Mitchell Starc Reclaims No. 1 Test Bowling Spot in Latest ICC Rankings
Australia's Mitchell Starc has reclaimed the No. 1 position in the ICC Men's Test Bowling Rankings after taking nine wickets in the final Test against South Africa. South African bowler Marco Jansen dropped to second, while teammate Simon Harmer rose nine places to seventh following his match-winning performance. Jansen retained the top spot among Test all-rounders after scoring a half-century. Additionally, India’s Shreyas Iyer moved up to seventh in the ICC T20I batting rankings. Several other players also saw ranking improvements in the latest ICC update.
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Sentiment was consistent across outlets (50–62/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
news18 broke this story on 4 Nov, 04:48 am. Other outlets followed.