Pat Cummins is not the no. 1 Check bowler because the Australia captain on Wednesday was dethroned by veteran England pacer James Anderson. The 40-year-old overtook Cummins and India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin to grow to be the No.1 ranked bowler within the newest ICC Check rankings. Anderson ended Cummins’ four-year reign because the top-ranked Check bowler after bagging seven wicket within the recently-concluded first Check towards New Zealand in Mount Maunganui. Anderson, who will flip 41 later this 12 months, has claimed the highest spot for the sixth time in his embellished profession.

“The he outstanding profession of James Anderson continues to succeed in new heights because the England fast overtook Australia captain Pat Cummins and India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin to grow to be the No.1 ranked bowler on the most recent MRF Tyres ICC Males’s Check Rankings,” ICC mentioned in a press release.

We have now a brand new World No.1

Pat Cummins is displaced atop the @MRFWorldwide ICC Males’s Check Bowlers’ Rankings

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— ICC (@ICC) February 22, 2023

Anderson has been a mainstay in England’s revival below head coach Brendon McCullum. The Ben Stokes-led facet has received received 10 of their final 11 Assessments for the reason that former New Zealand captain was appointed as head coach of the Check staff.

With 682 wickets thus far, Anderson within the third within the all-time checklist of main Check wicket-takers behind spin duo Muttiah Muralitharan (800) and Shane Warne (708).

Anderson is now the oldest bowler (40 years and 207 days) to carry the highest rating since Australian nice Clarrie Grimmett did so again in 1936.

Nevertheless, he solely has a two-point lead over Ashwin (864), whereas Cummins drops to 3rd with 858 ranking factors.

Jadeja has progressed to the ninth place after his 10-wicket match haul within the second Check towards Australia in New Delhi, the primary time that he had damaged within the top-10 since September 2019.

Injured pacer Jasprit Bumrah is the opposite Indian bowler in top-10, as he occupies the fifth spot.

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