Last updated on March 10th, 2024 at 11:32 am
The record of the Fastest 500 Wickets In Test cricket history has been held by the player having the most wickets in Test cricket history – Muthiah Muralidharan. Ravichandran Ashwin takes the second position while Anil Kumble comes third in the contest. Shane Warne occupies the fourth spot to be followed by his teammate Glenn McGrath on fifth, in the list of the fastest 500 wickets in Test cricket.
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Fastest 500 Wickets In Tests Top 5 List : Muthiah Muralidharan Quickest To 500 Test Wickets
| No. | Player, | Mts(for 500 Wkts), | Year, | Venue, | Versus, | Debut, | Total Wkts, | Mts, | Team. |
| 1 | M Muralidharan | 87 | 2004 | Kandy | AUS | 1992 | 800 | 133 | SL/ICC |
| 2 | R Ashwin | 98 | 2024 | Rajkot | ENG | 2011 | 516 | 100 | IND |
| 3 | A Kumble | 105 | 2006 | Mohali | ENG | 1990 | 619 | 132 | IND |
| 4 | S Warne | 108 | 2004 | Galle | SL | 1992 | 708 | 145 | AUS |
| 5 | G McGrath | 110 | 2005 | Lord’s | ENG | 1993 | 563 | 124 | AUS |
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Fastest To 400 Test Wickets & Fastest To 600 Test Wickets Player Muthiah Muralidharan Has The Fastest 500 Wickets In Test Cricket,, Muralidharan – Most 5 Wicket Hauls In Test, Most 10 Wicket Hauls In Test, Most Wickets In ODI Cricket
The highest wickets taker In – Test cricket, ODI Cricket & International cricket Muthiah Muralidharan takes his 500th Test wicket in 87th Test match, to come on the topmost position of list of the Fastest 500 Wickets In Test. He does this against Australia, in the 2nd Test match( Kandy) of Sri Lanka Vs Australia Test Series, 2004.
In addition, he also holds the records of the – Fastest 400 Test wickets( 72 mts), Fastest 600 Test wickets( 101 mts) as well as the Fastest 700 Test wickets( 113 mts). In his last match(2010), Muralidharan becomes the only bowler to claim 800 Test wickets(133 mts) which includes 67 five-wicket hauls & 22 ten-wicket hauls.
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Fastest To 300 Test Wickets Player Ravichandran Ashwin Records The 2nd Fastest 500 Wickets In Test Cricket, One Of Top Wicket Takers In IPL Ashwin Is The Player With 3000 Runs And 500 Wickets In Test Cricket
The bowler having the Fastest 300 Test wickets( 54 mts) records the 2nd Fastest 500 wickets in Test cricket history, in his 98th Test match(Vs ENG, Rajkot– 2024). Making his Test debut in 2011, Ashwin has bagged 516 wickets( 36 five-fers & 8 ten-fers) in 100 matches so far. The bowler having the 2nd most wickets in IND-AUS Tests, has also scored 3309 Test runs including 5 hundreds & 14 fifties.
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Anil Kumble Who Was The First Bowler To Take 500 Test Wickets For India Has The 3rd Fastest 500 Wickets In Test Cricket History,, Anil Kumble 10 Wickets In Test Match Innings Bowler
In 2nd Test( Mohali) of IND Vs ENG Test Series 2006, Indian highest wickets taker Anil Kumble completes his 500th Test wicket( 105th match). The most wickets in IND-SA Tests bowler has a total of 619 wickets in 132 Test matches. He has 35 five-fers & 8 ten-fers which involve his ten-wickets in an innings( 10/74 Vs Pakistan, 1999).
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Shane Warne – 4th Fastest 500 Wickets In Test Cricket,, Shane Warne 500 Test Wickets And 3000 Test Runs Player
Like Muralidharan, Shane Warne also touches the 500 wickets mark in Sri Lanka Vs Australia Test Series 2004( 1st Test, Galle). He does so in his 108th match which arrives 4th in the list of the fastest 500 wickets in Test cricket history.
The 2nd most wickets player both in – Test cricket & International cricket, has a total of 708 wickets in 145 Tests( 37 five-wicket hauls & 10 ten-wicket hauls). Also, Warne has scored 3154 runs with 12 fifties in Test cricket.
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Glenn McGrath Wickets – 5th Fastest 500 Wickets In Tests,, Glenn McGrath Has – Best Bowling Figures In ODI World Cup & Most Wickets In ODI World Cup
The former Australian bowler Glenn McGrath is the only seam bowler in this list of the fastest 500 Wickets in Test cricket. He hits the 500 mark against England, in the 1st Test( Lord’s ) of Australia Vs England Series 2005, doing so in 110th match. Having Test debut in 1993, the leading wickets-taker in ODI World Cup history hangs his boots in 2007, with 563 wickets(126 mts) against his name.
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FAQs(Frequently Asked Questions)
How many players have 500 Test wickets?
There are 9 players in Test cricket having wickets in excess of 500, with names – Muthiah Muralidharan, Shane Warne, James Anderson, Anil Kumble, Stuart Broad , Glenn McGrath, Nathan Lyon, Courtney Walsh & Ravichandran Ashwin. The highest wickets-taker in Test cricket Muthiah Muralidharan has the fastest 500 wickets in Test cricket.
Who is the fastest Indian to take 500 Test wickets?
Ravichandran Ashwin becomes the fastest Indian bowler to take 500 Test wickets. He does so in his 98th Test match, the 2nd fastest 500 wickets in Test cricket history after Muthiah Muralidharan( 87 mts).
Who was the first player to reach 500 Test wickets?
Courtney Walsh, the former West Indies fast bowler became the first ever bowler to take 500 Test wickets, in 2001. He does so against South Africa( at Port Of Spain), in his 129th Test match.