Leading wicket-takers in Tests

March 12, 2004 14:37 IST

A look at the leading wicket-takers in Test cricket after Australian Shane Warne passed the 500 mark against Sri Lanka on Friday:

1. Courtney Walsh (West Indies) 519

2. Shane Warne (Australia) 501

3. Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka) 496

4. Kapil Dev (India) 434

5. Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) 431

6. Glenn McGrath (Australia) 430

7. Wasim Akram (Pakistan) 414

8. Curtly Ambrose (West Indies) 405

9. Ian Botham (England) 383

10. Anil Kumble (India) 382

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