Stuart Broad jumps significantly in the latest ICC Test bowlers’ rankings

-

After a match-winning performance in the 3rd Test match against West Indies at Old Trafford, Manchester on 28th July, Stuart Broad jumps significantly in the latest ICC Test bowlers’ rankings announced today.

Australian pacer Pat Cummins retains the top spot. He has been occupying the bowlers ranking in Test matches for quite some time. New Zealand left-arm pacer Neil jumps one place to number 2nd in the rankings. Cummins and Wagner have not played any international cricket since March.

Stuart Broad jumps 7 places up to his career-best rankings of number 3. He was instrumental in helping England register a commanding 269 runs during the 3rd Test match against West Indies at Old Trafford, Manchester. Broad took 10 wickets in the match and became the 7th bowler in Test Cricket to achieve the feat of taking 500 wickets. Broad reached his career-best rankings of number 3rd in August 2016. 

Tim Southee remains static at number 4th in the bowler’s rankings. He has not played for New Zealand since the 2 match Test series against India at home. West Indies captain Jason Holder slips down to number 5th in the bowler’s rankings. He took only 2 wickets in the 3rd Test match against England. Holder was number 2nd but due to poor performances, he could not sustain his place.
South African pace bowler Kagiso Rabada also slipped down to number 6th in the rankings.  Australian spearhead Mitchell Starc slips one place to number 7th.

India’s spearhead Jasprit Bumrah slips one place down to the number 8th ranked bowler. New Zealand left-arm pacer Trent Boult and Australia’s Josh Hazlewood completes the top 10 rank bowlers in Test matches.

The top 10 bowlers ranking in Test matches is being dominated by pace bowlers. Southee, Rabada, Starc, Bumrah, Boult, and Hazlewood have not played long format cricket for the last 4 months.

Latest ICC Test bowlers’ rankings
1.       Pat Cummins (Australia)- 904
2.       Neil Wagner (New Zealand)-  843
3.       Stuart Broad (England)- 812
4.       Tim Southee (New Zealand)- 810
5.       Jason Holder (West Indies)- 802
6.       Kagiso Rabada (South Africa)
7.       Mitchell Starc (Australia)- 797
8.       Jasprit Bumrah (India)- 779
9.       Trent Boult (New Zealand)- 770
10.   Josh Hazlewood (Australia)- 769

Stuart Broad jumps to No. 3 in ICC Test Bowling Rankings after ...
Stuart Broad jumps to number 3rd in the latest ICC Test bowlers rankings 



Location: Bangalore

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Malaysia Open 2025 Day 3: Disappointing Outing For Indian Shuttlers

-
Image
  The Indian shuttlers had a disappointing outing as only one of them made it into the quarterfinals of the Super 1000 Malaysia Open 2025 played at Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur on 9 th January. HS Prannoy, women’s doubles pair of Tressa Jolly suffered narrow losses while Bansod, mixed doubles pair of Crasto/Kapila, and other pair lost in a one-sided affair. Tressa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand suffered a heartbreaking loss to Jia Ya Fan and Zhang of China in three thrilling games. The Indian pair struggled in the initial phases of the first game trailing by 3-6 before taking 7 points in succession to put the pressure back on the Chinese pair. At the mid-game interval, the Indians had an 11-7 lead. After the break, Jolly and Gopichand showed domination with smashes and drop shots keeping consistent pressure on the Chinese pair before winning the first game at 21-15. The second game began well with Jolly and Gopichand taking a decent lead in the initial phases. Ji and Zhang showed g...
Read more

Asia Champions Trophy 2024: India Enters Finals With Commanding Win

-
Image
  The defending Champions India registered a commanding win in the 2 nd semi-finals against South Korea of the Asian Champions Trophy 2024 played in Hulunbir, Inner Mongolia on 16 th September. Indian team began the first quarter on a good note with Abhishek's reverse flick shot saved by Korean goalkeeper Kim Jahean. After the initial domination, a superb pass by Arijit with a goal by Uttam Singh in the 13 th minute to give India a 1-0 lead. Soon after, Korea’s two penalty corners before the third penalty corner as the shot hits Sumit’s body.   At the end of the first quarter, India led 1-0. The second quarter began off superbly for the Indian team as they put pressure on the Korean defense. Harmanpreet Singh converted the second penalty corner in the 19 th minute to double the lead. Both teams tried to put pressure on each other’s defense, but did not yield any results. At the end of the first half, India led 2-0. India dominated the first half with 61% as compared to...
Read more

ICC T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8: England Qualify For Semi-Finals With Thrashing Of USA

-
Image
  The defending Champions England qualified for the semi-finals with a thrashing of the USA in a must-win game played at Kensington Oval, Barbados on 23 rd June 2024. England captain Jos Buttler won the toss and decided to field first. Reece Topley struck in the first over dismissing Andries Gous with a simple catch to Salt. Nitish Kumar and Steve Taylor steadied the ship for the USA. Sam Curran dismissed Steve Taylor caught by Moeen Ali. Taylor and Nitish Kumar added 34 runs for the 2 nd wicket. It was a disciplined bowling effort by the England bowlers as they kept picking wickets at regular intervals. Sam Curran struck to dismiss Harmeet Singh. Chris Jordan became the first England bowler to grab a hat trick in the T20I format. Jordan dismissed Corey Anderson, Ali Khan, and Kenjige. He then got rid of Saurabh Netravalkar to bowl out USA for 115 in 18.5 overs. It was a superb bowling performance by England bowlers. Chris Jordan picked 4 for 10, Adil Rashid and Sam Curran to...
Read more