ICC Test Rankings: Jasprit Bumrah becomes number one bowler, Virat Kohli returns to top 10

Team India (Image Credit- Twitter X) ICC has released the latest rankings of Test players on Wednesday after the end of India vs Bangladesh Test series. India’s fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has again become the number one Test bowler. He is at number one with 870 rating points. He has left behind veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who is at second place with 869 ratings. India’s star cricketer Virat Kohli has returned to the top-10. Virat Kohli has jumped six places to reach sixth position in the list of batsmen. Virat currently has 724 rating points. Young opening batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal has also benefited after this Test series. He has gained two places. Yashasvi is at third place with 792 rating points. Jasprit Bumrah performed brilliantly in India vs Bangladesh series Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah took 11 wickets in the two-match Test series played between India and Bangladesh. Now they have got the benefit of this. He reached the top by jumping one place. This is the second time that Bumrah has reached the top of the Test rankings. Earlier in February this year, the fast bowler had secured the first position after the series against England. Then he had gained three places. Talking about others, Bangladesh’s Mehdi Hasan (up four places to 18th) and experienced spinner Shakib Al Hasan has moved up five places to 28th. Sri Lankan spinner Prabhat Jayasuriya (801) achieved the highest rating of his career. He is jointly at number nine. He performed well in the Test series against New Zealand. Jayasuriya won the Player of the Series award by taking 18 wickets in that series. India’s star cricketer Virat Kohli has returned to the top-10 in the list of batsmen. He scored 47 runs in the first innings of Kanpur Test and 27 not out in the second innings. He was out of the top-10 after his poor performance in the Chennai Test. England’s legendary batsman Joe Root (899) is at number one in the ranking of batsmen. New Zealand’s Kane Williamson (820) is at the position.

Having few test centers will prove to be very helpful for the players: Ravichandran Ashwin

In the second test match played in Kanpur, Team India defeated Bangladesh by 7 wickets. Ravi Ashwin (Pic Source-X) In the second test match played in Kanpur, Team India defeated Bangladesh by 7 wickets. With this victory, Team India won the two-match Test series 2-0. Let us tell you that on the first day of the second Test played between these two teams, only 35 overs could be bowled in which Bangladesh scored 107 runs losing three wickets. After this, due to rain, not a single ball could be bowled on the second and third day of the game. However, on the fourth day of the game, Team India played aggressively and put Bangladesh on the back foot. On the fifth day, Team India all out Bangladesh in their second innings and easily achieved the target of 95 runs. For Team India, experienced all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin performed brilliantly and played an important role in his team’s victory. Recently in an interview he expressed his views regarding the condition of Kanpur venue. This is a very big country: Ravichandran Ashwin According to The Indian Express, Ravichandran Ashwin said, ‘Many players from every state of India come to play Test cricket. This is really a very big country and playing for Team India has always been a passion among the players here. This is a very positive thing. Also, there are many important things which are very important to complete a test match. Like the weather and the way we invest money in the drainage system. Do certain test centers help a player? Yes why not? This is because when we go to Australia, there are only five testing centers there. They don’t play with us at Manuka Oval in Canberra. There are only a few stadiums where test matches are played. We see the same in England too where Test matches are played in only a few centres. IPL 2025: Kolkata Knight Riders can retain these 6 players Bowler who took fastest 300 test wickets for India- IPL 2025: Mumbai Indians can retain these 6 players IPL 2025: 6 capped Indian players who will be retained as uncapped Virat Kohli completes 27 thousand runs in international cricket, Tendulkar’s record broken IPL 2025: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will retain these 6 players The batsman who scored the most runs in a year in T20 cricket- IPL 2025: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will retain these 6 players Teams that have scored 600+ most times in Test cricket- IPL 2025: Delhi Capitals will retain these 6 players

Shocking statement of Shan Masood, this 24 year old Pakistani player is better than Virat Kohli

The 3-match Test series between Pakistan and England is going to start in Multan from 7th October. Shan Masood (Photo Source: Getty Images) There is a lot of turmoil in Pakistan cricket at the moment. Recently, they had lost in the Test series against Bangladesh, after which questions were raised on Shan Masood’s Test captaincy. Meanwhile, Pakistan Test team captain Shan Masood has given such a statement which has made him the target of many people. Pakistan cricket team is ready to play test series against England at home. This 3-match test series will start from October 7 in Multan. Meanwhile, Pakistan Test team captain Shan Masood has given a big statement which many people are not liking. Actually, Shan Masood has spoken too much in praise of Pakistan’s opening batsman Abdullah Shafiq. He has described this 24 year old batsman as better than Virat Kohli. Shan Masood, in response to a question citing the comparison of statistics between Virat Kohli and Abdullah Shafiq, said that the Pakistan opener’s statistics in Test cricket are better than the star Indian batsman’s initial years. Pakistan Test team has been announced for the first Test of the series against England. Masood has been retained as the captain of the team while fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi has returned to the team. Shaheen Afridi gave strange statement regarding Virat Kohli Shaheen did not get a place in the second and final Test against Bangladesh. Quoting Sportskeeda, journalists asked Shan Masood whether it is Abdullah Shafiq or Sam Ayub, the same type of players are playing T20 and Test. In response to this, the captain replied that he does not think your question is correct… He agrees that Pakistan has not played good cricket in 2024 but it is wrong to mix and compare Test performance with T20. He further said that things should be looked at objectively. You talk about statistics. The other day he kept looking at the record that Abdullah Shafiq, who has played 19 Tests, has a better record than Virat Kohli. There is no doubt that Shafiq’s figures in the first 19 Test matches may be better than Kohli’s, but this statement of Shan Masood has started a new kind of debate. Let us tell you that in the first 19 Test matches, Virat Kohli had scored 1178 runs in 32 innings at an average of 40.62, whereas Shafiq had scored 1372 runs in 36 innings of 19 matches at an average of 40.35.

Ravindra Jadeja: Ravindra Jadeja created history in the Kanpur test match, became the first bowler to do so.

Ravindra Jadeja took three wickets in the second innings of the Kanpur test match. Ravindra Jadeja (Photo Source: The second and last match of the two-match Test series between India and Bangladesh was played at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur. India won this test match by 7 wickets and won the series 2-0. In this match, Ravindra Jadeja has wreaked havoc and taken three wickets. He took three wickets in Bangladesh’s second innings on the fifth day of the match. Ravindra Jadeja first sent Bangladeshi captain Nazmul Hussain Shanto (19), then Liton Das (1) and Shakib Al Hasan (0) to the pavilion. His total number of Test wickets has reached 303. Jadeja had touched the figure of 300 during Bangladesh’s first innings. He achieved this feat by dismissing Khalid Ahmed. With this, Jadeja has become the first left-arm Indian spinner to take 300 wickets in Tests. Ravindra Jadeja became the 11th bowler to do so Let us tell you that, before Jadeja, Anil Kumble (right-arm leg spinner), R Ashwin (right-arm off-spinner), Kapil Dev (right-arm fast bowler), Harbhajan Singh (right-arm spinner), Ishant Sharma ( Right-arm fast bowler) and Zaheer Khan (left-arm fast bowler) have taken more than 300 Test wickets. Jadeja is the latest bowler to get entry in this list and he is the first left arm spinner. After Jadeja, Bishan Singh Bedi comes next and he had taken 266 wickets. He became the 11th player to complete 300 wickets and 3000 runs in this format. At the same time, he is the third player from India to do so. Before Jadeja, former Indian team captain Kapil Dev (434 wickets and 5248 runs) and veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin (522 wickets and 3422 runs) have achieved this feat. In the second innings, Jadeja bowled brilliantly and pushed Bangladesh on the backfoot. Jadeja took 3 wickets for 34 runs in 10 overs. Due to which Bangladesh collapsed for 146 runs in the second innings. Now a target of 95 runs was set for India to win, which India easily achieved with 7 wickets in hand.

VIDEO: Devdutt Padikkal showed agility like a leopard, took an excellent catch of Prithvi Shaw in the slips.

Devdutt Padikkal, playing for Rest of India, took the catch of Prithvi Shaw in the Irani Cup. Irani Cup: Prithvi Shaw fails courtesy Devdutt Padikkal’s stunning catch. (Source:X/Twitter) The Irani Cup 2024 match is being played between Mumbai and Rest of India at Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. In this match being played with red bat, Devdutt Padikkal of Rest of India took a brilliant catch and played an important role in giving the team its first success. Devdutt Padikkal jumped in the air and took the catch in the slip and dismissed Mumbai team’s opener Prithvi Shaw cheaply. Devdutt Padikkal took the best catch of Prithvi Shaw Actually, Prithvi Shaw was trying to hit a shot towards cover but the ball took the outer edge of the bat and went into slip. Due to overcast conditions in this match, Rest of India captain Ruturaj Gaikwad won the toss and decided to bowl. This decision of the captain proved to be correct to a great extent in the first hour of the match, because Prithvi Shaw was dismissed by Mukesh Kumar on the first ball of the third over. After that Mukesh soon showed Hardik Taimor the way to the pavilion. Devdutt Padikkal, standing at second slip, jumped in the air to his right and took the catch of Prithvi Shaw. Shaw was out in this match after scoring four runs in 7 balls. WHAT. A.CATCH🔥 Devdutt Padikkal pulls off a stunning catch in slips to dismiss Prithvi Shaw 👏 Mukesh Kumar gets the early breakthrough Follow the match ▶️ https://t.co/Er0EHGOrUJ#IranianCup , @devdpd07 , @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/0Qk0cwqcMH — BCCI Domestic (@BCCIDomestic) October 1, 2024 Let us tell you that Devdutt Padikkal has made his Test debut for India and has also played two T20 International matches. At present he is doing well in red ball cricket and in the coming time he may get a chance again in Team India. However, he is currently away from the team in white ball cricket. It is noteworthy that Padikkal made his Test debut against England in Dharamsala in March this year. He was successful in scoring 65 runs in that test match. He got a chance to bat in only one innings. Earlier in 2021, he made his debut in T20 International cricket on the tour of Sri Lanka and scored 38 runs in two innings.

“Release Hardik Pandya” – Jadeja gave important advice to Mumbai Indians

53-year-old Jadeja believes that fast bowler Bumrah is more important than Hardik. In such a situation, use of RTM for Hardik can prove beneficial for MI. Jadeja said, “If you have RTM then you can take advantage of it. I am not saying that it decides the ability or strength of the player. However, if you look at a player like Bumrah and his value and then Hardik in the market, it will be a difficult task.”

Why have there been so many changes in IPL mega auction, Chairman Arun Dhumal answered all the questions

BCCI has recently made announcements regarding player retention and other things. Arun Dhumal (Image Credit- Twitter X) The Indian Premier League (IPL) Governing Council has introduced some strict rules, especially regarding overseas players, in a media statement issued on Saturday, September 28. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has defined the retention rules and salary slabs. IPL teams. It has also introduced a possible two-year suspension rule for foreign players over auction irregularities, which have cost teams losses in recent years. BCCI has recently made announcements regarding player retention and other things. Regarding retention of 6 players, increasing player value to Rs 18,14,11,18 and Rs 14 crore, ban on foreign players and impact player rule, Arun Dhumal has said that these decisions were taken keeping in mind the betterment of the league and all the teams. Have been taken. Arun Dhumal gave a big statement regarding IPL retention rule Arun Dhumal told The Indian Express in an interview that this time the amount of players to be retained before the mega auction has been increased so that all the franchises have a chance to build a good team. He said, “The idea was to give equal opportunities to all the franchisees. Suppose if a franchise has a very good team and wants to retain them, then the average price of those players will be the same. It cannot be that the best player gets Rs 18 crore and the fifth player whom the team wants to retain is given Rs 5-6 crore.” Dhumal has also said that the real value of a player is often revealed in the auction. He further answered this question that the match fee for the players has been fixed so that the players who are sold at a lower price and play more matches should get more money. Arun Dhumal also said that if you want to retain an uncapped player, he should get Rs 4 crore, because you want to retain that player only when he has some talent. Regarding the Impact Player rule, Dhumal has said that it has made the tournament exciting and big scores have been made. People say that all-rounders are not getting a chance, but the top all-rounders are playing, like Ravindra Jadeja and Sunil Narayan. Arun Dhumal further said on players being banned for leaving the tournament, “We have found that many times players do not make themselves available for the mega auction, but instead come to the mini auction, so that they can get a better price. We wanted to ensure that people who come to the mega auction do not suffer losses. If they are selected in the auction but somehow do not make themselves available, they will have to give valid reasons for the same. This is because the franchise owners and the team are working in detail to provide the best team for the tournament and every player is important. If he is not available then the team is affected. It is a team game after all. So the idea…

“He is a bitter type…”, Captain Rohit Sharma said about head coach Gautam Gambhir.

He was a scrappy type of player. He has played some excellent innings in tough matches – Rohit Sharma Gautam Gambhir & Rohit Sharma (Photo Source: Getty Images) Team India is currently playing the second match of the Test series against Bangladesh in Kanpur. However, the first two days of play were canceled due to rain. The third day’s play also could not start on time. Meanwhile, an interview of Indian Test and ODI captain Rohit Sharma is going viral, in which he has described Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir as angry. Rohit described former coach Rahul Dravid as very different from Gambhir. Rohit Sharma said this about Gautam Gambhir According to NDTV Sports, Rohit Sharma said, We have seen a change in coaching. First there was Rahul Bhai. Now Gautam Gambhir is our coach. He was a scrappy type of player. He has played some excellent innings in difficult matches. The word Khadoos sounds negative. But let us tell you, in Mumbai, the player who gathers at the wicket is called Khadoos. This term is often used in the Mumbai cricket fraternity. Indian captain Rohit Sharma makes headlines due to his one-liners on the field. While talking further, he also talked about these things. Hitman said, My job is to play and get the best out of others. Whatever I have to say for this, I will say it. The atmosphere in the Indian dressing room is such that everyone is motivated. Rohit retired from T20 International for this reason After defeating South Africa in the T20 World Cup 2024 final, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli had announced their retirement from the shortest format of the game. Recently, Rohit revealed the reason due to which he thought of retiring from T20. I retired from T20 International because I enjoyed playing this format, I played for 17 years, I performed well and all this happened. Then, won the 2024 World Cup. This was the best time for me to decide that ‘Okay, now it’s time for me to move on and focus on other things’. There are a lot of good players who can perform well for India.

“We were shouting at Doug, don’t go, don’t go, don’t go, but…” – Mohit Sharma said on Dhoni’s dispute with the umpire

IPL 2019: MS Dhoni is the most successful bowler in IPL history. The great MS Dhoni, known for his calm and composed nature on the cricket field, is considered one of the greatest captains in the history of the game. He also got the nickname of ‘Captain Cool’ by his fans. However, Dhoni has been seen getting angry on the cricket field many times by the fans. One of the biggest incidents among these was during IPL 2019 when Dhoni entered the field in the middle of the match due to a no ball controversy and started fighting with the umpires. Now former CSK fast bowler Mohit Sharma has spoken on this incident and told what was the atmosphere in the dressing room at that time. Let us tell you, during the 2019 IPL, there was a controversy when the umpire took back the decision after giving a no ball during a match against Rajasthan Royals. In the last over, CSK needed some 8 runs to win. One of Ben Stokes’ balls was above the waist, one umpire gave it a no ball while the other umpire standing at square leg overturned the decision. Mahi got furious and entered the field to fight with the umpire. We were shouting, don’t go, don’t go, don’t go – Mohit Sharma said about MS Dhoni Recalling this incident, Mohit Sharma said on the 2 Sloggers podcast, “We were in the dugout, we were shouting, don’t go, don’t go, don’t go. But he didn’t even look back. He went like this, when it seemed like a lion had entered. He was already angry because he got out at the wrong time. He had just come to the dugout after getting out and the next ball was a no ball and the umpire did not give it.” He further said, “When he returned, he asked me to bring the laptop. Then the video analyst showed him the video and he said, ‘It was a no-ball.’ However, he also regretted going to the field. But the match was so exciting that all this happened in the blink of an eye.”

Pant is the best wicketkeeper batsman in Test cricket, his best is yet to come – Mohammad Kaif

Rishabh Pant (Pic Source-X) Team India has made a great start in the Test series against Bangladesh. India played great cricket at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on 19 September and after four days of play, the team managed to register a victory of 280 runs. After this victory, Team India managed to take a 1-0 lead in the series. Pant scored a century in the second innings of the first Test match, while he also made an important contribution in the first innings. The last Test match of the two-match series is to be played at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur from September 27. Rishabh Pant also played his last Test series against Bangladesh. Team India went on a tour of Bangladesh in late 2022. After returning from there, Pant’s car had a terrible accident while going to his home. Former Team India cricketer Mohammad Kaif believes that Pant is not in his prime form yet, yet he is the biggest match winner of Team India. Mohammad Kaif gave a big statement in praise of Rishabh Pant In an interview to Times of India, Kaif said, ‘When the England team came to India, Rishabh Pant was not in the team. Pant, who comes to bat at number five or six, is the biggest match winner for Team India at this position. He has played many match-winning innings. No one can forget his innings at Gabba. He has scored centuries in difficult conditions in South Africa and England.’ Kaif further said, ‘Talking about stats, I think Pant is the best wicketkeeper batsman for Test cricket. No one in the Indian think tank thinks about anyone other than Rishabh Pant. His best is yet to come. When he turns 27, his batting will improve further and then he will hit his prime form. Rishabh Pant’s best is yet to come, especially in Test cricket.’ It is worth noting that Pant has also equaled former India captain MS Dhoni’s record for scoring the most Test centuries for India as a wicketkeeper, with both players having six centuries to their name. Pant achieved this feat in 34 Test matches, scoring 2419 runs so far, while Dhoni, who played 90 Tests in his entire career, scored 4876 runs and scored six centuries.