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In 1990, Richard Hadlee became the first bowler to take 400 Test wickets, [14] whilst in 2001, Courtney Walsh was the first to reach 500 wicket mark. [15] Shane Warne was the first to take both 600 and 700 Test wickets, in 2005 and 2006 respectively.
Ashwin has taken more than 500 wickets in Tests and was the fastest bowler to reach 300 test wickets in terms of number of innings. He has won eleven Man of the Series awards in Tests, which is the most for any cricketer, along with Muttiah Muralitharan.
West Indies' Courtney Walsh is the first fast bowler to take 500 Test wickets. He is sixth on the list of bowlers with most wickets, with 519 wickets. James Anderson of England is fourth on the list with 600 wickets as of January 2021. [108] [109] [110]
Australia skittled Pakistan on a treacherous Perth pitch to record a thumping 360-run victory in the first test inside four days with Nathan Lyon achieving the elusive landmark of 500 test wickets ...
The 36-year-old offspinner goes into the match with 496 wickets, poised to join Shane Warne (708) and Glenn McGrath (563) as one of the only Australians to take 500 wickets in test cricket.
He shared 421 Test wickets with Ambrose in 49 matches. [3] He held the record of most Test wickets from 2000, after he broke the record of Kapil Dev. This record was later broken in 2004 by Shane Warne. He was the first bowler to reach 500 wickets in Test cricket. [4] His autobiography is entitled "Heart of the Lion".
How Australia spinner Nathan Lyon moved from groundsman to an unexpected Australian legend with 500 Test wickets to his name.
In the Manchester Test of 1956, England spin bowler Jim Laker took 19 wickets for 90 runs (19–90) which set not only the Test record for best match figures but also the first-class one. [13] In taking 10–53 in the second innings he became the first bowler to capture ten wickets in a Test match innings, and his analysis remains the best ...