DUBAI: Indian pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah claimed the top spot in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s Test Bowling Rankings for the first time in his career.
The right-arm pacer jumped three spots with 881 points and dethroned team-mate Ravichandran Ashwin as the number one Test bowler, who dropped two spots to third with 841 rating points.
Bumrah became the first pace bowler from India to reach the pinnacle of the ICC Test Bowling Rankings as the highest-ranked Indian pace bowler was legendary Kapil Dev, who held the second spot in 1979.
Overall, he is the fourth Indian bowler to claim the top spot in the ICC Test Bowling Rankings after Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Bishan Bedi.
He achieved the historic feat on the back of his match haul of nine wickets, which led India to a 106-run victory over England to level the series 1-1.
Chasing a daunting 399-run target, the visitors skittled for 292 in the second session on day four despite an attacking start.
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Jasprit Bumrah, who claimed a six-fer in the first innings, carried his momentum and bagged three more in the second innings to seal the victory for his side.
Meanwhile, Ashwin who held the number-one spot since March last year, managed only three wickets in the aforementioned match, resulting in him dropping two spots as South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada remained unfazed at second spot.
Indian batter Yashasvi Jaiswal also made substantial gains after his double-century in the first innings of the second Test against England.
The 22-year-old jumped 37 places to reach 29th spot in the ICC Test Batting Rankings.
England’s opening batter Zak Crawley registered scores of 76 and 73 during the second Test, which resulted in him gaining eight spots to 22nd.
New Zealand’s Kane Williamson continues to rule the Test batting rankings with 864 points, while England’s Joe Root dropped one spot to pave the way for Australia’s Steve Smith to reclaim the second position.
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