Most Wickets in World Test Championship: The first season of the World Test Championship is currently underway. Apart from Australian bowler Pat Cummins, Indian spinner Ashwin is also showing his fire in this tournament.
The Indian team has performed brilliantly so far in this tournament organized by ICC. Now the final match will be played between India and New Zealand on 18 June this year. By the way, the Indian team seems to have a heavy upper hand, so in its very first season, there is a possibility of India getting the crown of champions. But even New Zealand cannot be underestimated.
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Let us tell you that in order to make Test cricket more exciting, the ICC decided in 2019 that Test cricket should also be a tournament like the World Cup. But for such a 5-day game, it is not easy to organize such an event, in such a decision, it was decided that ICC will conduct series between two countries in the coming 2 years, on the basis of that they will be given points. The final match will be played between the top-2 teams and the team that wins the final of the World Test Championship will get it.
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So let’s have a look at their stats and see who takes the most wickets in ICC World Test Championship-
Most Wickets in World Test Championship:
| Player | Mat | Inns | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | 5 | |
| Pat Cummins | AUS | 14 | 28 | 70 | 5/28 | 21.02 | 2.64 | 1 |
| Stuart Broad | ENG | 17 | 32 | 69 | 6/31 | 20.08 | 2.77 | 2 |
| R Ashwin | IND | 13 | 24 | 67 | 7/145 | 20.88 | 2.66 | 4 |
| Nathan Lyon | AUS | 14 | 27 | 56 | 6/49 | 31.37 | 2.78 | 4 |
| Tim Southee | NZ | 10 | 20 | 51 | 5/32 | 20.66 | 2.69 | 3 |
| Josh Hazlewood | AUS | 11 | 21 | 48 | 5/8 | 20.54 | 2.55 | 3 |
| Mitchell Starc | AUS | 10 | 20 | 44 | 6/66 | 24.54 | 3.17 | 2 |
| Jofra Archer | ENG | 11 | 21 | 40 | 6/45 | 27.37 | 3.10 | 3 |
| Jack Leach | ENG | 10 | 18 | 40 | 5/122 | 29.55 | 3.16 | 1 |
| James Anderson | ENG | 12 | 20 | 39 | 6/40 | 19.51 | 2.29 | 3 |
Top 3 bowlers who have taken the most wickets:
# 1. Pat Cummins:
Matches: 14
Innings: 28
Wicket: 70
5 wickets: 1
Best in an innings: 5/28
Australian veteran bowler Pat Cummins has been performing consistently for a long time. He also maintained his performance in the ICC World Test Championship.
Pat Cummins is on top in most wicket-taker in the ICC World Test Championship with 70 wickets in 28 innings of 14 matches. His best performance during this tournament was to take 5 wickets for 28 runs.
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#2. Stuart Broad:
Matches: 17
Innings: 32
Wicket: 69
5 wickets: 2
Best in an innings: 6/31
The England team performed brilliantly in this tournament but could not make it to the final. England bowler Stuart Broad remains second in the list of Most Wickets in World Test championship with 69 wickets in 17 matches. He has taken 5 wickets in this tournament 2 times. His best performance is to take 6 wickets for 31 runs.
# 3. Ravichandran Ashwin:
Matches: 13
Innings: 24
Wicket: 67
5 wickets: 4
Best in an innings: 7/145
Indian spin master Ravichandran Ashwin is famous all over the world for his spin. His explosive performance continued in this series as well. Ashwin played 13 matches in the Test Championship, with 67 wickets in 24 innings, managed to make it to the top-3.
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Ravi Ashwin was able to take 5 wickets 4 times during this tournament. Ravichandran Ashwin’s best performance was to take 7 wickets for 145 runs. During this tournament, he bowled at an average of 20 and an economy of 2.66. He is 3rd in the list of Most Wickets in World Test Championship.
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