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Best Spin Bowlers of All Time

Sri Lankan Right-arm off-break Bowler

Muttiah Muralitharan

He was named “the greatest Test match bowler ever” by Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack in 2002. Muralitharan took 800 wickets in 230 innings out of 113 test matches he participated in from 1992 to 2010, with the best bowling performance in an innings of 9/51 and in a single test match of 16/220.

Australian Right-arm leg break Bowler

Shane Warne

his retirement from professional cricket was described by the Australian captain Ricky Ponting as the “end of an era.” He took 708 wickets in 273 innings out of 145 test matches he participated in from 1992 to 2007, with the best bowling performance in an innings of 8/71 and in a single test match of 12/128.

Right-arm leg-break bowler

Anil Kumble

He became the fourth Indian cricketer to be inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame in February 2015. Anil took 619 wickets in 236 innings out of 132 test matches he participated in from 1990 to 2008, with the best bowling performance in an innings of 10/74 and in a single test match of 14/149.

Right-arm off-break Bowler

Saqlain Mushtaq

He took 208 wickets in 86 innings out of 49 test matches he participated in from 1995 to 2004, with the best bowling performance in an innings of 8/164 and in a single test match of 10/155. moreover, his Test blowing average is 29.83 with an economy rate of 2.64.

slow left-arm orthodox bowler

Daniel Vettori

He took 362 wickets in 187 innings out of 113 test matches he participated in from 1997 to 2014, with the best bowling performance in an innings of 7/87 and in a single test match of 12/149.

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