ICC Test Rankings: Shami Breaks Into Top 10, Bumrah Holds Onto Fifth Spot

While Mohammad Shami broke into the Top 10 off the ICC Test bowlers rankings,ace off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has maintained his ninth spot in the list topped by Australia's Pat Cummins.

India's front-line pacer Mohammed Shami broke into the top ten of the ICC Test rankings for bowlers after his splendid performance with the ball in the home series against both South Africa and Bangladesh. Shami who was in blazing form against the Proteas, picked up 13 wickets against South Africa in the three-Test series and went on to scalp seven in the first Bangladesh Test before picking up two more in the historic Day-Night Test at the Eden Gardens. Meanwhile, ace off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has maintained his ninth spot in the list topped by Australia's Pat Cummins. Injury-hit Jasprit Bumrah, who has not featured for India since the tour of West Indies, has managed to stay in the top 10 and is still holding the fifth position.

👉 Holder, Philander, Hazlewood gain one spot 👉 Shami enters top 10 The latest @MRFWorldwide ICC Test Rankings for bowling: https://t.co/AIR0KN4yY5 pic.twitter.com/upfW0bcKQ7

— ICC (@ICC) December 4, 2019

Left-arm fast bowler Mitchell Starc has moved up four places to 14th after grabbing seven wickets in the Adelaide Test. Pakistan's Shaheen Afridi has moved up 13 places to 49th while West Indies captain Jason Holder's five wickets against Afghanistan in the Lucknow Test helped him move up one slot to third place with a career-best 830 rating points. Off-spinner Rahkeem Cornwall has broken into the top 50 with a 10-wicket haul. In the rankings for batsmen, India skipper Virat Kohli has regained the top spot after displacing Australia's Steve Smith. The 31-year-old had held the top spot for a long time before Smith reclaimed the first spot with 774 runs from four Tests in the Ashes series against England.