Bowling Most Wickets Career

India vs other countries Tests+ODIs+T20Is Bowling Records - Most Wickets in Career

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
JM Anderson (ENG)	2003-2024	72	106	9922	1653.4	399	5194	189	5/20	27.48	3.14	52.49	9	6	-
M Muralidaran (SL)	1993-2011	85	91	10317	1719.3	250	5777	179	8/87	32.27	3.35	57.63	4	8	2
NM Lyon (AUS)	2011-2025	40	64	8645	1440.5	210	4542	134	8/50	33.89	3.15	64.51	4	9	2
Imran Khan (PAK)	1978-1992	52	65	6291	1048.3	243	3039	129	8/60	23.55	2.89	48.76	5	7	2
TG Southee (NZ)	2009-2024	55	66	4307	717.5	96	3318	113	7/64	29.36	4.62	38.11	4	3	-
B Lee (AUS)	1999-2012	49	59	4680	780.0	108	2983	111	5/27	26.87	3.82	42.16	3	6	-
CA Walsh (WI)	1985-1999	53	63	5091	848.3	160	2379	109	6/62	21.82	2.80	46.70	7	4	1
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2012-2025	46	60	5018	836.2	149	3073	109	6/27	28.19	3.67	46.03	6	3	-
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1985-2003	60	68	5353	892.1	143	2808	105	5/96	26.74	3.14	50.98	3	2	-
AA Donald (SA)	1991-2002	37	46	3935	655.5	143	1960	103	7/84	19.02	2.98	38.20	2	4	1
MA Starc (AUS)	2010-2025	47	67	5251	875.1	131	3514	103	6/43	34.11	4.01	50.98	1	3	-
SM Pollock (SA)	1996-2007	46	57	4477	746.1	177	2213	102	6/56	21.69	2.96	43.89	5	3	1
DW Steyn (SA)	2006-2018	36	45	3730	621.4	114	2274	102	7/51	22.29	3.65	36.56	3	6	1
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2007-2022	47	66	5440	906.4	198	3167	100	6/25	31.67	3.49	54.40	6	2	-
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1994-2008	75	84	5659	943.1	154	3556	100	5/14	35.56	3.77	56.59	2	1	-
MG Johnson (AUS)	2006-2015	43	56	4690	781.4	113	3008	96	5/26	31.33	3.84	48.85	6	2	-
MD Marshall (WI)	1978-1992	38	51	4643	773.5	150	2273	95	6/37	23.92	2.93	48.87	3	6	1
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1975-1990	34	44	4217	-	146	2117	92	7/23	23.01	3.01	45.83	5	5	2
M Morkel (SA)	2006-2018	41	55	4156	692.4	131	2416	89	5/20	27.14	3.48	46.69	3	1	-
GD McGrath (AUS)	1994-2006	36	46	3794	632.2	181	1861	85	5/48	21.89	2.94	44.63	3	2	1
K Rabada (SA)	2015-2024	42	53	3587	597.5	100	2300	85	5/59	27.05	3.84	42.20	3	1	-
AME Roberts (WI)	1974-1983	25	36	3637	606.1	123	1852	84	7/64	22.04	3.05	43.29	3	4	1
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1996-2004	40	41	3229	538.1	65	2097	82	5/45	25.57	3.89	39.37	2	5	2
TA Boult (NZ)	2012-2023	32	41	3208	534.4	83	2099	79	5/21	26.56	3.92	40.60	4	1	-
MA Holding (WI)	1976-1985	27	38	3739	623.1	118	1868	78	6/65	23.94	2.99	47.93	4	2	-
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2014-2024	34	48	4216	702.4	180	2187	78	6/67	28.03	3.11	54.05	1	4	-
DL Vettori (NZ)	1998-2012	55	57	5689	948.1	164	3064	73	6/127	41.97	3.23	77.93	3	2	-
IT Botham (ENG)	1979-1992	21	30	3767	627.5	141	1804	71	7/48	25.40	2.87	53.05	3	6	1
MM Ali (ENG)	2014-2024	43	52	4095	682.3	59	2716	71	6/67	38.25	3.97	57.67	4	2	-
BAW Mendis (SL)	2008-2014	25	29	2878	479.4	50	1887	70	6/13	26.95	3.93	41.11	7	3	1
DL Underwood (ENG)	1971-1982	24	40	5223	870.3	326	1827	69	5/84	26.47	2.09	75.69	5	1	-
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1999-2010	38	44	3167	527.5	76	2064	69	4/36	29.91	3.91	45.89	4	-	-
HH Streak (ZIM)	1993-2005	44	48	3752	625.2	106	2372	69	6/73	34.37	3.79	54.37	2	2	-
RGD Willis (ENG)	1974-1983	23	36	3248	541.2	106	1612	67	6/53	24.05	2.97	48.47	1	3	-
A Flintoff (ENG)	1999-2008	42	49	3794	632.2	102	2190	67	5/56	32.68	3.46	56.62	2	1	-
WW Hall (WI)	1958-1967	13	26	2774	462.2	112	1221	65	6/49	18.78	2.64	42.67	1	4	1
AU Rashid (ENG)	2016-2025	40	45	2942	490.2	31	2305	65	4/64	35.46	4.70	45.26	5	-	-
M Dillon (WI)	1997-2002	27	32	3179	529.5	104	1702	64	5/51	26.59	3.21	49.67	3	3	-
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1985-1994	31	37	3349	558.1	113	1804	64	5/54	28.18	3.23	52.32	3	3	1
LR Gibbs (WI)	1958-1975	15	30	4793	798.5	284	1467	63	8/38	23.28	1.83	76.07	3	4	-
BA Stokes (ENG)	2011-2025	53*	55	3216	536.0	63	2201	63	5/73	34.93	4.10	51.04	4	1	-
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1996-2004	22	32	3069	511.3	111	1591	62	5/56	25.66	3.11	49.50	4	1	-
M Ntini (SA)	2000-2011	32	40	2961	493.3	69	1836	62	5/48	29.61	3.72	47.75	1	1	-
SL Malinga (SL)	2004-2020	53	54	2872	478.4	23	2741	62	5/50	44.20	5.72	46.32	-	1	-
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2007-2024	40	46	2900	483.2	36	2181	61	5/36	35.75	4.51	47.54	3	2	-
GP Swann (ENG)	2008-2012	26	35	3236	539.2	81	1957	60	6/106	32.61	3.62	53.93	2	2	-
GS Sobers (WI)	1958-1971	18	34	4301	716.5	215	1516	59	5/63	25.69	2.11	72.89	4	1	-
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1990-2010	103	84	3685	614.1	51	2583	58	4/18	44.53	4.20	63.53	1	-	-
SK Warne (AUS)	1992-2004	32	43	4899	816.3	141	2873	58	6/125	49.53	3.51	84.46	3	1	-
MJ Santner (NZ)	2016-2025	50	53	2892	482.0	33	2167	58	7/53	37.36	4.49	49.86	1	2	1
Shahid Afridi (PAK)	1997-2016	83	82	3778	629.4	27	2972	56	4/20	53.07	4.71	67.46	1	-	-
L Ngidi (SA)	2018-2024	22	27	1565	260.5	47	1145	55	6/39	20.81	4.38	28.45	2	2	-
JH Kallis (SA)	1996-2013	58	60	3120	520.0	75	2086	55	3/3	37.92	4.01	56.72	-	-	-
CL Hooper (WI)	1987-2002	64	71	4134	689.0	106	2389	55	5/116	43.43	3.46	75.16	1	1	-
Aaqib Javed (PAK)	1989-1998	39	36	1794	299.0	27	1331	54	7/37	24.64	4.45	33.22	1	3	-
FS Trueman (ENG)	1952-1959	9	17	1784	297.2	78	787	53	8/31	14.84	2.64	33.66	5	2	-
R Benaud (AUS)	1956-1960	8	16	2953	492.1	198	956	52	7/72	18.38	1.94	56.78	2	5	1
Abdul Razzaq (PAK)	1998-2011	41	44	2706	451.0	29	2097	51	5/48	41.11	4.64	53.05	2	1	-
CM Old (ENG)	1972-1977	14	25	2073	345.3	74	926	50	5/21	18.52	2.68	41.46	4	1	-
JO Holder (WI)	2013-2023	49	52	2937	489.3	76	2223	50	5/27	44.46	4.54	58.74	1	3	-
SR Waugh (AUS)	1985-2004	71	51	2199	366.3	27	1611	49	4/40	32.87	4.39	44.87	1	-	-
A Zampa (AUS)	2016-2025	40	39	1620	270.0	2	1605	49	4/45	32.75	5.94	33.06	2	-	-
L Klusener (SA)	1996-2002	32	34	1958	326.2	37	1350	48	8/64	28.12	4.13	40.79	-	2	-
HMRKB Herath (SL)	2009-2017	26	33	3528	588.0	64	2027	48	7/48	42.22	3.44	73.50	3	2	-
KMDN Kulasekara (SL)	2007-2016	44	46	2287	381.1	17	2042	48	4/40	42.54	5.35	47.64	2	-	-
GD McKenzie (AUS)	1964-1969	10	19	2563	-	106	967	47	7/66	20.57	2.26	54.53	1	4	2
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-1997	34	39	2824	470.4	96	1293	47	5/87	27.51	2.74	60.08	1	1	-
R Rampaul (WI)	2009-2014	21	24	1700	283.2	30	1182	46	5/51	25.69	4.17	36.95	3	1	-
DK Morrison (NZ)	1987-1995	24	29	2118	353.0	42	1447	46	5/75	31.45	4.09	46.04	1	3	-
Mohammad Sami (PAK)	2004-2016	27	34	3225	537.3	64	2298	46	3/41	49.95	4.27	70.10	-	-	-
DR Tuffey (NZ)	2001-2010	20	24	1595	265.5	50	877	45	4/12	19.48	3.29	35.44	3	-	-
IR Bishop (WI)	1988-1997	20	24	2037	339.3	70	1013	45	6/87	22.51	2.98	45.26	4	1	-
JK Lever (ENG)	1976-1986	13	21	2278	379.4	69	1127	45	7/46	25.04	2.96	50.62	1	3	1
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1989-2003	30	33	1818	303.0	31	1296	45	5/31	28.80	4.27	40.40	2	1	-
TT Bresnan (ENG)	2011-2013	26	29	1743	290.3	37	1314	45	5/48	29.20	4.52	38.73	2	2	-
BA Reid (AUS)	1985-1992	25	28	2512	418.4	82	1314	45	6/60	29.20	3.13	55.82	2	3	1
CR Woakes (ENG)	2013-2025	25*	34	2497	416.1	81	1634	45	4/52	36.31	3.92	55.48	3	-	-
AV Bedser (ENG)	1946-1952	7	12	1849	308.1	90	577	44	7/49	13.11	1.87	42.02	2	4	2
Fazal Mahmood (PAK)	1952-1961	14	21	3635	605.5	228	1080	44	7/42	24.54	1.78	82.61	2	4	1
Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK)	1978-1984	14	21	2565	427.3	93	1182	44	5/70	26.86	2.76	58.29	5	1	-
CL Cairns (NZ)	1992-2005	40	39	2425	404.1	61	1567	44	4/44	35.61	3.87	55.11	2	-	-
NLTC Perera (SL)	2009-2019	45	42	1487	247.5	8	1570	44	5/28	35.68	6.33	33.79	1	1	-
Danish Kaneria (PAK)	2004-2007	13	20	3267	544.3	75	1858	44	6/150	42.22	3.41	74.25	1	2	-
CRD Fernando (SL)	2001-2016	41	42	2659	443.1	52	2021	44	5/42	45.93	4.56	60.43	-	1	-
SR Watson (AUS)	2006-2016	40	43	2156	359.2	48	1474	44	4/42	33.50	4.10	49.00	1	-	-
BW Hilfenhaus (AUS)	2007-2012	11	17	1749	291.3	57	992	43	5/33	23.06	3.40	40.67	3	3	-
MC Snedden (NZ)	1980-1990	25	30	2236	372.4	68	1269	43	4/69	29.51	3.40	52.00	1	-	-
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1979-1990	35	40	3336	556.0	84	2006	43	4/67	46.65	3.60	77.58	2	-	-
BP Patterson (WI)	1987-1992	19	22	1472	245.2	23	976	42	6/29	23.23	3.97	35.04	1	3	-
PM Siddle (AUS)	2008-2019	18	25	2186	364.2	70	1347	42	5/49	32.07	3.69	52.04	-	2	-
RJ Ratnayake (SL)	1982-1991	23	26	2314	385.4	56	1376	42	6/85	32.76	3.56	55.09	1	2	-
DJ Bravo (WI)	2006-2016	35	36	1704	284.0	25	1463	42	4/38	34.83	5.15	40.57	3	-	-
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2001-2006	19	26	2661	443.3	107	1496	42	6/57	35.61	3.37	63.35	3	1	-
KAJ Roach (WI)	2009-2023	31	33	2192	365.2	44	1685	42	4/66	40.11	4.61	52.19	1	-	-
MS Panesar (ENG)	2006-2012	17	26	3401	566.5	112	1742	42	6/81	41.47	3.07	80.97	2	2	1
IVA Richards (WI)	1974-1989	59	39	1942	323.4	36	1144	41	6/41	27.90	3.53	47.36	1	1	-
DW Fleming (AUS)	1994-2001	24	28	1842	307.0	40	1206	41	5/30	29.41	3.92	44.92	-	2	-
DJ Nash (NZ)	1994-2001	31	36	2601	433.3	84	1438	41	6/27	35.07	3.31	63.43	2	1	-
AD Mathews (SL)	2009-2023	68	63	2179	363.1	53	1576	41	6/20	38.43	4.33	53.14	-	1	-
JE Taylor (WI)	2006-2017	23	24	1483	247.1	23	1236	40	5/50	30.90	5.00	37.07	1	1	-

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Africa Under-19s vs England Under-19s (Young Cricketers) at Cape Town, England Under-19s in South Africa 2nd unofficial Test, Feb 3-6, 2025 [Youth Test # 303]

England Under-19s (Young Cricketers) vs South Africa Under-19s at Stellenbosch, England Under-19s in South Africa 1st unofficial Test, Jan 26-29, 2025 [Youth Test # 302]

India Under-19s (Young Cricketers) vs Australia Under-19s at Chennai, Australia Under-19s in India 2nd Youth Test, Oct 7-9, 2024 [Youth Test # 301]