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Most Wickets in 2002: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats
This page shows players with the most wickets during the 2002 season, ranking them by their on-field performances.
ODI
2002
197 entries
1
54
Shaun Pollock
SA
2 clear of Waqar Younis
2
52
Waqar Younis
PAK
2 off the lead
3
50
Makhaya Ntini
SA
4 off the lead
● LEADS
Shaun Pollock
SA
54 · 2 ahead of Younis
↑ IN THE CHASE
2
players sit within 10% of the lead on most wickets
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
38
The mark at number ten — 187 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
New Zealand
7 of the top 50 · 10 teams represented
Most Wickets — full list
197 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Shaun Pollock
SA
54
2
Waqar Younis
PAK
52
3
Makhaya Ntini
SA
50
4
Allan Donald
SA
45
5
Wasim Akram
PAK
44
6
Glenn McGrath
AUS
43
7
Jacques Kallis
SA
42
8
Brett Lee
AUS
41
9
Jason Gillespie
AUS
39
9
Shoaib Akhtar
PAK
39
9
Harbhajan Singh
IND
39
10
Ajit Agarkar
IND
38
10
Zaheer Khan
IND
38
11
Chaminda Vaas
SL
33
11
Shahid Afridi
GER
33
11
Abdul Razzaq
PAK
33
12
Dilhara Fernando
SL
32
13
Shane Bond
NZ
30
13
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
30
13
Mervyn Dillon
WI
30
14
Chris Gayle
WI
29
15
Nicky Boje
SA
28
16
Darren Gough
ENG
27
16
Saqlain Mushtaq
PAK
27
17
Shane Warne
AUS
26
18
Lance Klusener
SA
24
19
Chris Cairns
NZ
23
19
Vasbert Drakes
WI
23
19
Andrew Flintoff
ENG
23
20
Pedro Collins
WI
22
20
Mohammad Sami
PAK
22
21
Pulasthi Gunaratne
SL
21
21
Douglas Hondo
ZIM
21
22
Javagal Srinath
IND
20
23
Anil Kumble
IND
19
23
Chris Harris
NZ
19
23
Daryl Tuffey
NZ
19
24
Scott Styris
NZ
18
24
Upul Chandana
SL
18
25
Matthew Hoggard
ENG
17
26
Andre Adams
NZ
16
26
Daniel Vettori
NZ
16
26
Andy Bichel
AUS
16
27
Darren Lehmann
AUS
15
28
Sanath Jayasuriya
SL
14
28
Ashley Giles
ENG
14
28
Carl Hooper
WI
14
28
Ashish Nehra
IND
14
29
Corey Collymore
WI
13
29
Ronnie Irani
ENG
13
29
Sourav Ganguly
IND
13
29
Virender Sehwag
IND
13
29
Jacob Oram
NZ
13
29
Nuwan Zoysa
SL
13
29
Grant Flower
ZIM
13
30
Roger Telemachus
SA
12
30
Shane Watson
AUS
12
31
Paul Collingwood
ENG
11
31
Khaled Mahmud
BAN
11
32
Tapash Baisya
BAN
10
32
Cameron Cuffy
WI
10
33
Craig White
ENG
9
33
Ian Harvey
AUS
9
33
Prabath Nissanka
SL
9
33
Dougie Marillier
ZIM
9
34
Henry Olonga
ZIM
8
34
Travis Friend
ZIM
8
35
Kyle Mills
NZ
7
35
Paul Hitchcock
NZ
7
35
Nathan Hauritz
AUS
7
35
Ian Blackwell
ENG
7
35
Mahendra Nagamootoo
WI
7
35
Andy Caddick
ENG
7
35
Manjurul Islam
BAN
7
35
Sachin Tendulkar
IND
7
36
Michael Vaughan
ENG
6
36
Mohammad Ashraful
BAN
6
36
Talha Jubair
BAN
6
36
Ryan Hinds
WI
6
36
Jeremy Snape
ENG
6
36
Mohammad Rafique
BAN
6
36
Kumar Dharmasena
SL
6
36
Yuvraj Singh
IND
6
36
Ian Butler
NZ
6
36
James Franklin
NZ
6
36
Dion Nash
NZ
6
36
Russel Arnold
SL
6
36
Charitha Buddhika
SL
6
36
Chamila Gamage
SL
6
36
Martin Suji
KEN
6
36
Heath Streak
ZIM
6
37
Steve Elworthy
SA
5
37
Thomas Odoyo
KEN
5
37
Hasantha Fernando
SL
5
37
Nathan Astle
NZ
5
37
Brooke Walker
NZ
5
37
Sanjay Bangar
IND
5
37
Tinu Yohannan
IND
5
37
James Anderson
ENG
5
37
Jermaine Lawson
WI
5
37
Mohammad Sharif
BAN
5
38
Tareq Aziz
BAN
4
38
Azhar Mahmood
PAK
4
38
Shoaib Malik
PAK
4
38
James Kirtley
ENG
4
38
Steve Harmison
ENG
4
38
Alex Tudor
ENG
4
38
Murali Kartik
IND
4
38
Steve Tikolo
KEN
4
38
Collins Obuya
KEN
4
38
Justin Ontong
SA
4
38
Dale Benkenstein
SA
4
38
Brian Murphy
ZIM
4
39
Gary Brent
ZIM
3
39
Robin Peterson
SA
3
39
Andrew Hall
SA
3
39
Joseph Angara
KEN
3
39
Maurice Odumbe
KEN
3
39
Sean Ervine
ZIM
3
39
Dinesh Mongia
IND
3
39
Andrew Symonds
AUS
3
39
Thilan Samaraweera
SL
3
39
Mohammad Zahid
PAK
3
39
Enamul Haque
BAN
3
40
Naimur Rahman
BAN
2
40
Roland Lefebvre
NED
2
40
Adeel Raja
NED
2
40
Mark Waugh
AUS
2
40
Alan Dawson
SA
2
40
Justin Kemp
SA
2
40
Monde Zondeki
SA
2
40
Craig Evans
ZIM
2
40
Andy Blignaut
ZIM
2
41
Pommie Mbangwa
ZIM
1
41
Graeme Smith
SA
1
41
Martin van Jaarsveld
SA
1
41
Nantie Hayward
SA
1
41
Feiko Kloppenburg
NED
1
41
Victor Grandia
NED
1
41
Jimmy Kamande
KEN
1
41
Brad Hogg
AUS
1
41
Aravinda de Silva
SL
1
41
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
SL
1
41
Damien Martyn
AUS
1
41
Sarandeep Singh
IND
1
41
Craig McMillan
NZ
1
41
Gareth Batty
ENG
1
41
Ben Hollioake
ENG
1
41
Daren Powell
WI
1
41
Darrel Brown
WI
1
41
Marlon Samuels
WI
1
41
Alok Kapali
BAN
1
41
Sanwar Hossain
BAN
1
41
Ehsanul Haque
BAN
1
41
Inzamam-ul-Haq
PAK
1
41
Vijay Bharadwaj
IND
1
41
Taufeeq Umar
PAK
1
41
Younis Khan
PAK
1
42
Faisal Iqbal
PAK
0
42
Naved Latif
PAK
0
42
Mazharul Haque
BAN
0
42
Anwar Hossain Monir
BAN
0
42
Fahim Muntasir
BAN
0
42
Wavell Hinds
WI
0
42
Dominic Cork
ENG
0
42
Habibul Bashar
BAN
0
42
Mehrab Hossain
BAN
0
42
Lou Vincent
NZ
0
42
Jacob-Jan Esmeijer
NED
0
42
Tim de Leede
NED
0
42
Jehan Mubarak
SL
0
42
Mahela Jayawardene
SL
0
42
Matthew Hart
NZ
0
42
Hemang Badani
IND
0
42
Jai Prakash Yadav
IND
0
42
Steve Waugh
AUS
0
42
VVS Laxman
IND
0
42
Lakshmipathy Balaji
IND
0
42
Michael Bevan
AUS
0
42
Brad Williams
AUS
0
42
Peter Ongondo
KEN
0
42
Brijal Patel
KEN
0
42
Barney Rogers
ZIM
0
42
Waddington Mwayenga
ZIM
0
42
Richard Sims
ZIM
0
42
Hitesh Modi
KEN
0
42
Kennedy Otieno
KEN
0
42
Tony Suji
KEN
0
42
Edgar Schiferli
NED
0
42
Luuk van Troost
NED
0
42
Paul Adams
SA
0
42
Ray Price
ZIM
0
42
Mluleki Nkala
ZIM
0
42
Charl Langeveldt
SA
0
42
Guy Whittall
ZIM
0
42
Jon Kent
SA
0
42
Alistair Campbell
ZIM
0
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