Best Bowlers In The World: We are over two-thirds of the way into the year 2024. Naturally, a significant amount of international cricket has taken place. This year, we have seen sides focus on multiple formats. For the first half of the year, the top teams played a lot of T20i cricket ahead of the 2024 T20 World Cup.
Since then, teams have been playing a lot of Test and ODI cricket. This is because of the Champions Trophy and the World Test Championship final that is to be played in 2025.
With so much cricket being played this year, several players have risen up to the challenge. But what has been surprising to see is how well the bowlers have done in 2024. In an era of batters dominating the sport at the highest level, it has been the bowlers who have impressed the most on occasion.
Today, we will look at the top 5 best bowlers in the world in 2024. These are the top bowlers in the world across all formats. These men have not only impressed with their sheer ability to take wickets but also shown their skill in putting a break on the opposition’s run-making.
Here are the top 5 bowlers in 2024:
5 Best Bowlers In The World
Honourable Mentions:
Ravichandran Ashwin (India), Josh Hazelwood (Australia), Matt Henry (New Zealand), Fazalhaq Farooqi (Afghanistan), Kuldeep Yadav (India), Prabath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka), Ravindra Jadeja (India), Shoaib Bashir (England)
5) Ehsan Khan (Hong Kong)
It might seem unfair to many to include an associate nation cricketer in the list of the top 5 bowlers of 2024. And yes, the Hong Kong off-spinner has mostly played against fellow associate nation teams. But it would also be unfair not to include a bowler who plays at the international level and has scalped wickets at the sheer number that Ehsan Khan has in 2024.
Ehsan is the third-highest wicket-taker in international cricket in 2024, all of which he has taken in T20Is. In 27 games this year, the former Pakistani cricketer has taken a whopping 46 wickets with a scintillating average of 12.21. This includes four 4-wicket-hauls in 2024. And while Khan might not have played against the best teams in the world, he has been among the best bowlers of 2024 based on just how he has dominated the world of associate cricket.
4) Gus Atkinson (England)
After nearly a year of being a regular for England in limited-overs cricket, Gus Atkinson finally came into his own in 2024, doing so in Test cricket for the Three Lions. Having made his debut in the format in July 2024, the right-arm pacer has been England’s most consistent white-ball bowler since.
Having only played Test cricket for England this year, Gus has been among the best fast bowlers in the world in the last few months. In seven matches he has played, Atkinson has taken 38 wickets. This included taking 12 wickets on his debut.
Gus Atkinson is the second-highest wicket-taker in Test cricket in 2024 and is among the best bowlers in the world at the moment.
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3) Adam Zampa (Australia)
Adam Zampa is yet another bowler who has made the list of the top 5 bowlers in 2024 based on his performances in one format. The Australian leg-spinner has been among the best T20I bowlers in the world. In a year with a T20 World Cup, being one of the best bowlers in the world in the format is a massive deal.
In T20Is, Zampa has taken 29 wickets in 18 games with a sub-20 average. This includes 13 wickets in seven World Cup games. Combine this with his 12 wickets in seven ODIs, and he is the fourth-highest wicket-taker in 2024 among bowlers of Test-playing nations.
2) Wanindu Hasaranda (Sri Lanka)
Wanindu Hasaranga is in contention for being among the best bowlers in limited-overs cricket in the world in 2024 and was certainly among the best spinners in the world this year. The Sri Lankan leggie is the second-highest wicket-taker in international cricket in 2024, taking 50 wickets in 24 games.
Playing only ODIs and T20Is in 2024, Hasaranga is the highest wicket-taker in ODI cricket in Test playing nationals in 2024, taking 22 wickets in eight games. He also has 28 wickets in 16 T20I games.
Firmly among the top 5 bowlers of 2024, Wanindu Hasaranga would be the best bowler of 2024 if he played all formats of the game or if he was consistent like the man who is at the top of this list.
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1) Jasprit Bumrah (India)
Jasprit Bumrah has been the best bowler in the world in 2024, and there is no competition. The right-arm pacer from India has dominated the batters whenever he has had the ball in his hand. Firstly, he is the highest wicket-taker in Test cricket this year with 41 scalps in just eight games.
While he did not play any ODI cricket in 2024, he did play in the 2024 T20 World Cup and utterly dominated. In the eight T20Is he has played this year (all in the World Cup), Bumrah took 16 wickets at a disgustingly low average of 8.26 and an economy of 4.17. He was also the Player of the Tournament and almost single-handedly turned the flow of the final.
All this also makes him the highest wicket-taker in 2024 so far, with 56 wickets in 16 matches. He has not only been one of the best bowlers in the world in 2024 but has been the best bowler in international cricket this year.
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