ICC Test Rankings: Kagiso Rabada became number-1 Test bowler by defeating Bumrah, Ashwin-Jadeja also suffered loss
Kagiso Rabada topped the Test bowling rankings with 860 rating points. Kagiso Rabada & Jasprit Bumrah (Photo Source: ICC Test Rankings: Kagiso Rabada has become the number-1 bowler in the ICC Men’s Test bowling rankings, overtaking Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah. Rabada had shown a brilliant performance in the first match of the ongoing Test series against Bangladesh, for which he has been rewarded. Rabada took three wickets in the first innings and 6 wickets in the second innings. Kagiso Rabada also took his 300th Test wicket during the first Test against Bangladesh. He is the third fastest South African bowler (11817 balls) to achieve this feat. Kagiso Rabada reached first place with 860 rating points. Kagiso Rabada reached the first position in the ICC Test bowlers’ rankings for the first time in 2018. He remained at number-1 position till February 2019. The thing to note is that Rabada has been continuously in the top-10 in the rankings recently. After taking 9 wickets against Bangladesh, he left behind Jasprit Bumrah, Josh Hazlewood and Ashwin and secured the first position with 860 rating points. Josh Hazlewood (847) is at second place, Bumrah (846) is at third place and Ashwin (831) is at fourth place. Pakistani spinner Noman Ali reached 9th place On the other hand, Pakistan’s spin bowlers Noman Ali and Sajid Khan have also benefited, who recently performed brilliantly in the Test series against England. Noman Ali took 11 and 9 wickets in two matches, Sajid took 9 and 10 wickets in two matches. Noman Ali achieved a career-high ranking of 9th. While Sajid has jumped 12 places to reach 38th position. ICC Men’s Latest Test Bowling Rankings Kagiso Rabada (South Africa) – 860 rating Josh Hazlewood (Australia) – 847 rating Jasprit Bumrah (India) – 846 rating R Ashwin (India) – 831 rating Pat Cummins (Australia) – 820 rating Nathan Lyon (Australia) – 801 rating Prabhat Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) – 801 rating Ravindra Jadeja (India) – 776 rating Noman Ali (Pakistan) – 759 rating Matt Henry (New Zealand)- 743 rating Rachin Ravindra and Saud Shakeel took a long jump England’s legendary batsman Joe Root is still at first place in the ICC Men’s Test Batting Rankings. Kiwi batsman Rachin Ravindra played brilliantly in the first two test matches against India. He has jumped 8 places to 10th position. At the same time, Saud Shakeel of Pakistan made a huge jump of 20 places and has reached 7th position. ICC Men’s Test Batting Rankings Joe Root (England) – 903 rating Kane Williamson (New Zealand) – 813 rating Yashasvi Jaiswal (India) – 790 rating Harry Brook (England) – 778 ratings Steve Smith (Australia)- 757 rating Usman Khawaja (Australia) – 728 rating Saud Shakeel (Pakistan) – 724 rating Marnus LaBution (Australia) – 720 rating Kamindu Mendis (Sri Lanka) – 716 rating Rachin Ravindra (New Zealand)- 711 rating
BGT 2024-25: “If we play well against them then…”, Glenn Maxwell said about Ashwin-Jadeja.
These two (Ashwin and Jadeja) are the only players we have faced consistently – Glenn Maxwell R Ashwin, Glenn Maxwell & Ravindra Jadeja (Photo Source: X/Twitter) The Indian cricket team is going to tour Australia for a five-match Test series under the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in November this year. Team India had won 2-1 in both the previous Test series in Australia. Rohit Sharma and Co. now aim to win their third consecutive Test series on Australian soil. Meanwhile, Glenn Maxwell has described India’s spin pair Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja as game changers. The all-rounder believes that if Australia faces these two players well then the team will be in a better position. Glenn Maxwell said this about Ashwin and Jadeja Glenn Maxwell while speaking on Star Sports said, I think after playing against players like Ashwin and Jadeja for a long time, it feels like both of them are players we have faced consistently and our battles with them often determine the outcome of the game. If we play well against those two (Ashwin, Jadeja), we will generally find ourselves in a better position. Both of them have been with me for most of my career because they are almost the same age. Ashwin and Jadeja have played a huge role in the previous India-Australia matches. Together they have taken 821 wickets in 330 innings, including 50 five-wicket hauls. Maxwell gave this statement regarding Jasprit Bumrah Speaking further, Glenn Maxwell praised Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah. At present, Bumrah is performing brilliantly in all three formats. He won the Player of the Tournament in the T20 World Cup 2024 by taking 15 wickets in 8 matches. I was there in his (Jasprit Bumrah) first season of IPL in Mumbai in 2013 and faced him almost every day in the nets. It is an amazing story to see him go from being a young, untapped talent to possibly the best bowler across all three formats to what he is today.