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Ravichandran Ashwin will achieve a historic milestone in the fifth and final match of the ongoing Test series against England (which begins on March 8) as the legendary off-spinner will be featuring in his 100th Test match.
In the third Test in Rajkot, which India won by 434 runs, Ashwin breached the 500-wicket milestone in Tests, becoming only the second Indian ever (after Anil Kumble) to get 500 Test wickets. Only Muthiah Muralidaran achieved the feat in fewer Tests (87 compared to Ashwin’s 98).
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In the Test series against England, Ashwin has picked 17 wickets in four Tests so far, which includes one five-wicket haul. It came in the second innings of the fourth Test in Ranchi, and it turned out to be a match-winning spell.
In this article, The Sporting News takes a look at all the bowlers in cricket history who have played at least 100 Tests.
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England’s James Anderson is the bowler who has played the most Tests in cricket history, with 186 Tests and counting.
For India, Anil Kumble has played the most Tests as a bowler for India, featuring in 132 Tests.
| Player | Matches | Wickets | Average | S.R. | Econ. | 5-fers | Best |
| James Anderson* (ENG) | 186 | 698 | 26.51 | 56.99 | 2.79 | 32 | 7-42 |
| Stuart Broad (ENG) | 167 | 604 | 27.68 | 55.79 | 2.97 | 20 | 8-15 |
| Shane Warne (AUS) | 145 | 708 | 25.41 | 57.49 | 2.65 | 37 | 8-71 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran (SL) | 133 | 800 | 22.72 | 55.04 | 2.47 | 67 | 9-51 |
| Anil Kumble (IND) | 132 | 619 | 29.65 | 65.99 | 2.69 | 35 | 10-74 |
| Courtney Walsh (WI) | 132 | 519 | 24.44 | 57.84 | 2.53 | 22 | 7-37 |
| Nathan Lyon* (AUS) | 128 | 527 | 30.35 | 61.95 | 2.93 | 24 | 8-50 |
| Glenn McGrath (AUS) | 124 | 563 | 21.64 | 51.95 | 2.49 | 29 | 8-24 |
| Daniel Vettori (NZ) | 113 | 362 | 34.36 | 79.59 | 2.59 | 20 | 7-87 |
| Chaminda Vaas (SL) | 111 | 355 | 29.58 | 66.02 | 2.68 | 12 | 7-71 |
| Shaun Pollock (SA) | 108 | 421 | 23.11 | 57.84 | 2.39 | 16 | 7-87 |
| Ishant Sharma (IND) | 105 | 311 | 32.41 | 61.6 | 3.15 | 11 | 7-74 |
| Wasim Akram (PAK) | 104 | 414 | 23.62 | 54.65 | 2.59 | 25 | 7-119 |
| Harbhajan Singh (IND) | 103 | 417 | 32.46 | 68.53 | 2.84 | 25 | 8-84 |
| Makhaya Ntini (IND) | 101 | 390 | 28.82 | 53.42 | 3.23 | 18 | 7-37 |
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