Will Brett Lee or Harbhajan Singh reach the 300 Test match wickets milestone first?
Thursday, September 04, 2008 : Tests
With Australia touring India who will reach the 300 Test match wicket milestone first, Brett Lee or Harbhajan Singh? Brett Lee needs 11 while Harbhajan Singh only needs 9 more wickets to reach the 300 wicket milestone. Could he get them with Punter's wickets only? Who will they join in the list of great bowlers to take 300 or more Test match wickets?
Brett Lee has yet to play a Test match in India.*
Players Taking 300 Career Wickets
| Player | Wickets |
|---|
| Muralitharan, M | 756 |
| Warne, S K | 708 |
| Kumble, A | 616 |
| McGrath, G D | 563 |
| Walsh, C A | 519 |
| Kapil Dev | 434 |
| Hadlee, R J | 431 |
| Pollock, S M | 421 |
| Wasim Akram | 414 |
| Ambrose, C E L | 405 |
| Botham, I T | 383 |
| Marshall, M D | 376 |
| Waqar Younis | 373 |
| Imran Khan | 362 |
| Ntini, M* | 358 |
| Lillee, D K | 355 |
| Vaas, W P U* | 348 |
| Donald, A A | 330 |
| Willis, R G D | 325 |
| Gibbs, L R | 309 |
| Trueman, F S | 307 |
* as at 04.09.2008
Derek Underwood is the closest of those who didn't quite reach 300 wickets with 297.
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