Which bowler has taken the most wickets in Test cricket history?

Answer Explanation

Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka holds the record for most wickets in Test cricket with 800 wickets in 133 Tests. He retired from Test cricket on home soil after taking his 800th wicket against India in 2010.

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1. Muttiah Muralitharan took his 800th and final Test wicket against which team, in his farewell Test in 2010?Answer: India
2. Muttiah Muralitharan, cricket's leading Test and international wicket-taker, was born near which Sri Lankan city?Answer: Kandy
3. Muttiah Muralitharan holds the record for most international wickets across all formats combined. What is his total?Answer: Around 1,347
4. Alastair Cook scored a century in his very last Test innings in 2018. Had he also scored a century on Test debut, making him one of the few players to score hundreds in both his first and last Tests?Answer: Yes, he scored a century on Test debut against India in 2006
5. Muttiah Muralitharan retired from ODI cricket after the 2011 World Cup as the format's leading wicket-taker, with how many wickets?Answer: 534

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