become one of the youngest bowlers to take 100 wickets rabada ended 2017 at a careerhigh no 3 on the icc test bowlers table getty image10 nathan lyon m 11 w 63 bb 850 avg 2355 sr 522 5x5 10x1the highest wickettaker of the year with an imprint on each series he played in in india lyon helped australia stun the hosts in the series opener and then claimed a record 850 on day one of the second test in bangladesh he took nine wickets in a surprise defeat in the first test and then 13 to lead australias revival on the decider six of those came in a marathon secondinnings spell as he recorded the secondbest match figures by an australian spinner then came a starring role to help regain the ashes 17 wickets in four tests sending australia into 2018 on a high afp image11 james anderson m 11 w 55 bb 742 avg 1758 sr 464 5x4the lowest average and economy of all bowlers in 2017 touched no 1 in the icc rankings became the third fast bowler to get to 500 test wickets remarkable given than anderson is 35 and has played 133 test matches four fivewicket hauls including a careerbest 742 to steamroll west indies at lords plus four and three as south africa were smashed at old trafford should have been part of a famous victory in adelaide after taking 543 shows no sign of fadingreuters image12th man ravindra jadeja m 10 i 14 runs 328 hs 70 avg 41 50x4 w 54 bb 663 sr 565indias secondhighest wickettaker in 2017 better average strikerate and economy than r ashwin in one test fewer twice man of the match for roles in seriesclinching wins over australia in dharamsala and sri lanka in colombo man of the series for 25 wickets as india beat australia 21 and regained the bordergavaskar trophy became no 1 bowler and allrounder in tests second fastest to 150 tests and the fastest leftarm spinnerafp imagewatch toi sports test xi of the year