Rabada back at No.1 in Test bowling rankings

Kagiso Rabada has leapfrogged Jasprit Bumrah, R Ashwin and Josh Hazlewood to go top of the ICC men's Test bowling rankings after his nine-wicket haul in South Africa's first Test against Bangladesh.

Rabada took three wickets in Bangladesh's first innings, becoming the fastest to 300 Test wickets in the process, and then returned figures of 6 for 46 as South Africa won their first Test in Asia since 2014.

Bumrah and Ashwin both had indifferent showings in India's defeat to New Zealand in Pune, and the two also dropped below Hazlewood to sit third and fourth respectively in the latest rankings.

Pakistan left-arm spinner Noman Ali also saw a big jump, moving up nine places to go eighth after his nine wickets in Rawalpindi. This is the first time he has entered the top ten of the Test bowlers' rankings.

Meanwhile, Rachin Ravindra and Saud Shakeel entered the top ten of the Test batting charts for the first time. Ravindra, who followed up his century in Bengaluru with a half-century in Pune, moved up eight spots to go tenth, while Shakeel shot up 20 places to reach seventh, following his 134 against England.

Yashasvi Jaiswal, who dropped behind Harry Brook temporarily, has moved back up to third place, after making 30 and 77 in Pune.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz, who made a battling 97 in Bangladesh's second innings in Mirpur, and claimed two wickets, moved up two slots to go third in the allrounder charts.

Source: ESPNcricinfo