CRICKETNMORE: Australian legend Glenn McGrath is leading the tally of most wickets in ICC World Cup. McGrath took 71 wickets in 39 matches at of 18.19. Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralidaran is at No.2 with 68 wickets. The next three positions are held by Left hand fast bowlers - Wasim Akram (Pakistan), Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka) and Zaheer Khan (India) at 3, 4 & 5 respectively.


Gallery - Top 10 Bowlers in ICC World Cup


Check out the complete list of top ten run scorers in ICC World Cup:


Leading Bowlers in ICC World Cup


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1. Glenn McGrath (Australia)


M - 39, Wkts - 71, Avg. - 18.19, SR - 27.5, BBI - 7/15, 5w - 2


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2. Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka)


M - 40, Wkts - 68, Avg. - 19.63, SR - 30.3, BBI - 4/19, 5w - 0


3. Wasim Akram (Pakistan)


M - 38, Wkts - 55, Avg. - 23.83, SR - 35.4, BBI - 5/28, 5w - 1


4. Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka)


M - 31, Wkts - 49, Avg. - 21.22, SR - 32.0, BBI - 6/25, 5w - 1


5. Zaheer Khan (India)


M - 33, Wkts - 44, Avg. - 20.22, SR - 27.1, BBI - 4/42, 5w - 0


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6. Javagal Srinath (India)


M - 34, Wkts - 44, Avg. - 27.81, SR - 38.6, BBI - 4/30, 5w - 0


7. Allan Donald (South Africa)


M - 25, Wkts - 38, Avg. - 24.02, SR - 34.5, BBI - 4/17, 5w - 0


8. Jacob Oram (New Zealand)


M - 23, Wkts - 36, Avg. - 21.33, SR - 30.3, BBI - 4/39, 5w - 0


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9. Brett Lee (Australia)


M - 17, Wkts - 35, Avg. - 17.97, SR - 23.5, BBI - 5/42, 5w - 1


10. Brad Hogg (Australia)


M - 21, Wkts - 34, Avg. - 19.23, SR - 27.9, BBI - 4/27, 5w - 0


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