Murali overtook Warne for most Test wickets on Dec 3, 2007
Former Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan set the record for most wickets in Test cricket history after taking his 709th wicket on December 3, 2007 on the third day of the Test against England at Kandy. He achieved the feat after bowling out Paul Collingwood in England's 89th over, overtaking Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne's record of 708 Test wickets.