Bowlers with the most wickets in Test match cricket history according to ICC official records. Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka holds the all-time Test wicket record with 800 wickets — a career total that many experts consider the most sta...
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Bowlers with the most wickets in Test match cricket history according to ICC official records. Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka holds the all-time Test wicket record with 800 wickets — a career total that many experts consider the most statistically extraordinary individual achievement in cricket history.
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Muttiah Muralitharan leads with 800 in All Time.
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Average value in All Time: 620 · median: 612.
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Gap in All Time: Muttiah Muralitharan is 1.8× larger than Dale Steyn.
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Most Wickets in Test Cricket — All Time
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Data Points
8
8 categories
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1 year
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Top Value
800
Muttiah Muralitharan
Test Wickets · All Time
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Metrics
1
Test Wickets
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Period
All Time
Single year snapshot
Category Rankings
Ranked by All Time value · vs. All Time| # | Category | All Time | All Time | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 800 | 800 | +0% |
| 🥈 | Shane Warne | 708 | 708 | +0% |
| 🥉 | James Anderson | 704 | 704 | +0% |
| 4 | Anil Kumble | 619 | 619 | +0% |
| 5 | Stuart Broad | 604 | 604 | +0% |
| 6 | Glenn McGrath | 563 | 563 | +0% |
| 7 | Courtney Walsh | 519 | 519 | +0% |
| 8 | Dale Steyn | 439 | 439 | +0% |
Statistical Summary — All Time
800
Maximum
439
Minimum
620
Average
612
Median
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