Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah became the second Indian to get 904 rating points in the ICC Test Bowling Rankings. He equaled the record of Ravichandran Ashwin. Ashwin got this many rating points in December 2016. On the other hand, Travis Head has reached the top-4 of the ICC Men’s Test Batting Rankings after consistently performing well. The reason for this is his good performance against India in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Head has moved up by surpassing Yashasvi Jaiswal, Yashasvi has now reached number-5. England’s Joe Root is at the top.
Bowling Ranking ICC
Bumrah has so far taken 21 wickets in the three opening matches of the Border Gavaskar Trophy. He remains at the top of the Test rankings. South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada (856) is currently second and Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood (852) is third. However, Ravindra Jadeja has suffered due to not getting wickets and he has dropped out of the top 10.
- Jasprit Bumrah India 904
- Kagiso Rabada South Africa 856
- Jos Hazlewood Australia 852
- Pat Cummins Australia 822
- Ravichandran Ashwin India 789
- Matt Henry New Zealand 782
- Nathan Lyon Australia 770
- Prabath Jayasuriya Sri Lanka 768
- Noman Ali Pakistan 759
- Ravindra Jadeja India 755
Bating Ranking ICC
Travis Head, who scored a brilliant 152 at the Gabba after a century in Adelaide, has reached the fourth position with 825 points. While his compatriot Steve Smith’s century in the third Test has once again put him in the top-10. On the other hand, KL Rahul‘s brilliant performance in India’s first innings in the Gaba Test has helped him gain 10 places. This has taken him to the 40th position. Yashasvi Jaiswal has dropped one place to number five.
- Joe Root England 895
- Harry Brook England 876
- Kane Williamson New Zealand 867
- Travis Head Australia 825
- Yashasvi Jaiswal India 805
- Kamindu Mendis Sri Lanka 759
- Temba Bavuma South Africa 753
- Daryl Mitchell New Zealand 725
- Saud Shakeel Pakistan 724
- Steve Smith Australia 721
Test all-rounder rankings
Ravindra Jadeja remains at the top in the Test all-rounder rankings. Ravichandran Ashwin, who retired after the third Test, remains at number three. Australia captain Pat Cummins has regained his place in the top-10 after taking four wickets and scoring 42 runs in the third Test against India.
- Ravindra Jadeja India 424
- Mehdi Hasan Bangladesh 284
- Ravichandran Ashwin India 277
- Shakib Al Hasan Bangladesh 263
- Marco Jansen South Africa 260
- Jason Holder West Indies 259
- Joe Root England 247
- Pat Cummins Australia 241
- Gus Atkinson England 240
- Ben Stokes England 235
