Test Records
Most Wickets in Test cricket — All-Time Leaderboard
Harbhajan Singh has taken the most wickets in Test cricket, with 417 wickets from 190 innings.
417
Wickets
Innings
190
Average
32.46
Economy
2.84
Wickets
417
Runs Conceded
13,537
3-Wicket Hauls
117
5-Wicket Hauls
25
Lead over #2 (Ravindra Jadeja)
69
Top 25 All-Time Test Records
Ranked among the 59 players currently tracked in CricLegacy's stats database.
| # | Player | Country | Mat | Inn | Wkts | Avg | Econ | BBI | 5W | 4W | Mdns |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harbhajan Singh | India | 103 | 190 | 417 | 32.46 | 2.84 | — | 25 | 16 | 871 |
| 2 | Ravindra Jadeja | India | 89 | 167 | 348 | 25.12 | 2.59 | — | 15 | 17 | 770 |
| 3 | Jasprit Bumrah | India | 52 | 99 | 234 | 19.79 | 2.77 | — | 16 | 7 | 395 |
| 4 | Mohammed Shami | India | 64 | 122 | 229 | 27.71 | 3.31 | — | 6 | 12 | 364 |
| 5 | Vernon Philander | South Africa | 64 | 119 | 224 | 22.32 | 2.63 | — | 13 | 8 | 506 |
| 6 | Mohammed Siraj | India | 45 | 84 | 139 | 29.67 | 3.53 | — | 5 | 8 | 206 |
| 7 | Kuldeep Yadav | India | 17 | 32 | 76 | 22.42 | 3.53 | — | 5 | 4 | 63 |
| 8 | Joe Root | England | 162 | 167 | 73 | 48.07 | 3.37 | — | 1 | 2 | 163 |
| 9 | Sachin Tendulkar | India | 200 | 145 | 46 | 54.17 | 3.53 | 3/10 | 0 | 0 | 83 |
| 10 | Steven Smith | Australia | 122 | 62 | 19 | 53.05 | 4.11 | 3/18 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 11 | Travis Head | Australia | 64 | 41 | 16 | 36.75 | 3.63 | 4/10 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| 12 | Malinda Pushpakumara | Sri Lanka | 4 | 6 | 14 | 37.14 | 3.63 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 13 | Asad Shafiq | Pakistan | 77 | 15 | 3 | 65.33 | 3.46 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Kamindu Mendis | Sri Lanka | 14 | 7 | 3 | 37.33 | 5.33 | 3/32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Rohit Sharma | India | 67 | 16 | 2 | 112 | 3.51 | 1/26 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 16 | Babar Azam | Pakistan | 61 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 2.8 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | AB de Villiers | South Africa | 114 | 5 | 2 | 52 | 3.06 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 18 | Harry Brook | England | 34 | 6 | 1 | 105 | 4.38 | 1/25 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | Temba Bavuma | South Africa | 66 | 5 | 1 | 61 | 3.81 | 1/29 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Virat Kohli | India | 123 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2.88 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Lokesh Rahul | India | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -/- | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Rishabh Pant | India | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -/- | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Shubman Gill | India | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.86 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Suryakumar Yadav | India | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Shreyas Iyer | India | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wickets Leader by Country
India
Harbhajan Singh417
South Africa
Vernon Philander224
England
Joe Root73
Australia
Steven Smith19
Sri Lanka
Malinda Pushpakumara14
Pakistan
Asad Shafiq3
Malaysia
Ahmad Faiz0
United Arab Emirates
Ghulam Shabber0
Vanuatu
Joshua Rasu0
Bermuda
Kyle Hodsoll0
Methodology & Data Source
Covers men's Test cricket only. Based on the 59 players currently tracked in CricLegacy's Test bowling stats database, sourced from our own match records. As more historical players are added to the database, this leaderboard will expand accordingly.
Last updated 25 August 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
Who has the most wickets in Test cricket?
Harbhajan Singh has taken the most wickets in Test cricket, with 417 wickets from 190 innings.
Who is the highest wicket-taker in Test cricket?
Harbhajan Singh has taken the most wickets in Test cricket, with 417 wickets from 190 innings.
Who is closest to the all-time Test wickets record?
Ravindra Jadeja is closest among currently tracked players, with 348 — 69 behind Harbhajan Singh.