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title: "Who took the maximum number of wickets ?"  
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published: 2018-08-14  
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#  Who took the maximum number of wickets ?

Who took the maximum number of wickets ?\
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## Answers

### Answer by UTKARSHA SINGHROUL

The [Maximum number of wickets](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48304/in-one-day-international-who-has-taken-maximum-number-of-wickets) taken in [Test Cricket](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48216/who-is-the-youngest-test-cricketer) and [One Day International](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48308/who-scored-the-fastest-50-in-one-day-international) is by one cricketer in both the formats and his name is **“Muttiah Muralitharan” from team [Sri Lanka](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/32098/which-indian-writer-has-been-felicitated-in-sri-lanka-for-his-contribution-to-children-s-literature)**.

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**He took retirement from International Cricket in Test Match format in the year 2010 and in One Day Match Format in the year 2011**. In his **Test Match Career, he took total 800 wickets** in a career span of 18 years from 1992 to 2010. Whereas, in **One Day International Career he took total 534 wickets** in a career span of 18 years as well from 1993 to 2011. He has been titled with the “Greatest Test Match Bowler” in the year 2002, by “Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack”. **He is the only Sri Lankan Cricketer who inducted into [‘ICC Hall of Fame’](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34395/in-february-2015-which-indian-cricket-legend-has-been-inducted-into-the-icc-hall-of-fame), in 2017. He is been acknowledged as one of the most successful bowlers in the Test Cricket holding an average of above 6 wickets per Test Match.** After surpassing the highest wicket-taker ‘Courtney Walsh, West Indies’ record of 519 Test Match Wicket, he received the ‘Guard of Honor’ in Harare in the year 2004. **He holds the unique distinction record of taking 10 or more wickets in a match against the Nine Test Playing Nation.**


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