Rating the 5 best Test bowlers of 2016 by their strike rates

#1 Kagiso Rabada

Rabada has been a revelation for South Africa

The teenage seamer has grabbed quite a few headlines with his searing pace and consistency in line. He has proved a handful for teams around the world, troubling them with pace and movement. In the absence of at least one of Steyn, Philander and Morkel for the most part, Rabada gave a good account of himself and has taken over the mantle of the leader of the bowling attack from Steyn.

39 wickets in 7 matches this year at a strike rate of 32.7 shows how good this lad has been for South Africa. He grabbed headlines with a career-best 13/144 at Centurion in the series against England in January. A 22 wicket tally in the series marked the arrival of Rabada in International Cricket. In the next home series against the Kiwis, he grabbed 5 wickets in two Tests, as Steyn did a bulk of the wicket taking.

The tour of Australia put Rabada right at the top of the list, as he had a sensational game at Perth in the first match of the series. He currently has 12 wickets in the two completed matches of the series.

PLAYER	MAT	OVERS	RUNS	WKTS	BBM	AVG	SR	5w	10w
K RABADA	7	213.1	822	39	13/144	21.07	32.7	4	1