Mitchell Starc Reclaims No. 1 ICC Test Bowling Ranking After Cape Town Performance
Australia's Mitchell Starc has reclaimed the No. 1 spot in the ICC Test Bowling Rankings after taking nine wickets in the third Test against South Africa in Cape Town. He overtook South African all-rounder Marco Jansen, who had briefly held the top position following strong performances earlier in the series. South African spinner Simon Harmer also rose nine places to seventh after a match-winning effort. Despite Starc's performance, Australia lost the match and the series 2-1 to South Africa. Other players, including India's Shreyas Iyer, advanced in T20I rankings.
First-hand measurement across 8 sources
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Sentiment was consistent across outlets (50–75/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
news18 broke this story on 4 Nov, 04:48 am. Other outlets followed.