The South African leg-spinner has been one of the best T20 bowlers for quite some time now and he proved that yet again this year. Tahir picked 55 wickets in 43 matches playing for South Africa, Derbyshire, Dolphins, Rising Pune Supergiant and World-XI this year.
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He is third on the list of highest wicket-takers in T20s this year behind two fellow spinners. The leggie was also the fifth highest wicket-taker in the IPL with 18 wickets in 12 matches.
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