10 Best swing bowlers of this decade

10 Best swing bowlers of this decade: Swing bowling is an art that not all bowlers can master. As it is said, bowling fast is something that can be achieved but very few can move the ball laterally in either direction and with spoofing deviation. The history of cricket has seen many such legends of the game who have been exceptional swing bowlers and troubled the batsmen across the world with the moving ball. Here is the list of 10 Best swing bowlers of this decade: 10. Bhuvneshwar Kumar (India): Probably the best swing bowler in the current Indian bowling line up, Bhuvneshwar Kumar tasted success primarily because of the swing that he generated. He dismissed Nasir Jamshed in his first over on T20I debut, and did even better in ODIs, getting Mohammad Hafeez out on his maiden ball. Bhuvi first came to limelight when he dismissed the master of the game, Sachin Tendulkar, for a duck in a Ranji Trophy match at the age of 19. He has taken 51 wickets in the 47 ODI matches and 29 wickets from the 12 Test matches he has represented India in. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpjW8GKwmsI 9. Shane Bond (New Zealand): Shane Bond was one of the best bowlers that New Zealand cricket ever produced. He had a liking for the neighbors Australia. In 2002, he got 5/25 taking his side to a victory against the Aussies. He repeated the same in the World Cup in 2003 grabbing 6/23 but this time, in a losing cause. On 14 January 2007, Bond took a hat-trick in the last over against Australia in a ODI at the Bellerive Oval, dismissing Cameron White, Andrew Symonds and Nathan Bracken in successive deliveries, becoming just the second New Zealand player to take a hat-trick in limited-overs. His figures of 6/19 against India saved his team from the defeat in 2005 at Bulawayo in a tri-series. Due to fitness issues, this fast bowler could only play 18 Test matches in which he dismissed 87 batsmen and 82 ODIs to return with 147 wickets. 8. Zaheer Khan (India): Zaheer Khan spearheaded the Indian bowling for more than a decade. He had the ability to swing the ball both ways and also mastered the art of reverse swing with the old ball. The 37-year-old who recently retired from all forms of the game is best known for making the former South African captain Graeme Smith a bunny. Zaheer dismissed Graeme Smith 13 times in 25 meetings, a stat that explains it all. He was one of the key members of the 2011 ODI World Cup winning team, leading the pace attack with 21 wickets in just 9 games. Zaheer took 311 wickets in the 92 Test matches that he played for India. 7. Irfan Pathan: The left-arm swing bowler who grabbed the attention of world cricket with his debut series in 2003-04 at the age of 19, Irfan Pathan, troubled the right-handed batsmen with his banana swingers. Pathan was the leading wicket-taker with 16 wickets at an average of 31 in his maiden ODI series. He was the fastest Indian to take 100 ODI wickets (59 matches). In Test matches, he scalped 100 wickets in 29 Test matches owing to his immaculate swing. Irfan Pathan holds the world record for the double – 1000 runs and 100 wickets in the quickest time in an ODIs (1059 days). His hattrick against Pakistan at Karachi in 2006 is still fresh in the memory of all his fans. 6. Vernon Philander (South Africa): Though the South African pace attack is always about Dale Steyn and his impact, Vernon Philander, has been there and done his part as well. He bowls with the new ball and can bend it like the banana. The South African pacer has grabbed 121 wickets in 29 Test matches that he has played with a best of 6/44. He has taken 9 5-wicket hauls in his short career. Philander took 5/7 against New Zealand at Newlands and troubled the Kiwis with his swing. The 30-year old is already on the Lords Honors Board. 5. Trent Boult (New Zealand): The tall left-arm pace bowler from New Zealand who made his Test debut in 2011 was the joint leading wicket-taker at the Cricket World Cup 2015. He makes up for his relative lack of height with deceptive pace and the ability to swing the ball both ways. He has tasted a lot of success in his short international career so far having picked up 119 Test wickets in 31 matches. He bowls exceptionally well with Tim Southee in tandem, having taken 46% of all wickets between them since 2013, especially since the retirement of Martin. 4. Mohammad Amir (Pakistan): The Pakistani bowler who made his first ODI and Test appearance in 2009 in Sri Lanka, at the age of 17, has been in the news following his five-year ban due to his spot-fixing involvements. But we are not concerned with what the young man had to do, in that case, what lies in our interest is his swing bowling. He surprised the world of cricket with his bowling at such a tender age. He reached to 50 Test wickets in just 14 matches. He took 19 wickets on the tour to England in 2010 which Pakistan lost 3-1, but Amir was awarded the Man of the Series award. He troubled the likes of Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell alike and was the best bowler in the series. 3. Dale Steyn (South Africa): The South African pace spearhead Dale Steyn not only bowls fast but swings it a great deal as well. It is his swing that makes him all the way more dangerous than any other pace bowler in the modern day cricket. Steyn dominated the number one spot in the ICC tYest rankings for several years between 2008 and 2014. The bowler with 26 five-wicket hauls in Test matches, Steyn, has the record for taking most wickets for South Africa in a calendar year on more than one occasion. The out and out express fast bowler can swing the ball both ways. He has already taken 402 Test wickets in 80 matches. 2. Mitchell Starc (Australia): The Aussie spearhead is perhaps one of the most feared fast bowlers of the modern generation. What makes him more dangerous is the fact that he can swing the bowl in either direction at will with express pace. The pacer recently bowled the fastest delivery in Test cricket. In 2015 in an ODI match at MCG against India, he became the first Australian to capture six wickets in a home ODI match with his best bowling figures of 6/43. Starc was the joint highest wicket taker in the Cricket World Cup 2015 along with New Zealand’s Trent Boult with 22 wickets at an economy rate of 3.58. 1. James Anderson (England): The English bowler is perhaps the best swing bowler of the current era. He has the ability to make the balls swing sharply either way. Owing to his swing bowling, Anderson has taken 18 Tests and 2 ODI five-wicket hauls, and is currently the 8th highest wicket-taker of all time in Tests. He has taken 424 Test wickets and 269 wickets in ODIs. His best bowling figures are 7/43 in Test matches. Whenever he has played against India, he has always shown a special liking to the best players of the squad. He troubled Sachin Tendulkar when India toured England in 2007 and Kohli was his victim when India toured the country this time.

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10 Best swing bowlers of this decade

Swing bowling is an art that not all bowlers can master. As it is said, bowling fast is something that can be achieved, but very few can move the ball laterally in either direction.

8. Zaheer Khan (India):

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