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Boom boom Bumrah 1st ranking bowler in test
Jasprit Bumrah is the new No. 1 Test bowler on the planet, following his match take of six against Bangladesh in Kanpur. He replaces his India partner R Ashwin - the Player of the Series against Bangladesh - at the highest point of the rankings. India likewise have a major mover on the Test batting rankings, with Player of the Match from the Kanpur Test, Yashasvi Jaiswal, moving to third after only 11 Tests.
Sri Lanka left-arm spinner Prabath Jayasuriya, the Player of the Series in his side's 2-0 scope of New Zealand in Galle, likewise climbed among bowlers, to joint-seventh after only 16 Tests.
Among other critical continues on the Test rankings, India's Virat Kohli is back in the main 10 among players, climbing six spots to 6th after his 47 and 29 not out in Kanpur, Sri Lanka's eight-Test-old Kamindu Mendis ultimately depends on No. 11 following his unbeaten 182 in the second Test in Galle, and Bangladesh's Mehidy Hasan Miraz ultimately depends on fifth among allrounders - that makes it two Bangladeshis in the main five, with his renowned colleague Shakib Al Hasan holding his spot at No. 3.
This is Bumrah's second stretch at the highest point of the Test table. He had climbed to No. 1 in February this year, turning into the very first India quick bowler to top the Test rankings. Before Bumrah, the most elevated at any point positioned Indian speed bowler was Kapil Dev, who got similarly as No. 2 of every 1979-80 in the ICC's review rankings. In February as well, Bumrah had dislodged Ashwin at the top.
Presently, Ashwin, on 869 rating focuses, stays a solitary point behind Bumrah.