ICC Test Ranking Update: Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc Has captured the number-1 position in the ranking of Test bowlers, leaving behind Jasprit Bumrah. For the first time, he has become the number-1 bowler in the ICC Test rankings. With this, the reign of Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah, who was the world’s number 1 bowler for a long time, has ended. Bumrah remained the world’s number-1 bowler in the ICC Test rankings continuously from November 2024 till now.
Jasprit Bumrah is not playing in Team India’s Test series against Sri Lanka. Mitchell Starc took advantage of this. He left Bumrah and Matt Henry behind in the rankings by taking 10 wickets in the Mackay Test against Bangladesh. Starc currently has 872 rating points in his account, which is the best ranking of his Test career.
Reversal in the ranking of ICC test bowlers
The International Cricket Council (ICC) released the latest rankings on Wednesday (26 August). Jasprit Bumrah After 638 days, it has slipped from the first position to the second position. Apart from this, New Zealand’s fast bowler Matt Henry has reached third place. At the same time, Australian captain Pat Cummins has come at fourth position after taking 6 wickets in the Mackay Test. Apart from Cummins, Nathan Lyon has also gained 2 places, due to which he has come at number 10. England’s fast bowlers Ollie Robinson and Josh Tong have also been rewarded for their excellent bowling against Pakistan. Robinson has jumped 15 places to 11th, while Josh Tung has climbed 16 places to 17th.
A change at the top of the rankings for Test bowlers as an Australian quick claims the No.1 spot for the very first time
— ICC (@ICC) August 26, 2026
Rishabh Pant also took a long jump
There has also been a big change in the ICC ranking of test batsmen. Indian team’s opening batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal is out of the top-10. Jaiswal, who is struggling with poor form, has now slipped to 11th position. Whereas, Rishabh Pant Has entered the top-10 after his explosive performance against Sri Lanka. He has reached 7th position with 711 rating points. Below him is Shubman Gill. He also has 711 rating points in his account. In the ranking of Test batsmen, England’s Harry Brook remains at the first position, while Joe Root remains at the second position. At the same time, Australia’s Steve Smith is at third place and Travis Head is at fourth place.
Who got the advantage among the all-rounders?
Ravindra Jadeja remains at number-1 in the ranking of Test all-rounders. At the same time, Australia’s all-rounder Cameron Green has moved up 9 places to 21st position, while Sri Lankan captain Dhananjay de Silva has moved to 22nd position. Apart from this, Pakistan’s Abdullah Shafiq (up 7 places to 27th) and KL Rahul (up 5 places to 30th) have also improved their rankings slightly.