Mumbai, April 1 (IANS) With Pakistan out of the competition, India’s Zaheer Khan has the opportunity to pip Shahid Afridi and finish as the leading wicket taker of the 2011 Cricket World Cup.
Sri Lanka’s spin ace Muttiah Muralitharan is fifth in the leading wicket-taker’s list with 15 scalps.
The top 10 bowlers of the World Cup so far.
Player Matches Runs Wkts Econ
Shahid Afridi (Pak) 8 270 21 3.62
Zaheer Khan (India) 8 334 19 4.67
Tim Southee (NZ) 8 312 18 4.31
Robin Peterson (SA) 7 238 15 4.25
Muttiah Muralitharan (SL) 8 252 15 4.00
Imran Tahir (SA) 5 150 14 3.79
Umar Gul (Pak) 8 272 14 4.49
Kemar Roach (WI) 6 195 13 4.23
Brett Lee (Aus) 7 235 13 4.32
Harvir Baidwan (Can) 6 307 13 5.58
