IND vs ENGJasprit Bumrah becomes first India pacer to top ICC Test Rankings

India pacer Jasprit Bumrah has actually declared the No. 1 area in the most recent ICC Men’s Test Bowler rankings following his heroics in the Vizag Test. This is the very first time that an Indian pacer has actually ended up being the top-ranked Test bowler.

Bumrah, who just recently ended up being the fastest Indian speedster to get 150 Test wickets, increased to the top for the very first time on the back of his significant match figures of 9/91 throughout his side’s series-equaling 106-run triumph over England in the 2nd Test in Vizag.

Bumrah’s nine-wicket haul made him Player of the Match honours in the 2nd Test and moved him 3 locations up the most recent Test rankings for bowlers, taking the leading area from colleague Ravichandran Ashwin.

Ashwin, who has actually held the leading area because March in 2015, took just 3 wickets for India because match and falls 2 locations to 3rd in the upgraded Test bowling rankings, with South Africa speed spearhead Kagiso Rabada staying in 2nd regardless of missing out on the Proteas’ Test series in New Zealand.

It is the very first time Bumrah has actually held the leading area, as the 30-year-old has actually never ever ended up greater than 3rd regardless of having 10 five-wicket hauls for his nation in 34 Test match trips. Bumrah has 2 five-wicket hauls in Test matches in 2024, with statistics of 6/61 versus South Africa in Cape Town at the start of the year and a likewise incredible spell of 6/45 in his latest video game versus England.

Jayasuriya, Lyon climb in rankings

Sri Lankan spinner Prabath Jayasuriya leapt 3 locations up to No. 6 after he got a 5-wicket haul in the Only Test versus Afghanistan at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo.

Nathan Lyon, who reached the landmark of 500 Test wickets in the series versus Pakistan, moved 2 locations up to No. 8 in the rankings. Ravindra Jadeja and Ollie Robinson dropped 2 locations to No. 9 and 10 respectively in the bowling rankings.

Joe Root dropped 1 put to No. 3 after failing in the very first 2 Tests versus India. Ben Stokes and Axar Patel likewise climbed up 1 area approximately No. 4 and 5 respectively in the all-rounders’ rankings.