Top 10 Bowlers in the World

Trent Alexander Boult is a Left-Arm Fast Medium Bowler from New Zealand. He was born on 22 July 1989.

Throughout his career, Boult has created and owned his space in the field of modern cricket irrespective of the kind of match. 

Chris Woakes is a right-arm fast-medium bowler born on March 02, 1989. This cricketer from England is a huge Aston Villa fan

And plays in all three formats of cricket internationally.

Born on January 08, 1991 – Hazlewood is a right-arm fast-medium bowler from Australia. 

Being a tall-paced bowler, he is appreciated for his extreme accuracy. He has also been compared to Glenn McGrath in terms of performance.

Matt Henry was born on December 14, 1991. He is from New Zealand and is a Right arm Fast medium bowler.

Even though a major surgery had slimmed his chances of playing for his country in 2012, he got a callback and has never looked back since.  

Jasprit Bumrah was born on December 06, 1993. He is an Indian right-arm fast-bowler.

His persistent performance and dedication has landed him the position of the captain of the Indian team in the 5th IND VS ENG test match.

Shaheen Afridi is a Pakistani left-arm fast bowler. He was born on April 06, 2000. He is a young and talented sportsman

Who seems to be a promising player for the Pakistan cricket team. He is also referred to as one of the tallest bowlers of Pakistan.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz is a right-arm off-break bowler. Born on October 25, 1997 – Mehidy Hasan is an all-rounder.

He plays both Test matches and One Day Internationals (ODI) for his country, Bangladesh. Along with being a terrific bowler, Hasan is a right-handed batsman too.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman is an Afghanistan team player who was born on March 28, 2001. He is a right arm off break bowler. 

Mujeeb was the first man to play International cricket who was also born in the 21st century. He is a young and promising cricketer of the Afghanistan team. 

Shakib Al Hasan is a Bangladeshi bowler born on March 24, 1987. His bowling style is slow left arm orthodox. 

He is the present captain of his team in the Test series, and tops the list of all-rounder players in ICC ODI Players ranking.

Rashid Khan is a young achiever born on September 20, 1998. His bowling style is legbreak googly, and he was the captain of his team at the age of 20.

He has a massive social media following, with a whopping 4 million followers on Instagram itself.

Pat Cummins was born on May 08, 1993 in Sydney. He is a right arm fast bowler of team Australia. 

Cummins is the current captain of the team of Australia in the Test series and vice-captain in limited over matches. 

Ravichandran Ashwin is an Indian Right arm Offbreak bowler. He was born on September 17, 1986. 

Ravichandran is an all-rounder and a great asset to the Indian cricket team. He is a right-handed batsmen and a fierce bowler.

Kyle Jamieson was born on December 30, 1994 in Auckland. He is a right arm fast medium bowler.

In test series too, Jasprit Bumrah is counted amongst the top 10 bowlers. He has achieved many records in his name, and has a great career bowling average of 21.73. 

He plays in all formats of this sport - Test, ODI and T20 matches. His full name is Jasprit Jasbir Singh Bumrah. 

Like ODI, Shaheen Afridi has managed to steal the spot in the top test match bowlers too. 

He is a left-handed batsman. He is about 1.98m tall - which only helps this bowler achieve the milestones that he has to his name at such a young age.

Born on May 25, 1995 – Kagiso Rabada is a right arm fast bowler. He hails from South Africa.

Rabada is about 1.91m tall and is also a left handed batsman. He plays for his country in all formats of international cricket.

James Anderson was born on July 30, 1982. He is a right arm fast medium bowler, and is based in England.

He is 1.88m tall and is considered as one of the most skilled bowlers of the English team. He is married to Daniella Lloyd. 

New Zealand cricketer Tim Southee was born on December 11, 1988. He is a right arm medium fast bowler.

This hard-hitting lower order batsman plays for all formats of international cricket. He is 1.91m tall and married to Brya Fahy.

Neil Wagner was born on March 13, 1986. He is a left arm medium fast bowler of team New Zealand. 

Although born in South Africa, he went on to join the cricket team of New Zealand. He plays Test matches for his team.

This Australian cricketer is one of the biggest assets of the Australian cricket team. He was born in New South Wales. 

This amazing bowler is well appreciated for his talent, which is why he is placed second on the list of best ODI players, on the 10th position in Test.

Tabraiz Shamsi is a South African left arm wrist spin bowler. He was born on February 18, 1990. 

He is very popular for his left-arm unorthodox spin bowling and played his last T20 match on 17 June 2022 against team India. 

With 44 wickets in T20 international cricket matches, Josh Hazlewood is one of the biggest assets of the Australian team. 

He has been blooming in this sport since a young age - since he became the youngest fast-bowler representing South Wales at the age of 17.

Adil Rashid was born on February 17, 1988. He is a legbreak style bowler of team England.

When England won the World Cup in 2019, Adil Rahid was considered to be an important asset for the win.

With 105 wickets to his name, Rashid Khan has managed to shine in the T20 series too.

His full name is Rashid Khan Arman. He is a young and promising player of the Afghanistan cricket team, and is also one of the best T20 international bowlers. 

Adam Zampa was born on March 31, 1992. He is a legbreak googly bowler from Australia.

He is a right-handed batsman, and is about 1.75m tall. He has 71 tickets to his name in the T20 match series.

Wanindu Hasaranga was born on July 29, 1997 in Sri Lanka. He is a legbreak style bowler. 

Along with that, he is also an aggressive middle order batsman. He plays for his country’s cricket team in all the three formats of cricket,

And is a valuable asset to the Sri Lankan team.

Anrich Nortje was born on November 16, 1993. He is a right arm fast bowler in the South Africa cricket team.

His achievements managed to get noticed by the eyes of the critics, which is why he was named ‘newcomer of the year’

By Cricket South Africa's annual awards ceremony in the year 2020.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman aced the T20 bowling sphere too. This Afghanistan cricketer has 32 wickets in the T20 Internationals.

He plays with utmost passion and dedication, and his last T20 international match was against Bangladesh on 3 March 2022.

Born on December 05, 1994, Nasum Ahmed is a Bangladeshi cricketer. His bowling style is Slow Left arm Orthodox.

And he is a left-handed batsman. Along with international forms of cricket such as T20I, Ahmed also plays domestic cricket for Sylhet Division.

Shaheen Afridi is referred to as one of the best T20 bowlers too. He has a total of 43 wickets to his name in the T20 Internationals. 

His full name is Shaheen Shah Afridi, and he played his last T20I match on 5 April 2022 against Australia.