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| Position | Player | Time | Matches | Country |
| 1 | M Muralitharan | 9y 137d | 72 | Sri Lanka |
| 2 | Ravichandran Ashwin | 9y 110d | 77 | India |
| 3 | Richard Hadlee | 17y 0d | 80 | New Zealand |
| 4 | Dale Steyn | 10y 225d | 80 | South Africa |
| 5 | Rangana Herath | 18y 6d | 84 | Sri Lanka |
| 6 | Anil Kumble | 14y 58d | 85 | India |
| 7 | Glen McGrath | 8y 341d | 87 | Australia |
| 8 | Shane Warne | 9y 233d | 92 | Australia |
| 9 | Wasim Akram | 15y 141d | 96 | Pakistan |
| 10 | Harbhajan Singh | 13y 103d | 96 | India |
Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralidharan is the fastest bowler to reach 400 wickets in test. The list has 5 spinners in it. India's Harbhajan Singh and Anil Kumble are also on the list.
