Sportskeeda Cricket Awards 2016: Test Bowler of the Year

#1 Ravichandran Ashwin

The best bowler of the year

It seems like Ravichandran Ashwin has made it a habit of being the best. Not only was he the best Test bowler of the year, but he was also arguably one of the best all-rounders this year. In the previous match against England, he became the first ever Indian and the 5^th cricketer overall to achieve the rare feat of picking up 25+ wickets with the ball and scoring over 300 runs in an entire series.

Throughout the year, he has been India’s go-to bowler. In 12 Tests, he picked up 72 wickets at an average of 23.90 with 8 five-wicket hauls to his name. He is also the only bowler on this list to have picked up 10 wickets in a match on three different occasions. He was the fan’s overwhelming favourite, and his performance in 2016 makes him our favourite as well. Earlier today, he received the award for the ICC Cricketer of the Year as well due to his exceptional performances.

Matches	Wickets	Average	BBI	BBM
12	72	23.90	7-59	13-140