India’s Jasprit Bumrah celebrates with teammates after the wicket of Australia’s Mitchell Marsh during play on the day four of the fourth cricket test between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)
After his inspired form against Australia in the Border Gavaskar trophy, Jasprit Bumrah retained his spot as the No.1 Test bowler in the recent ICC Rankings.
Ahead of the 5th and final Test at Sydney, Bumrah had created history by recording the highest-ever ICC Rankings rating for an Indian bowler at 907 points. After taking 2 wickets in the first innings of the Sydney Test, he improved that by adding one more point.
He could have taken the tally even further if he could bowl in the second innings of the Test but a back spasm put an end to that with India losing the BGT to Australia after 10 years due to the absence of their premier fast bowler.
Also, Ravindra Jadeja climbed a spot to be joint-ninth to be the only other Indian in the Top 10. He shares the ninth spot with Australian pacer Scott Boland, who has made a remarkable leap of 29 places to break into the top 10.
Boland claimed a 10-wicket haul (4/31 and 6/45) in the Sydney Test and was the main architect for the downfall of the Indian batters.
Australia skipper Pat Cummins also made gains in the rankings, climbing to number two after picking up five wickets in the final match. South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada rose a spot to occupy the third place while injured Josh Hazlewood moved down two places to be fourth.
Rishabh Pant’s blistering 33-ball 61 in the second innings earned him a three-spot rise in the batting rankings, moving him to number nine while India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal retained his fourth spot.
South Africa captain Temba Bavuma extended his rich vein of form, scoring a vital century in the first innings to climb three spots to number six, also achieving a career-best rating of 769.
Meanwhile, Kyle Verreynne’s impressive century saw him rise four places to secure the 25th spot.
(With agency inputs)
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