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Can you name the No 1-ranked Test bowlers since 1980?

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Cape Town - We have a new world No 1 - and he's South African!

READ: No limits for high-flying Rabada!

Following his exploits in the first Test against India, Kagiso “KG” Rabada has joined an elite club by becoming the world’s best Test bowler.

He joins greats of the game like Peter Pollock, Dennis Lillee and, er, Steve Harmison.

At the tender age of 22 he is the youngest player to do so, surpassing a record held since the 19th century. Well played young lad!

With most of his career still ahead of him, there’s no telling how many Test scalps and shattered collarbones he’ll end up claiming before it’s all done.

This list is scattered with some of the finest players to have played the game - fast bowlers and otherwise.

Good luck, and let us know how it goes.

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