Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin took a 4-wicket haul in the second innings of the third Day/Night Test against England. This took his tally to 400 wickets in Test cricket.
Ashwin needed just 76 innings to take 400 wickets in Test cricket, which made him the second-quickest bowler to reach the milestone just behind Sri Lankan great Muttiah Muralitharan, who took just 72 innings.
So here we take a look at the quickest bowlers to take 400 wickets in Test cricket:
6. Anil Kumble
Country: India
Innings: 85
Year: 2004
5. Rangana Herath
Country: Sri Lanka
Innings: 84
Year: 2017
4. Dale Steyn
Country: South Africa
Innings: 80
Year: 2015
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3. Richard Hadlee
Country: New Zealand
Innings: 80
Year: 1990
2. Ravichandran Ashwin
Country: India
Innings: 76
Year: 2021
1. Muttiah Muralitharan
Country: Sri Lanka
Innings: 72
Year: 2002
