Bumrah reached the top for the first time by taking 9 (6+3) wickets in the Visakhapatnam Test against England in February 2024. He returned to the top spot after some good efforts against Bangladesh in October, but has been overtaken by Kagiso Rabada in recent weeks.
Mohammed Siraj has gained in ICC rankings
Team India’s second fast bowler Mohammad Siraj has also gained in the ranking. The right-arm fast bowler took five wickets against Australia in Perth. With this, he has improved three places to reach 25th position.
Yashasvi Jaiswal who will defeat Root
England’s legend Joe Root still remains at number 1 in the rankings of Test batsmen. But Yashasvi Jaiswal is now challenging him in the rankings. Now Yashasvi Jaiswal has become the number 2 Test batsman in the latest rankings. He scored a brilliant century in the second innings against Australia. Which proved to be the turning point in the Perth Test. With this historic innings, he has jumped two places to reach the second position. He also achieved a career-best 825 rating points, just behind Joe Root’s 78 rating points.
Australia’s left-arm fast bowler Travis Head has moved up three places to 10th position after his innings of 89 runs in Perth. Whereas Virat Kohli has moved up nine places to 13th position after his 30th Test century. The Indian pair of Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin remain in the top 2 positions in the rankings of Test all-rounders. However, neither of them played in the opening Test against Australia.