#9 Kuldeep Yadav
If Rashid Khan was the best spinner this year, India’s Kuldeep Yadav gave him a tough competition for the top slot. The chinaman finished the year as the second highest wicket-taker, only behind Rashid. This was the breakthrough year for Kuldeep in international cricket as he troubled batsmen all over the world.
The spinner took 45 wickets from 19 ODIs at just 17.77. His economy rate was just 4.64. The figures of 24/6 against South Africa happened to be the second best in the format this year. Due to his tricky variations, team India won the historic ODI series in South Africa by 5-1.