Muttiah Muralitharan took the most wickets in Test cricket 2006 — 63 wickets. Computed from every ball bowled in Test cricket 2006 — the top ten below match the official record.
| Player | Wickets | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Muttiah Muralitharan | 63 | 2424 |
| 2. Matthew Hoggard | 38 | 2489 |
| 3. Anil Kumble | 37 | 2143 |
| 4. Monty Panesar | 37 | 2238 |
| 5. Danish Kaneria | 33 | 2577 |
| 6. Makhaya Ntini | 33 | 1345 |
| 7. Steve Harmison | 30 | 1930 |
| 8. Shanthakumaran Sreesanth | 28 | 1266 |
| 9. Umar Gul | 28 | 1443 |
| 10. Stuart Clark | 26 | 1166 |
Muttiah Muralitharan took the most wickets in Test cricket 2006 — 63 wickets. Second is Matthew Hoggard (38), third Anil Kumble (37).
Source: DeepCover ball-by-ball warehouse · how we verify our numbers · methodology · all answered questions