Which of the following cricketer was the first to take 500 wickets in test matches?

Richard Hadley
Courtney Walsh
Kapil Dev
Shane Warne

The correct answer is Kapil Dev.

Kapil Dev was an Indian cricketer who played from 1978 to 1994. He was a right-arm fast bowler and an occasional right-handed batsman. He is the first bowler to take 400 wickets in Test cricket and the first Indian cricketer to take 500 wickets in both Test and One Day International (ODI) cricket. He is also the only Indian cricketer to have taken 400 wickets in both Test and ODI cricket.

Richard Hadlee was a New Zealand cricketer who played from 1973 to 1990. He was a right-arm fast bowler and an occasional right-handed batsman. He is the second bowler to take 400 wickets in Test cricket.

Courtney Walsh was a West Indian cricketer who played from 1984 to 2000. He was a right-arm fast bowler and an occasional right-handed batsman. He is the third bowler to take 400 wickets in Test cricket.

Shane Warne was an Australian cricketer who played from 1992 to 2007. He was a right-arm leg spin bowler and an occasional right-handed batsman. He is the second bowler to take 500 wickets in Test cricket.