We are currently seeing some of the versatile bowlers. They are ruling the modern cricket era as the best bowlers in the world. We witness deadly bowlers from top countries like India, England, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. They can bowl any pitch and pick wickets for their sides in crucial times, irrespective of conditions. Also, the current best bowlers in the world are performing across the three formats and achieving great victories for their national teams and T20 franchises.
However, these modern best bowlers in the world also have their nightmare batsmen. Even though they can trouble any batsman on any pitch irrespective of conditions, these top bowlers struggle to bowl unique batters. So in this article, we will know about the current top 7 best bowlers in the world and their feared batsman.
Current Top 7 Best Bowlers In The World And Their Feared Batsmen
7. Rashid Khan (Afghanistan)
Rashid Khan is currently one of the best bowlers in the world, especially in limited-overs cricket. He can spin the ball on any surface and bowl very tight lines that make scoring runs on his bowling challenging. Even some big hitters struggle to play his bowling because it is tough to pick his deliveries from the hand. However, he feels tough to bowl for a few batsmen.
Rashid Khan named the four toughest batsmen to bowl while doing a live session with Indian leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal on Instagram. He feels it is difficult to bowl players like Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Chris Gayle, and Andre Russell, especially on minor grounds.
“Bowling to Virat Bhai, ABD, Russell, and Chris Gayle is very tough on small grounds. You don’t get much support from the wicket, and boundaries are short too, so before the match, these things come to mind”
6. Mitchell Starc (Australia)
The deadly pace bowler from Australia is known for his swing and pace. He can swing the ball in the air at 140+ kmph clicks, making him a dangerous bowler. Currently, Micthell Starc is one of the best bowlers in the world and probably the second-best bowler in the past decade after Dale Steyn. The Australian pace ace has numerous records in international cricket that make him a lethal bowler for his country across the formats. Mitchel Starc scared many top-rated batters when he was in peak form.
However, Micthell Starc also felt difficult while bowling to four top-notch batters. He gave an interview to the cricket.com.au YouTube channel. He stated that it is always challenging to bowl batters like AB de Villiers, Steve Smith, and Virat Kohli.
Watch “The toughest batsmen I’ve bowled to: Starc” https://youtu.be/GD7syEO4S9Q
5. Trent Boult (New Zealand)
The skillful New Zealand fast bowler is a silent killer, making one of the world’s best bowlers Boult bowls calmly with no buildup, and has already taken over 500 wickets in international cricket. Still, his age is only 32 years. The current number-one ranking bowler in the ODI format, Boult, has stunned almost every batsman.
However, Boult also struggled to bowl for a few batsmen. He named three batters the toughest to bowl in a YouTube show. He stated that Chris Gayle, Rohit Sharma, and KL Rahul are very destructive batsmen. It is tough to bowl such batters.
“I enjoy bowling to Chris Gayle but at the same time, it’s very intimidating. Rohit Shama is an incredibly destructive player. I also think that KL Rahul is a phenomenal player as well”
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4. Kagiso Rabada (South Africa)
The South African super-fast bowler is just 26 years old. However, Rabada has already jolted up many batters with his sharp pace bowling, taking over 375 wickets in international cricket. At the end of his career, the 26-year-old may join the 1000 wickets club. Rabada is currently the leading bowler for South Africa across the formats and is featured as one of the best bowlers in the world.
However, this super-fast bowler was also intimidated by a batsman. Rabada, talking about Virat Kohli in an interview with Sportskeeda, stated the toughest batsman I have ever faced is Virat Kohli. It was tough to bowl such a world-class player.
“So far, it has been Virat Kohli who has been scoring a lot of runs. I haven’t played as much against other nations”
3. Jofra Archer (England)
The fast bowler, who has not played at least 50 matches for England, has been named one of the best bowlers in the world. The main reason behind his success is Archer’s control over his bowling. When most pace bowlers touch 145 kmph, they can not rack the line and length precisely as they intended. But Archer can hit the accurate line and length he wants, even at 150 kmph speed.
However, this future star also finds it difficult to bowl a batter. When interviewing Archer once in the IPL, Archer said it was tough to bowl India’s dashing batsman KL Rahul, especially in T20 cricket.
“There is no one else he has found difficult to bowl to, not even Virat Kohli or Suresh Raina, two of the most successful batsmen in the tournament. It is just KL Rahul who had probably got the better of him on most occasions”
2. Pat Cummins (Australia)
The Australian fast bowler is currently the number one Test bowler. He is also one of the best bowlers in limited-overs cricket. The star bowler has already taken over 300 wickets in international cricket and has set many records. Also, many batters trembled with his sharp pace bowling. His accuracy and consistency make him one of the best bowlers in the world.
However, in an interview with a YouTube channel about the batsman who has struggled most, he picked top batters from all countries. Cummins felt that each team has the toughest batters to bowl to, but you want to face those challenges as it is most rewarding.
“These are the best in the world and are the obvious ones as they don’t have any weaknesses. Each team has a couple of batters that are toughest to bowl to, but you want to face those challenges as it is most rewarding. You talk about Joe Root and Ben Stokes from England. Then obviously, Pujara and Virat [Kohli] from India. You have got Kane Williamson and Babar Azam. In South Africa, there was AB de Villiers and Faf [du Plessis] is there. Every team has a couple of guys who are the prized wickets”
1. Jasprit Bumrah (India)
Like compound effect, Bumrah improves himself every day to become one of the best bowlers in the world. People who said his bowling action is useless for Test cricket are now hailing Bumrah. So far, the bowlers we have mentioned in this list have been the best in one format, and the rest are getting better. But Bumrah has consistently excelled in all three formats, delivering many incredible victories for India.
However, Bumrah also finds it difficult to bowl when two batsmen are batting. He felt Mr. 360 AB de Villiers and Jos Buttler are tough to bowl when his Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma asked in an interview.
