Jasprit Bumrah in Vizag (Courtesy: BCCI.TV)

Premier India bowler Jasprit Bumrah rose to the No.1 Test ranking on Wednesday after his match-winning returns of 9/91 against England in the Vizag Test. Bumrah is the first fast bowler from India to rise to the top spot. It is also the first time that he has held the top ranking, with the 30-year-old having never been previously higher than third despite a total of 10 five-wicket hauls for his country from 34 Test match appearances.

The nine-wicket haul saw Bumrah earn Player of the Match honours in the second Test and climb three places on the latest Test rankings for bowlers to claim top spot from teammate Ravichandran Ashwin.

Ashwin who has held the premier ranking since March last year managed just three wickets for India in that same match and drops two places to third on the updated rankings for Test bowlers, with South Africa pace spearhead Kagiso Rabada maintaining his place in second despite sitting out the Proteas” Test series in New Zealand.

Meanwhile, his teammate and young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal who helped set up the victory with a career-best 209 to start the match climbed 37 places to 29th on the latest rankings for Test batters, with New Zealand veteran Kane Williamson still leading the way at the head of proceedings.

Australia”s Steve Smith re-claimed second place on the batter rankings as England”s Joe Root dropped to third, while compatriot Zak Crawley improved eight spots to 22nd following two innings in the 70s against India.

In the Test all-rounder”s list, England”s Ben Stokes (fourth) and India”s Axar Patel (fifth) jump one place following the Vizag Test, while there is some movement within the latest ODI rankings following the completion of Australia”s home series against the West Indies.