Yashasvi Jaiswal rises to the position of second batter, Virat Kohli makes significant progress, and Jasprit Bumrah becomes the world’s top bowler.
Jasprit Bumrah, India’s stand-in captain for the Perth Test, moved to the top of the ICC Test rankings with a game-winning effort in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024–25 opening. Virat Kohli’s 81st international century caused him to leap nine spots to 13th in the batters’ rankings. Bumrah defeated Australia’s Josh Hazlewood and South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada. The pace-bowling leader from India has 883 rating points. Nathan Lyon, Ravindra Jadeja, and Pat Cummins dropped to eighth, seventh, and sixth place, respectively. Ravichandran Ashwin, who missed the Perth Test, moved up one spot to fourth rank, while Prabath Jayasuriya, a left-arm spinner from Sri Lanka, gained two spots to fifth.
Yashasvi Jaiswal, a young Indian opener, moved up two spots to take second position in the batters’ rankings following a 161-run score at Perth Stadium. Harry Brook of England and Kane Williamson of New Zealand dropped one spot apiece to third and fourth rank ahead of the opening Test match of the series between the two teams.
Steve Smith suffered following his poor performances in the first Test match against India, dropping him to seventh place. Daryl Mitchell consequently moved up to sixth place. Usman Khawaja, Australia’s opener, also suffered, dropping out of the top 10 to finish in 12th place. Travis Head, Australia’s only Test half-centurion, moved up three spots to 10th place.
Saud Shakeel of Pakistan and Kamindu Mendis of Sri Lanka are in eighth and ninth place, respectively.
Outside of the top 10, there were a few other changes. Following single-digit scores in Perth, Marnus Labuschagne dropped to 15th place, while Kohli rose to 13th. Shubman Gill dropped one spot to 17th after missing the Perth Test because of a thumb ailment. Joe Root of England holds the top slot with 903 rating points. Jaiswal, who is in second place, is 78 points behind England’s top run scorer in Test matches.The ranks for all-rounders also saw some adjustments. Mehidy Hasan Miraz, the captain of Bangladesh, moved up three spots to fourth place despite the loss against the West Indies. He and Shakib Al Hasan, a teammate, are tied. Root and Jason Holder each lost a spot. They are followed by Axar Patel, Chris Woakes as Cummins slipped two places to ninth. Lyon, meanwhile, dropped four spots to 21st place.
