List of Test cricket records
Career

Wickets
Player
Matches
Average
800
Sri Lanka Muttiah Muralitharan
133
22.72
708
Australia Shane Warne
145
25.41
619
India Anil Kumble
132
29.65
570
England James Anderson
146
26.92
563
Australia Glenn McGrath
124
21.64
Last updated: 28 January 2019
Last updated: 28 January 2019
Last updated: 28 January 2019
Last updated: 28 January 2019

Question: Which players held the first two career records in Test cricket?
Answer: Warne's 708 Test wickets was the record in Test cricket, until it was broken by Muralitharan.