Ashwin replaces Anderson as No.1 ranked Test bowler

R Ashwin topped the ICC Men’s Test Bowling Rankings on Wednesday and captured the highest spot changing England pacer James Anderson.

Ashwin climbed to the numero uno place after taking six wickets in India’s emphatic victory over Australia within the second Test in New Delhi.

Anderson dropped to second place after England’s beautiful loss to New Zealand within the Wellington Test.

The 36-year-old Ashwin first claimed the highest honour amongst Test bowlers in 2015 and has returned to the highest spot on a number of events since then.

Ashwin bagged massive wickets in India’s win in Dehli, eradicating Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith in the identical over of the primary innings earlier than returning to choose up Alex Carey for a duck.

The off-spinner was at it once more within the second innings, selecting up three of the highest 5 whereas his spin-bowling confederate Ravindra Jadeja rattled by means of the remainder of the Australia batters from the opposite finish.

Ashwin has a possibility to increase his newest keep within the No.1 spot in India’s remaining two Tests on house soil within the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy Ashwin is the third No.1 Test bowler in as many weeks, after Anderson changed Australia captain Pat Cummins on the summit final time round. The trio proceed to make up the highest three bowlers within the newest rankings.

Anderson is now 5 score factors behind Ashwin, who stays on 864 factors.

Jadeja’s 10 wickets within the second Test in opposition to Australia additionally sees him transfer up the bowling rankings into eighth spot, Jadeja and Ashwin occupy the highest two positions in Test All-Rounder Rankings.

England’s Joe Root is the opposite massive mover within the all-rounder rankings, up two spots to eighth.

Root’s return to prime kind in Wellington additionally sees him leapfrog Travis Head and Babar Azam into third place within the MRF Tyres ICC Test Batting Rankings.

Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith stay first and second respectively amongst Test batters.

New Zealander Tom Blundell is a brand new arrival within the prime 10, rising 4 locations to seventh after he helped the Black Caps to their well-known follow-on victory by one run within the second Test in opposition to England.

England younger gun Harry Brook continues his meteoric stand up the batting rankings after one other very good century, climbing 15 locations to attract degree with Virat Kohli in sixteenth.

(Inputs PTI)