Fastest to 500 Test wickets

FASTEST TO 500 Test wickets

Muttiah Muralitharan (SL)

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Anil Kumble (IND)

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Shane Warne (AUS)

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Glenn McGrath (AUS)

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Nathan Lyon (AUS)

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Courtney Walsh (WI)

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James Anderson (ENG)

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Stuart Broad (ENG)

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Ravichandran Ashwin (IND)

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