Bumrah Exceeds Ashwin to Achieve the Pinnacle of Indian Bowlers in Test Rankings
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Dubai, Jan 1 (NationPress) Jasprit Bumrah's remarkable display in the current Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia has catapulted him to the highest rating points ever recorded by an Indian bowler in Test cricket, affirming his status as the top bowler in the latest rankings update.
With an impressive 907 rating points, Bumrah has surpassed Ravichandran Ashwin, who had 904 rating points in December 2016, marking a historic achievement as the highest-ranked Indian Test bowler in ICC rankings history.
This new rating places the fast bowler at joint-17th on the all-time list, sharing the spot with England's Derek Underwood.
Meanwhile, Pat Cummins, the Australian captain, also gained from his exceptional Boxing Day performance, adding 15 rating points and ascending to No. 3 in the bowling rankings.
Cummins has also secured third place in the Test All-Rounder Rankings, thanks to his bowling feats and a crucial contribution of 90 runs during Australia’s impressive victory in Melbourne.
South African pace bowler Marco Jansen has made significant strides, moving up six places to claim the fifth position, following his seven-wicket haul against Pakistan in the Centurion Boxing Day Test, which has propelled him past the 800-point mark for the first time.
In batting rankings, several players have made notable advancements. Aiden Markram from South Africa has re-entered the top 20, thanks to his resilient innings of 89 and 37 in the Centurion Test, which were instrumental in South Africa’s triumph over Pakistan, securing their place in the ICC Test Championship final.
India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal continues his impressive ascent, moving up one spot to achieve a career-best fourth position. Saud Shakeel from Pakistan has also reached a personal milestone, climbing three places to a career-best sixth, while Australia’s Steve Smith has risen to seventh after his determined innings in the Boxing Day Test.
In a notable move, Nitish Kumar Reddy of India made the most significant jump, rising 20 places to 53rd in the Test batting rankings after a stellar performance in the Melbourne Test.
In the Zimbabwe-Afghanistan Boxing Day Test, double centuries by Afghanistan’s Rahmat Shah and Hashmatullah Shahidi propelled them to 52nd and 57th places, respectively, in the rankings.
Zimbabwean batters Sean Williams (19th) and Craig Ervine (47th) also saw gains, with Williams achieving the best rating for a Zimbabwean batter since Brendan Taylor in 2014.
In T20I, Mitchell Santner from New Zealand has entered the top 10 of the T20I bowling rankings, while Sri Lanka’s Pathum Nissanka is closing in on the top five batters.
