ICC Test Rankings: R Ashwin dethrones Jasprit Bumrah to take No 1 spot among bowlers; Rohit Sharma rises to sixth

Following a splendid Test series against England that saw him break records, India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin overtook fellow countryman Jasprit Bumrah to take the No 1 spot among bowlers in the ICC Test rankings that was released on Wednesday. Ashwin had become the ninth cricketer overall and only the second Indian after Anil Kumble to take 500 Test wickets. The all-rounder from Tamil Nadu finished the five-match series as the top wicket-taker with 26 scalps. This includes a nine-wicket haul in the fifth Test in Dharamsala, which was also his 100^th Test for India.

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Rohit, who smashed a hundred in Dharmsala, rose five places to sixth and within 108 rating points of No.1 ranked Test batter Kane Williamson.

Yashasvi Jaiswal (up two places to eighth) and Shubman Gill (up 11 spots to equal 20th) reached new career-best ratings following excellent individual series against Ben Stokes’ side.

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Bumrah fell into a share of the second position with Australia seamer Josh Hazlewood following his six scalps in the second Test against New Zealand in Christchurch.

Ashwin’s teammate Kuldeep Yadav earned a new career-high rating and jumped 15 places to 16th overall on the latest rankings following his seven wickets and Player of the Match heroics against England.

New Zealand’s Matt Henry (up six spots to 12th) also moved up to a career-best mark.

India spinner Ravindra Jadeja remained well out in front of second-placed Ashwin in the updated list for Test all-rounders, with Australia skipper Pat Cummins (up two places to eighth) and Henry (up six spots to 11th) among the big movers.

With PTI inputs