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Best Bowlers to Debut post 2000

Thala_0710

State Captain
We have similar threads for pacers and spinners separately. I was interested in knowing a combined hierarchy of all bowlers of this gen (post 2000 debut).
Here is my go for the same (min 100 test wkts):

1. DW Steyn
2. JJ Bumrah
3. PJ Cummins
4. K Rabada
5. R Ashwin
6. JM Anderson
7. NM Lyon
8. M Asif
9. VD Philander
10. JR Hazlewood
11. SCJ Broad
12. N Wagner
13. GP Swann
14. M Shami
15. MA Starc
16. TA Boult
17. MG Johnson
18. M Morkel
19. RA Jadeja
20. RJ Harris
21. TG Southee
22. KA Maharaj
23. Y Shah
24. Zaheer Khan
25. KAJ Roach
26. PM Siddle
27. Shaheen Afridi
28. M Hoggard
29. D Kaneria
30. I Sharma
31. M Amir
32. CS Martin
33. Mehidy Hasan
34. SJ Harmison
35. Shakib Al Hasan
36. U Yadav
37. T Islam
38. ST Finn
39. CR Woakes
40. MS Panesar
41. MA Wood
42. ST Gabriel
43. U Gul
44. PP Ojha
45. IK Pathan
46. A Nel
47. FH Edwards
48. MJ Leach
49. SL Malinga
50. JE Taylor
 

Johan

Cricketer Of The Year
Steyn
Anderson
Cummins
Ashwin
Bumrah
Rabada
Broad
Hazelwood

then everyone else
 

sayon basak

Cricketer Of The Year
We have similar threads for pacers and spinners separately. I was interested in knowing a combined hierarchy of all bowlers of this gen (post 2000 debut).
Here is my go for the same (min 100 test wkts):

1. DW Steyn
2. JJ Bumrah
3. PJ Cummins
4. K Rabada
5. R Ashwin
6. JM Anderson
7. NM Lyon
8. M Asif
9. VD Philander
10. JR Hazlewood
11. SCJ Broad
12. N Wagner
13. GP Swann
14. M Shami
15. MA Starc
16. TA Boult
17. MG Johnson
18. M Morkel
19. RA Jadeja
20. RJ Harris
21. TG Southee
22. KA Maharaj
23. Y Shah
24. Zaheer Khan
25. KAJ Roach
26. PM Siddle
27. Shaheen Afridi
28. M Hoggard
29. D Kaneria
30. I Sharma
31. M Amir
32. CS Martin
33. Mehidy Hasan
34. SJ Harmison
35. Shakib Al Hasan
36. U Yadav
37. T Islam
38. ST Finn
39. CR Woakes
40. MS Panesar
41. MA Wood
42. ST Gabriel
43. U Gul
44. PP Ojha
45. IK Pathan
46. A Nel
47. FH Edwards
48. MJ Leach
49. SL Malinga
50. JE Taylor
I would swap Ashwin and Rabada. And in no way I'm going to put Lyon ahead of philander. Alright list overall.
 

capt_Luffy

International Coach
  1. Dale Steyn
  2. Jasprit Bumrah
  3. Pat Cummins
  4. Kagiso Rabada
  5. Ravichandran Ashwin
  6. James Anderson
  7. Josh Hazlewood
  8. Vernon Philander
  9. Nathan Lyon
  10. Stuart Broad
  11. Neil Wagner
  12. Mitchell Johnson
  13. Mohammad Shami
  14. Trent Boult
  15. Ravindra Jadeja
  16. Graeme Swann
  17. Ryan Harris
  18. Morne Morkel
  19. Mitchell Starc
  20. Tim Southee
  21. Mohammad Asif
  22. Kyle Jamieson
  23. Shane Bond
  24. Keshav Maharaj
  25. Zaheer Khan
  26. Matthew Hoggard
  27. Kemar Roach
  28. Ishant Sharma
  29. Marco Jansen
  30. Peter Siddle
  31. Yasir Shah
  32. Jayden Seales
  33. Matt Henry
  34. Stuart Clark
  35. Danish Kaneria
  36. Shakib Al Hasan
  37. Chris Martin
  38. Anrich Nortje
  39. Shaheen Shah Afridi
  40. Kuldeep Yadav
  41. Jason Holder
  42. Steve Harmison
  43. Lungi Ngidi
  44. Umesh Yadav
  45. Mehedy Hasan Miraj
  46. Axar Patel
  47. Shannon Gabriel
  48. Mark Wood
  49. Taijul Islam
  50. Andre Nel
 
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Coronis

Hall of Fame Member
1. Steyn
2. Bumrah
3. Cummins
4. Rabada
5. Ashwin
6. Anderson
7. Philander
8. Hazelwood
9. Lyon
10. Asif
Asif really?
  1. Dale Steyn
  2. Jasprit Bumrah
  3. Pat Cummins
  4. Kagiso Rabada
  5. Ravichandran Ashwin
  6. James Anderson
  7. Josh Hazlewood
  8. Vernon Philander
  9. Nathan Lyon
  10. Stuart Broad
  11. Neil Wagner
  12. Mitchell Johnson
  13. Mohammad Shami
  14. Trent Boult
  15. Ravindra Jadeja
  16. Graeme Swann
  17. Ryan Harris
  18. Morne Morkel
  19. Mitchell Starc
  20. Tim Southee
  21. Mohammad Asif
  22. Kyle Jamieson
  23. Keshav Maharaj
  24. Zaheer Khan
  25. Matthew Hoggard
  26. Kemar Roach
  27. Ishant Sharma
  28. Marco Jansen
  29. Peter Siddle
  30. Yasir Shah
  31. Jayden Seales
  32. Matt Henry
  33. Danish Kaneria
  34. Shakib Al Hasan
  35. Chris Martin
  36. Anrich Nortje
  37. Shaheen Shah Afridi
  38. Kuldeep Yadav
  39. Jason Holder
  40. Steve Harmison
  41. Lungi Ngidi
  42. Umesh Yadav
  43. Mehedy Hasan Miraj
  44. Axar Patel
  45. Shannon Gabriel
  46. Mark Wood
  47. Taijul Islam
  48. James Pattinson
  49. Andre Nel
  50. Mohammad Siraj
No Shane Bond? The disrespect
 

Coronis

Hall of Fame Member
The Asifs, Bonds and Harisses can't be ahead of Southee, Broad and Shami imo
Harris’ stats are especially a bit misleading in terms of his career. Unlike the other two, he was really poor for most of his career prior to his selection. Whilst the other two were injury and drug/fixing related.
 

Johan

Cricketer Of The Year
1. Dale Steyn
2. Jasprit Bumrah
3. James Anderson
4. Pat Cummins
5. Kagiso Rabada
6. Ravichandran Ashwin
7. Stuart Broad
8. Vernon Philander
9. Josh Hazlewood
10. Nathan Lyon
 

vidiq

School Boy/Girl Captain
1. Dale Steyn
2. Jasprit Bumrah
3. James Anderson
4. Pat Cummins
5. Kagiso Rabada
6. Ravichandran Ashwin
7. Stuart Broad
8. Vernon Philander
9. Josh Hazlewood
10. Nathan Lyon
Only if Robinson didn't have the bowling speed issue , he could have been a ATG Bowler.Screenshot_2025-03-31-18-21-26-56.jpg
 

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