WTC 2023 Final: The Kangaroos won the World Test Championship final between India and Australia. With this the cycle of the World Test Championship 2021-23 came to an end. In these two years, where the batsmen scored a lot of runs, the bowlers also won the hearts of everyone with their performance. Talking about the top 10 bowlers this season, two Indians are included in it.
Nathan Lyon took the most wickets
India’s veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin had the highest number of 71 victims in the first edition. But this time Nathan Lyon has overtaken Ashwin. Australian spinner Lyon was the highest wicket-taker in the WTC 2021-23. Lyon took 88 wickets in 20 matches at an average of 26.12 and an economy of 2.58 in the second cycle of the World Test Championship. During this, he managed to take 5 wicket hauls five times and 10 wickets in a match once. His best bowling performance in the innings was 8/64.
Ravichandran Ashwin included in top 3
South African fast bowler Kagiso Rabada is at number two in this list of top bowlers. Rabada has taken 67 wickets in 13 matches. At the same time, India’s veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is in third place. Ashwin took 61 wickets in 13 Tests at an economy rate of 2.48. His best performance in a match is 8 wickets for 42 runs. England’s 40-year-old fast bowler James Anderson (58) is fourth and Australia captain Pat Cummins (57) is in fifth place.
Jadeja also included in top-10
After this, Australia’s legendary bowler Mitchell Starc is in this list, he has 55 wickets. Oli Robinson is at number seven with 53 wickets. New Zealand captain Tim Southee (50), England spinner Jack Leach (48) are in 8th and 9th position. The second Indian player in this list is Ravindra Jadeja. He has 47 wickets in 13 matches. At the same time, fast bowlers Jasprit Bumrah (45 in 10 matches) and Mohammed Shami (45 in 13 matches) are jointly at number 11.
