Most Test Wickets 2021: As 2021 draws to a close, we can now start preparing our lists for this year. Here is a list of the highest wicket-takers in Test cricket in the year 2021!
#5 – James Anderson (ENG)
This was the year where he became the third-highest Test wicket-taker of all time, and also crossed the 600-wicket mark in the process.
The 39-year-old veteran has claimed 32 wickets in 18 innings in 2021, averaging 23.40 in the process.
#4 – Axar Patel (IND)
The left-armer had a great start to his Test career earlier this year, when he took 27 wickets in 3 Tests against England.
He currently has 35 wickets in 9 innings in 2021, at an average of just 11.00!
#3 – Hasan Ali (PAK)
Pakistan has had a wonderful year in all formats of cricket. Hasan Ali is one of the two Pakistanis on this list is a proof of that.
Ali has claimed 39 wickets in 14 innings in 2021, averaging a healthy 15.94 while doing so!
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#2 – Shaheen Shah Afridi (PAK)
Afridi is surely one of the fastest rising stars in not only Pakistani cricket, but also world cricket!
He has claimed 44 wickets in 15 innings in the year 2021, averaging 17.45 while doing so.
#1 – Ravichandran Ashwin (IND)
Ash leapfrogged Afridi yesterday to become the highest wicket-taker in Tests in the current year.
He has taken 50 wickets in 15 innings in the year 2021, averaging 15.87 while doing so!
So these are the top 5 highest wicket-takers in Tests in the year 2021!
