Most Wickets in Test
Muttiah Muralitharan holds the record for most wickets in Test format, having accumulated 800 wickets across 133 matches. Trailing behind is Shane Warne with 708 wickets, followed by James Anderson with 700 wickets.
Check out the list of players with most wickets in Test format.
| Sr. | Player | Team | Mat | Overs | WK | Maiden | Runs | 5w | Avg | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muttiah Muralitharan | Sri Lanka | 133 | 7339.5 | 800 | 1794 | 18180 | 67 | 22.72 | 2.47 |
| 2 | Shane Warne | Australia | 145 | 6784.1 | 708 | 1761 | 17995 | 37 | 25.41 | 2.65 |
| 3 | James Anderson | England | 187 | 6646.1 | 700 | 1720 | 18569 | 32 | 26.52 | 2.79 |
| 4 | Anil Kumble | India | 132 | 6808.2 | 619 | 1576 | 18355 | 34 | 29.65 | 2.69 |
| 5 | Stuart Broad | England | 167 | 5616.2 | 604 | 1304 | 16719 | 20 | 27.68 | 2.97 |
| 6 | Glenn McGrath | Australia | 124 | 4874.4 | 563 | 1471 | 12186 | 29 | 21.64 | 2.49 |
| 7 | Nathan Lyon | Australia | 129 | 5460.1 | 530 | 1044 | 16052 | 24 | 30.28 | 2.93 |
| 8 | Courtney Walsh | West Indies | 132 | 5003.1 | 519 | 1144 | 12688 | 22 | 24.44 | 2.53 |
| 9 | Ravichandran Ashwin | India | 100 | 4361 | 516 | 889 | 12255 | 36 | 23.75 | 2.81 |
| 10 | Dale Steyn | South Africa | 93 | 3101.2 | 439 | 660 | 10077 | 26 | 22.95 | 3.24 |
| 11 | Kapil Dev | India | 131 | 4623.2 | 434 | 1060 | 12867 | 23 | 29.64 | 2.78 |
| 12 | Rangana Herath | Sri Lanka | 93 | 4332.1 | 433 | 814 | 12157 | 34 | 28.07 | 2.80 |
| 13 | Richard Hadlee | New Zealand | 86 | 3653 | 431 | 809 | 9611 | 36 | 22.29 | 2.63 |
| 14 | Shaun Pollock | South Africa | 108 | 4058.5 | 421 | 1222 | 9733 | 16 | 23.11 | 2.39 |
| 15 | Harbhajan Singh | India | 103 | 4763.2 | 417 | 870 | 13537 | 25 | 32.46 | 2.84 |
