Rabada regains ICC Test rankings top spot as premier bowler
Kagiso Rabada regains the top spot in the latest ICC Test rankings as the premier bowler following South Africa’s recent Test.
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RABADA REGAINS ICC RANKINGS, UNSEATS BUMRAH FOR TOP SPOT
Rabada regains the ICC (International Cricket Council) rankings as he unseats India’s Jasprit Bumrah.
Furthermore, the 29-year-old left-hander took three wickets for South Africa in Bangladesh’s first innings, becoming the fastest to 300 wickets in the process.
He would later return figures of 6 for 46 to help South Africa win their first Test in Asia since 2014.
Incidentally, Rabada previously topped the rankings after the Newlands Test against India in January 2018, as he held the top spot for most of the 12 months.
In contrast, Bumrah failed to tally a single wicket in India’s loss to New Zealand in its second Test in Pune.
RAVINDRA, SHAKEEL RETURN TO TOP 10 AFTER IMPRESSIVE SHOWINGS
Moreover, India’s Rachin Ravindra and Pakistan’s Saud Shakeel returned to the top 10 after their recent impressive showings.
Moreover, Ravindra scored a half-century in Pune after hitting a century in Bengaluru.
That enabled him to reach No.10, leapfrogging by eight spots.
Meanwhile, Shakeel scored 134 for Pakistan in their recent Test against England, moving them to No.7 and going 20 places higher.
Meanwhile, Ravindra’s India teammate Yashavi Jaiswal returned to No.3.
He made 30 and 77 in Pune.
Pakistan left-arm spinner Noman Ali is in ninth place due to his nine wickets in Rawalpindi.
SATNER LEAPFROGS 30 SPOTS TO CAREER-HIGH NO.44
Furthermore, New Zealand spinner Mitchel Satner leapfrogs 30 spots to reach a career-high No.44.
Moreover, the 32-year-old took 13 wickets, helping the Black Caps score their first win over India on home soil.
That number enabled Satner to top his previous career-high of No.39.
He became the third-best Kiwi bowler after Richard Hadlee’s 15 for 123 and Ajaz Patel’s 14 for 244.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh’s Taijul Islam moved up three places to No.18.
On the other hand, England’s Gus Atkinson progressed to two positions to No.22.
Pakistan’s Sajid Khan moved 12 places to No.38.
South Africa’s Wiaan Mulder leapfrogged nine positions to No.50.
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