New Delhi, 25 June 2026: 36-year-old record broken in ICC rankings The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced its latest rankings on Wednesday (June 24), breaking a 36-year-old record. Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah and New Zealand fast bowler Matt Henry reached the top of the Test rankings. Henry has jumped six places, while Bumrah’s ranking has remained the same. Additionally, Ishan Kishan has made a big jump of 21 places in the ODI rankings. Meanwhile, India’s Test and ODI captain Shubman Gill has also seen an improvement in his position.
36 years old record broken
In fact, after a long wait of 36 years, a bowler from New Zealand has achieved the number-one position in the Test rankings. Matt Henry reached the top position with 870 ratings. Henry became only the third New Zealand Test bowler to achieve the number-one ranking. For the Kiwis, Jack Cowie was the first to hold the top position in 1947, followed by Richard Hadlee between 1984 and 1990. Now, Henry has joined the list as the third player to do so.
If the route is also number one
Joe Rutte, who performed brilliantly in the ongoing Test series against New Zealand, has climbed two places to the top position. The route rating is now 871. England’s Harry Brook is second in the list with 866 ratings.
Ishan Kishan moved up 21 places
Ishan Kishan, who batted brilliantly in the ODI series against Afghanistan, has reached 43rd position in the ODI batting rankings with a gain of 21 places. His rating is 516.
Shubhman Gill also benefited, close to becoming number 1
Shubhman Gill has also progressed in the ODI batting rankings, climbing three places to reach second position. Currently his rating is 791. New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell tops the list with 815 ratings. It will be interesting to see when Gill succeeds in getting the number one position.
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