NEW DELHI: India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah became the first Indian pacer to claim the No.1 spot on the latest ICC Men's Test Bowler rankings.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) said in a release that Bumrah rose to the top for the first time on the back of his tremendous match figures of 9/91 during his side's series-equalling 106-run victory over England in the second Test in Vizag.
After taking nine wickets in the second Test, Bumrah was named Player of the Match. He also moved up three spots in the most recent Test bowler rankings, unseating teammate Ravichandran Ashwin.
Despite missing the Proteas' Test series in New Zealand, South Africa's Kagiso Rabada, who leads the pace department, is still ranked second among Test bowlers.
Ashwin, who has been ranked first since March of last year, took just three wickets for India in that same match and falls two spots to third.
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Bumrah, 30, has never finished higher than third in a Test match, despite amassing 10 five-wicket hauls for his country in 34 games. This is the first time he has maintained the top spot.
Bumrah has taken two five-wicket hauls in Test matches in 2024. Earlier in the year, in Cape Town, the India bowler beat South Africa with statistics of 6/61. In his most recent encounter, against England, he picked up an equally amazing 6/45.
Bumrah is just the fourth player from India - and first fast bowler - to top the bowling charts, with Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Bishan Bedi, the only players from the Asian country to have done so previously.
1/10:India vs England: Bumrah, Bazball and spin
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2/10:India level series with thumping win
<p>India beat England by 106 runs in the second Test in Visakhapatnam on Monday to level the five-match series 1-1.</p>AFP
3/10:'Bazball' is winning fans in India
Ben Stokes's team took a thrilling opening Test by 28 runs after overcoming a 190-run first innings deficit then went down guns blazing in a record 399-run chase in the second.PTI
4/10:Bumrah's perfect yorker
<p>Stumps flew all over the place as Bumrah bowled Ollie Pope with a trademark yorker in the second Test.</p>PTI
5/10:Jasprit Bumrah masterclass
<p>Jasprit Bumrah's mastery of new ball and reverse swing saw him take a first innings 6/45 as England were all out 253, a deficit of 143. </p>Reuters
6/10:Bumrah - an absolute champion of a bowler
<p>Stokes paid tribute after Bumrah bagged three more in England's chase to be named man of the match. "Jasprit Bumrah's an absolute champion of a bowler," said Stokes.</p>AFP
7/10:Ollie Pope special
Ollie Pope's masterful 196 in Hyderabad featured sweep shots of both orthodox and reverse varieties to blunt the Indian spinners and the crowd rose to applaud as England inflicted only the fourth home defeat on India in 47 Tests.PTI
8/10:Nervy moments for India
India had some nervy moments in winning the second Test as England came out roaring in their fourth-inning chase, with Zak Crawley hitting 73 and almost all the batsmen taking on the bowlers.AFP
9/10:England spinners challenged India batters
<p>England's rookie spinners Tom Hartley, Shoaib Bashir and Rehan Ahmed may have only six Test caps between them but they have all challenged India's batters, who are usually masters on turning pitches.</p>PTI
10/10:Tom Hartley on a roll
<p>Raw left-armer Hartley had match-winning figures of 7-62 on debut in Hyderabad and he took four more in India's second innings in Visakhapatnam. His 14 wickets are just one behind Jasprit Bumrah in the series bowling charts.</p>PTINot only has Bumrah risen noticeably in the most recent ICC rankings, but his teammate Yashasvi Jaiswal has also done so, having been recognized for his outstanding double century in the opening innings of that Vizag Test against England.
With a career-high 209 to begin the match, Jaiswal helped set up the victory. The youthful batsman moved up 37 spots to 29th in the most recent rankings for Test batsmen, with New Zealand veteran Kane Williamson still leading the way.
After two innings in the 70s against India, Steve Smith of Australia moved up to the top of the batting rankings, displacing Joe Root of England, who fell to third. Zak Crawley advanced eight ranks to 22nd.
1/10:2nd Test: India beat England to level series
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2/10:Jasprit Bumrah
<p>Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah took a match haul of nine wickets to lead India's 106-run win over England in the second Test on Monday and level the five-match series. </p>Reuters
3/10:Zak Crawley
<p>Chasing a record 399 for victory, England were bowled for 292 in the second session on day four in Visakhapatnam, despite an attacking start and Zak Crawley's 73. </p>Getty Images
4/10:3 wickets each
<p>Bumrah and spinner Ravichandran Ashwin took three each in the final innings and the pace spearhead bowled Tom Hartley to complete the win. </p>IANS
5/10:Shubman Gill
<p>Shubman Gill set up the comeback victory for India with his 104 on day three to set England, who won the opener, a daunting target. </p>IANS
6/10:Bazball
<p>England came out swinging with their "Bazball" brand of cricket, Crawley and company hitting boundaries despite losing wickets. </p>AFP
7/10:Axar Patel
<p>Left-arm spinner Axar Patel broke through when he trapped Rehan Ahmed lbw for 23, after the nightwatchman hit five fours in his 31-ball knock. </p>ANI
8/10:Ravichandran Ashwin
<p>Ollie Pope hammered five boundaries in his brief stay at the wicket, before Ashwin had him caught at slip by captain Rohit Sharma on 23. </p>ANI
9/10:Joe Root
<p>Joe Root fell for 16 while attempting a slog off Ashwin, who remains one away from entering the 500-wicket club. </p>PTI
