Feb. 14 (CRICKETNMORE) - No changes in the top five ain ICC Test Bowlers rankings following the conclusion of the one-off Test between India and Bangladesh in Hyderabad on Monday. India's Ravichandran Ashwin and his number-two ranked team-mate Ravindra Jadeja both bagged six wickets apiece in their side’s 208-run victory, and are now separated by 10 points.
Australia’s Josh Hazlewood is ranked third, 27 points behind Ashwin who won the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for the ICC Cricketer of the Year award in 2016.
Bowlers making some progress following the Hyderabad Test are Umesh Yadav in 34th (up by two places), Taijul Islam in 36th (up by two places) and Taskin Ahmed in 106th (up by 10 places), while those moving in the opposite direction are Shakib Al Hasan in 15th (down by one place), Bhuvneshwar Kumar in 35th (down by one place), Mehedi Hasan in 40th (down by five places) and Kamrul Islam Rabbi in 89th (down by nine places).
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Bowlers (top 20)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Avge Highest Rating
1 ( - ) R. Ashwin Ind 887 25.04 904 v Eng at Mumbai 2016
2 ( - ) Ravindra Jadeja Ind 877 24.10 879 v Eng at Chennai 2016
3 ( - ) Josh Hazlewood Aus 860! 24.78 860 v Pak at Sydney 2017
4 ( - ) Rangana Herath SL 827 28.31 867 v Zim at Harare 2016
5 ( - ) Kagiso Rabada SA 821*! 21.76 821 v SL at Johannesburg 2017
6 ( - ) Dale Steyn SA 819 22.30 909 v WI at Centurion 2014
7 ( - ) James Anderson Eng 810 28.50 884 v SL at Durham 2016
8 ( - ) Stuart Broad Eng 803 28.54 880 v SA at Johannesburg 2016
9 ( - ) Vernon Philander SA 798 21.40 912 v Ind at Johannesburg 2013
10 ( - ) Mitchell Starc Aus 770 28.29 805 v Pak at Brisbane 2016
11 ( - ) Neil Wagner NZ 757 28.58 760 v SA at Centurion 2016
12 ( - ) Trent Boult NZ 730 29.00 825 v Eng at Lord's 2015
13 ( - ) Tim Southee NZ 714 31.45 799 v WI at Jamaica 2014
14 (+1) Morne Morkel SA 668 29.33 776 v Aus at Cape Town 2011
15 (-1) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 658 32.66 700 v Zim at Khulna 2014
16 ( - ) Dilruwan Perera SL 652* 27.85 674 v Zim at Harare 2016
17 ( - ) Yasir Shah Pak 649 31.51 878 v Eng at Lord's 2016
18 ( - ) Nathan Lyon Aus 606 34.07 696 v NZ at Wellington 2016
19 (+1) Wahab Riaz Pak 579*! 34.01 579 v Aus at Sydney 2017
20= (-1) M. Shami Ind 577* 32.60 595 v Eng at Mohali 2016
(+1) Peter Siddle Aus 577 29.92 816 v Eng at Old Trafford 2013
With Inputs from latest Rankings released by ICC-Cricket