Delhi: Team India’s fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah is performing brilliantly in the Border Gavaskar Trophy. He is the highest wicket-taker in this series and has recently created history in the ICC Test rankings as well. The International Cricket Council (ICC) released its new rankings in the beginning of 2025, in which Bumrah has achieved the feat of becoming the number 1 Test bowler.
Bumrah achieved the highest rating points
Bumrah took 9 wickets in the Melbourne Test, after which his ranking improved further. He currently has 907 rating points, which is the highest rating achieved by any Indian bowler. Earlier, R Ashwin was holding this record with 904 rating points, but Bumrah left him behind. Now he is jointly ranked 17th with England’s Derek Underwood, who is among the best bowlers in the world.
🚨 JASPRIT BUMRAH – INDIA’S HIGHEST RATED BOWLER IN HISTORY WITH 907 POINTS. pic.twitter.com/M3CVxSYnrW
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) January 1, 2025
86 wickets in 2024
The year 2024 was very memorable for Bumrah. He took 86 wickets in 21 international matches at an average of 13.76, including five five-wicket hauls. In Test cricket, he has taken 71 wickets in 13 matches. By taking 30 wickets in four matches so far in the Border Gavaskar Trophy, Bumrah has proved that he is one of the best bowlers in the world.
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