In my earlier articles I have already written about the Top 10 Test runs scorers , Top 10 ODI run scorers and Top 10 run scorers in T20 format of the cricket. We know that cricket is just not a game of batsman only there are bowlers also. We know in cricket they play equally crucial role as the batsman to win a match as well as to save a match. To win a cricket match you need not only quality batsman but also quality bowlers to get the opponents out within the target. There have been number of quality bowlers in all forms of cricket. In this article we are going to see the list of most wicket taking bowlers in history of test cricket. As test cricket was started way back in 1896 since then numbers of bowlers have participated and many are still playing for their respected countries in international matches. So here is list of top 10 wicket takers in test cricket.
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| Muthaiah Murliaitharan |
Player
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Matches
|
Wkts
|
BBI
|
Avg.
|
Eco.
|
5W
|
10W
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M Murlitharan (SL)
|
133
|
800
|
9/51
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22.72
|
2.47
|
67
|
22
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S Warne (Aus)
|
145
|
708
|
8/71
|
25.41
|
2.65
|
37
|
10
| ||||
A Kumble (India)
|
132
|
619
|
10/74
|
29.65
|
2.69
|
35
|
8
| ||||
G McGrath (Aus)
|
124
|
563
|
8/24
|
21.64
|
2.49
|
29
|
3
| ||||
C Walsh (WI)
|
132
|
519
|
7/37
|
24.44
|
2.53
|
22
|
3
| ||||
Kapil Dev (India)
|
131
|
434
|
9/83
|
29.64
|
2.78
|
23
|
2
| ||||
R Hadlee (NZ)
|
86
|
431
|
9/52
|
22.29
|
2.63
|
36
|
9
| ||||
S Pollock (SA)
|
108
|
421
|
7/87
|
23.11
|
2.39
|
16
|
1
| ||||
W Akram (Pak)
|
104
|
414
|
7/119
|
23.62
|
2.59
|
25
|
5
| ||||
H Singh (India)
|
101
|
413
|
8/84
|
32.37
|
2.83
|
25
|
5
| ||||
Muthaiah Murlitharan a right arm off spin bowler from Sri Lanka was also called as Spin wizard. He was called so because of skill and the amount variety he had in his bowling. He had the capability to bowl 6 different types of deliveries in six allotted balls in one over. He is in the top position of my list and that is justified by the kind of records he has in the bowling. He is the only bowler in test cricket history to pick up 800 wickets. During his glorious cricketing career he was also involved in the controversies due to his action, but later International Cricket Council (I.C.C. ) found it all right. Apart from being the highest wicket taker in test he also holds the record of taking most 5 wickets in an innings and most 10 wickets in a test match. He was a phenomenal bowler and a great gentleman for the game of cricket.
