Test cricket is the longest and oldest format of cricket. There have been many countries who have played test cricket. Test cricket is the best format of the cricket. Many cricketers have made nearly unbreakable records in test cricket. Bowling and batting both are the vital aspect in winning a match. Bowlers try to take more and more wickets for their team to succeed and batters try to make many runs as possible. There are various ways to take wicket in cricket, one of the most popular is bowled. In this article, we will look at the top 10 bowlers with most wickets from bowled in test.
1. Ravichandran Ashwin – 97
Ravichandran Ashwin is one of the most essential test spinners for India. He is an excellent bowler in both home and overseas conditions. He has played 95 test matches and has taken 490 test wickets. He has 97 wickets from bowled, which is 19.8% of his total wickets.
2. Ray Lindwall – 98
Ray Lindwall was one of the fastest bowlers of his era. He was Australia’s trump card, master in all conditions. He has been a part of 67 test matches and has taken 228 wickets. Of his total test wickets, 98 are from bowled, about 43% of the total wickets.
3. Stuart Broad – 101
Stuart Broad is one of the legendary bowlers from the English team. His main strengths are his combative fast bowling and volatile aggression. He has participated in 167 test matches and has taken 604 wickets. He has 101 wickets from bowled, which is 16.72% of his total test wickets.
4. Waqar Younis – 102
Waqar Younis was an excellent bowler from the Pakistan team. He was one of the fastest in his era. He has played 87 test matches in test cricket and has taken 373 wickets. His 102 wickets are from bowled, which is 27.35% of his total wickets.
5. Wasim Akram – 102
Wasim Akram was the best bowler that Pakistan has ever produced. He was a master of swing, seam, and pace. He has over 500 wickets in ODIs. He has played 104 test matches and has taken 414 wickets. He has 102 wickets bowled, which is 24.64% of his total wickets.
6. Brian Statham – 102
Brian Stratham was one of the best English fast bowlers. He was one of the vital players in the Vintage era of England. He has played 70 test matches and has 252 wickets. Of the 252 wickets, 102 wickets are from bowled, about 40% of his total wickets.
7. Frederick Trueman – 103
Fred Trueman was a fast bowler from the English team who played between 1952 and 1965. He has a classical action and was the first to take 300 test wickets. He has played 67 test matches and has 307 wickets. He has 103 wickets bowled, which is 33.5% of his total wickets.
8. Shane Warne – 115
Shane Warne was the best spinner that the Australian team ever produced. He was the first bowler to take 700 wickets in test cricket. He has played 145 test matches and has grabbed 708 wickets. He has 115 wickets bowled, which is 16.24% of the total wickets.
9. James Anderson – 134
James Anderson is one of the most prolific and skilful bowlers in the English test cricket. He was also the first English bowler to take 500 test wickets. He has played 183 test matches and has a total of 690 test wickets. He has grabbed 134 wickets from bowled, 19.4% of his total wickets.
10. Muttiah Muralidaran – 167
Muttiah Muralidarn is one of the most excellent spinners of all time. He was one of the vital part in the unstoppable Sri Lankan team. He has played 133 test matches and has taken 800 wickets in total. Out of the 800 wickets, 167 of them are bowled. 20.88% of his total wickets are from bowled.
