Dubai, Dec 25 (UNI) India pacer Jasprit Bumrah equalled with spinner Ravichandran Ashwin 904 rating points in the ICC Men’s Test Bowling Rankings.
This is the joint-highest rating ever achieved by an Indian player, equaling the record rating points held by Ashwin, and the pacer has the chance of going one better during the Thursday’s Melbourne Test.
On the other hand, Travis Head’s continued stellar run helped him close in on the top three spots in the ICC Men’s Test Batting Rankings.
Apart from the duo, several successful performances across formats in the recently concluded contests have brought noteworthy shifts in the Men’s rankings, according to a ICC report on Wednesday.
Jasprit Bumrah strengthened his hold over the top spot in the Test Bowling Rankings after a stellar outing in Brisbane gaining 14 rating points after his 9/94, with South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada and Australia’s Josh Hazlewood trailing him at the second and third place respectively.
Bumrah’s 904 points is the joint-highest total ever achieved by an India Test bowler, standing alongside newly retired Ravichandran Ashwin, who achieved the feat in December 2016.
In the Men’s Test Batting Rankings, Travis Head’s heroic knock of 152 at the Gabba to follow up his ton at Adelaide, has taken him one spot above to number four with 825 points, while compatriot Steve Smith’s century in the third Test gets him into the top ten fray once again. On the other hand, KL Rahul’s resilient display in India’s first innings takes him ten places above to 40th.
In the Men’s Test All-Rounder Rankings: Australia skipper Pat Cummins’ has earned his place back in the top 10 all-rounders, following his four wickets with the ball and 42 runs in the third Test against India. Travis Head also moves nine places up to 29th, showcasing his prowess with the ball as well.
In the Men’s ODI Batting Rankings, Heinrich Klaasen’s three sensational half-centuries in the home series against Pakistan propel him from 13th to fifth with 743 points. Saim Ayub’s remarkable two centuries in the same series, which Pakistan took 3-0, spark a meteoric rise from 70th to a joint-23rd position, amassing 603 points.
The 22-year-old also climbs an impressive 113 spots to rank joint-42nd among all-rounders in the ODI Rankings following his bowling contributions in the series.
In the Men’s ODI Bowling Rankings: Azmatullah Omarzai finishing with six wickets, the second-best on either side, for Afghanistan in the ODI series against Zimbabwe has helped him climb 43 places to 58th. The all-rounder also jumped five places to third in the all-rounders category.
In the Men’s T20I Bowling Rankings, Mahedi Hasan (up 13 places to the 10th place) and Roston Chase (up 11 places to the 13th place) enjoy significant rises after impressing the T20I series in West Indies.
The Asian took the series 3-0 finishing their multiformat tour of the Caribbean on a high note. Other Bangladesh players to make significant gains with the ball were Rishad Hossain (up 21 spots to 17th), and Hasan Mahmud (up 23 places to 24th), solidifying their positions in the rankings.
