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Leading wicket-takers in Test cricket

By Rajneesh Gupta
July 08, 2011

Harbhajan Singh added another feather to his cap, becoming the third Indian bowler and 11th overall to take 400 wickets in Test cricket.

- Bhajji bags 400 wkts, congratulate him!

Here's a look at the leading wicket-takers in Test cricket

 

Bowler

Mts

Wkts

Avg

SR

5WI

10WM

1

M Muralitharan (SL/ Wld XI)

133

800

22.72

55.05

67

22

2

Shane Warne (Aus)

145

708

25.41

57.49

37

10

3

Anil Kumble ( Ind )

132

619

29.65

65.99

35

8

4

Glenn McGrath (Aus)

124

563

21.64

51.95

29

3

5

Courtney Walsh (WI)

132

519

24.44

57.84

22

3

6

Kapil Dev ( Ind )

131

434

29.64

63.92

23

2

7

Richard Hadlee (NZ)

86

431

22.29

50.85

36

9

8

Shaun Pollock (SA)

108

421

23.11

57.85

16

1

9

Wasim Akram (Pak)

104

414

23.62

54.65

25

5

10

Curtly Ambrose (WI)

98

405

20.99

54.58

22

3

11

Harbhajan Singh ( Ind )

96

400

31.80

67.45

25

5

Leading off-spinners in Test cricket

 

Mts

Wkts

Avg

SR

5WI

10WM

Muttiah Muralitharan (SL)

133

800

22.73

55.05

67

22

Harbhajan Singh ( Ind )

96

400

31.80

67.45

25

5

Lance Gibbs (WI)

79

309

29.09

87.75

18

2

Rajneesh Gupta

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