A look at the leading wicket-takers in Test cricket after Australian Shane Warne passed the 500 mark against Sri Lanka on Friday:
1. Courtney Walsh (West Indies) 519
2. Shane Warne (Australia) 501
3. Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka) 496
5. Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) 431
6. Glenn McGrath (Australia) 430
7. Wasim Akram (Pakistan) 414
8. Curtly Ambrose (West Indies) 405
9. Ian Botham (England) 383
10. Anil Kumble (India) 382
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