Ashwin Top Test Bowler: Ashwin became number-1 Test bowler, James Anderson

Pudhari Online Desk: Ashwin Top Test Bowler: There has been a big change in the rankings of ICC Test bowlers. India’s star spinner R Ashwin has topped the latest rankings. He has won the crown of No. 1 Test bowler with England fast bowler James Anderson. Ashwin would have put in a strong performance in the second Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia, which has benefited him in the latest rankings. 36-year-old Ashwin would have become the number-1 Test bowler for the first time in 2015.

Ashwin has performed brilliantly in the Test series against Australia. He took 14 wickets in Nagpur and Delhi Tests. Due to his performance, he grabbed the number one position in the ICC Test rankings. He managed to dethrone England’s fast bowler Anderson from the top bowler’s throne within a week. Ashwin comes with 864 ratings. Meanwhile, Anderson is in second place with an 859 rating. There is a difference of 5 ratings between the two. Apart from Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja are included in the top-10. Bumrah is fourth, and Jadeja has reached the eighth number. Australian captain Pat Cummins is third and Pakistan’s fast bowler Shaheen Afridi is fifth. (Ashwin Top Test Bowler)

England’s Oli Robinson Sahavya and The. Africa’s Kagiso Rabada is ranked seventh. Kyle Jameson of New Zealand is at 9th position and Mitchell Starc of Australia is at 10th position. Mohammed Shami is at number 18. On the other hand, Indian players dominate the eight-way rankings. Jadeja continues to be at the top spot, followed by R Ashwin in second place. And Akshar Patel is in the fifth position. (Ashwin Top Test Bowler)

JUST IN: R Ashwin has displaced James Anderson as the No. 1 bowler in the ICC Test Rankings 🔝 pic.twitter.com/HD2b5GWJt3

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