Past a few days we have been talking about a lot of things which includes the Asia Cup, T20 world cup ongoing series and what not, but we don’t recall that we have touched any topic related to the World test championship or anything related. But don’t worry, in this article, we’ll be discussing the players who took the most wickets in the world test championships. So, hold on to your breath and be ready to acknowledge.
Jasprit Bumrah – With 45 wickets, it is Jasprit Bumrah who is leading the charts here. The right arm pacer has been very productive probably in every game he has played especially during the test championship period that too in different series from different countries. Pitch, weather condition for the player was just a matter of saying, because if not, it would have been possible for him to reach the position where he is today. A quick recap and some of his hit games in the world test championship matches.
- Bumrah picked 5/64 wickets against England last year in Nottingham
- Bumrah took 5/24 wickets against SriLanka during the early this year
Shaheen Afridi – With 41-wickets world’s best top 3rd bowler with 828 ICC rating points, Shaheen Afridi tops second for most wickets so far in the World Test Championship. The 22-year-old player from the Pakistan team has made some tremendous achievements in his short career and is counting head on head with every new game. A quick recap and some of his hit games in the world test championship matches.
He got his kickstart last year against West Indies when he collected 10 wickets at the ground of Kingston.
The second time when he was seen making an impact was against Bangladesh in Chattogram when the player established himself by taking five wickets in an innings.
James Anderson – With 40-wickets, James Anderson (Jimmy), tops third with the most test wickets so far in the world test championship. The 40-year-old must be seeking retirement is what rumors say but as he’s growing in his age, he is getting back his rhythm as never before. Under the leadership of the newly appointed Brendon McCullum as his coach, a quick recap and some of his hit games in the world test championship matches.
Anderson took 11 wickets against New Zealand in the recently concluded match
Just after the New Zealand test series, Anderson made a 5-wickets effort against India during his first inning.
Nathan Lyon – With 39 wickets, Nathan Lyon, the Australian veteran spinner makes it to the 4th place of most test wickets in the world test championship. But his major comeback was the series against Pakistan and Sri Lanka where his five wickets haul in both the series proved fatal for the opponent team and vice for the Australians.
Ramesh Mendis – With 38 wickets, Ramesh Mendis, the cricketer from Sri Lanka makes it to the fifth position of most test wickets so far in the world test championship. The kickstart that Mendis received to be in top five players, is the test series against West Indies last year (2021). He took astonishingly 18 wickets from the two match test series and was named the player of the series as well. However, following the next year Mendis failed to continue with momentum against Bangladesh, but bounced back quickly as he realized. He made a remarkable comeback against the Australia and Pakistan test series that took place in the months of June and July. The nine wickets haul against Pakistan was one of his best, which took place in Galle.
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