Anil Kumble tops the list of Top 10 Bowlers with most LBW Dismissals in Test with 156 LBW wickets out of a total of 619 wickets. In Test format, bowlers mostly focus on getting LBW because batsmen are always in a defensive stance, which increases the chances of LBW.
In Test Format, Spinners have the upper hand in LBW compared to the fast bowlers. Because batsman finds it difficult to predict spinners as the ball can turn in any direction, and there are other skills such as doosra, googly, Slider, and Flipper. Therefore, the top three bowlers standing on the following list are world-class spinners.
Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Muralidharan dominated his opponents’ best batsman in the Test format, and he is also the leading wicket-taker in the Test format. Make sure you stay in touch with this article and go through the complete list of Top Bowlers with the Most LBW Dismissals in Test.
Top 10 Bowlers With The Most LBW Dismissals in Test Cricket History
| Rank | Player | Country | Mat | Wickets | LBW Wkts | BBI | 5W | Runs | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anil Kumble | India | 132 | 619 | 156 | 10/74 | 35 | 18355 | 29.65 |
| 2 | Muttiah Muralidaran | Sri Lanka | 133 | 800 | 150 | 9/51 | 67 | 18180 | 22.72 |
| 3 | Shane Warne | Australia | 145 | 708 | 138 | 8/71 | 37 | 17995 | 25.41 |
| 4 | Wasim Akram | Pakistan | 104 | 414 | 119 | 7/119 | 25 | 9779 | 23.62 |
| 5 | Ravichandran Ashwin | India | 106 | 537 | 117 | 7/59 | 37 | 12891 | 24.00 |
| 6 | Glen McGrath | Australia | 124 | 563 | 113 | 8/24 | 29 | 12186 | 21.64 |
| 7 | Kapil Dev | India | 131 | 434 | 111 | 9/83 | 23 | 12867 | 29.64 |
| 8 | Waqar Younis | Pakistan | 87 | 373 | 110 | 7/76 | 22 | 8788 | 23.56 |
| 9 | Rangana Herath | Sri Lanka | 93 | 433 | 108 | 9/127 | 34 | 12157 | 28.07 |
| 10 | Stuart Broad | England | 167 | 604 | 101 | 8/15 | 20 | 16719 | 27.68 |
10: Stuart Broad (England, 101 LBW)
The only bowler from the England team in the list, Stuart Broad, managed to take a total of 101 LBW wickets in 167 matches. On the other hand, Stuart Broad is also standing at the 5th position in the list of most test wickets with 604 wickets.
9. Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka, 108 LBW)
Rangana Herath’s best bowling performance in Test came against the Pakistan team in 2014, where he took 9/127 wickets. Out of 433 Test wickets, Rangana Herath managed to take 108 LBW wickets and stands in 9th Position. Ranagana Herath is Sri Lanka’s second leading wicket-taker in Test format with 433 wickets.
8. Waqar Younis (Pakistan, 110 LBW)
Waqar Younis was a fierce bowler of Pakistan, and most of his deliveries used to be unplayable for the opponent’s batsman. He took a total of 373 test wickets in his career, out of which 110 wickets were as LBW, which is the 8th highest in the list.
7. Kapil Dev (India, 111 LBW)
The Indian Captain who led the team to their first ever maiden World Cup title in 1983 is standing in the list at 7th Position with 111 LBW wickets. In the year 1983, the West Indies team was touring India, and in the third test match, Kapil gave his best test bowling performance by taking 9 wickets of the prominent West Indies.
6. Glenn McGrath (Australia, 113 LBW)
McGrath was Australia’s best bowling attacker during his professional career, and currently, he is Australia’s second-most wicket-taker in Test cricket. In a total of 563 test wickets, McGrath managed to take 113 LBWs due to his fast bowling skills. His best test performance for the Australian Test Side is 8/24, which came against Pakistan.
5. Ravichandran Ashwin (India, 117 LBW)
India’s Ravichandran Ashwin was one of the most skilful spinners in Test cricket, and he helped the Indian team win many crucial matches with his spinning skills. Ashwin was very close to breaking Anil Kumble’s unbeaten record for most test wickets; he managed to take 537 test wickets in his career. Ashwin managed to take one of the most fifers by an Indian Bowler with 37 five-wicket hauls in Tests.
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4. Wasim Akram (Pakistan, 119 LBW)
Wasim Akram was considered the best fast bowler of the Pakistan team because he was not just a fast bowler but also very skilful in swing deliveries. He took the most test wickets for the Pakistan team, 414 wickets, out of which 119 are only LBWs. Batsmen used to find difficulties facing Akram’s lethal pace along with his unpredictable swings.
3. Shane Warne (Australia, 138 LBW)
Shane Warne took the most test wickets for the Australian Side, 708 wickets, out of which 138 wickets were LBW. His spin bowling was out of the world because batsmen used to get stuck at one position after witnessing his leg spin. Numerous times, Shane Warne used to bowl or LBW batsmen from behind the stumps, and he was able to do that because of his extreme leg spin.
2. Muttiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka, 150 LBW)
The leading wicket-taker in the history of Test cricket, Muttiah Muralidaran, has the second most LBW Wickets to his name, 150 LBW. Muralidaran’s unique bowling action was very difficult to predict, and batsmen did not get to know which ball would be the next. Therefore, till the batsman predicted Muralidaran’s ball, batsmen did not have enough time to defend, and they used to lose their wicket.
1. Anil Kumble (India, 156 LBW)
Indian Spinner Anil Kumble tops the list of Most LBW dismissals with 156 LBW in 132 matches. Kumble was a leg-break baller of the Indian team, and once he took all 10 wickets of the opponent team, Pakistan, it helped to gain victory. He was more popular for his flipper deliveries in Test, which caused the ball to skid slowly and have less bounce.