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As of March 2024, former Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan has the highest aggregate with 800 wickets. [6] He also holds the record for the most five-wicket hauls (67) and ten-wicket hauls in a match (22); his 16 wickets for 220 runs against England in 1998 is the fifth-best bowling performance by a player in a match.
Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan became the highest Test wicket-taker in December 2007, when he passed Shane Warne's total of 708 wickets. [17] Within a year, the equivalent batting record of highest run-scorer had also changed hands: Sachin Tendulkar surpassed the tally of 11,953 runs by Brian Lara. [ 18 ]
Ian Botham is second to James Anderson for the England record for the most Test five-wicket hauls. [16] A five-wicket haul refers to a bowler taking five wickets in a single innings. [125] Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan has taken the most five-wicket hauls in Test cricket with 67 throughout his career followed by Shane Warne achieving 37.
James Anderson of England is third on the list taking 700 wickets holds the record for most wickets by a fast bowler in Test cricket. [115] [116] India's Anil Kumble is fourth on the list and the highest ranked Indian bowler taking 619 wickets.
List of cricketers who have taken two five-wicket hauls on Test debut; List of cricketers who scored a century in their hundredth Test; List of Ireland Test cricket records; List of New Zealand Test cricket records; List of players who have scored 10,000 or more runs in Test cricket; List of South Africa Test cricket records
Bert Oldfield, Australia's fifth-most capped wicket-keeper, [158] holds the record for the most stumpings in Test cricket with 52. He is followed by England's Godfrey Evans with 46 to his name. Indian glovemen Syed Kirmani and MS Dhoni are both equal third on 38 and Gilchrist is fifth on the list with 37.
Mitchell Starc picked up career-best test figures of 6-48 as India was skittled out for 180 on the opening day of the second test against Australia on Friday. In reply, Australia finished on 86-1 ...
Sunil Gavaskar was the first player to cross the 10,000 run mark in Tests. Scoring over 10,000 runs across a playing career in any format of cricket is considered a significant achievement. In the chase to achieve top scores, West Indian Garfield Sobers retired in 1974 as the most prolific run scorer in Test cricket, with a total of 8,032 runs. The record stood for nine years, until it was ...