Leading all-time wicket-takers in the Cricket World Cup 2023
As of 2023, Glenn McGrath was the Cricket World Cup's all-time leading wicket-taker. During his 39 World Cup matches for Australia, spanning from 1996 to 2007, McGrath took 71 wickets and played a key role in his country's unprecedented achievement of winning three back-to-back World Cups in 1999, 2003, and 2007. In second place was legendary spinner Muttiah Muralitharan with 68 wickets.