#3 Rangana Herath – 57 wickets at 18.92 and economy – 2.61
For a long time, Herath lived in the shadows of Muttiah Muralitharan and sometimes, didn’t even make it to the side. But he has been sensational over the last 5 years. The only survivor in Test cricket from the previous millennium, Herath has the second most number of wickets this year behind Ashwin. He picked up his 57 wickets in just 9 Tests, more than 6 wickets per Test with 5 five-wicket hauls.
Herath is seventh on the list of most economical bowlers over the last 5 years (amongst those with more than 50 wickets during that period). He has picked up 235 wickets, second most during the five-year period and just one behind Stuart Broad’s 236 at 25.27, with an impressive economy of 2.71 despite bowling on some flat tracks. Herath has the third lowest economy over the last two years amongst bowlers with more than 30 wickets.
