10. Shaun Pollock
Shaun Pollock played for South Africa from 1995 to 2008.
He was a street smart bowler, Accuracy and sharp swing being his greatest strength.
He has claimed more than 800 wickets in international cricket at a very impressive average.
9. Waqar Younis
Waqar Younis played for Pakistan from 1989 to 2003.
He had troubled the world's best batsmen of his time by lethal yorker and reverse swing.
He pocketed nearly 800 wickets in his international career.
8. Dennis Lillee
Dennis Lillee played for Australia during 1971 to 1984.
He started his career as an express fast bowler but injury forced him to cut down his speed eventually.
He has 355 test wicket and 103 ODI wickets to his name during his 13 year long career.
7. Richard Hadlee
Sir Richard Hadlee played for New Zealand during 1973 to 1990.
He was a very intelligent bowler having great control and accuracy in his line and length.
He was the first to claim 400 test wickets.
6. Glenn McGrath
Glenn McGrath played for Australia from 1993 to 2007.
In cricket world he is considered as one of the best bowler world has ever witnessed.
His main strength is his consistent off stump line and perfect length.
5. Anil Kumble
Anil Kumble, a wrist spinner, played for India during 1990-2007.
Accuracy, consistency in line and length is his main strength.
He has more than 900 international wickets to his name and is so far the highest wicket taker for India.
4. Wasim Akram
Wasim Akram played for Pakistan during 1984 -- 2003.
He is considered the best left arm fast bowlers of all time in the world, known as the Sultan of Swing.
He has scalped over 900 wickets in his 19 years long international career.
3. Shane Warne
Shane Warne played for Australia during 1992 -- 2007.
Shane Warne and Controversy are synonymous as controversies followed him one after the other.
The fact that he has scalped 1001 wickets in international is itself a wonder of cricket.
2. Muttiah Muralitharan
Muttiah Muralitharan played for Sri Lanka during 1992 -- 2011.
His outstanding performance on the field kept tumbling the records one after the other.
He is the highest wicket taker in both Tests and ODIs, with over 1300 wickets to his name.
1. Curtly Ambrose
Curtly Ambrose played 98 Test matches for the West Indies during 1988-2000.
He was selected as one of West Indies all-time XI by a panel of experts.
As a fast bowler he took 405 Test wickets at an average of 20.99 and topped our list.
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