- Ravindra Jadeja loses the top spot in the ICC Test standings after four years. The 26-year-old South African secured the top spot with 451 points on October 28, ending Jadeja’s more than four-year reign.
- Ravindra Jadeja loses the top spot in the ICC Test standings after four years.
- (Photo Source: ) On October 28, South African Marco Jansen secured the top spot in the ICC Men’s Players’ Ranking for Test all-rounders, ending Ravindra Jadeja’s reign that had lasted over four years.
Ravindra Jadeja loses the top spot in the ICC Test standings after four years. The 26-year-old South African secured the top spot with 451 points on October 28, ending Jadeja’s more than four-year reign.
Ravindra Jadeja loses the top spot in the ICC Test standings after four years. (Photo Source: ) On October 28, South African Marco Jansen secured the top spot in the ICC Men’s Players’ Ranking for Test all-rounders, ending Ravindra Jadeja’s reign that had lasted over four years. The 26-year-old moved up one place and reached the top spot with 451 ranking points.
This is the first time in his career that Jansen has topped the all-around list. Jansen’s rise was fueled by a crucial contribution to South Africa’s second Test win against Australia in the World Test Championship series. He scored 85 runs and took five wickets in Australia’s first innings, impacting the game with both bat and ball.
This result evened the three-game series at 1-1 and kept the competition alive. Jansen received 84 rating points for his performance in this test, a number that highlights how important his performance was compared to the updated rankings. Jadeja, who held the top spot in the demanding Test cricket format for over four years, now sits second on the all-rounder list with 422 rating points.
Remaining number one for so long through consistent contributions is a rare achievement in Test cricket and his record deserves full recognition even as Jansen rises to the top. The rise at the bowling table suggests that Jansen’s current form is not unique, and the fact that he showed it in a match that helped keep a great streak alive makes this achievement all the more significant. How have Jansen’s bowling and batting rankings changed?
Jansen’s influence extended far beyond the all-around competition. He climbed five places in the Test bowling rankings, overtaking Australia’s Mitchell Starc and becoming the world’s best Test bowler. In this category alone he scored 45 ranking points with his five wickets. The South African’s rise to the top of two separate rankings with a single Test performance is a measure of the completeness of his contribution.
Jansen moved up 13 places in the batting rankings and is now in 56th place. While this position reflects his primary role as a bowling all-rounder, the move confirms his value to South Africa as a complete player in all three departments of the game. A cricketer who scores 85 runs and takes five wickets in the same Test is doing exactly what an all-rounder should do and Jansen did exactly that when it mattered most.
Which other South African players have progressed in the rankings? South Africa ctain Temba Bavuma was named player of the match against Australia, climbing four places to second in the Test batting rankings. Bavuma scored 179 runs in the first innings of this Test and England’s Harry Brook is now the only batsman above him on the list.
Spinner Simon Harmer was another key player for South Africa, moving up 15 places to reach eighth place among Test all-rounders. Harmer’s rise, alongside Jansen’s rise to the top and Jadeja’s fall to second place, reflects a notable overhaul of the standings following the second Test result. South Africa’s collective movement at the batting, bowling and all-round tables suggests a side performing at a high level at just the right time in the World Test Championship cycle.
