wicket-taker

He was the leading Test wicket-taker in the world in 2011, with 50 in eight matches at an average of 23.

Misbah's new cast transform Pakistan's dramatic cricket soap opera 2012

Zaheer finished the competition as leading wicket-taker and set the Sri Lankans back in the final with three consecutive maiden overs at the start of the innings, even if he was to suffer at its back end.

India's defeat of Sri Lanka feels like a destiny fulfilled | Mike Selvey 2011

Thereafter it was all about survival as Chanderpaul, who joined the former world-record wicket-taker Courtney Walsh as the most capped West Indies player with 132 Tests, compiled a boundary-free 20 not out off 63 balls and Samuels, who crashed the final ball of the session, a long hop from Harbhajan Singh, for four in a rare moment of aggression.

Ishant Sharma strikes twice for India as soggy West Indies struggle 2011

Johnson is the leading wicket-taker in the tournament so far, with six at an average of 6.66.

Australia v New Zealand - live! | Rob Smyth 2011

The team's run has been fueled by the inspired bowling of the team's new captain, Shahid Afridi, who is the leading wicket-taker in the tournament with 21.

The Definition of Pressure Amol Sharma 2011

Thereafter it was all about survival as Chanderpaul, who joined the former world-record wicket-taker Courtney Walsh as the most capped West Indies player with 132 Tests, compiled a boundary-free 20 not out off 63 balls and Samuels, who crashed the final ball of the session, a long hop from Harbhajan Singh, for four in a rare moment of aggression.

Ishant Sharma strikes twice for India as soggy West Indies struggle 2011

Three matches into the current season the County Championship already appears to be undergoing a generational changing of the guard, showcasing not just the much lauded endeavours of Reece Topley – a 17-year-old fast bowler from Essex who is currently the leading wicket-taker in the country – but a thickening posse of young English batsmen with their eye on an early-season Test spot.

New kids on the block stake their claim for England Test place 2011

Saturday's final will feature a tantalizing showdown between Tendulkar, the leading run scorer in cricket history, and Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan, the sport's all-time leading wicket-taker.

Billingsley Shows Love for Los Angeles 2011

The 29-year-old was the second-highest wicket-taker in Division One of the County Championship this year, behind the Worcestershire veteran Alan Richardson, and has taken 121 first-class wickets in two seasons since moving to Hove from Northamptonshire.

Sport in brief 2011

Pakistan has also seen its price shorten from 9/1 to 6/1 after winning Group A with a 5-1 record behind the inspirational leadership of all-rounder Shahid Afridi, the tournament's leading wicket-taker with 17 dismissals.

Tip of the Day 2011