5 youngest bowlers ranked to be Number 1 rank in Test cricket

#3 Sir Ian Botham (22 years 259 days)

Ian Botham celebrating another Test wicket.

If you are an ardent cricket fan then you must have heard about Sir Ian Botham. The ICC Hall of Famer and retired English cricketer is widely regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders of all time. He made his Test debut in 1977 and it took him a mere 11 Tests to reach the number 1 rank in August 1978 at Lord's when he took 11 wickets against New Zealand at Lord's.

He was regarded as a magician with the ball when it came to out-swingers and in-swinging yorkers. He was tremendous with the bat too as statistics show that at that stage, his batting average was more than forty. He spent 60 Tests as the top-ranked bowler between 1978 and 1980 which is an incredible feat considering he was competing with the likes of Dennis Lillee and Richard Hadlee at the time.