Most Wickets in Test

Muttiah Muralitharan currently holds the record for picking up most wickets in the TEST history. Muttiah Muralitharan tops the standings with 800 wickets in 133 TEST matches. Muttiah Muralitharan is followed by Shane Warne as the second leading wicket-taker in the TEST history. Shane Warne - took 708 wickets in 145 TEST matches and averaged 25.42. Shane Warne picked up four or more wickets in an TEST game 37 times.

Most Wickets in Test History

Here is the list of all Most Wickets in Test history:

#	Player	Wic	Mat	Overs	Runs	Best	5w	Avg	Eco
1	Muttiah Muralitharan Sri Lanka	800	133	7339.5	18,180	9/51	67	22.73	2.48
2	Shane Warne Australia	708	145	6784.1	17,995	8/71	37	25.42	2.65
3	James Anderson England	704	188	6672.5	18,627	7/42	32	26.46	2.79
4	Anil Kumble India	619	132	6808.2	18,355	10/74	35	29.65	2.7
5	Stuart Broad England	604	167	5616.2	16,719	8/15	20	27.68	2.98
6	Nathan Lyon Australia	567	141	5805.2	17,099	8/50	24	30.16	2.95
7	Glenn McGrath Australia	563	124	4874.4	12,186	8/24	29	21.64	2.5
8	Ravichandran Ashwin India	537	106	4541	12,891	7/59	37	24.01	2.84
9	Courtney Walsh West Indies	519	132	5003.1	12,688	7/37	22	24.45	2.54
10	Dale Steyn South Africa	439	93	3101.2	10,077	7/51	26	22.95	3.25
11	Kapil Dev India	434	131	4623.2	12,867	9/83	23	29.65	2.78
12	Rangana Herath Sri Lanka	433	93	4332.1	12,157	9/127	34	28.08	2.81
13	Mitchell Starc Australia	433	105	3335.3	11,481	7/58	18	26.52	3.44
14	Richard Hadlee New Zealand	431	86	3653	9,611	9/52	36	22.30	2.63
15	Shaun Pollock South Africa	421	108	4058.5	9,733	7/87	16	23.12	2.4
16	Harbhajan Singh India	417	103	4763.2	13,537	8/84	25	32.46	2.84
17	Wasim Akram Pakistan	414	104	3771.1	9,779	7/119	25	23.62	2.59
18	Sir Curtly Ambrose West Indies	405	98	3683.5	8,501	8/45	22	20.99	2.31
19	Tim Southee New Zealand	391	107	3915	11,832	7/64	15	30.26	3.02
20	Makhaya Ntini South Africa	390	101	3472.2	11,242	7/37	18	28.83	3.24
21	Sir Ian Botham England	383	102	3635.5	10,878	8/34	27	28.40	2.99
22	Malcolm Marshall West Indies	376	81	2930.4	7,876	7/22	22	20.95	2.69
23	Waqar Younis Pakistan	373	87	2704	8,788	7/76	22	23.56	3.25
24	Imran Khan Pakistan	362	88	3243	8,258	8/58	23	22.81	2.55
25	Daniel Vettori New Zealand	362	113	4802.2	12,441	7/87	20	34.37	2.59
26	Chaminda Vaas Sri Lanka	355	111	3906.2	10,501	7/71	12	29.58	2.69
27	Dennis Lillee Australia	355	70	3077.5	8,493	7/83	23	23.92	2.76
28	Ravindra Jadeja India	348	89	3373.3	8,741	7/42	15	25.12	2.59
29	Kagiso Rabada South Africa	340	73	2239.4	7,493	7/112	17	22.04	3.35
30	Allan Donald South Africa	330	72	2586.3	7,344	8/71	20	22.25	2.84
31	Bob Willis England	325	90	2892.5	8,190	8/43	16	25.20	2.83
32	Trent Boult New Zealand	317	78	2902.5	8,717	6/30	10	27.50	3
33	Pat Cummins Australia	315	72	2398.3	6,946	6/23	14	22.05	2.9
34	Mitchell Johnson Australia	313	73	2666.5	8,891	8/61	12	28.41	3.33
35	Ishant Sharma India	311	105	3193.2	10,078	7/74	11	32.41	3.16
36	Zaheer Khan India	311	92	3130.5	10,247	7/87	11	32.95	3.27
37	Brett Lee Australia	310	76	2755.1	9,554	5/30	10	30.82	3.47
38	Lance Gibbs West Indies	309	79	4519.1	8,989	8/38	18	29.09	1.99
39	Morne Morkel South Africa	309	86	2749.4	8,550	6/23	8	27.67	3.11
40	Fred Trueman England	307	67	2529.4	6,625	8/31	17	21.58	2.62
41	Derek Underwood England	297	86	3643.4	7,674	8/51	17	25.84	2.11
42	Josh Hazlewood Australia	295	76	2570.3	7,144	6/67	13	24.22	2.78
43	Kemar Roach West Indies	294	88	2567.4	7,968	6/48	12	27.10	3.1
44	Jacques Kallis South Africa	292	166	3372	9,535	6/54	5	32.65	2.83
45	Craig McDermott Australia	291	71	2764.2	8,332	8/97	14	28.63	3.01
46	Bishan Bedi India	266	67	3560.4	7,637	7/98	14	28.71	2.14
47	Danish Kaneria Pakistan	261	61	2949.3	9,082	7/77	15	34.80	3.08
48	Neil Wagner New Zealand	260	64	2287.3	7,169	7/39	9	27.57	3.13
49	Joel Garner West Indies	259	58	2194.5	5,433	6/56	7	20.98	2.48
50	Jason Gillespie Australia	259	71	2372.2	6,770	7/37	8	26.14	2.85
51	Graeme Swann England	255	60	2558.1	7,642	6/65	17	29.97	2.99
52	Brian Statham England	252	70	2676	6,261	7/39	9	24.85	2.34
53	Taijul Islam Bangladesh	250	57	2551.4	7,765	8/39	17	31.06	3.04
54	Michael Holding West Indies	249	60	2113.2	5,898	8/92	13	23.69	2.79
55	Richie Benaud Australia	248	63	3184.4	6,704	7/72	16	27.03	2.11
56	Matthew Hoggard England	248	67	2318.1	7,564	7/61	7	30.50	3.26
57	Graham McKenzie Australia	246	60	2946.5	7,328	8/71	16	29.79	2.49
58	Shakib Al Hasan Bangladesh	246	71	2612.3	7,804	7/36	19	31.72	2.99
59	Ben Stokes England	245	120	2294.3	7,655	6/22	6	31.24	3.34
60	Yasir Shah Pakistan	244	48	2375.5	7,657	8/41	16	31.38	3.22
61	Bhagwat Chandrasekhar India	242	58	2660.3	7,199	8/79	16	29.75	2.71
62	Sir Alec Bedser England	236	51	2653	5,876	7/44	15	24.90	2.21
63	Abdul Qadir Pakistan	236	67	2854.2	7,742	9/56	15	32.81	2.71
64	Javagal Srinath India	236	67	2517.2	7,196	8/86	10	30.49	2.86
65	Sir Garry Sobers West Indies	235	93	3599.5	7,999	6/73	6	34.04	2.22
66	Jasprit Bumrah India	234	52	1671.5	4,631	6/27	16	19.79	2.77
67	Andy Caddick England	234	62	2259.4	6,999	7/46	13	29.91	3.1
68	Chris Martin New Zealand	233	71	2337.4	7,878	6/26	10	33.81	3.37
69	Darren Gough England	229	58	1970.1	6,503	6/42	9	28.40	3.3
70	Mohammad Shami India	229	64	1919.1	6,346	6/56	6	27.71	3.31
71	Ray Lindwall Australia	228	61	2267.2	5,251	7/38	12	23.03	2.32
72	Andrew Flintoff England	226	79	2491.5	7,410	5/58	3	32.79	2.97
73	Stephen Harmison England	226	63	2229.1	7,192	7/12	8	31.82	3.23
74	Vernon Philander South Africa	224	64	1898.3	5,000	6/21	13	22.32	2.63
75	Peter Siddle Australia	221	67	2317.5	6,777	6/54	8	30.67	2.92

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