Most Wickets in 2006: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

Here is the complete breakdown of the most wickets in 2006, featuring the most impactful players of the year.
TEST2006116 entries
190Muttiah MuralitharanSL32 clear of Makhaya Ntini
258Makhaya NtiniSA32 off the lead
357Anil KumbleIND33 off the lead
● LEADS
Muttiah MuralitharanSL
90 · 32 ahead of Ntini
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Muralitharan is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
35
The mark at number ten — 106 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
India
8 of the top 50 · 9 teams represented

Most Wickets — full list

116 entries, ranked
1Muttiah MuralitharanSL90
2Makhaya NtiniSA58
3Anil KumbleIND57
4Matthew HoggardENG51
5Shane WarneAUS49
6Stuart ClarkAUS42
7Monty PanesarENG40
7Danish KaneriaPAK40
8Brett LeeAUS37
9Umar GulPAK36
10SreesanthIND35
11Steve HarmisonENG33
11Andrew FlintoffENG33
12Mohammad AsifPAK30
12Lasith MalingaSL30
13James FranklinNZ29
14Jerome TaylorWI28
15Munaf PatelIND24
15Chris MartinNZ24
15Dale SteynSA24
16Abdul RazzaqPAK23
17Corey CollymoreWI22
18Andre NelSA21
18Daniel VettoriNZ21
19Stuart MacGillAUS20
20Shaun PollockSA19
20Sajid MahmoodENG19
20Harbhajan SinghIND19
21Zaheer KhanIND18
21Irfan PathanIND18
21Shane BondNZ18
21Glenn McGrathAUS18
22Shahid NazirPAK17
23Farveez MaharoofSL15
23Jacques KallisSA15
24Kyle MillsNZ14
24Liam PlunkettENG14
24Mohammad RafiqueBAN14
25Dilhara FernandoSL13
26Nicky BojeSA12
26Chaminda VaasSL12
26Chris GayleWI12
27Dwayne BravoWI11
27Andrew HallSA11
28Fidel EdwardsWI10
28Dave MohammedWI10
28Pedro CollinsWI10
28Shahadat HossainBAN10
28Virender SehwagIND10
29RP SinghIND9
29Ian BradshawWI9
30Daren PowellWI8
30James AndersonENG8
30Enamul Haque jnrBAN8
30Shahid AfridiPAK8
30Mohammad SamiPAK8
30Jason GillespieAUS8
31Michael KasprowiczAUS7
31Malinga BandaraSL7
31Jacob OramNZ7
32Nathan AstleNZ5
32Vikram SinghIND5
32Shaun UdalENG5
33Shoaib AkhtarPAK4
33Scott StyrisNZ4
33Sanath JayasuriyaSL4
33Andrew SymondsAUS4
34Nuwan KulasekaraSL3
34Jeetan PatelNZ3
34Charl LangeveldtSA3
34Morne MorkelSA3
34Syed RaselBAN3
34Mashrafe MortazaBAN3
34Jon LewisENG3
34Ashley GilesENG3
34Dwayne SmithWI3
34Ramnaresh SarwanWI3
35Ajit AgarkarIND2
35Johan BothaSA2
36Ashwell PrinceSA1
36Dan CullenAUS1
36Sourav GangulyIND1
36Piyush ChawlaIND1
36Naved-ul-HasanPAK1
36Aftab AhmedBAN1
36Shoaib MalikPAK1
36Mohammad HafeezPAK1
36Daren GangaWI1
36Mohammad AshrafulBAN1
36Kevin PietersenENG1
36Paul CollingwoodENG1
37Ian BellENG0
37Alok KapaliBAN0
37Rajin SalehBAN0
37Ian BlackwellENG0
37Shiv ChanderpaulWI0
37Rawl LewisWI0
37Marlon SamuelsWI0
37Runako MortonWI0
37Salman ButtPAK0
37Taufeeq UmarPAK0
37Imran FarhatPAK0
37Abdur RazzakBAN0
37Younis KhanPAK0
37MS DhoniIND0
37Iftikhar AnjumPAK0
37Sachin TendulkarIND0
37Yuvraj SinghIND0
37Tillakaratne DilshanSL0
37Michael ClarkeAUS0
37Michael HusseyAUS0
37Ricky PontingAUS0
37Graeme SmithSA0
37Jacques RudolphSA0
37Hashim AmlaSA0
37AB de VilliersSA0
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