Veteran Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has displaced ace English paceman James Anderson to claim the No. 1 position in the ICC Test Bowling Rankings. Anderson had recently bagged the top spot after ending the reign of Australian stalwart Pat Cummins. However, his short-lived tourney was handsomely outshone by Ashwin.
Ravichandran Ashwin has been in mind-blowing form at the ongoing edition of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test series against Australia. His remarkable performance has helped him achieve a stunning feat as he has reclaimed the prestigious position after a brief period of 8 years. Ashwin gained a milestone rating of 864 points after India’s decisive victory against Australia in the second test match at Delhi. He currently leads the standings and is above James Anderson who has 859 rating points in his kitty.
Ashwin has powered a heavyweight performance for India in the first two Test matches of the four-match series. He claimed 8 wickets for 79 runs in the first Test match where India recorded magnificent innings and a 132-run victory. In the second test, Ashwin grabbed 6 wickets for 116 runs where India won by 6 wickets and retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Robinson moves down to the sixth spot in the ICC Test Rankings for Bowlers
Australian paceman Pat Cummins retained his third spot. Notably, England’s astonishing paceman Ollie Robinson dropped two positions to the sixth rankings that pushed Indian paceman Jasprit Bumrah to the fourth and Shaheen Shah Afridi to the fifth position respectively. Indian spinner Ravindra Jadeja moved up a spot to the eighth position whereas New Zealand’s Kyle Jamieson dropped a ranking to the ninth spot after missing the series against England. England’s Jack Leach gained handsomely in the bowling rankings as he went up by 6 spots to the 23rd position. Meanwhile, India continues to hold their supremacy in the Team Test Rankings whereas Australia’s Marnus Labuschagne and India’s Ravindra Jadeja continue to hold the top spot in the Men’s Test Batting and All-Rounder rankings.
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