The top ten highest wicket-takers in the history of Test cricket

The highest ten highest wicket-takers within the historical past of Take a look at cricket 

The bowlers are an indispensable a part of cricket, with out them the sport is incomplete. There are cases in cricket the place bowlers have proved their value by profitable matches single-handedly. The sport has seen some nice bowlers for the reason that day it began. So at the moment we’re gonna take a gaze on the prime ten highest wicket-takers within the historical past of cricket, who’ve dominated the sport of their time throughout all codecs. 

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1. Muttiah Muralitharan-TOP TEN HIGHEST WICKET-TAKERS

Muttiah Muralitharan made his take a look at debut for Sri Lanka in opposition to Australia in 1992. He had a singular bowling motion amongst all spinners of the world. Muralitharan has performed take a look at cricket for 18 years (1992-2010). He performed his final sport in opposition to India at Galle and bagged 8 wickets in his farewell match. Muralitharan is the very best wicket-taker within the historical past of take a look at cricket. He has taken 800 take a look at wickets in 133 take a look at matches together with 67 fifers. Sure, you heard it proper he has 67 fifers, which is probably the most by any bowler within the historical past of take a look at cricket. He had success in opposition to nearly all of the batsmen on the earth.

2. Shane Warne

Shane Warne might be the very best leg spinner the world has ever seen. His stats say all of it, how he troubled all of the batsmen of the world together with his variations. He had even turned the ball from third leg stump to the off stump. He was the person who might make the ball speak in every single place on this world. Shane Warne performed his first take a look at in 1992 in opposition to India. In his debut match, he took just one cricket. However nobody knew this man had the potential to select up greater than 700 wickets on the finish of his profession. Warne performed his final take a look at in opposition to England in 2007. He bagged 2 wickets in his final take a look at match. Warne’s take a look at cricket stat is jaw-dropping. He has grabbed 708 wickets in 145 take a look at matches with 37 5-for. Shane Warne is the second-highest taker in take a look at cricket and the file is held by him for 13 years now.

3. James Anderson

English quick bowler James Anderson is the third-highest wicket-taker within the historical past of take a look at cricket. James Anderson made his first look in take a look at cricket in 2003 in opposition to Zimbabwe. He’s recognized for his potential to swing the ball. He’s known as “Swing King”, who can swing the ball each methods and make batsmen dance at a good tempo (135 km/hr). He has taken 686 wickets in 180 matches thus far with 32 fifers. He’s the one tempo bowler to take 600 take a look at wickets. Anderson is at present 40 years outdated & most likely will play for a few extra years.  

4. Anil Kumble

Anil Kumble is the very best wicket-taker for India in Take a look at cricket and the fourth-highest wicket-taker within the historical past of Take a look at cricket with 619 wickets in 132 take a look at matches. He has taken 35 five-wicket hauls within the longest format of the sport. Kumble made his Take a look at debut in 1990 in opposition to England. He has performed take a look at cricket for India for 18 years. His final match was in opposition to Australia in 2008. Kumble holds the file of the very best bowling determine by a bowler in an inning in Take a look at cricket 10/74, which got here off in opposition to Pakistan in 1999 in Delhi. Anil wouldn’t spin the ball a lot and bowl with a little bit of tempo over 100 km/hr, it took batsmen 16-17 years to know he didn’t spin the ball. 

5. Stuart Broad

The English paceman made his take a look at debut in 2007 in opposition to Sri Lanka. The Nottingham-born participant has represented England in 163 matches thus far and brought 587 wickets consisting of 20 fifers. He’s the seventh-highest wicket-taker in take a look at cricket, 8 for 15 within the 2015 Ashes in opposition to Australia is his finest present.

6. Glenn McGrath-TOP TEN HIGHEST WICKET-TAKERS

The Aussie legend has performed 14 years of take a look at cricket (1993-2007). Glenn made his take a look at debut in 1993 in opposition to New Zealand. Mcgrath is the very best wicket-taker among the many tempo bowlers of Australia. Mcgrath is understood for his line, size, and swing. He has taken wickets all over the place he has performed. McGrath has bagged 563 wickets in 124 take a look at matches, whereas he crossed the mark of 5 wickets 29 instances in take a look at cricket. He has the very best bowling common (21.6) among the many prime 10 highest wicket-takers. 

7. Courtney Walsh

Courtney Walsh is the one Caribbean participant on the checklist. He is without doubt one of the finest quick bowlers of all time and particularly of the nineteenth century. Walsh performed his first take a look at match in 1984 in opposition to Australia and ended his profession as the very best wicket-taker of the West Indies with 519 wickets in 132 matches.  He was additionally the very best wicket-taker amongst pacers in take a look at cricket on the finish of his profession. He’s the primary bowler to take 500 wickets within the historical past of take a look at cricket. 

8. Nathan Lyon

The best off-spinner to ever play for Australia, Nathan Lyon claimed the eighth spot in getting probably the most wickets in take a look at historical past. Having represented Australia in 121 video games within the longest format, Lyon has 495 scalps in his title. The spin wizard has received 23 five-wicket hauls thus far whereas registering 4 ten-fers in his pink ball profession.

9. Ravichandran Ashwin

Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin occupies the ninth spot when it comes to taking probably the most take a look at wickets, with 473 wickets in 92 video games. The spin wizard not too long ago surpassed Kapil Dev to grow to be India’s 2nd highest wicket-taker. Sustaining a good common of 23.86, Ashwin has bagged 32 fifers so far.

10. Dale Steyn

Dale Steyn is the one South African bowler to be on this checklist, the 10-highest wicket-taker total. The African legend might be the very best quick bowler of this decade. He has received 439 wickets in 93 matches in his 15 years of take a look at profession (2004-2019). His cricketing journey has been filled with accidents. However until the top of his Take a look at profession, he has bowled with all the pieces he received. He’s the one bowler to take 5 wickets in opposition to every test-playing cricket nation in his time. He’s the very best wicket-taker for South Africa in Take a look at cricket and has been within the primary place within the take a look at rating for six consecutive years (2008-2014). 

11. Kapil Dev

Kapil Dev is without doubt one of the biggest all-rounders to ever play the sport. He’s the one Indian quick bowler on the elite checklist most wickets in assessments. The 1983 world cup winner appeared in 131 take a look at matches for India between (1978-1994) and amazed everybody together with his sensational outswinger. He has 434 wickets within the take a look at, which is the very best amongst Indian quick bowlers. Kapil Dev is the eleventh-highest wicket-taker in take a look at cricket. He has additionally scored 5248 runs in assessments. 

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