7 great bowlers who never topped the ICC Test rankings chart

#5 Harbhajan Singh (India)

Harbhajan Singh was the first Indian bowler to take a Test hat-trick

BEST RATING: 765 (December 16, 2002)

BEST RANKING: 4 (July 29, 2003)

Harbhajan Singh had a fascinating career- he was the No.2 spinner for India during Anil Kumble's time, and when his time came to bask in the sunshine, he was replaced by Ashwin. Nevertheless, Harbhajan had a fantastic career, taking 417 wickets at an average of 32. While the numbers are not that impressive, he played a crucial role in changing Indian Cricket's lousy reputation in the early part of the 21st century.

Harbhajan's career best rating of 765 came in December 2002 which was good enough to get him the 5th spot in the rankings behind Shaun Pollock, Shane Warne, Murali and Glenn McGrath. His highest ranking of 4 came in July 2003, as Warne slipped in the rankings.

Harbhajan was a consistent performer, but was never a real contender for the top spot.