleem Altaf	21	39	1,710	46	4/11	2.56
48	Azhar Mahmood	21	35	1,402	39	4/50	2.79
49	Asif Masood	16	27	1,568	38	5/111	3.09
50	Saleem Jaffar	14	23	1,139	36	5/40	2.70
51	John Rennie	15	28	1,272	36	5/53	3.41
52	Mohammed Nazir	14	23	1,124	34	7/99	2.06
53	Tahir Naqqash	15	27	1,398	34	5/40	2.99
54	Arshad Khan	9	17	960	32	5/38	2.26
55	Shoaib Malik	35	43	1,519	32	4/33	3.36
56	Ata-Ur-Rehman	13	22	1,071	31	4/50	3.25
57	Imran Khan	10	18	917	29	5/58	3.36
58	Sohail Khan	9	17	1,125	27	5/68	3.69
59	Haseeb Ahsan	12	17	1,330	27	6/202	2.81
60	Majid Khan	63	60	1,456	27	4/45	2.43
61	Faheem Ashraf	17	31	991	25	3/42	3.11
62	Aamir Sohail	47	46	1,049	25	4/54	2.64
63	Mohsin Kamal	9	12	822	24	4/116	3.65
64	Saeed Ahmed	41	41	802	22	4/64	2.43
65	Mohammad Farooq	7	11	682	21	4/70	2.87
66	Aamer Jamal	8	11	690	21	6/69	4.63
67	AH Kardar	23	26	954	21	3/35	2.11
68	Zulfiqar Ahmed	9	10	366	20	6/42	1.70
69	Aamer Nazir	6	12	597	20	5/46	3.38
70	Khurram Shahzad	6	9	600	20	6/90	3.97
71	Aizaz Cheema	7	14	638	20	4/24	3.19
72	Shujauddin	19	25	801	20	3/18	2.07
73	Agha Salman	21	29	1,123	19	3/75	3.79
74	Naved-ul-Hasan	9	16	1,044	18	3/30	4.00
75	Tanvir Ahmed	5	10	453	17	6/120	3.84

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