Top 5 Bowlers With Most Five-Wicket Hauls In Test Cricket

Here's a list of the top 5 bowlers with most five-wicket hauls in Test cricket:

Star India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin went past the legendary Anil Kumble in terms of having most number of five-wicket hauls in Tests when he claimed a five-fer in the second Innings of the recently-concluded 5th IND vs ENG Test in Dharamsala. Let's look at the bowlers with highest no. of five-wicket hauls in Test format:

1- Muttiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka): Innings - 230, Wickets - 800, 5-wicket hauls - 67, Average - 22.72, Economy - 2.47. (Image Credit- Getty)

2- Shane Warne (Australia): Innings - 273, Wickets - 708, 5-wicket hauls - 37, Average - 25.41, Economy - 2.65. (Image Credit- Getty)

3- Sir Richard Hadlee (New Zealand): Innings - 150, Wickets - 431, 5-wicket hauls - 36, Average - 22.29, Economy - 2.63. (Image Credit- Getty)

4- Ravichandran Ashwin (India): Innings - 189, Wickets - 516, 5-wicket hauls - 36, Average - 23.75, Economy - 2.81. (Image Credit- Getty)

5- Anil Kumble (India): Innings - 236, Wickets - 619, 5-wicket hauls - 35, Average - 29.65, Economy - 2.69. (Image Credit- Getty)