Ranking top 10 current most valuable bowlers across all formats

Cricket is often described as a batter’s game, and rightly so because of the many advantages a batter gets in various facets of the game. Ranging from shorter boundary ropes to bigger bats are one of the major delights the power hitters relish. Even though it is said that good batters win teams' matches, good bowlers have the potential to win their sides' major tournaments. Ever wondered why?

It’s because the batter needs to be successful every time a bowler comes into bowl, whereas a bowler needs to be lucky enough once to see the back of the powermakers towards the dressing room. With the popularity of T20s increasing, cricket has become more biased towards the batsmen as people are excited by fours and sixes and not by bowlers bowling dot balls and hitting the stumps.

However, some bowlers bowl their hearts and soul out and manage to do the job for the team. Such bowlers are invaluable to the success of a team. Hence, it can be safely said that till these bowlers are around the cricketing arena, batsmen will have to work hard for their runs. In the same vein, let's examine some fantabulous bowlers who have given a tough to batters in the ongoing year 2024.

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Here is the list of top 10 most valuable bowlers in the cricketing world currently: 

10. Nathan Lyon

The legendary Aussie spinner might be 36 years old but is showing no signs of slowing down. In 2024, he has bagged 25 wickets in five Tests at an average of 17.44 and an economy rate of 2.84.

Nathan Lyon's best figure so far in 2024 is the 6/65 he recorded against New Zealand in the first Test in Wellington. He went on to take 10 wickets in the match. This was the first 10-wicket haul by a spinner in New Zealand since 2006. With 530 Test wickets to his name, Lyon is one of the most successful active bowlers in the longest format of the game.