Re: World’s best bowler today. Who they are?
Seamers: McGrath (still the best IMO), Akhtar, Bond and Ntini
Spinners: Murali and Warne
I know Pollock had a really good one-day series against India but he has n’t really been the same force in tests recently. But that could all change in the next few months as Indian and Pakistani batters generally struggle in SA.
Asif looks promising but he needs to perform both home and away against different opposition for another 2-3 years before he can even be considered among the best seamers/pacers of today
Brett Lee though always a threat has an unimpressive bowling average of 32.21. His SR (53.85) though is world-class.
All world-class seamers have a bowling average < 25 and SR < 55. For spinners a bowling average < 30 and SR < 65 is pretty good
http://www.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/TESTS/BOWLING/TEST_BOWL_MOST_WKTS.html](http://www.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/TESTS/BOWLING/TEST_BOWL_MOST_WKTS.html)