Bowlers ranked by total career wickets taken in Test match cricket according to ICC official records. Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka holds the all-time Test wickets record with 800 wickets — a figure so far ahead of the next bowler that...
About: Most Career Wickets in Test Cricket — All Time
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Bowlers ranked by total career wickets taken in Test match cricket according to ICC official records. Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka holds the all-time Test wickets record with 800 wickets — a figure so far ahead of the next bowler that many cricket analysts consider it statistically unreachable, taken across 133 Tests between 1992 and 2010 with an extraordinary variety of off-spin deliveries including his unique doosra.
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Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka) leads with 800 in All Time.
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Average value in All Time: 619 · median: 612.
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Gap in All Time: Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka) is 1.8× larger than Kapil Dev (India).
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Data Points
8
8 categories
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1 year
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Top Value
800
Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka)
Test Cricket Wickets · All Time
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Test Cricket Wickets
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Period
All Time
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Category Rankings
Ranked by All Time value · vs. All Time| # | Category | All Time | All Time | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka) | 800 | 800 | +0% |
| 🥈 | Shane Warne (Australia) | 708 | 708 | +0% |
| 🥉 | James Anderson (England) | 704 | 704 | +0% |
| 4 | Anil Kumble (India) | 619 | 619 | +0% |
| 5 | Stuart Broad (England) | 604 | 604 | +0% |
| 6 | Glenn McGrath (Australia) | 563 | 563 | +0% |
| 7 | Courtney Walsh (West Indies) | 519 | 519 | +0% |
| 8 | Kapil Dev (India) | 434 | 434 | +0% |
Statistical Summary — All Time
800
Maximum
434
Minimum
619
Average
612
Median
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