Most Wickets in 1996: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

Here is the complete breakdown of the most wickets in 1996, featuring the most impactful players of the year.
ALL FORMATS1996194 entries
190Anil KumbleIND3 clear of Waqar Younis
287Waqar YounisPAK3 off the lead
382Venkatesh PrasadIND8 off the lead
● LEADS
Anil KumbleIND
90 · 3 ahead of Younis
↑ IN THE CHASE
2
players sit within 10% of the lead on most wickets
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
51
The mark at number ten — 184 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
South Africa
8 of the top 50 · 9 teams represented

Most Wickets — full list

194 entries, ranked
1Anil KumbleIND90
2Waqar YounisPAK87
3Venkatesh PrasadIND82
4Allan DonaldSA77
5Saqlain MushtaqPAK76
6Mushtaq AhmedPAK67
7Javagal SrinathIND66
8Glenn McGrathAUS59
9Wasim AkramPAK55
10Shane WarneAUS51
11Muttiah MuralitharanSL50
12Chaminda VaasSL49
12Sir Curtly AmbroseWI49
13Dominic CorkENG48
14Paul StrangZIM46
15Paul ReiffelAUS43
16Courtney WalshWI41
17Shaun PollockSA38
18Fanie de VilliersSA35
18Heath StreakZIM35
19Chris CairnsNZ34
20Brian McMillanSA32
21Chris HarrisNZ31
22Darren GoughENG30
22Paul AdamsSA30
23Pat SymcoxSA29
23Alan MullallyENG29
24Danny MorrisonNZ28
25Sanath JayasuriyaSL27
25Ian BishopWI27
26Sunil JoshiIND25
27Kumar DharmasenaSL24
28Gavin LarsenNZ23
28Peter MartinENG23
29Dipak PatelNZ22
29Shahid NazirPAK22
30Jimmy AdamsWI21
30Roger HarperWI21
31Chris LewisENG20
31Damien FlemingAUS20
32Venkatapathy RajuIND19
33Mark WaughAUS18
33Nathan AstleNZ18
34Craig MatthewsSA17
35Shahid AfridiPAK16
35Lance KlusenerSA16
35Aravinda de SilvaSL16
35Steve WaughAUS16
35Robert CroftENG16
35Guy WhittallZIM16
36Ottis GibsonWI15
36Justin VaughanNZ15
36Saleem MalikPAK15
37Simon DoullNZ14
37Michael BevanAUS14
38Jayantha SilvaSL13
38Bryan StrangZIM13
39Sajeewa de SilvaSL12
39Ravindra PushpakumaraSL12
39Aaqib JavedPAK12
40Ata-ur-RehmanPAK11
40Dion NashNZ11
40Robert KennedyNZ11
40Mohammad ZahidPAK11
40Pramodya WickramasingheSL11
40Kenny BenjaminWI11
40Henry OlongaZIM11
41Eddo BrandesZIM10
41Rajab AliKEN10
41Hansie CronjeSA10
41Craig McDermottAUS10
41Phil DeFreitasENG10
42Craig WhiteENG9
42Sachin TendulkarIND9
42Upul ChandanaSL9
42Nicky BojeSA9
42Derek CrookesSA9
43Charlie LockZIM8
43Maurice OdumbeKEN8
43Aamer SohailPAK8
43Aashish KapoorIND8
43Adam HollioakeENG8
43Shane ThomsonNZ8
44Mark EalhamENG7
44Phil TufnellENG7
44Sourav GangulyIND7
44Phil SimmonsWI7
44John RennieZIM7
45Andy WhittallZIM6
45Everton MatambanadzoZIM6
45Martin SujiKEN6
45Neil SmithENG6
45Tito OdumbeKEN6
45Aasif KarimKEN6
45Azhar SaeedUAE6
45Shaukat DukanwalaUAE6
45Ajay JadejaIND6
45Stuart LawAUS6
45Jason GillespieAUS6
45Graeme HickENG6
45Richard IllingworthENG6
45Andy CaddickENG6
45Chris SilverwoodENG6
46Greg BlewettAUS5
46Robin SinghIND5
46Arjuna RanatungaSL5
46Laurie WilliamsWI5
46Steven LubbersNED5
47Thomas OdoyoKEN4
47Patterson ThompsonWI4
47Manjula MunasingheSL4
47Sultan ZarawaniUAE4
47Jacques KallisSA4
47Mohammad AkramPAK4
47Geoff AllottNZ4
47Paras MhambreyIND4
47Brad HoggAUS4
48Peter McIntyreAUS3
48Tom MoodyAUS3
48David JohnsonIND3
48Manoj PrabhakarIND3
48Ronnie IraniENG3
48Roger TwoseNZ3
48Abdul RazzaqPAK3
48Richard SnellSA3
48Carl HooperWI3
48Johanne SamarasekeraUAE3
48Roland LefebvreNED3
48Grant FlowerZIM3
48Paul-Jan BakkerNED3
48Peter CantrellNED3
49Flavian AponsoNED2
49Craig EvansZIM2
49Stephen PeallZIM2
49Nixon McLeanWI2
49Pommie MbangwaZIM2
49Rajindra DhanrajWI2
49Shiv ChanderpaulWI2
49Hashan TillakaratneSL2
49Ruwan KalpageSL2
49Azhar MahmoodPAK2
49Simon BrownENG2
49Matthew HartNZ2
49Graham ThorpeENG2
49Dermot ReeveENG2
49Ian SalisburyENG2
49Mike WatkinsonENG2
49Narendra HirwaniIND2
50Prashant VaidyaIND1
50Ricky PontingAUS1
50Darren LehmannAUS1
50Shane LeeAUS1
50Angus FraserENG1
50Mike AthertonENG1
50Stephen FlemingNZ1
50Min PatelENG1
50Mohammad HussainPAK1
50Cameron CuffyWI1
50Keith ArthurtonWI1
50Eric UpashanthaSL1
50Eric GoukaNED1
50Floris JansenNED1
50Steve TikoloKEN1
50Lameck OnyangoKEN1
50Tony SujiKEN1
50Saleem RazaUAE1
50Arshad LaeeqUAE1
50Shahzad AltafUAE1
51Saeed-al-SaffarUAE0
51Mazhar HussainUAE0
51Tim de LeedeNED0
51David TikoloKEN0
51Gary BrentZIM0
51Alistair CampbellZIM0
51Ali ShahZIM0
51Mark DekkerZIM0
51Asanka GurusinhaSL0
51Shadab KabirPAK0
51Daryll CullinanSA0
51Gary KirstenSA0
51Craig SpearmanNZ0
51Inzamam-ul-HaqPAK0
51Saeed AnwarPAK0
51Asif MujtabaPAK0
51Ijaz AhmedPAK0
51Dean HeadleyENG0
51Devon MalcolmENG0
51Mark RamprakashENG0
51Michael KasprowiczAUS0
51Woorkeri RamanIND0
51Salil AnkolaIND0
51Mohammad AzharuddinIND0
51Sanjay ManjrekarIND0
51Navjot SidhuIND0
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