Most Successful Test Pacer

Let's look after the most successful pacers in Test ever.

We might know many pacers from James Anderson, Dale Steyn to Courtney Walsh, and Sir Richard Hadlee. But do we know who has been the most successful yet?

Head on over to the article and scroll through to get to know the top 10 fast bowlers.

James Anderson - 584 Wickets

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - JANUARY 07: England bowler James Anderson appeals for a wicket during Day Five of the Second Test between South Africa and England at Newlands on January 07, 2020 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

James Anderson, with 584 test wickets to his name, is the most successful Test pacer ever. Anderson who mainly relies on Swing and Seam to get his wickets has been extremely potent with the ball ever since his debut. James Anderson is truly once in a lifetime kind of bowler and we have been blessed to watch him do his trade live on TV.

Glenn McGrath - 563 Wickets

Australia's Glenn McGrath bowls England's Andrew Flintoff for 0 runs during the 1st Ashes Test match at Lord's in London on the 21st of July 2005. (Photo by Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)

Cricket's greatest medium-pacer ever. Glenn had an astonishing average of 21 at home and 22 away.

His relentless accuracy and length are what places him on this list. His ability to consistently bowl in one spot is unmatchable. Arguably the greatest bowler to ever play Test Cricket. 29 five-wicket hauls across 563 test wickets is a testament to Glenn Mcgrath's consistency in the greatest format ever. A key bowler for Australia, he formed an excellent bowling partnership along with Shane Warne.

Courtney Walsh - 519 Wickets

26 Jan 1993: Courtney Walsh of the West Indies celebrates their historic victory during the Fourth Test match against Australia in at the Adelaide Oval in Australia. The West Indies won the match by one run. \ Mandatory Credit: Allsport UK /Allsport

Courtney Walsh was a part of the second deadly West Indian Quartet of pacers which comprised of himself, Curtly Ambrose, Malcolm Marshall, and Ian Bishop. He wasn't very tall and some might call him a middle-order batsman or spinner due to his height. But Walsh was very accurate and he always had a deadly bouncer and not to forget the devastating pace all the Windies pacers had back then. Definitely wouldn't face any Windies pacer from the past even with the current safety standards.

Stuart Broad - 485 Wickets

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 10: Stuart Broad of England celebrates dismissing India captain Virat Kohli during day four of the Specsavers 5th Test match between England and India at The Kia Oval on September 10, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images)

Stuart Broad will always be well remembered as Jimmy Anderson's partner with the New ball, and an extremely handy lower-order bat, with a best score of 169 against Pakistan. His most memorable performance would be his 8/15 he picked in the Ashes. Always a good exponent of swing and seam, he had a very formidable partnership with James Anderson for the New Ball.

Dale Steyn - 439 Wickets

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 03: Dale Steyn of South Africa celebrates dismissing Michael Hussey of Australia during day four of the Third Test Match between Australia and South Africa at WACA on December 3, 2012 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Dale Steyn will be greatly remembered as the most fearsome fast bowler from the 2000's. With his Pulsating veins and express pace, he just might be the quickest pacer on this list. Extremely talented and accurate, Steyn had all the various forms on change in his armory, from the slower ball, to conventional swing and seam along with that he was a fine exponent of Reverse Swing.

Kapil Dev - 434 Wickets

Indian cricket captain Kapil Dev during his record innings of 175 not out off 138 balls against Zimbabwe in the Cricket World Cup at Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, 18th June 1983. India won the match by 31 runs and later won the tournament. (Photo by Trevor Jones/Getty Images)

Kapil Dev widely regarded as Cricket's greatest all-rounder, he falls at 6 in this list. One of a kind pacer from India, they never experienced a seamer like Kapil Dev. His most famous innings is his 175*(138) which meant we won the game and was crucial to India's hopes for moving ahead in the tournament. A fine seam bowler, he has ended up with 434 test wickets to his name.

Sir Richard Hadlee - 431

Nov 1988: Richard Hadlee of New Zealand traps an Indian batsmen for another wicket in the Second Test match in Bombay, India. \ Mandatory Credit: Simon Bruty /Allsport

Sir Richard Hadlee was the first player to 400 Test Wickets. An extremely quick bowler, who was more than handy with the bat. He is quite often regarded as a Lone Warrior in the New Zealand team. A bowler who would bowl 150 at the point of impact with the bat, makes us pretty apparent how Quick he must've been out of the hand. He is one of the four great all-rounders from Imran Khan, Ian Botham, Kapil Dev and himself.

Shaun Pollock - 421 Wickets

Australia's captain Steve Waugh is caught behind for 56 runs by South Africa's wicketkeeper Mark Boucher off the bowling of Shaun Pollock during the World Cup Semi Final between Australia and South Africa at Edgbaston, Birmingham, 17th June 1999. The non-striking batsman for Australia is Michael Bevan; the umpire is Srinivas Venkataraghavan. The match ended in a tie but Australia proceeded to the Final having a better Super Six net run-rate. (Photo by Patrick Eagar/Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)

Shaun Pollock was the most successful South African Pacer until Dale Steyn came along. Not only was Shaun Pollock express pace, but he was also a more than handy lower-order batsman. With an average of 32 with the bat in Test Cricket, one might even consider him to be a proper all-rounder. With a Test economy of 2.39, he is the only bowler featuring in this list with an economy below 2.5. Such was his potential, its a surprise as to how fewer people remember his achievements.

Wasim Akram- 414 Wickets

UNITED KINGDOM - MARCH 25: Cricket World cup final 1992 England v Pakistan CHRIS LEWIS IS BOWLED 1ST BALL BY WASIM AKRAM (Photo by David Munden/Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)

Wasim Akram is the most successful left-arm pacer ever and comes in at 9 in this list with 414 Test wickets to his name. Such was his ability, he has a highest test score of 257, which is higher than Sachin Tendulkar. Akram was the complete package, with 500+ ODI wickets to his name. The only field he didn't dominate was with the bat in hand.

Sir Curtly Ambrose - 405 Wickets

UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 20: CRICKET : CURTLY AMBROSE / WEST INDIES (Photo by David Munden/Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)

Sir Curtly Ambrose was a lean mean pace bowling machine. With his height, he achieved bowling figures nobody could. With a best of 8/45 at a miserly average of 20, he is truly one of a kind. A fearless and merciless bowler, who could give the opposition sleepless nights wondering how they'll face him. His most memorable performance is when he picked 7 wickets for 1 run to absolutely obliterate Australia at their homeground at the WACA.

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