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Rishabh Pant and Virat Kohli have each dropped within the rankings after a disappointing outing.
outh African quick bowler Kagiso Rabada has surpassed India’s tempo spearhead Jasprit Bumrah to assert the primary place within the newest ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings, which had been launched on Wednesday.
Rabada achieved this top rating as a result of his excellent efficiency within the first Test towards Bangladesh within the ongoing World Test Championship (WTC). The right-arm pacer reached a milestone by taking his three hundredth Test wicket throughout this match.
New World No.1
South Africa’s star pacer dethrones Jasprit Bumrah to assert the top spot within the ICC Men’s Test Bowling Rankings https://t.co/oljRIUhc5T
— ICC (@ICC) October 30, 2024
Jasprit Bumrah has slipped down two spots to 3rd place after failing to take a wicket within the second Test towards New Zealand in Pune. He now sits behind Australian tempo bowler Josh Hazlewood, who has moved as much as second place.
Meanwhile, ace off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who additionally underperformed within the second Test, has dropped two spots to fourth place. Australia’s Pat Cummins rounds out the top 5 amongst bowlers. Pakistan spinner Noman Ali has entered the top 10 after his spectacular performances within the ultimate two Tests towards England.
In the batting rankings, opener Yashasvi Jaiswal has climbed one spot to 3rd place after his contributions within the second Test towards New Zealand. However, Rishabh Pant and Virat Kohli have each dropped within the rankings after a disappointing outing. Pant now sits in eleventh place, whereas Kohli has fallen to 14th.
Ravindra Jadeja and Ashwin proceed to dominate the rankings for Test all-rounders, with Bangladesh’s Mehidy Hasan shifting as much as third place after his robust performances towards South Africa.
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