James Anderson regains top spot in ICC Test bowler rankings

This summer has turned out to be a superb Test Match season, as some big sides are touring each other simultaneously. Pakistan tours to England, India tours to West Indies, and Australia tours to Sri Lanka are underway and the Test matches between these sides are going great.

At the same times points table are moving with a clock speed, as just now within several days we have change in ICC Test Bowler rankings.

The Pakistani leggie, Yasir Shah topped the rankings after superb performance at Lord’s Test, later he was dethroned by the Indian superstar R.Ashwin, and now here’s another change as James Anderson has regained the top spot with his superb bowling once again.

TOP OF THE WORLD: Breaking news as James Anderson returns to being No. 1 Test Match bowler: https://t.co/bW4mA4CYY6pic.twitter.com/o6BSoSpFEW

— ICC (@ICC) August 8, 2016

ICC ‘s Latest Test Bowler Ranking is as follows:

Rank     (+/-)       Player                  Team     Pts         Avge      HS Rating

1         (+1)       James Anderson  Eng        881        28.17    884 v SL at Durham 2016

2         (-1)        R. Ashwin            Ind         869        25.19    876 v WI at Antigua 2016

3         ( – )        Stuart Broad        Eng        854        28.32    880 v SA at Johannesburg 2016

4         ( – )        Dale Steyn           SA         841        22.53    909 v WI at Centurion 2014

5         ( – )        Yasir Shah           Pak        791*     27.55    878 v Eng at Lord’s 2016

6         ( – )        Ravindra Jadeja   Ind         773*     23.76    789 v SA at Delhi 2015

7         (+8)       Mitchell Starc     Aus        767!      27.88    767 v SL at Galle 2016

8         (+1)       Rangana Herath   SL          766        29.43    851 v Pak at Colombo (SSC) 2014

9         (-1)        Trent Boult          NZ         762        28.87    825 v Eng at Lord’s 2015

10        (-3)        Josh Hazlewood  Aus        755*     25.29    792 v WI at Hobart 2015