Jasprit Bumrah has matched the joint-highest rating points ever achieved by an Indian Test bowler following his outstanding performance in the third match of the ICC World Test Championship series against Australia in Melbourne.
Bumrah, who secured nine wickets for 94 runs in the match, added 14 points to his tally, bringing his total to 904 rating points. This milestone equals the rating achieved by Ravichandran Ashwin in December 2016 after the fourth Test against England in Mumbai.
With 21 wickets in the series so far, Bumrah has extended his lead at the top of the bowling rankings to 48 points. Kagiso Rabada (856 points) and Josh Hazlewood (852 points) currently hold the second and third positions, respectively. Meanwhile, Mohammed Siraj has climbed to 24th place, and Travis Head has entered the top 100 bowlers.
On the batting front, Head’s impressive innings of 152 in the first innings has propelled him past India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal to fourth place in the rankings, led by Joe Root. Steve Smith re-entered the top 10 with a score of 101, and Alex Carey advanced 11 places to 29th after contributing 70 and 20* in his innings. India’s KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja also progressed to 40th and 42nd positions, respectively.
Ayub and Klaasen Make Strides in ODI Rankings
The ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings reflect significant gains by key players in the South Africa-Pakistan series. Saim Ayub, named Player of the Series for scores of 109, 25, and 101 in Pakistan’s 3-0 triumph, has jumped 57 places to a career-best 23rd position. For South Africa, Heinrich Klaasen has returned to the top five after scores of 86, 97, and 81.
Other notable movers include Tony de Zorzi of South Africa (up 12 places to 59th) and Salman Agha of Pakistan (up 28 places to 80th) among batters. In the bowling rankings, South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada (up two places to 19th) and Marco Jansen (up six places to 35th), along with Pakistan’s Naseem Shah (up 10 places to 51st), have made significant advancements.
Afghanistan bowlers Fazalhaq Farooqi (up 11 places to 37th) and Azmatullah Omarzai (up 43 places to 58th) also climbed the ODI bowling rankings following their team’s 2-0 series victory over Zimbabwe.
In T20I bowling rankings, Bangladesh’s Mahedi Hasan has broken into the top 10, while Roston Chase of the West Indies has advanced 11 places to 13th.
