Mitchell Johnson took the most wickets in Test cricket 2008 — 70 wickets. Computed from every ball bowled in Test cricket 2008 — the top ten below match the official record.
| Player | Wickets | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mitchell Johnson | 70 | 3811 |
| 2. Harbhajan Singh | 55 | 3431 |
| 3. Dale Steyn | 50 | 2375 |
| 4. James Anderson | 47 | 2872 |
| 5. Makhaya Ntini | 44 | 2550 |
| 6. Zaheer Khan | 40 | 2553 |
| 7. Brett Lee | 39 | 2561 |
| 8. Morne Morkel | 38 | 2245 |
| 9. Ishant Sharma | 35 | 2180 |
| 10. BAW Mendis | 34 | 1639 |
Mitchell Johnson took the most wickets in Test cricket 2008 — 70 wickets. Second is Harbhajan Singh (55), third Dale Steyn (50).
Source: DeepCover ball-by-ball warehouse · how we verify our numbers · methodology · all answered questions