Pat Cummins is no longer Test cricket's bowling king. 😲 The player to replace him at the summit has added an amazing twist to an already incredible career. 🤯 9WWOS
It's the sixth time Anderson has claimed the world No.1 ranking, and he becomes the oldest player since Australia's Clarrie Grimmett in 1936 to hold top spot.
During the Mount Maunganui Test, Anderson and Stuart Broad broke the record previously held by Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne for the most wickets taken in Test matches as a pair.Cummins, who has returned home from India for personal reasons, has dropped two spots to No.3 in the rankings, with India's Ravi Ashwin at No.2. Ashwin has taken 14 wickets at 13.92 in the two Tests against Australia to date.
His spin partner, Ravindra Jadeja, is up six spots to No.9. Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood have each dropped one spot, to No.10 and No.12 respectively. There's little change in the batting rankings, with Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith still ranked No.1 and No.2, with the under-pressure David Warner also steady at No.20.
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