it is anil kumble
800 wickets in 133 tests.
anil kumble took most wickets. he bagged 619 wickets in tests. only bowler to take 10 wickets in 1 innings.
Tests: 133 Wickets: 800 Best Bowling: 9/51 5 wickets in innings: 67 10 wickets in match: 22 Bowling Average: 22.72
Anil Kumble with 619 wickets in test match and 337 wickets in ODI.
Only McGrath took 7 wickets in a match in world cup
He took 2 wickets in his first ODI match.
Kapil Dev retired in 1994. He played his last test match on 19 March 1994 and his last ODI on 17 October 1994. He played a total of 131 tests and 225 ODIs in his career. He scored a total of 5248 runs in tests and 3783 runs in ODIs. He took 434 wickets in tests and 253 wickets in ODIs. He was the leading wicket taker for India in test matches until Anil Kumble surpassed him...
There are only a few bowlers who have more than 500 wickets in their tally. they are:Muthaiah MuralitharanShane WarneCourtney WalshAnil KumbleWasim AkramWaquar YounisHere 500 includes a tally of wickets in both Tests and ODIs. Only the top 3 in the list above have more than 500 wickets in test cricket alone.
Most maidens in test match career is a record held by Muthiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka who overhauled Shane Warne's record only just as he retired couple of year later than Aussie legendry leg spinner. Anil Kumble of India thrived on bowling line and length in his career and comes 3rd while no one will be susprized to see Glenn McGrath at fourth position although he played not many tests. Lance Gibbs had even shorter test career but bowled several maidens.1794 maidens = Muthiah Muralitharan (SL), 133 tests, 800 wickets.1761 maidens = Shane Warne (Australia), 145 tests, 708 wickets.1576 maidens = Anil Kumble (India), 132 tests, 619 wickets.1470 maidens = Glenn McGrath (Australia), 124 tests, 563 wickets.1313 maidens = Lance Gibbs (West Indies), 79 tests, 309 wickets.1239 maidens = Derek Underwood (England), 86 tests, 297 wickets.1222 maidens = Shaun Pollock (South Africa), 108 tests, 421 wickets.1144 maidens = Courtney Walsh (West Indies), 132 tests, 519 wickets.1096 maidens = Bisen Singh Bedi (India), 67 tests, 266 wickets.Gurjot Singh Sodhi
8 wickets by Chaminda Vaas 8-29
512 wickets by Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka in 334 matches.
ravichandran Ashwin