“You miss, I hit”, the game’s age old saying came back into the picture ever since the first wicket of 2016 fell down. The year which had more to do with the success of bowlers than their counterparts in Tests precisely, saw plethora of records getting stitched to their names.
If not many, then two eight-wicket hauls, four seven-wicket hauls, twenty one six-wicket hauls and fourteen five-wicket hauls so far were among the headlines in the sports section next morning.
So who all performed the best? What were the best bowling figures this year in Test cricket? Here’s a list: