Most Wickets in International cricket
(All forms Test, ODI & T20i cricket)
| Player | Span | Wkt | Mat | Balls | Runs | BBI | 5W | 10W |
| M Muralitharan (SL) | 1992-2011 | 1347 | 495 | 63132 | 30803 | 9/51 | 77 | 22 |
| SK Warne (Aus) | 1992-2007 | 1001 | 339 | 51347 | 25536 | 8/71 | 38 | 10 |
| JM Anderson (Eng) | 2002-2024 | 987 | 399 | 49787 | 26922 | 7/42 | 34 | 3 |
| Anil Kumble (Ind) | 1990-2008 | 956 | 403 | 55346 | 28767 | 10/74 | 37 | 8 |
| GD McGrath (Aus) | 1993-2007 | 949 | 376 | 42266 | 20656 | 8/24 | 36 | 3 |
| Wasim Akram (Pak) | 1994-2003 | 916 | 460 | 40813 | 21591 | 7/119 | 31 | 5 |
| SCJ Broad (Eng) | 2006-2023 | 847 | 344 | 40980 | 23574 | 8/15 | 21 | 3 |
| SM Pollock (SA) | 1995-2008 | 829 | 423 | 40308 | 19673 | 7/87 | 21 | 1 |
| Waqar Younis (Pak) | 1989-2003 | 789 | 349 | 28922 | 18707 | 7/36 | 35 | 5 |
| TG Southee (NZ) | 2008-2024 | 768 | 390 | 33796 | 22598 | 7/33 | 20 | 1 |
| Chaminda Vaas (SL) | 1994-2009 | 761 | 439 | 39345 | 21643 | 8/19 | 16 | 2 |
| R Ashwin (Ind) | 2010-2024 | 756 | 284 | 34385 | 19368 | 7/59 | 37 | 8 |
| CA Walsh (WI) | 1984-2001 | 746 | 337 | 40841 | 19606 | 7/37 | 23 | 3 |
| B Lee (Aus) | 1999-2012 | 718 | 322 | 28261 | 19145 | 5/22 | 19 | 0 |
| Shakib Al Hasan (Ban) | 2006-2024 | 712 | 447 | 30995 | 20281 | 7/36 | 25 | 2 |
| Harbhajan Singh (Ind) | 1998-2016 | 711 | 367 | 41671 | 23143 | 8/84 | 28 | 5 |
| DL Vettori (NZ) | 1997-2015 | 705 | 442 | 43661 | 22863 | 7/87 | 22 | 3 |