1. Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka) - 1347 wickets
Sri Lanka's famous spinner, Muralitharan is the leading wicket taker in both tests and ODIs with 800 and 534 wickets respectively.
Test Record: Matches - 133, Wickets - 800, 5w - 67, 10w - 22, BB - 9/51, Average - 22.72
ODI records: Matches - 350, Wickets - 534, 5w - 10, BB - 7/30, Average - 23.08
2. Shane Warne (Australia) - 1001 wickets
Australian spinner, Shane Warne is 2nd in the list of leading wicket takers in International Cricket. He took 708 tests and 293 ODI wickets respectively.
Test Record: Matches - 145, Wickets - 708, 5w - 37, 10w - 10, BB - 8/71, Average - 25.41
ODI records: Matches - 194, Wickets - 293, 5w - 1, BB - 5/33, Average - 25.73
3. Anil Kumble (India) - 956 wickets
The leading wicket taker for India Anil Kumble is also third in the list of leading wicket takers in International Cricket. He took 619 tests and 337 ODIs wickets.
Test Record: Matches - 132, Wickets - 619, 5w - 35, 10w - 8, BB - 8/71, Average - 29.65
ODI records: Matches - 271, Wickets - 337, 5w - 2, BB - 5/33, Average - 30.89
4. Glenn McGrath (Australia) - 949 Wickets
One of the all time best fast bowler, Glenn McGrath is fourth in the list of leading wicket takers in International Cricket. He took 563 test wickets along with 381 ODI wickets and 5 T20 wickets.
Test Record: Matches - 124, Wickets - 563, 5w - 29, 10w - 3, BB - 8/71, Average - 21.64
ODI records: Matches - 250, Wickets - 381, 5w - 7, BB - 5/33, Average - 22.02
5. Wasim Akram (Pakistan) - 916 Wickets
The master of Swing Bowling, Wasim Akram is fifth in the list of the leading wicket taker in both tests and ODIs with 414 and 502 wickets respectively.
Test Record: Matches - 104, Wickets - 414, 5w - 25, 10w - 5, BB - 8/71, Average - 23.62
ODI records: Matches - 356, Wickets - 502, 5w - 6, BB - 5/33, Average - 23.52