Bumrah remains on top in Test rankings, Starc second:Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli continue to dominate ICC ODI rankings

In the ICC rankings released on Wednesday, Australian and English pacers have benefited. On the back of an excellent performance in the fourth Ashes Test played in Melbourne, Australia’s left-arm fast bowler Mitchell Starc has moved to second place in the Test bowlers’ rankings. Starc now has 843 rating points. He is 36 points behind Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah (879 points), who is at number-1. A total of 36 wickets fell in the Melbourne Test, of which 35 wickets were taken by fast bowlers. This is why Australian and English pacers got a big boost in the rankings. However, it won’t be easy for Starc to reach the top spot for now, as the Australian team won’t be playing any Test matches for a long time in the coming time. Jasprit Bumrah holds the top spot in the ICC Test rankings. Josh Tongue gains 13 positions amid the ongoing Ashes 2025
Josh Tongue took a total of 7 wickets (5/45 and 2/44) in the Melbourne Test. He benefited from a 13-position jump in the bowling rankings. He reached 30th position with 573 rating points. England secured their first win of the tour in this match. Gus Atkinson took the crucial wicket of Travis Head with the new ball. He took a total of three wickets and jumped four places to jointly reach 13th position with 698 points. Scott Boland jumped 2 places to reach 7th position with 810 rating points, which is the best position of his career. Brydon Carse’s 5 wickets took him up six places among bowlers. He moved to 23rd position with 638 points. He also benefited in the all-rounder rankings. Carse is in 8th position (238 points). Harry Brook jumps to second spot in Test batters rankings
England’s Harry Brook climbed 3 places to reach second position with 846 points among Test batters. Brook has surpassed Australia’s Steve Smith (811 points), Travis Head (816 points) and New Zealand’s Kane Williamson (816 points). He trails Joe Root (867 points) for the top position. Brook secured England’s victory in the Melbourne Test by scoring 41 runs and an unbeaten 18 runs. Rohit-Virat continue to dominate ICC ODI rankings, 4 Indians in the list 4 Indian batsmen are included in the ODI batters ranking. Among these, Rohit Sharma is at the top. Virat Kohli has moved to second place. Captain Shubman Gill is at number 5 and Shreyas Iyer is at the 10th position.