Top 20 Test Bowlers in Latest ICC Rankings
July 4 (CRICKETNMORE) - In the MRF Tyres ICC Player Rankings for Test Bowlers, England’s James Anderson and Stuart Broad, and Kagiso Rabada of South Africa will start in fifth, sixth and seventh places, respectively. The three speedsters are separated by
July 4 (CRICKETNMORE) - In the MRF Tyres ICC Player Rankings for Test Bowlers, England’s James Anderson and Stuart Broad, and Kagiso Rabada of South Africa will start in fifth, sixth and seventh places, respectively. The three speedsters are separated by 12 points and will aim to finish inside the top three by the time the series concludes in Manchester on 8 August.
Three spinners lead the bowling table, with Ravindra Jadeja at the top and followed by Ravichandran Ashwin and Rangana Herath. Australia’s Josh Hazlewood is fourth, 16 points ahead of Anderson.
Bowlers outside the top 10 are Vernon Philander (11th), Morne Morkel (14th), Stokes (20th), Chris Woakes (25th) and Moeen Ali (28th) and Keshav Maharaj (38th).
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Top 20 Test Bowlers in Latest ICC Rankings (as on 5 July, before the start of England v South Africa Test series)
Top 20 Test Bowlers in Latest ICC Rankings
Rank Player Team Points
1 Ravindra Jadeja Ind 898
2 R. Ashwin Ind 865
3 Rangana Herath SL 854
4 Josh Hazlewood Aus 826
5 James Anderson Eng 810
6 Stuart Broad Eng 803
7 Kagiso Rabada SA 798*
8 Dale Steyn SA 794
9 Neil Wagner NZ 745
10 Mitchell Starc Aus 742
11 Vernon Philander SA 738
12 Trent Boult NZ 732
13 Yasir Shah Pak 698
14 Morne Morkel SA 693
15 Tim Southee NZ 687
16 Dilruwan Perera SL 652*
17 Nathan Lyon Aus 644
18 Shakib Al Hasan Ban 638
19 Shannon Gabriel WI 588*
20 Ben Stokes Eng 576*
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