They say test cricket is the difficult format of all formats of cricket and bowling with red ball is different art that bowlers need to learn.
But below bowlers left mark in their career, when they were part of taking least number of matches for a milestone.
Here we discuss the fastest to take wickets in test cricket :-
Fastest to 50 wickets – CTB Turner of Australia is fastest to 50 test wickets. He achieved this milestone in 1888 vs England in Manchester in his 6th test match.
Fastest to 100 wickets – G A Lohmann of England is fastest to 100 test wickets. He achieved this milestone in 1896 against Southafrica in his 16th match.
Fastest to 150 wickets – S F Barnes of England is fastest to 150 test wickets. He achieved this milestone in 1913 in his 24th match.
Fastest to 200 wickets – Yasir Shah of Pakistan is fastest to 200 test wickets. He achieved this milestone in 2018 against Newzealand in his 33rd match.
Fastest to 250 wickets – R Ashwin of India is fastest to 250 wickets. He achieved this milestone in 2017 against Bangladesh in 45 matches.
Fastest to 300 wickets – R Ashwin again of India is fastest to 300 wickets. He achieved this milestone in 2017 against Srilanka in 54 matches.
Fastest to 350 wickets – Muralidaran of India is fastest to 350 wickets. He achieved this milestone in 2001 against Bangladesh in his 66th match.
Fastest to 400 wickets – Muralidaran again is fastest to 400 wickets. He achieved this milestone in 2002 against Zimbabwe in his 72nd match.
Fastest to 450 wickets – Muralidaran again is fastest to 450 wickets. He achieved this milestone in 2003 against Newzealand in his 80th match.
Fastest to 500,600,700,800 wickets – Muralidaran is fastest to 500,600,700,800 wickets. It took him 87,101,113,122,133 matches to achieve this milestone.
Hope you enjoyed the list. Will any bowler be able to take 1000 test wickets ever?
