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Who is the fastest 50 wicket taker in Test cricket?

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Michael Henderson

Updated on February 28, 2026

Who is the fastest 50 wicket taker in Test cricket?

Jasprit Bumrah

Then, who is the fastest 50 wicket taker in ODI cricket?

Dennis Lillee, Shane Warne and LS Pascoe are the three australians in the list of players to reach fastest 50 ODI Wickets.

One may also ask, who is the leading wicket taker in Test cricket? Muttiah Muralitharan

Similarly, it is asked, who is the fastest 100 wicket taker in Test cricket?

Yasir Shah

Who took 500 wickets in Test cricket?

James Anderson

Who was the fastest to take 50 wickets in Worldcup?

Lasith Malinga became the second Sri Lankan after Muttiah Muralitharan to pick 50-plus wickets in World Cup history.

Who took fastest 200 wickets in Test?

In December 2018, during Pakistan's series against New Zealand, Shah became the fastest bowler to take 200 wickets in Tests, breaking an 82-year old record.

Who is the best Test bowler?

Test Rankings - bowling
RankPlayerRating
1Pat Cummins Australia904
2Neil Wagner New Zealand843
3Jason Holder West Indies830
4Tim Southee New Zealand812

Who is the best bowler in the world?

Odi Rankings - bowling
RankPlayerCareer Best Rating
1Trent Boult New Zealand770 v West Indies, 22/06/2019
2Jasprit Bumrah India841 v West Indies, 01/11/2018
3Mujeeb Ur Rahman Afghanistan707 v West Indies, 11/11/2019
4Kagiso Rabada South Africa724 v England, 29/05/2017

Who took most wickets in t20?

Here're the bowlers who have the most wickets in T20 Internationals:
  1. Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka) | 106 Wickets.
  2. Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) | 98 Wickets.
  3. Shakib Al Hassan (Bangladesh) | 92 Wickets.
  4. Umar Gul (Pakistan) | 85 Wickets.
  5. Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan) | 85 Wickets.
  6. Rashid Khan (Afghanistan) | 84 Wickets.

Who is the best Australian bowler?

Top 10 Cricket Bowlers in Australian History
  • Shane Warne. Shane Warne is known not only as Australia's best leg spinner but the top bowler in the world.
  • Glenn McGrath.
  • Dennis Lillee.
  • Charlie Turner.
  • Jeff Thomson.
  • Brett Lee.
  • Mitchell Johnson.
  • Craig McDermott.

Has anyone taken 10 wickets in an innings?

Kumble is one of only two bowlers ever (the only other being Jim Laker of England in 1956) to have taken all ten wickets in a Test innings, taking 10 for 74. Kumble achieved this against Pakistan in the second Test played in Delhi in February 1999.

Who took fastest 100 wickets in t20?

Malinga, who surpassed Pakistan spinner Shahid Afridi's tally of 97 scalps to become the leading T20 wicket-taker on Sunday, bowled Colin Munro for 12 to claim a century of wickets in his 76th match. The 36-year-old speedster went on to complete a hat-trick and took four wickets in four balls.

Who was the first bowler to take 400 wickets?

South Africa vs England: Stuart Broad 2nd bowler to claim 400 wickets in this decade - Sports News.

Who is India's best bowler?

Top Ten Indian Bowlers In Cricket
  • Zaheer Khan Zaheer Khan is an Indian former cricketer who played all forms of the game for the Indian national team from 2000 till 2014. ZAHEER KHAN IS THE BEST BOWLER OF India.
  • Bhuvaneshwar Kumar.
  • Anil Kumble.
  • Kapil Dev.
  • Ravindra Jadeja.
  • Harbhajan Singh.
  • Ravichandran Ashwin.
  • Mohammed Shami.

Who is the best bowlers in the world?

Odi Rankings - bowling
RankPlayerCareer Best Rating
1Trent Boult New Zealand770 v West Indies, 22/06/2019
2Jasprit Bumrah India841 v West Indies, 01/11/2018
3Mujeeb Ur Rahman Afghanistan707 v West Indies, 11/11/2019
4Kagiso Rabada South Africa724 v England, 29/05/2017

Who is the fastest bowler in the India?

Srinath is the joint highest wicket-taker for India in World Cup competition with Zaheer Khan, who took the same number of wickets in the 2003, 2007 and 2011 tournaments. Srinath is the fastest Indian bowler to take 200, 250 and 300 wickets in ODI, and the second-fastest Indian to reach 150 wickets.

Which bowler has most wickets in 2010 decade?

Most Test Wickets in this decade (2010s)
James Anderson, who leads the Test wickets in this decade, also bowled the most maiden overs in this period. Anderson is also the only bowler with 1000+ maiden overs in 2010s.

Who was the Indian bowler?

1: Kapil Dev (1978-1994)
Without question, India's greatest-ever fast bowler, with an unrivalled 434 Test wickets, coupled with 253 ODI scalps too, collected across an outstanding 16-year international career.