Jasprit Bumrah, the vice-captain of the Indian team and who spoiled the condition of England in the second test, has registered an amazing record in his name. He has become the only bowler in the world to get the number one position in all three formats.
Jasprit Bumrah on Wednesday became the first Indian fast bowler to top the ICC Test rankings after his brilliant performance in the second Test against England. In Visakhapatnam, this 30-year-old bowler left behind Pat Cummins, Kagiso Rabada and Ravichandran Ashwin by taking 9 wickets. He is the fourth player from the country to reach the top ranking of Test bowlers. Before this, Bishan Singh Bedi, Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja have been successful in reaching the top of the rankings.
Jasprit Bumrah is the only bowler in the world to do this
With this, he has become the first bowler in the world to remain number one in all formats. Bumrah has earlier held the number one position in ODI and T-20 International. Bumrah replaced Ashwin in this ranking, who was on top of the list for the last 11 months. Along with this, he also equaled the amazing record of Virat Kohli. Virat Kohli has also been number one in the ICC rankings in all three formats. However, he is a batsman, while Bumrah is a bowler.
Became number one in test ranking by defeating Ashwin
Ashwin, who took 499 wickets in Test matches, slipped to third place. Bumrah has 881 rating points in his name. He is fourth after Ashwin (904) and Jadeja (899) in terms of scoring the highest rating points. Ashwin and Jadeja were jointly at the top in March 2017.
ICC said in its statement – India’s fast bowler has become number one in the latest ICC men’s Test bowler rankings. Jasprit Bumrah’s place as the world’s best fast bowler has been confirmed. Let us tell you that during the first two matches of the Test series against England, he also became the second fastest Asian pacer to reach the 150th wicket. He is behind former Pakistan fast bowler Waqar Younis, who achieved this feat in 27 Test matches. Bumrah reached this position in 34 Tests.
