Jasprit Bumrah
With the new year, ICC has released the latest rankings. While Indian batsmen have suffered losses in this ranking due to poor performance, India’s star bowler Jasprit Bumrah has created a new history on the basis of his brilliant bowling. Jasprit Bumrah has created a new record by maintaining his dominance in Test cricket. Bumrah has reached a point where no Indian bowler could reach till date. Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah, who took a total of 9 wickets including 5 wicket haul in the Boxing Day Test, has further strengthened his hold on the top position. Not only this, Jasprit Bumrah has achieved the highest ever 907 rating points for India in the ICC Test bowling rankings. Before this, no Indian bowler had been able to achieve more than 904 rating points in the ICC rankings in Test cricket. Pat Cummins is the only active cricketer to have achieved the best rating points in the ICC Test rankings. Cummins had 914 rating points in his name in August 2019.
Bumrah left everyone behind
Just a week ago, Jasprit Bumrah became the second Indian to get 904 rating points in the ICC Test bowling rankings and equaled Ravichandran Ashwin’s record. Ashwin got 904 rating points in December 2016. Now Bumrah has created a new history in Indian Test cricket by achieving 907 rating. Is. Bumrah has been rewarded for his excellent bowling in the form of the best rating in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. So far in this series, he has taken 30 wickets in 8 innings of 4 matches. There are no other bowlers around him.
Kangaroo bowlers benefited
Jasprit Bumrah remains at the top as the number-1 Test bowler while Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood have gained one place each. Hazlewood has reached second place while Cummins has reached third place. Kagiso Rabada has lost 2 places and has slipped to fourth position. South African all-rounder Marco Yanson has made a huge jump of 6 places and has captured the 5th position. Apart from Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja is the second Indian bowler in the ranking of top-10 Test bowlers. Although Jadeja is at 10th position.
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