ICC Test Rankings: Jasprit Bumrah- India pace Spearhead Jasprit Bumrah has jumped into the Top 10 in the latest ICC Test Rankings. He made three spot jumps after his heroics at centurion (5 wickets) while Mohd Shami also made gains after raking up eight wickets, including a fifer. Follow ICC Rankings latest updates on InsideSport.IN
Kagiso Rabada and Lungi Ngidi were the other high-profile movers in the ICC Test Rankings for bowling, while a number of players made big minor ranking jumps.
ICC Test Rankings: After Centurion heroics, Jasprit Bumrah back in Top 10 of bowlers’ rankings
South Africa’s Rabada, who claimed seven scalps in the first Test in Centurion, has gone up one place to sixth position, with compatriot quick Lungi Ngidi rising 16 spots to move to 30th on the list. He finished with eight wickets of his own, with debutant left-arm fast bowler Marco Jansen entering the rankings in 97th position in an impressive first outing with the red ball in hand.
| POS | PLAYER | TEAM | RATING |
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1 (0)
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Pat Cummins
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2 (0)
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Ravichandran Ashwin | IND | 873 |
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3 (0)
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Shaheen Afridi | PAK | 822 |
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4 (0)
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Tim Southee | NZ | 814 |
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5 (0)
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James Anderson | ENG | 813 |
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6 (1)
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Kagiso Rabada | SA | 810 |
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7 (1)
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Josh Hazlewood | AUS | 802 |
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8 (0)
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Neil Wagner | NZ | 794 |
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9 (3)
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Jasprit Bumrah | IND | 781 |
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10 (1)
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Mitchell Starc | AUS | 778 |
ICC Test Rankings: On the batting side for India, opener KL Rahul looked impressive, leaping 31st among batters after his Player of the Match effort in Centurion.
Adding 23 to his first innings of 123, Rahul played an integral role in the 113-run win, to help take a 1-0 lead in the three-match ICC World Test Championship series.
Rahul has been as high as eighth on the ranking (November), combining in an important 117-run opening partnership with Mayank Agrawal (60) as India became the first Asian team to win a Test match at the venue, while gaining crucial points in the WTC points table, powered by MRF Tyres.
Agarwal has gained one place of his own for his contribution, while Ajinkya Rahane is up two places to 25th in the latest update.
ICC Test Rankings: For South Africa, captain and opening batter Dean Elgar has progressed two spots to 14th after, after his fighting 77 in the second innings. Temba Bavuma meanwhile climbed 16 places to 39th for his scores of 52 and 35 not out.
ICC Test Rankings: After Centurion heroics, Jasprit Bumrah back in Top 10 of bowlers’ rankings
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