Nov.21 (CRICKETNMORE) - India’s bowlers, pace bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar has gained eight places to reach a career-best 29th position and Mohammed Shami has moved up one slot to 18th position in the latest ICC Test ranking for bowlers.
All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who started the Sri Lanka series with the opportunity to reclaim the top bowling and all-rounder rankings, could not work towards the objective in Kolkata as all Sri Lanka batsmen fell to pace bowlers. Jadeja has slipped to third position among bowlers and also lost 20 points in the rankings for all-rounders, but still has a lot to look forward to in the remaining matches.
Dilruwan Perera has moved up three places to reach 22nd position among bowlers.
Australia also boast Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon in sixth and seventh positions, respectively, among bowlers, while Mitchell Starc is in 13th position and would be looking to find his way into the top 10 in upcoming Ashes 2017-18 starting from 23rd November.
England’s bowling is led by top-ranked James Anderson, who enjoys a 20-point lead over South Africa pace bowler Kagiso Rabada. He is presently on 896 points and in with a chance to become only the seventh England bowler to touch the 900-point mark. Stuart Broad is ranked 10th.
Bowlers (top 20)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts
1 ( - ) J. Anderson Eng 896
2 (+1) Kagiso Rabada SA 876
3 (-1) R. Jadeja Ind 868
4 ( - ) R. Ashwin Ind 840
5 ( - ) R. Herath SL 820
6 ( - ) J. Hazlewood Aus 794
7 ( - ) Nathan Lyon Aus 752
8 ( - ) Dale Steyn SA 748
9 ( - ) Neil Wagner NZ 745
10 ( - ) Stuart Broad Eng 737
11 ( - ) V. Philander SA 736
12 ( - ) Trent Boult NZ 732
13 ( - ) Mitchell Starc Aus 727
14 ( - ) Morne Morkel SA 722
15 ( - ) Yasir Shah Pak 704
16 ( - ) Tim Southee NZ 687
17 ( - ) S. Al Hasan Ban 668
18 (+1) M. Shami Ind 647
19 (-1) K. Maharaj SA 638
20 ( - ) S. Gabriel Win 610
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