Muttiah Muralitharan as usual leads the list of players to take most wickets in test. He has taken 800 wickets in 230 innings with a best of 9 for 51. He is followed by Shane Warne of Australia with 708 wickets to his name. Only Anil Kumble from this list has taken all 10 wickets in an innings.
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List Of Players To take Most Wickets In Test
| Sl No | Player | Country | Mat | Inns | Wkts | BBI | BBM |
| 1 | Muttiah Muralitharan | Sri Lanka | 133 | 230 | 800 | 9/51 | 16/220 |
| 2 | Shane Warne | Australia | 145 | 273 | 708 | 8/71 | 12/128 |
| 3 | Anil Kumble | India | 132 | 236 | 619 | 10/74 | 14/149 |
| 4 | James Anderson | England | 148 | 277 | 575 | 7/42 | 11/71 |
| 5 | Glenn McGrath | Australia | 124 | 243 | 563 | 43701 | 43765 |
| 6 | Courtney Walsh | West Indies | 132 | 242 | 519 | 7/37 | 13/55 |
| 7 | Stuart Broad | England | 133 | 244 | 467 | 8/15 | 11/121 |
| 8 | Dale Steyn | South Africa | 92* | 168 | 437 | 7/51 | 11/60 |
| 9 | Kapil Dev | India | 131 | 227 | 434 | 9/83 | 11/146 |
| 10 | Rangana Herath | Sri Lanka | 93 | 170 | 433 | 9/127 | 14/184 |
*Updated On 27 November 2019
Spinners in the list of Most Wickets In Test
There are 4 spinners in the list of most wickets in test. Muttiah Muralitharan and Rangana Herath from Sri lanka take the 1st and the 10th spot respectively. Shane Warne of Australia and Anil Kumble of India occupy 2nd and 3rd spot respectively.
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