Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Muralitharan tops the all-time Test wicket-takers list with an incredible 800 dismissals.
India’s Ravichandran Ashwin, who announced his retirement from all formats on Wednesday, ranks seventh with 537 Test wickets.
Here is the top 10 list:
| Rank | Name | Matches | Innings | Wickets |
| 1 | Muttiah Muralitharan (SL) | 133 | 230 | 800 |
| 2 | Shane Warne (AUS) | 145 | 273 | 708 |
| 3 | James Anderson (ENG) | 188 | 350 | 704 |
| 4 | Anil Kumble (IND) | 132 | 236 | 619 |
| 5 | Stuart Broad (ENG) | 167 | 309 | 604 |
| 6 | Glenn McGrath (AUS) | 124 | 243 | 563 |
| 7 | Ravichandran Ashwin (IND) | 106 | 200 | 537 |
| 8 | Nathan Lyon (AUS) | 132 | 246 | 533 |
| 9 | Courtney Walsh (WI) | 132 | 242 | 519 |
| 10 | Dale Steyn (SA) | 93 | 171 | 439 |