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.
TEST1996110 entries
137Venkatesh PrasadIND2 clear of Mushtaq Ahmed
235Mushtaq AhmedPAK2 off the lead
333Javagal SrinathIND4 off the lead
● LEADS
Venkatesh PrasadIND
37 · 2 ahead of Ahmed
↑ IN THE CHASE
1
player sits within 10% of the lead on most wickets
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
23
The mark at number ten — 100 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
England
8 of the top 50 · 9 teams represented

Most Wickets — full list

110 entries, ranked
1Venkatesh PrasadIND37
2Mushtaq AhmedPAK35
3Javagal SrinathIND33
4Glenn McGrathAUS30
5Anil KumbleIND29
6Paul StrangZIM28
7Waqar YounisPAK27
8Allan DonaldSA26
9Dominic CorkENG25
9Alan MullallyENG25
10Heath StreakZIM23
11Wasim AkramPAK22
12Courtney WalshWI20
12Sir Curtly AmbroseWI20
12Ian BishopWI20
13Paul ReiffelAUS18
13Paul AdamsSA18
14Chris LewisENG16
15Shane WarneAUS15
15Chris CairnsNZ15
16Muttiah MuralitharanSL14
16Dipak PatelNZ14
17Lance KlusenerSA13
17Jayantha SilvaSL13
17Shahid NazirPAK13
18Shaun PollockSA12
18Chaminda VaasSL12
19Mohammad ZahidPAK11
19Saqlain MushtaqPAK11
20Sunil JoshiIND10
20Robert CroftENG10
20Simon DoullNZ10
20Justin VaughanNZ10
20Bryan StrangZIM10
21Guy WhittallZIM9
21Henry OlongaZIM9
21Brian McMillanSA9
21Kenny BenjaminWI9
22Phil TufnellENG7
22Mark EalhamENG7
22Darren GoughENG7
22Sourav GangulyIND7
22Chris HarrisNZ7
22Danny MorrisonNZ7
23Ravindra PushpakumaraSL6
23Gavin LarsenNZ6
23Robert KennedyNZ6
23Pat SymcoxSA6
23Steve WaughAUS6
23Andy CaddickENG6
23Jimmy AdamsWI6
24Michael BevanAUS5
24Aashish KapoorIND5
24Ata-ur-RehmanPAK5
24Fanie de VilliersSA5
24Eddo BrandesZIM5
25Geoff AllottNZ4
25Pramodya WickramasingheSL4
25Patterson ThompsonWI4
25Peter MartinENG4
25Chris SilverwoodENG4
26David JohnsonIND3
26Peter McIntyreAUS3
26Kumar DharmasenaSL3
26Roger TwoseNZ3
27Nathan AstleNZ2
27Hansie CronjeSA2
27Sanath JayasuriyaSL2
27Andy WhittallZIM2
27Everton MatambanadzoZIM2
27Pommie MbangwaZIM2
27Jason GillespieAUS2
27Mark WaughAUS2
27Paras MhambreyIND2
27Narendra HirwaniIND2
27Simon BrownENG2
27Ian SalisburyENG2
27Mike WatkinsonENG2
27Ronnie IraniENG2
27Rajindra DhanrajWI2
28Phil SimmonsWI1
28Angus FraserENG1
28Mike AthertonENG1
28Graeme HickENG1
28Min PatelENG1
28Craig WhiteENG1
28Mohammad HussainPAK1
28Mohammad AkramPAK1
28Craig McDermottAUS1
28Venkatapathy RajuIND1
28Greg BlewettAUS1
28Ricky PontingAUS1
28Brad HoggAUS1
28Grant FlowerZIM1
29Jacques KallisSA0
29Alistair CampbellZIM0
29Craig EvansZIM0
29Michael KasprowiczAUS0
29Aravinda de SilvaSL0
29Asanka GurusinhaSL0
29Chandika HathurusinghaSL0
29Shadab KabirPAK0
29Sachin TendulkarIND0
29Saleem MalikPAK0
29Asif MujtabaPAK0
29Aamer SohailPAK0
29Graham ThorpeENG0
29Devon MalcolmENG0
29Shiv ChanderpaulWI0
29Carl HooperWI0
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