Courtney Andrew Walsh OJ ( born 30 October 1962 ) is a former Jamaican cricketer who represented the West Indies from 1984 to 2001 , captaining the West Indies in 22 Test matches . He is a fast bowler , and best known for a remarkable opening bowling partnership along with fellow West Indian Curtly Ambrose for several years . Walsh played 132 Tests and 205 ODIs for the West Indies and took 519 and 227 wickets respectively . He shared 421 Test wickets with Ambrose in 49 matches . He held the record of most Test wickets from 2000 , after he broke the record of Kapil Dev . This record was later broken in 2004 by Shane Warne . He was the first bowler to reach 500 wickets in Test cricket . His autobiography is entitled " Heart of the Lion " . Walsh was named one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1987 , and one of the '' Indian Cricket Cricketer of the Year '' a year later . In October 2010 , he was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame . He was appointed as the Specialist Bowling Coach of Bangladesh Cricket Team in August 2016
ICC Cricket Hall of Fame
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