5 youngest No. 1 players in the history of ICC rankings

For all the criticism the ICC rankings have copped for quite some time, it remains the only viable tool to gauge the performance of players and teams across all the three formats.

Yes, there are always ways and possible improvements to tweak the ranking system, but as of now, the parameters are uniform across all conditions that dictate the ranking of the players.

Rashid Khan, the young Afghanistan leg-spinner has turned around quite a number of heads over the past few week as he was named the leading bowler in ODI cricket.

Aged 18, Rashid became the youngest player to occupy this position in the history of the game.

Now, let us have a look at five of the youngest players to occupy the number one position in cricket across formats.

#5 Kagiso Rabada

The young quick from South Africa has been a brilliant find for them in the last two years across all the three formats and if the current promise is anything to go by, he might well be one of the greatest bowlers to have represented the Proteas.

Back in 2017, the young man became the number one ODI bowler when he was only 8040 days old and occupies the number five slot on this list.

He was also the number one Test bowler in the series against India, and these rankings encapsulate the prowess and skills of the young man.

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