Ranking Top 5 all-format bowlers in 2021

Cricket has seen major changes in the approach of players since the Covid-19 pandemic. It has been physically and mentally challenging for the players to produce match-winning performances throughout the year in the period of quarantines and bio-bubbles. Despite numerous challenges, many players have risen to the occasion and borne the team’s weight on their shoulders.

‘Batters win games, but bowlers win tournaments,’ as the saying goes, which is understandable. If one looks at the top teams throughout the year, every squad has a potent bowling line-up. These bowlers are capable of performing everywhere in the world, regardless of the conditions.

In the article, let’s rank the best five all-format bowlers who have played in the year 2021:

5. Ravi Ashwin

Ravi Ashwin, without a doubt, has been India’s finest bowler by a huge margin. He is a valued commodity because of his consistency in scooping up wickets all over the world. In the year 2021, he had some great stints, leading India to some famous victories.

Ashwin is the leading wicket-taker and the only Test bowler to collect over 50 wickets. In eight matches, he has taken 52 wickets at a fantastic average of 16.23. His tally consisted of three five-wicket hauls. During England’s tour of India, he delivered his best performance. Ashwin won the ‘Player of the Series’ award after taking 32 wickets at an average of 14.71 in four matches.

Despite not getting much playing time in the foreign conditions, Ashwin continued to run riots at home. During the T20 World Cup, the 35-year-old received a national call-up for the T20Is and amazed everyone with his abilities. He produces more variations in the air which makes him extremely lethal in any conditions. He has a lot more to accomplish in the future if he maintains his fitness.