Top 10 ranked bowlers in the world (based on ICC rankings)

#1 Ravichandran Ashwin

R Ashwin takes a selfie along with his man of the match trophy during the ICC World Twenty20

Overall Rank: 15 Ranking Points: 2199 Highest ranking: 2nd (Tests)

Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin deserves his place at the top of this list. Despite not being ranked #1 in any one of the formats, he is the only bowler to be ranked in the top 10 across the 3 formats.

In Tests, he is ranked #2nd, one solitary point behind Englishman Stuart Broad.

In ODIs, he just makes the top 10 at #10th as the highest ranked Indian on the list.

In T20s, he comes in at 3rd, behind Samuel Badree, who is #1 and Tahir at #2.

It is a testament to Ashwin that he tops this list. Consistency across the three formats is key. Broad, who tops the Test rankings and Badree, who tops the T20 rankings could not make this list, despite being on top in one particular format. Trent Boult, the #1 ranked ODI bowler made the list at #9.