ICC Test Rankings: Bumrah Regains Top Position In Bowler's List; Jaiswal Moves To 2nd Spot

Indian duo Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin remained the top players in the Test all-rounders ranking despite not featuring against Australia in the Perth Test

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Updated on: 27 November 2024 4:53 pm

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Indias captain Jasprit Bumrah gestures as he prepares to bowl. AP Photo

India's captain Jasprit Bumrah gestures as he prepares to bowl on the fourth day of the first cricket test between Australia and India in Perth. AP Photo/Trevor Collens

India pacer Jasprit Bumrah on Wednesday toppled Kagiso Rabada and Josh Hazlewood to regain the top spot in the ICC Test bowling rankings on the back of his match-winning spell against Australia in the first Test at Perth. (More Cricket News)

Stand-in skipper Bumrah returned with excellent match figures of 8 for 72 as India crushed Australia by 295 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

Bumrah, who was at No. 3 ahead of the Perth Test, now has a career-best 883 ranking points while moving ahead of South African Rabada (872 points) and Aussie Hazlewood (860 points).

Bumrah’s teammate Mohammed Siraj also made good ground, moving up three places to 25th following his five scalps against the Aussies.

India's Yashasvi Jaiswal runs between the wickets on the second day of the first cricket test between Australia and India in Perth, Australia, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. - (AP Photo/Trevor Collens)

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Jaiswal moves up to No. 2

Yashasvi Jaiswal, who made a scintillating 161, leapt to the second spot with a career-best 825 points behind England's Joe Root (903 points) in the rankings for batters.

Star batter Virat Kohli continued charting his way up as he improved nine spots to reach 13th following his 30th Test century.

India wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant maintained his sixth slot with 736 points.

Indian duo Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin remained the top players in the Test all-rounders ranking despite not featuring against Australia in the Perth Test.