Bumrah goes past Ashwin’s all-time record in Test rankings

Bumrah’s unrelenting display in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar series yielded him nine wickets in the MCG clash between India and Australia, and helped him consolidate his lead as the No. 1 Test bowler in the recent rankings update.

With rating points of 907, Bumrah has now gone past Ashwin’s 904 rating points, achieved in December 2016, and makes him the highest-ever ranked Indian Test bowler in ICC rankings history. 907 points places the pacer as joint-17th in the all-time list – with Derek Underwood of England.

The Test Bowling Rankings also see positive movement for Australia skipper Pat Cummins, who jumped 15 rating points due to his six scalps in the Boxing Day Test, and goes up by a place to sit at No. 3 in the bowling rankings. Cummins also secures a third place in the Test All-Rounder Rankings, on the back of the above bowling exploits and 90 crucial runs during Australia’s stellar win in Melbourne.