Most Test wickets by active cricketers; Ashwin-Lyon fight for top spot

8. Ravindra Jadeja has picked 294 wickets in 136 Test innings at an average of 24.13 so far. Image Source : Getty

7. South African speedster Kagiso Rabada has scalped 294 wickets in 113 Test innings at an average of 22.02 Image Source : Getty

6. India's out-of-favour pacer Ishant Sharma has taken 311 wickets in 188 Test innings at an average of 32.40 Image Source : Getty

5. New Zealand's left-arm pacer Trent Boult has snapped 317 wickets in 149 Test wickets at an average of 27.49 Image Source : Getty

4. The star Australian pacer Mitchell Starc has taken 358 wickets in 170 Test innings at an average of 27.74 Image Source : Getty

3. New Zealand's Test skipper Tim Southee leads the chart among active pace bowlers with 380 wickets in 190 Test innings at an average of 29.61 Image Source : Getty

1. Indian veteran Ravichandran Ashwin has taken 516 wickets in 189 Test wickets at an amazing average of 23.75 Image Source : Getty

1. Australian spinner Nathan Lyon leads the pack with 530 wickets in 242 Test innings at an average of 30.28 Image Source : Getty

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