Top 5 wicket-taker in ODIs, all Asian in the list

Highest wicket-taker in ODIs

In the field of cricket, many masters ie batsmen and bowlers have made many records, some of which have not been broken till date. At the same time, in the case of the bowlers the highest wicket-taker in ODIs, only the bowlers of only 2 countries are named in the top 5.

These 5 bowlers knew the art of how to send the front batsman back from the field and how to make the ball dance at his behest. These 5 bowlers knew how to scare the big batsmen of the world because they had the technology, speed, swing, that is, the batsmen had all the art of getting rid of sixes. That is why these 5 bowlers have the record of taking the most wickets in ODI International cricket. So let's tell you those 5 names.

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Top 5 Wicket-taker in ODIs

1. Muthiah Muralitharan
   The brilliant Sri Lankan bowler Muralitharan has achieved this record by taking 534 wickets in ODIs. Muralitharan played 350 ODIs in his career, in which he took 534 wickets. Considered to be Sachin Tendulkar of bowling, Muralitharan is not only the highest wicket-taker in ODI cricket, he is also the only bowler to take 800 wickets in Test cricket.
2. Wasim Akram
   Pakistan player Wasim Akram's name is second in this list. Wasim became the first bowler in the world to reach 500 wickets in ODIs. Wasim made this record in the 2003 World Cup. Akram played 356 ODIs in his illustrious career, in which he took 502 wickets in his name.
3. Waqar Younis
   Another Pakistan player's name is included in this list, which is Waqar Younis. Waqar Younis played 262 ODIs in which he took 416 wickets. Waqar took four wickets in his innings 14 times and most times in an innings, Waqar had made a different record by taking 5 wickets, not only this, Waqar did this not once or twice but 13 times.
4. Chaminda Vaas
   Sri Lanka's fast bowler Chaminda Vaas played 322 ODIs and in these matches Chaminda took 400 wickets. Vaas once claimed 8 wickets for just 19 runs in an innings, which was his best performance.
5. Shahid Afridi
   This former Pakistan player played 398 ODIs in his career, in which Afridi took 395 wickets in his name. Not only this, in one match, he took 7 wickets by giving only 12 runs.

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