ICC Test Rankings: Indian Pacer Rises To Number 1; Jaiswal Attains Career-Best Ratings

Jasprit Bumrah Number 1 Bowler In Tests: The Indian pacer has re-claimed his throne as number 1 bowler in Tests, and Indian batters have made a huge surge in the rankings. Read below.

Jasprit Bumrah has re-claimed his throne as number 1 bowler in Tests

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Jasprit Bumrah Number 1 Bowler In Tests: Jasprit Bumrah has returned back to the summit of ICC Test Rankings as he is now the new number 1 bowler in the world. The Indian pacer has replaced fellow Indian, Ravichadran Ashwin, at the top of the rankings. Both Jasprit Bumrah and Ravichandran Ashwin occupy first and second-place respectively.

Say hello to ICC Men's Number 1⃣ Test Bowler! 👋

Congratulations, Jasprit Bumrah! 👏👏@JaspritBumrah93 | #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/DgTZi4eV26

— BCCI (@BCCI) October 2, 2024

In batters, Yashasvi Jaiswal has attained his career-best ratings of 792 and is now placed third, behind modern-era Joe Root (899) and Kane Williamson (829). Virat Kohli too, has made a jump in the rankings and is now placed 6th with 724 rating.

Sri Lanka's latest exploits in series victory over New Zealand has helped Kmaindu Mendis rise to 11th with 716 rating and is 2 ratings behind 10th placed Rishabh Pant. Prabath Jayasuriya continues his rise and is now 7th with 801 rating.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz's good form with both bat and ball has now seen him surpass Jason Holder and Axar Patel to 5th in the all-rounders category with a rating of 272.

Overall, India have made a huge improvement in the latest ICC Test Rankings.

ICC Test Rankings

Batters

Rank	Player	Country	Ratings
1	Joe Root	England	899
2	Kane Williamson	New Zealand	829
3	Yashasvi Jaiswal	India	792
4	Steve Smith	Australia	757
5	Usman Khawaja	Australia	728
6	Virat Kohli	India	724
7	Mohammad Rizwan	Pakistan	720
8	Marnus Labuschagne	Australia	720
9	Daryl Mitchell	New Zealand	718
10	Rishabh Pant	India	718

Bowlers

Rank	Player	Country	Ratings
1	Jasprit Bumrah	India	870
2	Ravichandran Ashwin	India	869
3	Josh Hazlewood	Australia	847
4	Pat Cummins	Australia	820
5	Kagiso Rabada	South Africa	820
6	Ravindra Jadeja	India	809
7	Nathan Lyon	Australia	801
8	Prabath Jayasuriya	Sri Lanka	801
9	Kyle Jamieson	New Zealand	714
10	Shaheen Afridi	Pakistan	709

All-Rounders

Rank	Player	Country	Ratings
1	Ravindra Jadeja	India	468
2	Ravichandran Ashwin	India	358
3	Shakib Al Hasan	Bangladesh	285
4	Joe Root	England	282
5	Mehidy Hasan Miraz	Bangladesh	272
6	Jason Holder	West Indies	270
7	Axar Patel	India	259
8	Ben Stokes	England	250
9	Pat Cummins	Australia	245
10	Chris Woakes	England	238