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Australia's Starc displaces Jansen at top of ICC Test bowling rankings
Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc has moved to the top of the ICC Test bowling rankings, reclaiming top spot from South African all-rounder Marco Jansen.
Starc was the leading wicket taker in the recently concluded series in South Africa, picking up 15 wickets in three Tests
Although Australia lost the final Test to lose a thrilling series 2-1, Starc finished with nine wickets in the match which included a first-innings haul of 6-72
Jansen had claimed the top position in the bowlers' and all-rounders' rankings only last week after a superb performance with the bat and ball in the second Test, before being displaced by the 36-year-old Australian
South Africa's Simon Harmer, who was named Player of the Match after the spinner claimed his maiden 10-wicket match haul in the third Test, climbed nine places to seventh
While Jansen lost the top spot for Test bowlers, he increased his lead at the top of the list for Test all-rounders by reaching a new career-high rating following his half-century in the third Test.
Teammates Wiaan Mulder (up one slot to third) and Harmer (up three spots to fifth) also make good ground in this category, while Aiden Markram (up one place to 11th), Mulder (up seven rungs to 17th) and Ryan Rickelton (up 25 spots to 23rd with a new career-best rating) all make eye-catching progress on the latest rankings for Test batters.
Australia will be buoyed by gains made on the rankings for Test batters by Cameron Green (up three places to equal 19th) and Alex Carey (up two rungs to equal 19th), while West Indies' right-hander Justin Greaves (up 12 spots to equal 38th and a new career-high rating) is the big mover following his side's victory over Bangladesh in the first Test in Mirpur.
The West Indies registered an impressive eight-wicket triumph, with Jomel Warrican (up six rungs to 30th for Test bowlers) and spinner Roston Chase (up eight spots to equal 23rd) for Test all-rounders also making ground in their best category.
PAKISTAN'S SHAHEEN AND RAUF MAKE GOOD GAINS
The completion of the recent ODI tri-series in Pakistan saw plenty of change on the latest ODI rankings and it was a pair of pacers from the host nation that made the biggest impact, as skipper Shaheen Afridi (up one spot to fifth) and fellow quick Haris Rauf (up five places to 24th) both made good gains on the list for ODI bowlers.
Opener Fakhar Zaman (up nine rungs to 37th) was among the big movers on the updated rankings for ODI batters, with England opener Ben Duckett (up one slot to sixth) and Sri Lanka hard-hitter Pavan Rathnayake (up 20 places to 16th) also making ground in this category.
There is also plenty of movement in the updated T20I rankings, with India captain Shreyas Iyer among the biggest movers as he gained two spots to move to seventh overall for T20I batters following his side's series triumph in New Zealand.
New Zealand all-rounder Glenn Phillips (up 13 places to 24th) also climbed on the list for T20I batters, while teammates Mitchell Santner (up two rungs to fifth) and Jacob Duffy (up 23 slots to 23rd) were among the movers on the updated rankings for T20I bowlers.
Afghanistan's Azmatullah Omarzai also made his move up the rankings for T20I all-rounders as he gained three spots to move to third overall following his Player of the Series heroics during a recent series triumph over Zimbabwe in the UAE.