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Fastest to 400 wickets

Fastest to 400 wickets in Tests

Fastest to 400 wickets
Player
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
Debut
Time
Mat
Scorecard
M Muralidaran (SL)
v ZimbabweGalle12 Jan 200228 Aug 19929y 137d72Test # 1585
R Ashwin (IND)
v EnglandAhmedabad24 Feb 20216 Nov 20119y 110d77Test # 2412
RJ Hadlee (NZ)
v IndiaChristchurch2 Feb 19902 Feb 197317y 0d80Test # 1136
DW Steyn (SA)
v BangladeshMirpur30 Jul 201517 Dec 200410y 225d80Test # 2174
HMRKB Herath (SL)
v PakistanAbu Dhabi28 Sep 201722 Sep 199918y 6d84Test # 2275
A Kumble (IND)
v AustraliaBengaluru6 Oct 20049 Aug 199014y 58d85Test # 1713
GD McGrath (AUS)
v PakistanSharjah19 Oct 200212 Nov 19938y 341d87Test # 1620
SK Warne (AUS)
v EnglandThe Oval23 Aug 20012 Jan 19929y 233d92Test # 1558
Wasim Akram (PAK)
v Sri LankaColombo (SSC)14 Jun 200025 Jan 198515y 141d96Test # 1499
Harbhajan Singh (IND)
v West IndiesRoseau6 Jul 201125 Mar 199813y 103d96Test # 1999
CEL Ambrose (WI)
v EnglandLeeds17 Aug 20002 Apr 198812y 137d97Test # 1508
MA Starc (AUS)
v West IndiesKingston12 Jul 20251 Dec 201113y 223d100Test # 2595
NM Lyon (AUS)
v EnglandBrisbane8 Dec 202131 Aug 201110y 99d101Test # 2440
SM Pollock (SA)
v IndiaJohannesburg15 Dec 200616 Nov 199511y 29d103Test # 1823
JM Anderson (ENG)
v New ZealandLeeds29 May 201522 May 200312y 7d104Test # 2163
CA Walsh (WI)
v AustraliaPort of Spain5 Mar 19999 Nov 198414y 116d107Test # 1448
N Kapil Dev (IND)
v AustraliaW.A.C.A1 Feb 199216 Oct 197813y 108d115Test # 1186
SCJ Broad (ENG)
v New ZealandAuckland22 Mar 20189 Dec 200710y 103d115Test # 2299
Time is based on the start of the debut match and the start of the match in which the milestone was achieved
Bowlers within a maximum of 120 matches shown
Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Zimbabwe v New Zealand at Bulawayo, 2nd Test, Aug 7-9, 2025 [Test # 2599]

England v India at The Oval, 5th Test, Jul 31-Aug 4, 2025 [Test # 2598]

Zimbabwe v New Zealand at Bulawayo, 1st Test, Jul 30-Aug 1, 2025 [Test # 2597]