R Ashwin Dethroned As High Ranked ICC Test Bowler, Jasprit Bumrah Takes No. 1 Spot

Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah regained his spot because the primary Test batter, whereas younger opener Yashasvi Jaiswal moved to 3rd spot within the newest ICC Test Rankings issued on Wednesday. Bumrah overtakes teammate Ravichandran Ashwin and claims the premier place for simply the second time on the again of his six scalps for the match throughout India’s current seven-wicket overcome Bangladesh in Kanpur, which included three scalps per innings, as per ICC.

Ashwin claimed 5 wickets of his personal throughout that match and is just one level behind Bumrah’s ranking of 870 factors, whereas Bangladesh shall be buoyed by the enhancements made out of Mehidy Hasan (up 4 spots to 18th) and veteran spinner Shakib Al Hasan (up 5 locations to twenty eighth).

Sri Lanka spinner Prabath Jayasuriya gained a brand new career-high ranking as he rose one place to equal seventh on the Test bowling ranks on the again of his Player of the Series exploits of 18 wickets towards New Zealand, however this week’s rankings replace belongs to India following their sequence sweep over Bangladesh that places them within the field seat of reaching subsequent yr’s ICC World Test Championship ultimate.

India moved additional clear on the prime of the World Test Championship standings courtesy of their victory over Bangladesh and are properly positioned to earn a spot in a 3rd consecutive ultimate.

Opener Jaiswal was adjudged Player of the Match throughout the rain-affected Test towards Bangladesh and the left-hander reached a brand new career-high ranking when leaping two locations to 3rd on the up to date Test batter rankings because of his scores of 72 and 51 from the conflict.

It means Jaiswal solely has England’s Joe Root and New Zealand’s Kane Williamson forward of him on the up to date rankings for Test batters, whereas teammate Virat Kohli is again inside the highest 10 after he gained six locations to maneuver to sixth general following scores of 47 and 29* towards Bangladesh.

In-form Sri Lanka right-hander Kamindu Mendis is one other participant on the transfer, with the 26-year-old bettering 5 locations to eleventh and reaching a brand new career-high ranking after he scored one other century within the second Test of his facet’s current sequence with New Zealand.

Compatriots Dinesh Chandimal (up six spots to twentieth) and Angelo Mathews (up 4 locations to twenty third) additionally achieve floor on the checklist for Test batters, whereas Bangladesh’s Mehidy Hasan (up two locations to fifth) is the massive mover on the Test all-rounder rankings as India’s Ravindra Jadeja maintained his wholesome lead on prime.

There have been additionally some adjustments on the newest white-ball rankings, with Australia’s Steve Smith gaining one place to maneuver to twentieth on the checklist for ODI batters following the completion of his facet’s sequence towards England.

England duo Harry Brook (up 73 spots to fiftieth) and Ben Duckett (up 30 locations to 54th) reached new career-high scores for batters, whereas teammates Adil Rashid (up 4 rungs to twenty fourth) and Jofra Archer (up 16 spots to fortieth) have been the massive improves on the checklist for ODI bowlers.

On the newest T20I rankings, South Africa dasher Reeza Hendricks features 5 rungs to enhance to eleventh for batters, whereas Nepal star Dipendra Singh Airee features a brand new career-high ranking on the checklist for all-rounders as he strikes up 4 spots to second.

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