ICC rankings: Jasprit Bumrah back to No. 1 test bowler

Indian team's star player Jaspreet Bumrah has become the number-one bowler in the ICC Test rankings. He has jumped two places. He took 8 wickets in the India vs Australia Perth Test.

ICC rankings: Jasprit Bumrah back to No. 1 test bowler

Captain Jaspreet Bumrah played a very important role in Team India's victory in the first Test played between India and Australia. The way he pushed Australia on the backfoot in the first innings, the opposing team could not recover from there. Meanwhile, after becoming the captain and defeating Australia in its home, Jaspreet Bumrah has become the number one bowler in the ICC Test rankings. Not only this, he has also achieved the all-time high rating of his career.

Jasprit Bumrah became the number one bowler in ICC Test rankings:

Jasprit Bumrah was captaining the Indian team for the second time in Tests. Earlier, when he became the captain against England, he had to face defeat, but he did wonders in Australia. He defeated Australia in the first Test itself in its own home. Jasprit Bumrah bowled brilliantly in this match and took 8 wickets in the entire match. Bumrah created a stir in the Australia camp by taking 5 wickets in the first innings of the match, while he also got three wickets in the second innings.

Jasprit Bumrah has also achieved his all-time high rating. Now his rating has become 883. Jasprit Bumrah has achieved this status by jumping two places this time. That is, as soon as he became the captain, Bumrah achieved what he could not do before. Kagiso Rabada and Josh Hazlewood have suffered due to Bumrah moving ahead. Kagiso Rabada was earlier at number one, but now he has moved to second place. His rating is 872. Australia's Josh Hazlewood has now moved from second to third place. His rating is 860.

India's Ravichandran Ashwin did not get a chance to play the first Test, yet he has moved up one place. Now he has reached the fourth position with 807 rating. Sri Lanka's Prabhat Jayasuriya has now reached the fifth position with 801 rating. He has gained two places. Australia's Test captain Pat Cummins has also suffered a loss. He has reached the sixth position with 796 rating. He has come down two places. India's Ravindra Jadeja's rating has now become 794, he has slipped one place to seventh position. Australia's Nathan Lyon has also come down one place. He has now reached the eighth position with 782 rating. Pakistan's Noman Ali remains at the ninth position with 759 rating and New Zealand's Matt Henry remains at the tenth position with 750 rating.

ICC Test Rankings for Bowlers (as of November 27, 2024)-

1. Jasprit Bumrah (India): 883 (+2)
2. Kagiso Rabada (South Africa): 872 (-1)
3. Josh Hazlewood (Australia): 860 (-1)
4. Ravichandran Ashwin (India): 807 (+1)
5. Prabath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka): 801 (+2)
6. Pat Cummins (Australia): 796 (-2)
7. Ravindra Jadeja (India): 794 (-1)
8. Nathan Lyon (Australia): 782 (-1)
9. Noman Ali (Pakistan): 759
10. Matt Henry (New Zealand): 750