First Time in the History of ICC T20 Bowler Ranking – 9 out of Top 10 Ranked bowlers are spinners
Yes you heard it right, it happened first time in the history of t-20 bowlers ranking that 9 out of top 10 ranked bowlers are spinners. The updated ranking released by ICC in October 2019 says so. The only one fast bowler(pacer) who is among top 10 ICC ranking is from South Africa and he is Andile Phehlukwayo. Let’s see the bellow table of top 10 ranked bowlers in world cricket in the shorter format of cricket.
ICC Player Rankings for T20 Bowlers 2019
Position | Player | Country | Rating | Bowling Type |
1 | Rashid Khan | AFG | 757 | Right-arm leg break |
2 | Imad Wasim | PAK | 715 | Slow left-arm orthodox |
3 | Adil Rashid | ENG | 702 | Right-arm leg break |
4 | Shadab Khan | PAK | 678 | Leg break |
5 | Mitchell Santner | NZ | 673 | Slow left-arm orthodox |
6 | Adam Zampa | AUS | 672 | Leg break |
7 | Andile Phehlukwayo | SA | 668 | Right-arm fast-medium |
8 | Shakib Al Hasan | BAN | 663 | Slow left-arm orthodox |
9 | Mujeeb Ur Rahman | AFG | 652 | Right-arm off break |
10 | Ish Sodhi | NZ | 637 | Right-arm leg break |
*Note : As of – 09 October 2019 ICC ranking.