Australia and England’s pacers have gained in the ICC rankings released on Wednesday. Following his impressive performance in the fourth Ashes Test in Melbourne, Australia’s left-arm fast bowler Mitchell Starc has risen to second place in the Test bowlers’ rankings. Starc now has 843 rating points, trailing India’s No. 1 pacer Jasprit Bumrah (879 points), 36 points behind the No. 1 ranked pacer. A total of 36 wickets fell in the Melbourne Test, 35 of which were taken by fast bowlers. This has resulted in significant gains for Australia and England’s pacers. However, it will not be easy for Starc to reach the top spot, as the Australian team will not play any Test matches for a long time. Josh Tongue gains 13 places
Josh Tongue took a total of 7 wickets (5/45 and 2/44) in the Melbourne Test, gaining 13 places in the bowling rankings. He has reached No. 30 with 573 rating points. This match marked England’s first win of the tour. Gus Atkinson took the crucial wicket of Travis Head with the new ball. He took three wickets in total and jumped four places to joint 13th with 698 points. Scott Boland jumped two places to 7th with 810 rating points, his career-best. Brydon Carse’s five wickets moved him up six places among bowlers, reaching 23rd with 638 points. He also gained in the all-rounder rankings. Carse is in 8th place (238 points). Harry Brook reached No. 2 among batsmen.
England’s Harry Brook climbed three places to second among Test batsmen with 846 points. Brook surpassed Australia’s Steve Smith (811 points), Travis Head (816 points), and New Zealand’s Kane Williamson (816 points). He trails Joe Root (867 points) for the top spot. Brook scored 41 and 18 not out in the Melbourne Test to help England win. Four Indians in the top 10 for ODI batsmen
Four Indian batsmen are included in the ODI batsmen rankings. Rohit Sharma leads the rankings. Virat Kohli has moved up to second place. Captain Shubman Gill is at No. 5, and Shreyas Iyer is at No. 10.
