List of players to Fastest 200 Test Wickets
Position | Player Name | Matches | Test Debut | Match Date | Span | Opposition | Venue |
1 | Yasir Shah (Pakistan) | 33 | October 22, 2014 | December 3, 2018 | 4 years and 42 days | New Zealand | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
2 | Clarrie Grimmett (Australia) | 36 | February 27, 1925 | February 15, 1936 | 10 years and 353 days | South Africa | Old Wanderers, Johannesburg |
3 | Ravichandran Ashwin (India) | 37 | November 6, 2011 | September 22, 2016 | 4 years and 321 days | New Zealand | Green Park, Kanpur |
4 | Dennis Lillee (Australia) | 38 | January 29, 1971 | February 1, 1980 | 9 years and 3 days | England | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne |
5 | Waqar Younis (Pakistan) | 38 | November 15, 1989 | December 8, 1995 | 6 years and 23 days | New Zealand | AMI Stadium, Christchurch |
6 | Dale Steyn (South Africa) | 39 | December 17, 2004 | June 10, 2010 | 5 years and 175 days | West Indies | Queen's Park Oval, Trinidad |
7 | Ian Botham (England) | 41 | July 28, 1977 | August 27, 1981 | 4 years and 30 days | Australia | The Oval, London |
8 | Stuart MacGill (Australia) | 41 | January 30, 1998 | November 8, 2007 | 9 years and 282 days | Sri Lanka | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane |
9 | Malcolm Marshall (West Indies) | 42 | December 15, 1978 | March 7, 1986 | 7 years and 82 days | England | Queen's Park Oval, Trinidad |
10 | Shane Warne (Australia) | 42 | January 2, 1992 | December 8, 1995 | 3 years and 340 days | Sri Lanka | W.A.C.A Ground, Perth |
Yasir Shah tops the list of fastest bowlers to reach 200 wickets in Test. Another Pakistani Waqar Younis occupies the fifth position. India's very own Ravichandran Ashwin is third, reaching this feat in just 37 Test matches.
Australians in the list of Fastest 200 Test Wickets
There are 4 Australians in the list of fastest 200 test wickets. Their Spin bowling twins Stuart Macgill and Shane Warne just took 41 and 42 tests respectively to reach this feat.