Muttiah Muralitharan

Muttiah Muralitharan is cricket’s most prolific wicket-taker, with 800 Test and 534 ODI scalps—a combined 1,347 international wickets, more than any other bowler in history. His unique doosra delivery, generated from an unorthodox wrist-spin action, bewildered batsmen across 19 years, yielding 67 five-wicket hauls in Tests, a record that dwarfs the second-best (Warne’s 37). This strike rate of once every 56.6 balls in Tests is faster than the average spinner’s 68.1, and his 22 ten-wicket match hauls best every competitor. At 800 wickets, he leads #5 Richards’ total Test runs by 802, showcasing his unrivaled longevity and consistency against all batting lineups.