Most wickets in Test cricket
Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) leads with 800. International matches only.
Top 25
| # | Player | Wickets | Mat | Inns | Wkts | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muthiah Muralidaran · Sri Lanka | 800 | 133 | 162 | 800 | 1992–2010 |
| 2 | Shane Keith Warne · Australia | 708 | 145 | 197 | 708 | 1992–2007 |
| 3 | James Michael Anderson · England | 675 | 182 | 251 | 675 | 2003–2024 |
| 4 | Anil Kumble · India | 619 | 131 | 173 | 619 | 1990–2008 |
| 5 | Stuart Christopher John Broad · England | 575 | 159 | 231 | 575 | 2007–2023 |
| 6 | Glenn Donald McGrath · Australia | 563 | 124 | 136 | 563 | 1993–2007 |
| 7 | Nathan Michael Lyon · Australia | 545 | 138 | 172 | 545 | 2011–2026 |
| 8 | Courtney Andrew Walsh · West Indies | 519 | 132 | 180 | 519 | 1984–2001 |
| 9 | Ravichandran Ashwin · India | 502 | 99 | 140 | 502 | 2011–2024 |
| 10 | Mitchell Aaron Starc · Australia | 445 | 106 | 155 | 445 | 2011–2026 |
| 11 | Dale Willem Steyn · South Africa | 439 | 93 | 119 | 439 | 2004–2019 |
| 12 | Kapildev Ramlal Nikhanj · India | 434 | 131 | 140 | 434 | 1978–1994 |
| 13 | Herath Mudiyanselage Rangana Keerthi Bandara Herath · Sri Lanka | 433 | 93 | 144 | 433 | 1999–2018 |
| 14 | Richard John Hadlee · New Zealand | 431 | 86 | 114 | 431 | 1973–1990 |
| 15 | Shaun Maclean Pollock · South Africa | 421 | 108 | 156 | 421 | 1995–2008 |
| 16 | Harbhajan Singh · India | 417 | 103 | 144 | 417 | 1998–2015 |
| 17 | Wasim Akram · Pakistan | 414 | 104 | 139 | 414 | 1985–2002 |
| 18 | Curtly Elconn Lynwall Ambrose · West Indies | 405 | 98 | 144 | 405 | 1988–2000 |
| 19 | Timothy Grant Southee · New Zealand | 391 | 107 | 155 | 391 | 2008–2024 |
| 20 | Makhaya Ntini · South Africa | 390 | 101 | 111 | 390 | 1998–2009 |
| 21 | Ian Terence Botham · England | 383 | 102 | 161 | 383 | 1977–1992 |
| 22 | Malcolm Denzil Marshall · West Indies | 376 | 81 | 92 | 376 | 1978–1991 |
| 23 | Waqar Younis Maitla · Pakistan | 373 | 87 | 120 | 373 | 1989–2003 |
| 24 | Imran Khan Niazi · Pakistan | 362 | 88 | 96 | 362 | 1971–1992 |
| 25 | Daniel Luca Vettori · New Zealand | 362 | 113 | 174 | 362 | 1997–2014 |