Dubai: India’s pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah is back at the summit of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test bowling rankings following his match haul of six wickets in the second Test against Bangladesh in Kanpur.
The 30-year-old replaced his teammate Ravichandran Ashwin – Player of the Series against Bangladesh – at the top of the chart.
Spinner Ravindra Jadeja maintained his sixth place, while fellow spinner Kuldeep Yadav stayed in 16th.
In batting, player-of-the-match from the Kanpur Test, Yashasvi Jaiswal, moved to a career-high third position after just 11 Tests. Jaiswal played scintillating knocks of 72 and 51 and helped India win the rain-marred match by seven wickets.
With 792 rating points, the 22-year-old is behind second-placed Kane Williamson (829) and Joe Root (899).
Also, veteran Indian batter Virat Kohli is back in the top 10, gaining six places to rise to the sixth position after knocks of 47 and 29 not out in Kanpur.
Rishabh Pant, too, remained in the top 10, dropping three spots to ninth, with skipper Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill on 15th and 16th, respectively.
As for the all-rounders, there has been no significant change in the rankings, with Jadeja holding the top spot, followed by Ashwin at second and Axar Patel at seventh.
In team rankings, India were in the second spot with 120 rating points, separated from leader Australia by four points, while England remained in the third place with 108 points.
Meanwhile, the Indians continued to rule the World Test Championship table, having a point percentage of 74.24% after 11 fixtures, above second-placed Australia (62.5% in 12 Tests).
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