As Muttiah Muralitharan reclaims the outright wicket-takers record, we look back at previous holders of the prestigious mark.
1877
First Test wicket
1899
Johnny Briggs England118 wkts in 33 Tests
1914
SF Barnes England189 wkts in 27 Tests
1936
Clarrie Grimmett Australia216 wkts in 37 Tests
1953
Alec Bedser England236 wkts in 51 Tests
1963
Brian Statham England252 wkts in 70 Tests
1963
Fred Trueman England307 wkts in 67 Tests
1976
Lance Gibbs West Indies 309 wkts in 79 Tests
1981
Dennis Lillee Australia355 wkts in 70 Tests
1986
Ian Botham England383 wkts in 102 Tests
1988
Richard Hadlee New Zealand431 wkts in 86 Tests
1992
Kapil Dev India434 wkts in 131 Tests
2000
Courtney Walsh West Indies519 wkts in 132 Tests
2004
Muttiah Muralitharan Sri Lanka521 wkts in 89 Tests
15 October, 2004
Shane WarneAustralia533 wkts 114 Tests
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