World Test Championship: Highest Wicket Taker

Nathan Lyon Becomes World Test Championship Highest Wicket-Taker.

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It is an excellent achievement as the Australian spinner Nathan Lyon became the highest wicket-taker in the World Test Championship history. The record came as a result after Lyon took an impressive 7 wickets during the first test match against Sri Lanka. His latest show in the Galle Test took him over the 200-wicket mark in the WTC and kept him atop the leaderboard. To date, Lyon has 203 wickets in the WTC, the only bowler to have reached this milestone.

Australia Dominant: Pat Cummins is second with a very small gap from the first one

World Test Championship: Highest Wicket Taker
World Test Championship: Highest Wicket Taker

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Nathan Lyon’s team-mate and Australia’s Test captain, Pat Cummins, is at number two in the list of wicket-takers in the World Test Championship. Cummins has taken 200 wickets in the WTC, three wickets behind Lyon. Cummins has also been an important player for Australia to win the tournament as he led his team to victory in the 2023 World Test Championship Final.

Having so far picked 294 wickets in his Test career, Pat Cummins has been an impregnable giant in international cricket.

Leading Wicket-Taker in India for WTC: Ravichandran Ashwin

World Test Championship: Highest Wicket Taker
World Test Championship: Highest Wicket Taker

For India, there is none but the legendary off-spinner, Ravichandran Ashwin. He ranks third in the overall list of WTC all-time wickets with 195 in the WTC. Ravichandran Ashwin announced a sudden retirement in international cricket right in the midst of the Border-Gavaskar series recently.

Though he is retired, Ashwin, who will be remembered for years as a strong contributor to Indian cricket, especially in the World Test Championship, remains India’s most successful bowler in the history of the tournament. He is vital for his team because of his skill in Test matches and consistency in performances.

Mitchell Starc: Australia’s Fast Bowling Sensation

World Test Championship: Highest Wicket Taker
World Test Championship: Highest Wicket Taker

The fourth position is taken by Mitchell Starc, one of Australia’s top fast bowlers, with 168 wickets in the World Test Championship. He is known for his lethal pace and ability to swing the ball. Starc has played a crucial role in Australia’s Test victories, especially against top teams, including India, in the Border-Gavaskar series. Starc has taken 379 wickets in 95 Test matches and is a guy who has never failed to deliver on the big day.

Jasprit Bumrah: King of India’s Pace Attack

World Test Championship: Highest Wicket Taker
World Test Championship: Highest Wicket Taker

India’s ace pace bowler, Jasprit Bumrah, comes in with 168 wickets in the World Test Championship and equals his star Australia peer, Starc. Bumrah’s performances have also been amazing in 2024, receiving the ICC award as Cricketer of the Year and also as Test Cricketer of the Year; his reputation has become even more formidable as one of the world’s best fast bowlers.

Besides that, he was also made Player of the Series in the Border-Gavaskar series-another, an example to his impact. With 205 wickets in his Test career, Bumrah remains one of India’s key players in all formats.

Summary of Top 5 Highest Wicket-Takers in WTC:

1. Nathan Lyon (Australia) – 203 wickets
2. Pat Cummins (Australia) – 200 wickets
3. Ravichandran Ashwin (India) – 195 wickets
4. Mitchell Starc (Australia) – 168 wickets
5. Jasprit Bumrah (India) – 168 wickets

The World Test Championship has had some of the fiercest competitions, and top wicket-takers from both India and Australia highlight the dominance these two cricketing nations have shown in the format. With Lyon still at the helm, his performance in the Galle Test has been etched in WTC history, and the two countries are still producing world-class bowlers who excel in the longest format of the game.

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