Bowlers with Most Wickets in World Test Championship (WTC) History

By Swati Bhatia www.insidesport.in

Nathan Lyon (174 wickets)

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Pat Cummins (169 wickets)

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Ravichandran Ashwin (154 wickets)

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Mitchell Starc (142 wickets)

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Stuart Broad (134 wickets)

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