TOP 10 CURRENT PLAYING PACE BOWLERS

1. 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. He made his South African debut in November 2014 in limited-overs cricket before going on to make his Test debut in November 2015. Rabada attended St Stithians Boys College, leaving the school in 2013. By January 2018, he had topped both the ICC ODI bowler rankings and the ICC Test bowler rankings aged 22.
In July 2016, Rabada became the first cricketer to win six awards at Cricket South Africa's annual dinner, including the prize for Cricketer of the Year.

INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION

TEST DEBUT  : vs India, 2015-11-05, Punjab Cricket Association Stadium
ODI DEBUT    : vs Bangladesh, 2015-07-10, Shere Bangla Stadium 
T20I DEBUT   : vs Australia, 2014-11-05, Adelaide Oval


CAREER

                 MATCHES   BALLS   RUNS  WICKETS  MAIDENS   AVG.   ECO.    BBI    SR   5W
 TEST             28              5254       2896          135              189        21.45    3.31   112/7  38.9    9
 ODI               48              2428       2068            75               24         27.57     5.11   16/6    32.3    1 
 T20I               16              362          498             22                0          22.64    8.25   30/3    16.4    0
 IPL                  6               128          188             6                  0             31.3      8.81   20/2     21.3    0


2. JASPRIT BUMRAH

Jasprit Jasbir Singh Bumrah (born 6 December 1993) is an Indian cricketer who plays as a right-arm fast bowler for the Indian national cricket team in three formats of the game. He holds the record for maximum wickets (28) in Twenty20 International in a calendar year.
After a couple of moderately successful seasons with the Mumbai Indians at the Indian Premier League, and with his domestic team Gujarat, he was named in India's squad for its 2015–16 series against Australia, as a replacement to an injured Bhuvneshwar Kumar. He consequently made his debut in One Day Internationals & Twenty20 Internationals in 2015–16 series against Australia.

INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION

TEST DEBUT  : vs South Africa, 2018-01-05, Newlands 
ODI DEBUT    : vs Australia, 2016-01-23, Sydney Cricket Ground
T20I DEBUT   : vs Australia, 2016-01-26, Adelaide Oval

CAREER

                 MATCHES   BALLS   RUNS  WICKETS  MAIDENS   AVG.   ECO.    BBI    SR   5W
 TEST            03                673         353            14                16           25.21     3.15     112/7  48.0    1
 ODI               37              1859        1440           64               19          22.50     4.65     16/6    29.0    1 
 T20I              34                733          838           41                04         20.44     6.86     30/3    17.8    0
 IPL                47              1038        1402           46                02         30.48      8.1     20/2     22.5    0


3.MITCHELL STARC

Mitchell Aaron Starc (born 30 January 1990), is an Australian cricketer who currently plays first-class cricket for the New South Wales Blues and Australian team. He is a left-arm fast bowler and a capable lower order left-handed batsman. He was a prominent member of the victorious Australian squad that won the 2015 Cricket World Cup and was declared Man of the Tournament as a result of his consistent performances.
Starc then became the fastest bowler to take (over) 100 ODI wickets on 21 August 2016 against Sri Lanka, doing so in 52 innings and breaking Saqlain Mushtaq's 19-year-old record, of taking 100 wickets in 53 innings.

INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION

TEST DEBUT  : vs New Zealand, 2011-12-01, The Gabba
ODI DEBUT    : vs India, 2010-10-20, DR. Y.S. Rajasekhra Reddy Cricket Stadium
T20I DEBUT   : vs Pakistan, 2012-09-07, Dubai International Cricket Stadium

CAREER

                 MATCHES   BALLS   RUNS  WICKETS  MAIDENS   AVG.   ECO.    BBI    SR   5W
 TEST             42              8722       4949          180          289         27.49  3.40    50/6   48.4    9
 ODI               72              3593       2955           141              32          20.96   4.93  28/6    25.3   5 
 T20I               22              501          566            30                 1           18.87  6.78    11/3    16.7    0 
 IPL                27               580          693            34                 1           20.38  7.17    15/4    17.3    0


4. BHUVNESHWAR KUMAR

Bhuvneshwar Kumar (born 5 February 1990) is an Indian international cricketer. He plays for Uttar Pradesh in domestic cricket, and Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League. Kumar is a right-arm medium-fast bowler who swings the ball both ways efficiently, with his inswingers more effective than outswing, especially adept at creating late swing, and a useful lower order right-handed batsman. His talent was first noticed in a T20 match against Pakistan, where he successfully took a three-wicket haul. In the ODI series that followed, he marked his One Day International debut with a magical in-swinger that clean bowled the bamboozled Mohammad Hafeez – his following spells in the game ensured him a place in the Indian squad for the rest of the series. He later proved to be a match winner for India.

INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION

TEST DEBUT  : vs Australia, 2013-02-22, MA Chidambaram Stadium
ODI DEBUT    : vs Pakistan, 2012-12-30, MA Chidambaram Stadium
T20I DEBUT   : vs Pakistan, 2012-12-25, M Chinnaswamy Stadium

CAREER

                 MATCHES   BALLS   RUNS  WICKETS  MAIDENS   AVG.   ECO.    BBI    SR   5W
 TEST             21              3348       1644           63              141           26.10    2.95    82/6  53.1    4
 ODI               86              4144       3448           90              56            38.31    4.99   42/5   46.0    1 
 T20I               26              550          618            28               2             22.07   6.74   24/5   19.6    1
 IPL                 90             1981        2339          111                6             21.07    7.08   19/5   17.8    1



5. TRENT BOULT

Trent Alexander Boult (born 22 July 1989) is a professional New Zealand cricketer who plays as a bowler and tail end batsman for the Delhi Daredevilsin the IPL, Northern Districts in the New Zealand domestic league, and New Zealand internationally.
He is a left-arm fast-medium opening bowler and a right-handed batsman, Boult made his Test debut for New Zealand in December 2011 and his one-day international debut the following July. He was the joint leading wicket taker at the 2015 Cricket World Cup. Trent Boult became the ICC's No.1 Ranked ODI Bowler in January 2016.

INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION

TEST DEBUT  : vs Australia, 2011-12-09, Bellerive
ODI DEBUT    : vs Windies, 2012-07-11, Warner Park
T20I DEBUT   : vs England, 2013-02-09, Eden Park

CAREER

                 MATCHES   BALLS   RUNS  WICKETS  MAIDENS   AVG.   ECO.    BBI    SR   5W
 TEST             52             11496       5712          200          425        28.56    2.98   40/6  57.4     5
 ODI               66              3542        3006           122           41         24.64     5.09    34/7  29.3    4 
 T20I               25               551          784             37             1            21.19    8.54      34/4    14.8    0
 IPL                14               335           491            15              0            32.73    8.79      19/3    22.3    0


6. MORNE MORKEL

Morné Morkel (born 6 October 1984) is a South African cricketer who has played all formats of the game for South Africa. He has played for Rajasthan Royals, Delhi Daredevils and Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League. He is a right-arm fast bowler with "genuine pace" according to former South African fast bowler Allan Donald, and a useful lower order left-handed batsman.
After a poor run of form, Morkel was dropped from the Test team in 2009. His elder brother Albie Morkel took his place. He regained his Test place in 2010. He was dropped again in 2015 due to injury concerns, his return in 2016 and 2017 was due to Dale Steyn being kept out of the side due to injury concerns.

INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION

TEST DEBUT  : vs India, 2006-12-26, Kingsmead
ODI DEBUT    : vs Asia XI, 2007-06-06, M.Chinnaswamy Stadium
T20I DEBUT   : vs Windies, 2007-09-11, The Wanderers Stadium

CAREER

                 MATCHES   BALLS   RUNS  WICKETS  MAIDENS   AVG.   ECO.    BBI    SR   5W
 TEST             84             16176       8378         297            588         28.21   3.11     23/6   54.4   7
 ODI              117              5760       4761          188             47            25.32   4.96     21/5   30.6   2 
 T20I               44               952         1191           47              3             25.34    7.51    17/4    20.2   0
 IPL                 70              1629        2089           77              3             27.13    7.69    20/4    21.1   0


7. DALE STEYN

Dale Willem Steyn (born 27 June 1983) is a South African cricketer who plays in TestsT20 Internationals and One Day International cricket for South Africa. Steyn plays domestic cricket in South Africa for Titans. 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.[1] Steyn held the record for the fastest South African to reach 100 wickets in Test Match cricket, a feat he achieved on 2 March 2008. Before Ravichandran Ashwin broke the record, Steyn held the record of taking the most number of wickets – 78 – in a home season, 2007–08.

INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION

TEST DEBUT  : vs England, 2004-12-17, St George's Park
ODI DEBUT    : vs Asia XI, 2005-08-17, SuperSport Park
T20I DEBUT   : vs New Zealand, 2007-11-23, The Wanderers Stadium

CAREER

                 MATCHES   BALLS   RUNS  WICKETS  MAIDENS   AVG.   ECO.    BBI    SR   5W
 TEST             86             17391       9354          419              626        22.32   3.23    51/7  41.5  26 
 ODI              116              5821       4794           180              69          26.63    4.94   39/6   32.3  3 
 T20I               42              1009        1009            58                2           17.4     6.72    9/4   15.5   0
 IPL                 90              2058        2306            92                7           25.07    6.72    8/3   22.3  0


8. JAMES ANDERSON

James Michael "JimmyAnderson, (born 30 July 1982) is an English cricketer who is currently vice-captain of England test team and plays for Lancashire and England, in all forms of the game. Currently holding the record of most wickets for England in both ODI cricket and Test cricket, Anderson is the only English bowler, and the 6th overall, to pass 500 Test wickets.
Anderson plays first-class cricket for Lancashire and since arriving on the international scene in 2002/03 (before his first full season of County cricket) has represented England in over 100 Test matches and nearly 200 One Day Internationals. He is England's all-time highest international wicket-taker when combined across all three formats, being the country's leading wicket taker in Test match and One-Day cricket. He and Joe Root posted the highest ever 10th-wicket batting partnership in the 1st Test of India's 2014 tour of England.

INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION

TEST DEBUT  : vs Zimbabwe, 2003-05-22, Lord's
ODI DEBUT    : vs Australia, 2002-12-15, Melbourne Cricket Ground
T20I DEBUT   : vs Australia, 2007-01-09, Sydney Cricket Ground

CAREER

                 MATCHES   BALLS   RUNS  WICKETS  MAIDENS   AVG.   ECO.    BBI    SR   5W
 TEST            134          29600     14332       523           1239        27.40   2.91     42/7  56.6  25
 ODI              194             9584        7861        269             125         29.22    4.92    23/5  35.6   2 
 T20I               19              422          422             18               1            30.67   7.85    23/3   23.4   0
 IPL                  0                 0              0               0                  0                0          0          0         0       0


9. JOSH HAZLEWOOD  

Josh Reginald Hazlewood (born 8 January 1991) is an Australian cricketer. He is a tall pace bowler known for his accuracy and has been compared to former Australian paceman Glenn McGrath.
Hazlewood was selected for New South Wales at the age of 17, making him the youngest paceman to represent the state. His first-class debut was at the Sydney Cricket Ground against the touring New Zealand side in November 2008. Hazlewood also became the youngest to make his One Day International debut for Australia on 22 June 2010.
A right arm fast bowler, he has also played for Australia Under-19s and was the youngest member of Australia's squad for the 2008 Under-19 World Cup.

INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION

TEST DEBUT  : vs India, 2014-12-17, The Gabba 
ODI DEBUT    : vs England, 2010-06-22, The Rose Bowl
T20I DEBUT   : vs Windies, 2013-02-13, The Gabba

CAREER

                 MATCHES   BALLS   RUNS  WICKETS  MAIDENS   AVG.   ECO.    BBI    SR   5W
 TEST             38            8090     3799         146             338          26.02   2.81     67/6  55.4   9
 ODI               41              2126       1675          69             22           24.28   4.73     52/6  30.8   1 
 T20I               07              168          269             8                0            33.62   9.61     30/4  21.4   0
 IPL                  0                 0              0                0                 0                0          0           0        0       0


10. PAT CUMMINS

Patrick James "Pat" Cummins (born 8 May 1993) is an Australian cricketer. A fast bowler, he made his Test debut at age 18 and plays domestic cricket for New South Wales. Cummins is a fast bowler who regularly bowls faster than 145 km/h.
He joined the Sydney Sixers franchise in 2011. In 2012 he signed with the Perth Scorchers, but missed the 2012 season due to injury. He made his debut for the Scorchers when they beat the Adelaide Strikers in Perth on 16 January 2014. He was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders of the Indian Premier League for the 2014 season.
Cummins was selected in Australia's provisional team for the ICC Under-19 World Cup to be held in Queensland in August 2012.
In February 2017, he was bought by the Delhi Daredevils team for the 2017 Indian Premier League for 4.5 crores. In January 2018, he was bought by the Mumbai Indians in the 2018 IPL auction.

INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION

TEST DEBUT  : vs South Africa, 2011-11-17, The Wanderers Stadium
ODI DEBUT    : vs South Africa, 2011-10-19, SuperSport Park
T20I DEBUT   : vs South Africa, 2011-10-13, Newlands

CAREER

                 MATCHES   BALLS   RUNS  WICKETS  MAIDENS   AVG.   ECO.    BBI    SR   5W
 TEST             12              2622       1286           50                94         25.72    2.94    79/6  52.4   1
 ODI               39              2028        1821           64               15          28.45    5.39   24/4   31.7   0 
 T20I               18               414          472            23                3           20.52    6.84   15/3  18.0   0
 IPL                 16               361          499            17                1           29.35    8.29   20/2  21.2   0

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