Best XI across all formats in 2016

Kagiso Rabada

For someone who only just made his international debut in 2015, Kagiso Rabada has certainly had a phenomenal year in 2016. Not only did he finish as the pacer with the most wickets in the calendar year but also finished second overall, behind Ravichandran Ashwin, which is not bad for someone who hadn't played an international game at the start of last year.

Of the 113 wickets that the 21-year-old fast bowler has taken in his career, 81 came in 2016 from just 32 matches. What was most impressive about Rabada is not just the wickets that he picks up but also the way that he goes about doing it.

If his career economy rate of over 5 and 8 in ODIs and T20Is seem on the higher side, his strike rate of 28.7 and 16.4 certainly make up for that. Although he is yet to cross 50 wickets in any format of the game, if he keeps up his incredible form, he will have a very good chance of breaking quite a few records before too long.