Nov. 8 (CRICKETNMORE) - Match winning performance against Australia by South Africa young fast bowler Kagiso Rabada has also achieved career-high position in the latest ICC Test Bowler Rankings. Rabada has jumped 10 places to 20th position in the bowlers’ table following figures of two for 78 and five for 92, which later earned him the player of the match award.
The 21-year-old is the fourth South Africa fast bowler to feature inside the top 20 after Dale Steyn (second but ruled out of the series due to a shoulder injury), Vernon Philander (11th) and Morne Morkel (13th).
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Rabada now has Australia’s Nathan Lyon firmly within his sights as the 16th-ranked off-spinner is 51 points ahead. Because the Johannesburg-born fast bowler is still in his qualification period, he has an excellent chance of leapfrogging the Australian depending on how he performs in the Hobart and Adelaide Tests. A bowler qualifies for a full rating after he has taken 100 wickets, while Rabada has claimed 36 wickets in nine Tests.
ICC Bowlers Ranking in Tests
Rank (+/-) Player Team
1 ( - ) R. Ashwin Ind
2 ( - ) Dale Steyn SA
3 ( - ) James Anderson Eng
4 ( - ) Rangana Herath SL
5 ( - ) Stuart Broad Eng
6 ( - ) Yasir Shah Pak
7 ( - ) Ravindra Jadeja Ind
8 ( - ) Mitchell Starc Aus
9 (+2) Josh Hazlewood Aus
10 (-1) Neil Wagner NZ
11 (-1) Vernon Philander SA
12 (-1) Trent Boult NZ
13 ( - ) Morne Morkel SA
14 (+1) Dilruwan Perera SL
15 (+1) Shakib Al Hasan Ban
16 (-2) Nathan Lyon Aus
17 ( - ) Tim Southee NZ
18 (+1) Peter Siddle Aus
19 (-1) Chris Woakes Eng
20 (+10) Kagiso Rabada SA
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