#1 Sarfraz Ahmed, Pakistan

The most painful, and yet the most brilliant team across all the three formats has to Pakistan. The mercurial bunch of 11 players takes the field but there is absolutely no way anyone can decipher which team will turn up on the day.
However, this year has been a relatively consistent year for them and in Sarfraz Ahmed, they have a leader at the helm who is a source of inspiration for the rest of the guys.
Sarfraz has managed to create a strong nucleus around him and the results have generally been on the positive side.
They have won eight out of the 10 matches this year and with a win/loss ratio of 2.25, they have been the best side in 2017.
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