ICC Rankings: Kagiso Rabada dethrones Jasprit Bumrah to become No.1 Test bowler | Cricket News
South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada has leapfrogged over India’s Jasprit Bumrah and has replaced him as the No.1 Test bowler in the new ICC Rankings.
Bumrah who failed to take a single wicket in India’s loss to New Zealand in Pune, is now 3rd in the rankings with Australia’s Josh Hazlewood coming in at No. 2.
Bumrah drawing and blank in Pune and Rabada himself taking his 300th Test wicket in the 7-wicket win against Bangladesh helped the Protea pacer to rise up the rankings.
New World No.1 🥇
South Africa’s star pacer dethrones Jasprit Bumrah to claim the top spot in the ICC Men’s Test Bowling Rankings 👇https://t.co/oljRIUhc5T
— ICC (@ICC) October 30, 2024
Meanwhile, Ravichandran Ashwin dropped to 4th while Australia skipper stayed put at No.5 in the rankings. Also, after his heroics against India where he took 13 wickets in Pune, New Zealand’s Mitchell Santner earned a new career-high rating, rising a whopping 30 rungs to move to 44th in the latest l for Test bowlers.
Pakan spinner Noman Ali is a new member inside the top 10 after his heroics in the recent third and final Tests against England in Rawalpindi.
Among batters, young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal rose up a rung to third, following contributions of 30 and 77 against the Black Caps in Pune. He continues to be the top ranked batter for India in the format.
However, explosive wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant and Virat Kohli have fallen in the batting rankings. While Pant has dropped five spots to be 11th, Kohli has lost six places and is 14th.
New Zealand trio Devon Conway (up eight places to 28th), Tom Latham (up six rungs to 34th) and Glenn Phillips (up 16 spots to 45th) and South Africa’s Kyle Verreynne (up 14 places to 32nd) have made significant gains.
India’s Ravindra Jadeja (number one) and Ashwin (number two) maintain a healthy lead at the top of the rankings for Test all-rounders with Bangladesh star Mehidy Hasan the biggest eye-catcher this week as he gains two places to move to third following solid contributions with both bat and ball against South Africa.
(With agency inputs)
