Fastest 400 Wickets in Test

Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka tops the list of the fastest 400 wickets in test cricket. He completed 400 test wickets in just 72 matches. He made this record in a game against Zimbabwe in Galle. Ravichandran Ashwin of India follows him. He completed 400 test wickets in just 77 games. He made this record in a match against England in Ahmedabad. New Zealand’s right-arm pacer Sir Richard Hadlee is ranked third on the list of fastest 400 wickets in test cricket. He completed 400 test wickets in just 80 matches. He made this record in a match against India in Christchurch.

S No.	Player	Team	Opposition	Ground	Matches
1	Muttiah Muralitharan	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Galle	72
2	Ravichandran Ashwin	India	v England	Ahmedabad	77
3	Sir Richard Hadlee	New Zealand	v India	Christchurch	80
4	Dale Steyn	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	80
5	Rangana Herath	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	84
6	Anil Kumble	India	v Australia	Bengaluru	85
7	Glenn McGrath	Australia	v Pakistan	Sharjah	87
8	Shane Warne	Australia	v England	The Oval	92
9	Wasim Akram	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	96
10	Harbhajan Singh	India	v West Indies	Roseau	96
11	Curtly Ambrose	West Indies	v England	Leeds	97
12	Nathan Lyon	Australia	v England	Brisbane	101
13	Shaun Pollock	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	103
14	James Anderson	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	104
15	Courtney Walsh	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	107
16	Kapil Dev	India	v Australia	Perth	115
17	Stuart Broad	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	115

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