Bowling Most Wickets Career

India vs other countries Tests 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)	2006-2024	39	73	8318	1386.2	375	3796	149	5/20	25.47	2.73	55.82	7	6	0
NM Lyon (AUS)	2011-2025	32	56	8231	1371.5	208	4151	130	8/50	31.93	3.02	63.31	4	9	2
M Muralidaran (SL)	1993-2010	22	32	7020	1170.0	222	3425	105	8/87	32.61	2.92	66.85	4	7	2
Imran Khan (PAK)	1978-1989	23	38	5078	846.2	216	2260	94	8/60	24.04	2.67	54.02	4	6	2
MD Marshall (WI)	1978-1989	17	30	3507	584.3	128	1671	76	6/37	21.98	2.85	46.14	3	6	1
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2017-2025	18	32	3706	617.4	140	1843	75	6/27	24.57	2.98	49.41	5	2	0
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2008-2022	24	43	4374	729.0	188	2110	74	6/25	28.51	2.89	59.10	4	2	0
AME Roberts (WI)	1974-1983	14	25	3030	505.0	113	1454	67	7/64	21.70	2.87	45.22	3	4	1
MA Starc (AUS)	2012-2025	23	43	4150	691.4	128	2366	66	6/48	35.84	3.42	62.87	1	1	0
WW Hall (WI)	1958-1967	13	26	2774	462.2	112	1221	65	6/49	18.78	2.64	42.67	1	4	1
CA Walsh (WI)	1987-1997	15	25	3124	520.4	122	1316	65	6/62	20.24	2.52	48.06	5	4	1
DW Steyn (SA)	2006-2018	14	23	2721	453.3	103	1400	65	7/51	21.53	3.08	41.86	3	5	1
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1976-1990	14	24	3106	-	111	1493	65	7/23	22.96	2.88	47.78	5	4	2
LR Gibbs (WI)	1958-1975	15	30	4793	798.5	284	1467	63	8/38	23.28	1.83	76.07	3	4	0
RGD Willis (ENG)	1974-1982	17	30	2941	490.1	96	1441	62	6/53	23.24	2.93	47.43	1	3	0
DL Underwood (ENG)	1971-1982	20	36	4995	832.3	322	1699	62	5/84	27.40	2.04	80.56	5	1	0
MA Holding (WI)	1976-1983	15	26	3142	523.4	101	1543	61	6/65	25.29	2.94	51.50	3	2	0
GS Sobers (WI)	1958-1971	18	34	4301	716.5	215	1516	59	5/63	25.69	2.11	72.89	4	1	0
IT Botham (ENG)	1979-1982	14	23	3371	561.5	131	1558	59	7/48	26.40	2.77	57.13	2	6	1
M Morkel (SA)	2006-2018	17	31	3119	519.5	125	1532	58	5/20	26.41	2.94	53.77	1	1	0
AA Donald (SA)	1992-2000	11	20	2494	415.4	121	987	57	7/84	17.31	2.37	43.75	2	3	1
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2014-2024	17	31	3487	581.1	176	1453	57	6/67	25.49	2.50	61.17	1	4	0
BA Stokes (ENG)	2014-2025	25	36	3138	523.0	76	1676	57	5/72	29.40	3.20	55.05	4	2	0
K Rabada (SA)	2015-2024	14	25	2474	412.2	90	1243	55	5/59	22.60	3.01	44.98	2	1	0
TG Southee (NZ)	2009-2024	13	25	2615	435.5	87	1378	55	7/64	25.05	3.16	47.54	2	3	0
MM Ali (ENG)	2014-2021	16	27	3209	534.5	59	1863	55	6/67	33.87	3.48	58.34	4	2	0
FS Trueman (ENG)	1952-1959	9	17	1784	297.2	78	787	53	8/31	14.84	2.64	33.66	5	2	0
B Lee (AUS)	1999-2008	12	24	3028	504.4	93	1695	53	5/47	31.98	3.35	57.13	3	2	0
R Benaud (AUS)	1956-1960	8	16	2953	492.1	198	956	52	7/72	18.38	1.94	56.78	2	5	1
SM Pollock (SA)	1996-2007	12	23	2710	451.4	149	1021	52	6/56	19.63	2.26	52.11	4	2	1
GD McGrath (AUS)	1996-2004	11	22	2558	426.2	157	951	51	5/48	18.64	2.23	50.15	2	2	1
MG Johnson (AUS)	2007-2014	14	28	3325	554.1	102	1833	50	5/64	36.66	3.30	66.50	4	1	0
GD McKenzie (AUS)	1964-1969	10	19	2563	-	106	967	47	7/66	20.57	2.26	54.53	1	4	2
JK Lever (ENG)	1976-1986	10	18	2116	352.4	69	995	45	7/46	22.11	2.82	47.02	1	3	1
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1987-1999	12	21	2928	488.0	104	1299	45	5/96	28.86	2.66	65.06	2	2	0
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
CM Old (ENG)	1972-1977	11	22	1879	313.1	70	821	43	5/21	19.09	2.62	43.69	4	1	0
JN Gillespie (AUS)	2001-2004	10	20	2391	398.3	105	1094	43	5/56	25.44	2.74	55.60	3	1	0
Danish Kaneria (PAK)	2004-2007	11	18	3189	531.3	75	1784	43	6/150	41.48	3.35	74.16	1	2	0
SK Warne (AUS)	1992-2004	14	25	3925	654.1	139	2029	43	6/125	47.18	3.10	91.27	3	1	0
TA Boult (NZ)	2012-2021	10	19	2179	363.1	68	1149	41	4/28	28.02	3.16	53.14	2	0	0
GP Swann (ENG)	2008-2012	10	19	2570	428.2	78	1340	41	6/106	32.68	3.12	62.68	2	2	0
DL Vettori (NZ)	1998-2010	15	21	4264	710.4	158	1937	40	6/127	48.42	2.72	106.60	2	2	0
Mahmood Hussain (PAK)	1952-1961	14	23	3106	517.4	128	1293	39	6/67	33.15	2.49	79.64	1	2	0
H Verity (ENG)	1933-1936	6	12	1632	272.0	105	615	38	7/49	16.18	2.26	42.94	5	1	1
PM Siddle (AUS)	2008-2014	10	18	1832	305.2	67	1019	38	5/49	26.81	3.33	48.21	0	2	0
M Dillon (WI)	1997-2002	10	15	2309	384.5	93	1049	38	5/71	27.60	2.72	60.76	3	1	0
M Jansen (SA)	2021-2025	7	14	1167	194.3	53	566	36	6/48	15.72	2.91	32.41	3	1	0
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1947-1960	10	20	2085	-	91	725	36	7/38	20.13	2.08	57.91	0	2	0
M Ntini (SA)	2001-2008	10	18	1870	311.4	53	1043	36	5/48	28.97	3.34	51.94	1	1	0
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2001-2006	10	17	2212	368.4	104	1046	36	6/57	29.05	2.83	61.44	3	1	0
Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK)	1978-1983	9	16	2337	389.3	88	1058	36	5/70	29.38	2.71	64.91	5	1	0
MS Panesar (ENG)	2006-2012	11	20	3065	510.5	110	1474	36	6/81	40.94	2.88	85.13	2	2	1
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1985-1992	9	15	2150	358.2	98	980	34	5/54	28.82	2.73	63.23	2	3	1
BAW Mendis (SL)	2008-2010	6	10	1849	308.1	41	986	34	6/117	29.00	3.19	54.38	4	2	1
Iqbal Qasim (PAK)	1978-1987	15	25	3359	559.5	176	1334	34	6/40	39.23	2.38	98.79	2	2	1
CR Woakes (ENG)	2014-2025	14	26	2604	434.0	98	1340	34	4/55	39.41	3.08	76.58	1	0	0
BW Hilfenhaus (AUS)	2010-2012	6	12	1500	250.0	55	726	33	5/75	22.00	2.90	45.45	3	2	0
AU Rashid (ENG)	2016-2018	10	16	1916	319.2	29	1170	33	4/82	35.45	3.66	58.06	4	0	0
PH Edmonds (ENG)	1979-1986	14	25	3747	624.3	222	1346	33	4/31	40.78	2.15	113.54	2	0	0
HMRKB Herath (SL)	2009-2017	11	18	2932	488.4	61	1586	33	7/48	48.06	3.24	88.84	2	2	0
AY Patel (NZ)	2020-2024	6	11	1219	203.1	35	757	32	10/119	23.65	3.72	38.09	1	3	2
R Illingworth (ENG)	1959-1971	8	15	2148	358.0	144	592	31	6/29	19.09	1.65	69.29	2	2	0
AN Connolly (AUS)	1964-1969	10	19	2169	-	100	765	31	4/31	24.67	2.11	69.96	3	0	0
VA Holder (WI)	1971-1979	14	24	2812	468.4	109	1125	31	6/39	36.29	2.40	90.70	2	1	0
WW Davis (WI)	1983-1988	11	20	2056	342.4	34	1127	31	4/76	36.35	3.28	66.32	1	0	0
AK Davidson (AUS)	1956-1960	6	12	1607	267.5	95	473	30	7/93	15.76	1.76	53.56	1	2	1
VD Philander (SA)	2013-2019	8	15	1652	275.2	82	682	30	6/42	22.73	2.47	55.06	1	1	0
HH Streak (ZIM)	1998-2005	9	13	1957	326.1	89	889	30	6/73	29.63	2.72	65.23	2	1	0
AL Valentine (WI)	1953-1962	7	14	3012	502.0	217	942	30	5/64	31.40	1.87	100.40	2	2	0
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1997-2008	14	24	2811	468.3	109	1343	30	4/20	44.76	2.86	93.70	2	0	0
BR Taylor (NZ)	1965-1969	8	14	1439	239.5	50	666	29	5/26	22.96	2.77	49.62	0	2	0
A Flintoff (ENG)	2001-2008	11	19	2358	393.0	93	1088	29	4/50	37.51	2.76	81.31	2	0	0
AA Mallett (AUS)	1969-1969	5	10	1792	298.4	129	535	28	6/64	19.10	1.79	64.00	0	3	1
IR Bishop (WI)	1989-1997	8	12	1492	248.4	64	632	28	6/87	22.57	2.54	53.28	2	1	0
WM Clark (AUS)	1977-1978	5	9	1585	198.1	27	701	28	4/46	25.03	2.65	56.60	5	0	0
CE Cuffy (WI)	1994-2002	9	15	1878	313.0	85	786	28	3/53	28.07	2.51	67.07	0	0	0
Sikander Bakht (PAK)	1978-1983	8	15	1737	289.3	60	952	28	8/69	34.00	3.28	62.03	0	3	1
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1999-2007	10	16	1734	289.0	56	966	28	4/47	34.50	3.34	61.92	3	0	0
SR Harmer (SA)	2015-2025	4	8	976	162.4	31	406	27	6/37	15.03	2.49	36.14	4	1	0
L Ngidi (SA)	2018-2024	7	12	978	163.0	45	493	27	6/39	18.25	3.02	36.22	0	2	0
GG Arnold (ENG)	1972-1974	6	12	1220	203.2	55	504	27	6/45	18.66	2.47	45.18	1	1	0
FJ Titmus (ENG)	1964-1964	5	10	2393	398.5	156	747	27	6/73	27.66	1.87	88.62	1	2	0
AW Greig (ENG)	1972-1977	13	21	2070	345.0	96	759	27	5/24	28.11	2.20	76.66	0	1	0
GE Gomez (WI)	1948-1953	9	18	2860	476.4	185	805	27	4/72	29.81	1.68	105.92	1	0	0
PI Pocock (ENG)	1972-1985	9	17	2489	414.5	102	1065	27	4/28	39.44	2.56	92.18	3	0	0
Shoaib Bashir (ENG)	2024-2025	6	11	1859	309.5	31	1108	27	5/119	41.03	3.57	68.85	0	2	0
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1979-1989	16	24	2559	426.3	74	1391	27	4/67	51.51	3.26	94.77	2	0	0
D Bishoo (WI)	2011-2018	11	16	2502	417.0	35	1411	27	4/65	52.25	3.38	92.66	2	0	0
SM Boland (AUS)	2023-2025	5	9	928	154.4	39	416	26	6/45	16.00	2.68	35.69	1	1	1
R Gilchrist (WI)	1958-1959	4	8	1189	198.1	73	419	26	6/55	16.11	2.11	45.73	1	1	0
M Hendrick (ENG)	1974-1979	7	13	1286	214.2	65	433	26	4/28	16.65	2.02	49.46	2	0	0
GAR Lock (ENG)	1952-1962	7	10	1932	322.0	131	665	26	6/65	25.57	2.06	74.30	3	1	0
RJ Ratnayake (SL)	1985-1990	6	9	1498	249.4	47	756	26	6/85	29.07	3.02	57.61	1	2	0
FH Edwards (WI)	2006-2011	7	13	1333	222.1	26	782	26	5/76	30.07	3.51	51.26	1	2	0
JB Statham (ENG)	1951-1959	8	13	1430	238.2	80	516	25	5/31	20.64	2.16	57.20	1	1	0
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1999-2004	4	7	1385	230.5	51	707	25	5/93	28.28	3.06	55.40	0	4	2
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2007-2024	10	16	1567	261.1	30	1022	25	5/62	40.88	3.91	62.68	3	1	0
Khan Mohammad (PAK)	1952-1955	5	9	1133	188.5	59	402	24	5/73	16.75	2.12	47.20	2	2	0

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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:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]