The World Record of ‘highest number of wickets in international cricket’ has been achieved by Mr. Muttiah Muralitharan from Sri Lanka.

During the International cricket career (Aug 28, 1992- May 22, 2014); Mr. Muralitharan took One Thousand Three Hundred Forty Seven (1347) wickets. He took 800 wickets in Tests, 534 wickets in One Day International and 13 wickets in T20.