Lasith Malinga, Sri Lanka (203 ODIs)
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Malinga will be remembered fondly for the curly hair, the slingy action, the wonderful mentor he is and his 4 wickets in 4 balls than for the amazing talent he has been for the Lankan national team since his debut.
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Bowling inch-perfect Yorkers even to this date, Lasith Malinga got to be the part of the exclusive 300 wicket club in the bilateral series against India in 2017 at Colombo. He got to the feat in 203 matches, the second fastest Sri Lankan to do so.
Muttiah Muralitharan, Sri Lanka (202 ODIs)
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The second Sri Lankan on this list, and a legend by his own right, Muralitharan got to 300 ODI scalps against England in Sydney in January 2003.
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Muralitharan has gone on to take a whole of wickets in Tests and ODIs from this point on, but his contribution to the Sri Lankan game as a whole is a striking feature of his career.
Glenn McGrath, Australia (200 ODIs)
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How come we create a list of wicket-takers and Glenn McGrath is not a part of it. Impossible! The Australian pacer got to 300 ODI wickets against Pakistan at Melbourne on 4 Feb 2005.
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He’s also Australia’s highest wicket taker in World Cups, has the best bowling figures by any bowler in the World Cup and has three consecutive World Cups to his name. Some legend!
Waqar Younis, Pakistan (186 ODIs)
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Waqar Younis reinvented swing bowling, not only with the new ball, but also with the dead and rough old ball, hence being named the King of Reverse Swing.
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Waqar formed a deadly strike partnership with Wasim Akram, with Akram, Shoaib and Saqlain Mushtaq to back him up, and picked wickets at will. He got to 300 wickets against South Africa in the Sharjah ODI in 2000.
Brett Lee, Australia (171 ODIs)
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Undoubtedly the best Australian bowler post the Glenn McGrath, Brett Lee got to 300 wickets in the summer of 2008, playing for Australia against West Indies at St. George’s.
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Brilliant with the new ball, accurate and fiery pace characterized the speedster’s abilities as he lit up the cricketing scene whenever he took charge. Lee also picked up 22 wickets in Cricket World Cups he participated in, having won the title with Australia twice.