Muttiah Muralitharan has taken the highest number of wickets in Test Cricket. He is a Sri Lankan cricketer who played from 1992 to 2011. He is the highest wicket-taker in both Test and One Day International (ODI) cricket. He is also the only bowler to have taken more than 800 wickets in Test cricket.
Shane Warne is an Australian cricketer who played from 1992 to 2007. He is the second-highest wicket-taker in Test cricket. He is also the only bowler to have taken more than 700 wickets in Test cricket.
Anil Kumble is an Indian cricketer who played from 1990 to 2008. He is the third-highest wicket-taker in Test cricket. He is also the only Indian bowler to have taken more than 600 wickets in Test cricket.
Shoaib Akhtar is a Pakistani cricketer who played from 1996 to 2011. He is the fourth-highest wicket-taker in Test cricket for Pakistan. He is also the fastest bowler to have bowled a ball at over 100 miles per hour.
Here is a table showing the top 10 wicket-takers in Test cricket:
Rank | Player | Country | Wickets | Bowling average | Bowling strike rate
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1 | Muttiah Muralitharan | Sri Lanka | 800 | 22.94 | 52.43
2 | Shane Warne | Australia | 708 | 25.41 | 57.33
3 | Anil Kumble | India | 619 | 29.65 | 56.33
4 | James Anderson | England | 614 | 26.21 | 57.03
5 | Glenn McGrath | Australia | 563 | 21.64 | 51.85
6 | Dale Steyn | South Africa | 439 | 22.95 | 42.13
7 | Richard Hadlee | New Zealand | 431 | 22.20 | 51.32
8 | Wasim Akram | Pakistan | 414 | 23.34 | 55.66
9 | Kapil Dev | India | 434 | 29.65 | 52.43
10 | Imran Khan | Pakistan | 362 | 22.81 | 52.01