Top 10 Bolwer with Most Wicket Taker in Cricket History, Highest Wicket Taker in Cricket History All Time
Till date, there have been many great bowlers in the history of cricket, naming them would make a huge list, but today we will name a few who have not made their place in the top 10 bowlers, but definitely all of them were world class and best bowlers, some of them are Muttiah Muralitharan, Shane Warne, James Anderson, Richard Hadlee, Joel Garner, Malcolm Marshall, Wasim Akram, Curtly Ambrose, Glenn McGrath and many more.
If we name the best bowlers of today then the top names among them are Jaspreet Bumrah, Mitchell Starc, Kagiso Rabada, Trent Boult, Shaheen Afridi and many more.
Today, from among all those players, we are selecting 10 such Bowlers who have registered their name in the top 10 and have taking most wicket Taking. The name at the top of this list is that of Sri Lanka's legendary Bolwer M Muralidaran who Take total 1347 Wickets in All Three Formet from 495 matches.
List of Top 10 Wicket Taker Bowlers With Most Wickets in Cricket From All Three Formet | Most Wicket Taker in Cricket history
| Pos | Player | Matches | Innings | Wickets | BBI | BBM | Eco | 5 W | 10 W | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M Muralidaran(SL) | 495 | 583 | 1347 | 9/51 | 16/220 | 2.92 | 77 | 22 | 1992-2011 |
| 2 | SK Warne(AUS) | 339 | 464 | 1001 | 8/71 | 12/128 | 2.98 | 38 | 10 | 1992-2007 |
| 3 | JM Anderson(ENG) | 401 | 560 | 991 | 7/42 | 11/71 | 3.24 | 34 | 3 | 2002-2024 |
| 4 | A Kumble(India) | 403 | 501 | 956 | 10/74 | 14/149 | 3.11 | 37 | 8 | 1990-2008 |
| 5 | GD McGrath(AUS) | 376 | 493 | 949 | 8/24 | 10/27 | 2.93 | 36 | 3 | 1993-2007 |
| 6 | Wasim Akram(PAK) | 460 | 532 | 916 | 7/119 | 11/110 | 3.17 | 31 | 5 | 1984-2003 |
| 7 | SCJ Broad(ENG) | 344 | 485 | 847 | 8/15 | 11/121 | 3.45 | 21 | 3 | 2006-2023 |
| 8 | SM Pollock(SA) | 423 | 510 | 829 | 7/87 | 10/147 | 2.92 | 21 | 1 | 1995-2008 |
| 9 | Waqar Younis(PAK) | 349 | 412 | 789 | 7/36 | 13/135 | 3.88 | 35 | 5 | 1989-2003 |
| 10 | TG Southee(NZ) | 394 | 485 | 776 | 7/33 | 10/108 | 4.01 | 20 | 1 | 2008-2024 |
Last Updated on June 30, 2025.
Note!: This list has been updated on June 30, 2025. After this, there may be some change in the information given in this list.
Top 5 most Wickets Taker Bowlers in All Cricket Formet
1- M Murlidharan (1347 Wickets)
Murlidharan was considered one of the best spinners of his time, he came from Sri Lanka, he used to trouble even the best batsmen with his bowling, Murlidharan comes at number one in this list by taking 1347 wickets, all these wickets are taken in three formats of cricket.In his career, he has taken 5 wickets 77 times and 10 wickets 22 times.
2- Shane Warne (1001 Wickets)
Whenever we take the names of great spinners, the first name that comes to our mind is Shane Warne. Shane Warne was a very expert spinner of Australia. He took 1001 wickets in total 339 matches, out of which he took 5 wickets 38 times and 10 wickets 10 times..
3- James Anderson (991 Wickets)
James Anderson is considered a very powerful bowler of England, he has recently taken retirement in 2024, Anderson was also called the king of swing, with whose skill he used to trouble even the best batsmen, he has taken 991 wickets in a total of 401 matches, out of which he has taken 5 wickets 34 times and 10 wickets 3 times.
4- Anil Kumble (956 Wickets)
Whenever we talk of Indian spinners, the first name that comes to our mind is Anil Kumble. He is the only bowler who has made his name known by the feat of dismissing 10 players of the entire team in an innings. Anil Kumble has taken a total of 956 wickets in 403 matches; including all these wickets in three-format, he has achieved the feat of taking 5 wickets 37 times and 10 wickets 8 times.
5- G McGrath (949 Wickets)
Glenn McGrath was called the Back Bone of the Australian bowling line, McGrath was one such bowler who was beaten the least, he took 949 wickets in 376 matches in which 36 times he took 5 wickets and 3 times he took 10 wickets.
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