Most Wickets Career in Test Cricket
Player |
Span |
Wkt |
Mat |
Balls |
Runs |
BBI |
5w |
M Muralitharan (SL) |
1992-2010 |
800 |
133 |
44039 |
18180 |
9/51 |
67 |
SK Warne (Aus) |
1992-2007 |
708 |
145 |
40705 |
17995 |
8/71 |
37 |
JM Anderson (Eng) |
2003-2024 |
700 |
187 |
39877 |
18569 |
7/42 |
32 |
Anil Kumble (Ind) |
1990-2008 |
619 |
132 |
40850 |
18355 |
10/74 |
35 |
SCJ Broad (Eng) |
2007-2023 |
576 |
161 |
32404 |
15981 |
8/15 |
19 |
GD McGrath (Aus) |
1993-2007 |
563 |
124 |
29248 |
12186 |
8/24 |
29 |
R Ashwin (Ind) |
2011-2024 |
526 |
102 |
26490 |
12431 |
7/59 |
37 |
CA Walsh (WI) |
1984-2001 |
519 |
132 |
30019 |
12688 |
7/37 |
22 |
Nathan Lyon (Aus) |
2011-2024 |
517 |
127 |
32440 |
15889 |
8/50 |
23 |
DW Steyn (SA) |
2004-2019 |
439 |
93 |
18608 |
10077 |
7/51 |
26 |
Kapil Dev (Ind) |
1978-1994 |
434 |
131 |
27740 |
12867 |
9/83 |
23 |
HMKRB Herath (SL) |
1999-2018 |
433 |
93 |
25993 |
12157 |
9/127 |
34 |
RJ Hadlee (NZ) |
1973-1990 |
431 |
86 |
21918 |
9611 |
9/52 |
36 |
SM Pollock (SA) |
1995-2008 |
421 |
108 |
24353 |
9733 |
7/87 |
16 |
Harbhajan Singh (Ind) |
1998-2015 |
417 |
103 |
28580 |
13537 |
8/84 |
25 |
Wasim Akram (Pak) |
1985-2002 |
414 |
104 |
22627 |
9779 |
7/119 |
25 |
CEL Ambrose (WI) |
1988-2000 |
405 |
98 |
22103 |
8501 |
8/45 |
22 |