Last Updated on July 8, 2014
Following is the List of the Top 20 Wicket Takers in Test Cricket
| Player | Mat | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Avg | Econ | SR | 5 | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M Muralitharan (ICC/SL) | 133 | 800 | 9/51 | 16/220 | 22.72 | 2.47 | 55.0 | 67 | 22 |
| 2 | Shane Warne (Aus) | 145 | 708 | 8/71 | 12/128 | 25.41 | 2.65 | 57.4 | 37 | 10 |
| 3 | Anil Kumble (India) | 132 | 619 | 10/74 | 14/149 | 29.65 | 2.69 | 65.9 | 35 | 8 |
| 4 | Glenn McGrath (Aus) | 124 | 563 | 8/24 | 10/27 | 21.64 | 2.49 | 51.9 | 29 | 3 |
| 5 | Courtney Walsh (WI) | 132 | 519 | 7/37 | 13/55 | 24.44 | 2.53 | 57.8 | 22 | 3 |
| 6 | N Kapil Dev (India) | 131 | 434 | 9/83 | 11/146 | 29.64 | 2.78 | 63.9 | 23 | 2 |
| 7 | Richard Hadlee (NZ) | 86 | 431 | 9/52 | 15/123 | 22.29 | 2.63 | 50.8 | 36 | 9 |
| 8 | Shaun Pollock (SA) | 108 | 421 | 7/87 | 10/147 | 23.11 | 2.39 | 57.8 | 16 | 1 |
| 9 | Wasim Akram (Pak) | 104 | 414 | 7/119 | 11/110 | 23.62 | 2.59 | 54.6 | 25 | 5 |
| 10 | Harbhajan Singh (India) | 101 | 413 | 8/84 | 15/217 | 32.37 | 2.83 | 68.5 | 25 | 5 |
| 11 | Curtly Ambrose (WI) | 98 | 405 | 8/45 | 11/84 | 20.99 | 2.30 | 54.5 | 22 | 3 |
| 12 | Makhaya Ntini (SA) | 101 | 390 | 7/37 | 13/132 | 28.82 | 3.23 | 53.4 | 18 | 4 |
| 13 | Ian Botham (Eng) | 102 | 383 | 8/34 | 13/106 | 28.40 | 2.99 | 56.9 | 27 | 4 |
| 14 | Malcolm Marshall (WI) | 81 | 376 | 7/22 | 11/89 | 20.94 | 2.68 | 46.7 | 22 | 4 |
| 15 | Waqar Younis (Pak) | 87 | 373 | 7/76 | 13/135 | 23.56 | 3.25 | 43.4 | 22 | 5 |
| 16 | Imran Khan (Pak) | 88 | 362 | 8/58 | 14/116 | 22.81 | 2.54 | 53.7 | 23 | 6 |
| 17 | Dale Steyn (SA) | 72 | 362 | 7/51 | 11/60 | 23.01 | 3.27 | 42.1 | 22 | 5 |
| 18 | Daniel Vettori (ICC/NZ) | 112 | 360 | 7/87 | 12/149 | 34.42 | 2.59 | 79.6 | 20 | 3 |
| 19 | Dennis Lillee (Aus) | 70 | 355 | 7/83 | 11/123 | 23.92 | 2.75 | 52.0 | 23 | 7 |
| 20 | Chaminda Vaas (SL) | 111 | 355 | 7/71 | 14/191 | 29.58 | 2.68 | 66.0 | 12 | 2 |