Jasprit Bumrah joins Virat Kohli by achieving the No. 1 ranking across all formats.
Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah made history on Wednesday, February 7, as he became the No. 1 ranked bowler in Test cricket after his 9-wicket haul in the second match against England this week.
Bumrah became the second Indian player after Virat Kohli to achieve the No. 1 ranking across all formats (t20, ODI, and test).
Jasprit Bumrah first achieved the #1 ranking in T20Is in January 2018, then in Odis in July 2022, and later in the test in February 2024.
Virat Kohli first achieved the #1 ranking in Odis in August 2013, then in T20Is in February 2016, and later in the test in November 2018.
Cricketers that have reached the No. 1 ranking across all three formats are Matthew Hayden, Ricky Ponting, Virat Kohli, and Jasprit Bumrah (recently).
The 30-year-old is the first Indian fast bowler to be ranked No.1 in Tests.
Bumrah is the fourth Indian bowler after Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Bishen Singh Bedi to be ranked No.1 in Test cricket.
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