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Top 5 bowlers with the most Test wickets in Asia
These are the bowlers who dominated especially on Asian pitches and in the longest format of the game with their fabulous bowling spells
Last Updated on - September 28, 2024 2:07 PM IST
These are the bowlers who bowled especially well on Asian pitches and ended up picking tons of Test wickets for their respective sides
1. Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka) – 612 wickets
The legendary Sri Lankan spinner is the highest wicket-taker in red-ball cricket for a reason. Muralitharan bowled some absolutely incredible Test spells during his prime and bamboozled countless batting orders with his fabulous spin bowling.
2. Ravichandran Ashwin (India) – 420 wickets
The veteran Indian spinner is the second-highest wicket-taker for India in red-ball cricket. Ashwin has especially proved to be dominant on Asian pitches where he has managed to take tons of wickets.
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3. Anil Kumble (India) – 419 wickets
The legendary Indian spinner is one of the highest wicket-takers in red-ball cricket. Kumble’s spells proved to be really effective especially on Asian pitches as he knew about the conditions very well.
4. Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka) – 354 wickets
The former Sri Lankan spinner took loads of wickets in red-ball cricket. Herath was a great successor to Muralitharan who especially dominated on Asian pitches in Test cricket.
5. Harbhajan Singh (India) – 300 wickets
The former Indian spinner took a lot of Test wickets especially on Asian pitches. Harbhajan was a great bowler in all the 3 formats of the game, but his best bowling spells undoubtedly came in red-ball cricket.