Fastest to 450 Test wickets: Ace Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has become the ninth bowler in Test cricket history to bag 450 wickets or more. In the first Test in Nagpur, he dismissed Australian wicketkeeper Alex Carey. With the dismissal, Ashwin became the second-fastest bowler to bag 450 Test wickets. He achieved the milestone in his 89th test. The world record is held by Sri Lankan bowling legend Muttiah Muralitharan, who bagged his 450th Test wicket in only his 80th test. The list also includes some of the all-time greats, like Glenn McGrath, Shane Warne, Courtney Walsh, and others.
List of Fastest to 450 Test wickets
Name | Country | Opposition | Matches | Year |
Muralidharan | Sri Lanka | New Zealand | 80 | 2003 |
Ravi Ashwin | India | Australia | 89 | 2023 |
Anil Kumble | India | Pakistan | 93 | 2005 |
Glenn McGrath | Australia | India | 100 | 2004 |
Shane Warne | Australia | South Africa | 101 | 2002 |
Nathan Lyon | Australia | West Indies | 112 | 2022 |
James Anderson | England | Sri Lanka | 115 | 2016 |
Courtney Walsh | West Indies | England | 118 | 2018 |
Stuart Broad | England | Australia | 128 | 2019 |