Picking up 5 wickets in an innings is an achievement in itself but picking up 10 wickets in a Test match is an even bigger achievement and only a few bowlers can do that. That is equal to a batter scoring more than 200 runs in a test match. Seeing Bowlers do so well is a pleasing sight.
There are only a handful of bowlers who have picked up 10 wickets in a test match numerous times. Therefore, let’s see who are the top 5 bowlers who have picked up 10 wickets in a test match the most.
1. Muttiah Muralitharan (22 times):
All the bowling records in test cricket are held by this great man from Sri Lanka. We already know that he holds the record for having the highest number of 5 wicket hauls in an innings but he also holds the record for picking up 10 wickets in a test match the most number of times. He picked 10 wickets in a test match a record breaking 22 times which is amazing. It shows how often he was a one man army for Sri Lanka with the ball and how often the opposition batters got out to him in test cricket.
2. Shane Warne (10 times):
Wherever Muralidharan is there , Shane Warne follows him as they were the two best spinners in the last 30 years. Shane Warne was the best leg spinner in the modern game and him picking 10 wickets in a match 1/ times should not come as a surprise. He was a magician with the ball with the amount of skin and turn he got with the ball. The batters had no clue what ball he was bowling and that helped him get a lot of wickets in test matches throughout the years.
3. Sir Richard Hadlee (9 times):
This legendary fast bowler holds the record for having taken 10 wickets in a test match for the fast bowlers in the game of cricket. He was a true legend of the game and his fitness to bowl so much and get so many 10 wickets in a match shows how great of a fast bowler he was. He was New Zealand’s greatest bowler ever and future generations of fast bowlers take inspiration from him.
4. Rangana Herath (9 times):
This modern day great spinner from Sri Lanka had a knack for picking up 10 wickets in a test match in his illustrious career. He was one of the greatest left arm spinners cricket has ever had. His consistency during his career was remarkable and he often got a lot of batters out in different conditions across the world and that showed how skilled a bowler he was.
5. Anil Kumble (8 times):
India’s greatest match winner is the best Indian bowlers ever in test cricket. He has picked 10 wickets in a match 8 times and once he has picked all 10 wickets in an innings, which has only been done twice other than him. He is an a time legend of the game and the future generations of Indian spinners gave him as their inspiration when they come up to play International cricket.
