Top 10 ICC Test Bowlers (Male) in Oct. 2017

Top 10 ICC Test Bowlers List


1. James Anderson :

James Michael "Jimmy" Anderson, (born 30 July 1982) is an English cricketer who plays for Lancashire and England, in all forms of the game. On 25 July 2016, during the second Test of that year's England-Pakistan series at Old Trafford. 
He became the first fast bowler to take 50 wickets against all other 7 major Test playing nations, Australia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and West Indies. James have top ranking in test bowlers with 896 rating.


2. Ravindra Jadeja :

Ravindra Jadeja, is an Indian international cricketer. He is an all-rounder, who plays as a left-handed middle-order batsman and slow left-arm orthodox bowler and having 2nd ranking in test match with 884 rating. 
He represents Saurashtra in first-class cricket and the Gujarat Lions in the Indian Premier League. Jadeja was bought for $2 million by the Chennai Super Kings at the 2012 IPL Players Auction. He was bought by the Gujarat Lions in the 2016 IPL Players Auction for ₹9.5 crores, after the Chennai Super Kings were banned from the IPL for two seasons.


3. Kagiso Rabada :

Kagiso Rabada (born 25 May 1995) is a South African cricketer, who plays all formats of the game. Rabada, who is known by the nickname KG, is a fast bowler and plays domestic cricket for the Highveld Lions. 


4. Ravichandran Ashwin :

Ashwin (Born 17 September 1986) is an Indian international cricketer and reserve 4th seat in test ranking with 852 rating. An all-rounder who bats right-handed and bowls right-arm off break, Ashwin plays for Tamil Nadu in domestic cricket and the Rising Pune Supergiants in the IPL. 
He is the fastest Indian bowler to reach the 50-, 100-, 150-, 200-, and 250-wicket mark in Test cricket. In 2016, he became the only Indian after Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar to win the ICC Cricketer of the Year award.


5. Rangana Herath : 

Herath (Born 19 March 1978), is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer, and a former Test captain for Sri Lanka. Considered as one of the greatest spin bowlers in the history of the game, Herath is a specialist left-arm bowler for Sri Lanka and holds the record of best bowling figures in Test matches by a left-arm spinner. 
He is the first left-arm spinner to take 400 Test wickets. He is having 5th ranking and 10th ranking in top test bowlers, top all-rounders respectively.



6. Josh Hazlewood :

Josh Reginald Hazlewood (born 8 January 1991 in Tamworth, New South Wales) is an international Australian cricketer who plays for New South Wales and Australia. He is known for his accuracy, much to that of Glenn McGrath.


7. Nathan Lyon :

Nathan Michael Lyon (born 20 November 1987 in Young, New South Wales) is an Australian cricketer. He holds the record for the most Test wickets taken by an Australian off-spin bowler, after passing Hugh Trumble's 141 wickets in 2015, thus earning the nickname amongst teammates of "GOAT", which stands for "Greatest of All Time".



8. Dale Steyn :

Dale Willem Steyn (Born 27 June 1983) is a South African cricketer who plays in Tests, T20 Internationals and One Day International cricket for South Africa. Steyn plays domestic cricket in South Africa for Cape Cobras.

He is a right-arm fast bowler, and can bowl at speeds of around 145–156 km/h (his fastest being recorded at 156.2 km/h during the 2010 IPL, Bangalore Royal Challengers against Kolkata Knight Riders). His fastest ball in international cricket was clocked at 155.7 km/h (96.8 mph) against New Zealand, making him tied for 4th fastest active bowler with Lasith Malinga as of 3 January 2015. 


9. Neil Wagner :

Neil Wagner (born 13 March 1986) is a South African-born New Zealand cricketer who played for Northerns and now plays for New Zealand and Otago cricket teams.


10. Stuart Broad :

Stuart Christopher John Broad, (born 24 June 1986) is a cricketer who plays Test and One Day International cricket for England. A left-handed batsman and right-arm seam bowler. Stuart have 10th ranking in test bowlers with 737 rating.



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