ICC Test ranking: Mohammed Siraj makes MASSIVE jump after Oval Test with Jasprit Bumrah at No 1, Yashasvi Jaiswal rises to…
Team India put up a brilliant display on the final day of the fifth Test against England at the Oval this week to eke out a six-run win and level the five-match series at 2-2. The hero of the Oval Test win and the 'Player of the Match' was Team India pacer Mohammed Siraj, who claimed nine wickets in the match – including five in the second innings.
Thanks to Siraj's brilliant show in the final Test, the Gujarat Titans pacer has made a massive jump of 12 positions to career-best No 15 spot in the ICC Test bowling rankings. India's Jasprit Bumrah continues to dominate the rankings at the No. 1 position, in spite of missing the final Test at the Oval.
Siraj has shot up 12 slots after his Player of the Match effort of nine for 190 that included three of the four wickets to fall on the final day including the last dismissal of Gus Atkinson as India won the Test by six runs – their narrowest margin ever in terms of runs.
Big changes near the top of the Test rankings following the epic fifth Test between England and India at The Oval 😲
Details 👇https://t.co/O2f86GzxYs
— ICC (@ICC) August 6, 2025 Mohammed Siraj rises to career-best position
While Siraj improved on the 16th position that he reached in January 2024, his teammate Prasidh Krishna also attained a career-best 59th position after the two became only the second India pair to take four or more wickets each in both innings of a Test, a feat earlier accomplished by spinners Bishan Bedi and Erapalli Prasanna against Australia in Delhi in 1969.
Siraj ended the series with the highest wicket-taker with 23 scalps from five Test – the only bowler apart from Chris Woakes to play all the games. He claimed five-wicket hauls in the second Test at Edgbaston and another one in the final Test at the Oval.
England fast bowlers Atkinson and Josh Tongue also attained career-best positions after finishing with eight wickets each in the match. Atkinson is in the top 10 for the first time while Tongue is up 14 places to 46th position. Yashasvi Jaiswal rises to No. 5
In the Test batting rankings, England batter Joe Root firmed up his position at the top with his third century in as many matches while Harry Brook's 98-ball 111 has helped him claw back to second position again. Team India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal returned to No. 5 after his knock of 118 in the second innings at The Oval.
The latest weekly rankings, that also take into consideration performances in the first Test of the two-match series between Zimbabwe and New Zealand in Bulawayo that the visiting side won by nine wickets, New Zealand seam bowler Matt Henry's nine wickets in the match have helped him attain a career-best fourth position and move above 800 rating points for the first time.
New Zealand's Daryl Mitchell has returned to the top 10 after a score of 80. Pakistan players shine in T20 rankings
The men's T20I Player Rankings see Pakistan's Hasan Nawaz (up 24 places to 30th), Saim Ayub (up 25 to joint-37th) and Sahibzada Farhan (up 34 to 63rd) make notable progress after Pakistan won their T20I series against the West Indies 2-1.
Left-arm wrist-spinner Sufiyan Muqeem's economic spells that saw him return figures of one for 20, one for 19 and one for 20, have helped him progress 69 places to joint-34th position. Mohammad Nawaz, who took three wickets each in the first two matches to lift the Player of the Series awards, has gained 51 places to reach 56th position.
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
India.com
an hour ago
- India.com
Thiruvananthapuram Likely To Replace Bengaluru As A Venue For Women's ODI World Cup 2025; Heres Why
The Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram is likely to replace Bengaluru's M. Chinnaswamy Stadium as a venue for the upcoming 2025 Women's ODI World Cup, set to be played from September 30 to November 2. Sources aware of the development have told IANS that the Karnataka government not granting permission for hosting games at the stadium due to serious safety concerns on any activity at the venue after the June 4 stampede has meant that its allotted matches for the Women's ODI World Cup will now be moved to Thiruvananthapuram. 'Yes, it has come to light that due to no permissions coming on time for hosting World Cup games in Bengaluru, it will now be moving to Thiruvananthapuram, which is also an ideal venue due to weather conditions and its proximity to Colombo. The ICC will be officially announcing it soon,' sources further told IANS on Tuesday. Uncertainty over future matches taking place at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium has persisted since the June 4 stampede outside its premises during Royal Challengers Bengaluru's IPL 2025 victory celebrations. The incident led to 11 deaths and over 50 people being injured, with the investigation still ongoing. Moreover, the findings by the Justice John Michael D'Cunha Commission had said that the M Chinnaswamy Stadium is ill-equipped to host large-scale events in a safe manner. While saying that the 'design and structure' of the venue are inherently 'unsuitable and unsafe' for mass gatherings, the committee also warned that hosting high-attendance events at the stadium would pose 'unacceptable risks to public safety, urban mobility, and emergency preparedness'. Due to this, the KSCA was forced to shift Maharaja T20 Trophy games to Wadeyar Ground in Mysuru while Alur hosted the Maharani T20 competition matches. As per the original schedule, Bengaluru was the venue for the opening game of the women's ODI World Cup between India and Sri Lanka, as well as host one semi-final and possibly the final on November 2. Bengaluru was also set to host two warm-up games ahead of the showpiece event. The Greenfield International Stadium, meanwhile, hasn't hosted women's international cricket games yet. But it has hosted four men's T20Is and two ODI games so far, as well as staged Youth Tests and ODIs. It was also a venue for the 2023 Men's ODI World Cup warm-ups, but games were abandoned due to incessant rain. Visakhapatnam, Indore, Guwahati, and Colombo, Sri Lanka's capital, are the other venues for the tournament to be played in a round-robin format among eight teams – defending champions Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, and Sri Lanka. The 2025 Women's ODI World Cup will also be the first women's global cricket event in the sub-continent since India hosted the 2016 ICC Women's T20 World Cup. India has also staged the Women's ODI World Cup in 1978, 1997, and 2013, respectively.
The Hindu
an hour ago
- The Hindu
Injuries are a part of the game; injury substitutes are unnecessary
Had England won the final Test at the Oval, it is possible that without facing a single delivery, their No.11 might have emerged as hero. Chris Woakes walking out gingerly, his left arm in a sling hidden under his sweater was already one of the heroic sights of the series; at Old Trafford Rishabh Pant had dragged his fractured foot to the crease. Pant swung Pant-like, and played the shot of the series when he appeared to push Ben Stokes delicately to cover only for the ball to race to the boundary like a tracer bullet, as Ravi Shastri would say. Players injured during the course of a match returning to the action are the stuff of folklore. Colin Cowdrey, arriving at the crease with his arm in a sling, Anil Kumble bowling to and dismissing Brian Lara with his jaw wired up are justly in that pantheon. Substitute fielders were always allowed in the laws of the game, and till recently substitute runners too for injured batters. Then, following the death of Phil Hughes on the cricket field, a concussion substitute was allowed to bat or bowl. The runner for batters, however, was not allowed. Following the heroics of Pant and Woakes, there has been a cry for substitutes who could replace players injured. Contrasting views Former England captain Michael Vaughan has called cricket a 'dinosaur' game for not allowing injury substitutes, claiming this 'devalues the product'. He went on to say — and this may be the nub — 'It cost England the series because England got to within six runs of beating India with ten players.' On the other hand, current captain Ben Stokes argues that the injury substitute is unnecessary. If someone gets injured, its tough luck. Deal with it, he says, adding that there may be room for manipulation if an injury substitute is allowed. Few international cricketers go through a career without injuries. These are part of the game, like sixes and dogs running onto the field. Wicketkeepers finish with crooked fingers, fast bowlers' backs rebel within a few years, and often in only their 40s, players develop dodgy knees, and carry other evidence of their harsh sporting life. The law on substitutes (Law 2) is one of the trickier ones. It has been manipulated in the past. In his autobiography, Imran Khan has written about a match in Pakistan in the 1980s, where one of the teams, realising the nature of the wicket substituted players after lunch and a whole session of play had been gone through! Nearly a century before that, when the Lancashire captain Archie Maclaren allowed Sussex to substitute a fast bowler who fell ill after three overs, he was berated by Wisden for setting up a 'very dangerous precedent.' Cricket is a tough game. The intriguing case of a substitute who took a wicket occurred in 1982. After fast bowler Gladstone Small had already bowled 15 over for Warwickshire against Lancashire, he was called up for England duty as standby. Manager David Brown (who was 40 and had played 26 Tests for England) was given special permission to take Small's place in the eleven. Brown dismissed wicketkeeper Christopher Scott. The story doesn't end there. Small was not needed by England, then returned to bat, and bowled eleven overs in the second innings. This may not have been the manipulation Stokes had in mind when he said he was against the idea of an injury substitute (or, as in this case, a 'national call' substitute). But he has a point. Would England have won the Lord's Test if Vaughan's Law had existed, and Shoaib Bashir (who got the last wicket bowling with a fractured finger) had made way for an injury substitute? Cricket is a game of pressure, and injuries add to the degree of difficulty. It is not just the romance of the fallen hero rising to a challenge — although as Pant and Woakes showed, there is that too. There is too the danger of batters and fielders becoming that bit more reckless in their approach knowing if they are injured, a substitute will do their job. The modern player (Stokes) I think is right, while the ex-player (Vaughan), who sees cricket as a 'product' has got it wrong.
Deccan Herald
an hour ago
- Deccan Herald
Kaur wants to break the barrier at World Cup
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur on Monday said her team is determined to end its ICC trophy drought during next month's ODI Women's World Cup, adding that the preceding home series against title favourites Australia will give the side a clear picture of where it stands. India have never won a world title despite coming close on several occasions, including the 2017 ODI World Cup in England, where they finished runners-up and captured the nation's imagination. 'We want to break that barrier which all Indians are waiting for. World Cups are always special — always want to do something special for my country. Whenever I see Yuvi bhaiya (Yuvraj Singh) it gives me a lot of motivation,' Harmanpreet said at the trophy tour unveiling ceremony for the ODI World Cup. Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh, ex-captain Mithali Raj, and teammates Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues were also part of the event. India go into the Australia series, starting September 14, high on confidence after beating England in away ODI and T20I series. 'Playing against Australia is always challenging and we get to know what our standing is. The series (three ODIs vs Australia) will give us a lot of confidence. We have been putting a lot of effort in our training camps and the results are showing,' said Harmanpreet. Her match-winning 171* in the 2017 World Cup semifinal against Australia remains special. 'That knock was something really special to me and women's cricket. A lot changed for me after that. When we came back to India, even though we had lost, so many people were waiting and cheering for us. I still get goosebumps,' she added. Yuvraj backs Kaur & Co Yuvraj urged players to believe they can win matches for the country. Focus on the present situation rather than expectations, and stay in the moment. It's a wonderful chance to make history, but initially, don't concentrate solely on winning. Embrace the entire journey, have faith in the process, and the outcomes will follow," he remarked. The 2011 World Cup Player of the Tournament emphasized the importance of experience and self-confidence in critical moments. "To win the World Cup, there will be pressure, and things might not always go smoothly, but that's when experience becomes crucial. Have confidence that you can secure victory for your country on that day," Yuvraj stated. Focus on preparation Rodrigues said, 'A lot has changed with my preparation and mindset. I want my confidence to come from my preparation, and that gives me clarity.' Mandhana added, 'Our team is heading in a direction where we put in the hard work off the field so that on the field it becomes instinctive. That has been a massive change for the team and for me personally.' Mithali noted that the 2017 World Cup was the turning point for women's cricket in India.
