England will tour Pakistan for a three-match test series. It will be a historic tour because England will play test cricket after a very long time on Pakistani soil. It will also be a very important tour series for Pakistan because Pakistan is also on a mission to reconstruct international cricket in their country. So, in this article, we will see the top 5 highest wicket-takers in England Vs Pakistan tests.
#5 Waqar Younis
Former Pakistani right-arm legendary fast bowler, Waqar Younis is at No.5 on our list Waqar played 11 matches against England and he took 50 wickets with an average and economy of 27.04 and 3.34. his best bowling figure against England was of 5/52.
#4 Wasim Akram
One of the best to ever play the game of cricket, Wasim Akram is at No.4 on our list. Akram was probably the best left-arm fast bowler in cricket’s history. he is also known as the King of swing and talking about England, he has incredible records against England. He played 18 test matches against England and took 57 wickets with an average and economy of 30.66 and 2.63.
#3 Stuart Broad
England’s right-arm fast bowler, Stuart Broad is at No.3 on our list and he is now a very important part of England’s test team. Broad played 19 test matches against Pakistan in which he took 67 wickets with an average and economy of 22.53 and 2.44.
#2 Jimmy Anderson
England legend and one of the best pacers in the history of test cricket, Jimmy Anderson is still competing at the highest level of test cricket. He is at No.2 on our list. He played 18 test matches against Pakistan so far in which he has 74 wickets with an average and economy of 19.31 and 2.35 respectively.
#1 Abdul Qadir
The first spinner to appear on our list is none other than former Pakistani spinner Abdul Qadir who played 16 test matches against England and took 82 wickets with an average and economy of 24.98 and 2.19 respectively.